How to install cpu amd

After seating the motherboard, it’s time to install the CPU, or the brains of the computer. The processor is delicate so handle it by the edges and be sure to discharge any static electricity before picking it up.

You can do this by touching a piece of grounded metal or by wearing an antistatic wrist strap that is attached to grounded metal.

First, locate the socket on the motherboard. We’re installing an Intel Core i7-980x and it uses what’s called an LGA 1366 socket.

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When buying parts, make sure you buy a processor that fits the correct socket type or vice versa.

On the motherboard, release the socket latch on the side, open the hinge, and remove the plastic protector.

Carefully insert the processor into the socket.

Be sure to orient the processor in the right direction or you could damage it or the motherboard. In the case of the i7, it can only be inserted one direction.

After it’s firmly seated, close the hinge and secure the latch.

It may take a bit of force to close the latch, but don’t worry, this is normal.

Then apply thermal compound be

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