Comments on: STEP 5 : Install the CPU

By: Crazy

Crazy — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:20:00 +0000

Yeah… this is a lil outdated…lol I’m using an AM3 socket on my AMD Phenom II X6 (6-core) 1090T Black Edition. Could use an edit on this page to keep up to date =/

By: M.K.Joseph

M.K.Joseph — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:08:46 +0000

I highly appriciate the website because before I accessed it I had problems regarding installing pc components.It was after this that the information I found on this site assisted me so much in as far as building a computer is concerned.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:40:48 +0000

Double check the board your going to use and make sure the cpu is listed as compatible.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:37:12 +0000

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By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:30:35 +0000

he said that he does it this was because it is easier to do it now rather then later. it would help it you read what it says. =/

By: Rasmus

Rasmus — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:46:07 +0000

I think it is a little problem to install the CPU when u not even has installed the motherboard ?? this is STEP 5 and motherboard is first installed in 8-9-10 ??? WAKE UP !!!!!!!!!!

By: GreatEmerald

GreatEmerald — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:08:27 +0000

Basically you don’t have many options. If you want to match your CPU to your motherboard, visit the motherboard’s manufacturer page about your product and see the list of CPUs that it supports (you might need to look up the chipset instead, though). However, usually motherboards aren’t very compatible with different CPUs, for example, my old laptop’s motherboard supports only rather old Pentium M CPUs that are now rare and expensive. So if you want to upgrade your CPU, you might have better luck upgrading both the CPU and your motherboard.

By: Alex N.

Alex N. — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:11:44 +0000

Hello, Im looking to buy a certain motherboard in which the socket is AM2+/AM2.. does this information stay the same ?

By: Stevo

Stevo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:39:29 +0000

Ms. Sharron is right. Just touching a random peice of metal doesn’t work. Make sure that before you connect yourself to the earth ground of your house, apartment, or whatever that you verify the outlet is connected correctly. If the ground isn’t set up right you still might get a little shock of your own! ESD can cause your system not to work at all, even on the components that are less ESD sensitive than a CPU.

By: Stevo

Stevo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:28:37 +0000

I don’t see anything on here about ESD protection. I would make sure that you wear a grounding strap when touching any of the electronic components. It sucks to dish out several hundred for a CPU only to damage it by discharging static on it.