Quick step-by-step how-to on CPU upgrade

[Herr_Koos]

This may seem like a dumb question, but I went through the stickies and couldn't find anything.

I am about to pull the trigger and perform a CPU upgrade. Will someone please have a look at this and see if I've missed anything?

1) Upgrade BIOS to latest version (already done)
2) Power off and unplug system
3) Remove heatsink and old CPU
4) Reset BIOS via the CMOS battery & jumper (recommended by the Asus forums)
5) Install new CPU and replace heatsink (boxed CPU so the thermal compound should be pre-applied)
6) Plug system in, power up and hope for the best

Any other tips or suggestions?

 

[saint19]

Hi man.

I'd say that 1st step is check than the mobo support the new CPU.

 

[dragonic2020]

In step 5, remember to plug in the CPU fan power plug.
And in step 6, it's recommended to offer a burnt offering to the gods.

Other than that, you're good.

 

[Herr_Koos]

Hi man.

I'd say that 1st step is check than the mobo support the new CPU.

Made a whole other thread about that...

Thanks!

 

[Herr_Koos]

In step 5, remember to plug in the CPU fan power plug.
And in step 6, it's recommended to offer a burnt offering to the gods.

Other than that, you're good.

Ooohhh good one... Forget the CPU fan, and the chip becomes the burnt offering... :lol:

Will do, thanks!

 

[king smp]

step 4a
make sure socket is clear of debris (old paste,dirt,crumbs from eating ham sandwich while installing (dont ask))
canned air helps

 

[dragonic2020]

Is there an option in your BIOS to save the current setting as default or something similar?
Cause redoing all the BIOS settings after flashing the new BIOS version is such a hassle.

So...

Step 7) Set BIOS settings.

 

[Herr_Koos]

^I made very few if any changes to the BIOS settings. Should be simple enough to restore.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Consume lots of beer before, during and after. It works for me.

 

[Herr_Koos]

Consume lots of beer before, during and after. It works for me.

Tsk tsk... You should be setting an example to the rest of us!

 

[Mousemonkey]

Tsk tsk... You should be setting an example to the rest of us!

I am, that was it!

 

[Herr_Koos]

Not looking good, unfortunately.. CPU installed successfully as far as I can tell, but no start-up, no beeps, no display.

What to do?

 

[Herr_Koos]

IT WORKS!!!!!!

I had to remove and replace my GPU for some strange reason, but the CPU is detected 100% correctly.

 

[king smp]

congrats
good job!

 

[Herr_Koos]

It was nerve-wracking, I can tell you! Thankfully, I made an ill-advised attempt to overclock my old Athlon 64 X2 a few months ago. That's when I learned that a BIOS reset somehow requires me to remove and reset the GPU as well. So I pulled the GPU, and got a sweet "beep" from the system!

The X4 645 is an amazing CPU for the price. It's winter here atm, and all four cores idle at under 20C. I pushed it really hard running a few benchmarks, and it never exceeded 38C. I'm really impressed!

Thanks to everyone for the advice and support.