Really scared to install CPU :s

[CandleJakk]

Guys I am building my first PC soon, and I am really scared to install the CPU...

I really don't want to break it, but from the videos I have seen it looks quite precarious and easy to break :l

Do you have any tips to install it?

I am really scared that at the part when I have to put the retention lever down I will not have aligned it properly and it'll snap...

Also, do I install the CPU Cooler after or before I've fitted the CPU (sorry if noob question)?

Thanks all! 

[You_are_a_cunt]

Not sure is this is a joke or you legitimately don't know anything.

 

Literally takes 5 seconds to search for a LTT video on the tube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuGwPnWrpow

[Spectrez]

the cpu itself isnt that easy to break, the pins on the motherboard however  they are quite easy to bend

[das affe]

if amd: be careful not to bend the pins when grabing the cpu
if intel: dont give a fuck you can't break it 
edit: put thermal paste ontop not under cpu

[shadowbyte]

it's quite simple, in actuality.

imo, it's easier to fuck up with an AMD cpu, as the pins are on the actual cpu.

for intel, the pins are in the socket, so you won't fuck them up if you put it in wrong the first time.

Align the arrows, make sure the guide things are aligned, and drop it in.

wiggle it a bit to make sure it's in, lower the retention lever, then install the cooler

 

[Fire Yoshi]

2 minutes ago, CandleJakk said:

Guys I am building my first PC soon, and I am really scared to install the CPU...

I really don't want to break it, but from the videos I have seen it looks quite precarious and easy to break :l

Do you have any tips to install it?

I am really scared that at the part when I have to put the retention lever down I will not have aligned it properly and it'll snap...

Also, do I install the CPU Cooler after or before I've fitted the CPU (sorry if noob question)?

Thanks all! 

You have nothing to worry about. Just make sure the arrow in the corner of the CPU is aligned with the one on the mobo (it only fits one way), and drop it in the socket gently. Then, just pull the lever, and nothing will snap.

[Virtual01]

3 minutes ago, CandleJakk said:

Guys I am building my first PC soon, and I am really scared to install the CPU...

I really don't want to break it, but from the videos I have seen it looks quite precarious and easy to break :l

Do you have any tips to install it?

I am really scared that at the part when I have to put the retention lever down I will not have aligned it properly and it'll snap...

Also, do I install the CPU Cooler after or before I've fitted the CPU (sorry if noob question)?

Thanks all! 

 

There is a little arrow in the corner of the cpu that will line up with one on the mobo so you don't install it in the wrong direction. Always install the CPU first, then the cooler.

[Celmor]

Depending on if it's an AMD or an Intel CPU care about the installation differently. Just watch some of LTTs build guides and if you follow their tips (like in the case of an Intel CPU wiggling it after laying it on the contact pins) it shouldn't be a problem.

Also you of-course install the CPU first and the coolor on top of it later.

[DXMember]

you know.. .you can always buy me a plane ticket and I can come to your home to do it for youi

[Windows10Home]

Hold the CPU on the sides, where the top dye comes out.

Align the little arrow one the CPU with the one on the motherboard.

Place it right down, and do NOT put force on it.

Push the retention lever/arm down. It takes force. Just push it straight down.

The CPU cooler is put on afterwards

[Kaita]

It's going to be fine! Just be careful when handling it and make sure to watch a few videos if you haven't already.

[CandleJakk]

8 minutes ago, Spectrez said:

the cpu itself isnt that easy to break, the pins on the motherboard however  they are quite easy to bend

ah i see - thanks for the advice

[ThinkWithPortals]

1 minute ago, CandleJakk said:

ah i see - thanks for the advice

It's very easy. Just don't force it in and try not to touch the bottom.

[CandleJakk]

7 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

it's quite simple, in actuality.

imo, it's easier to fuck up with an AMD cpu, as the pins are on the actual cpu.

for intel, the pins are in the socket, so you won't fuck them up if you put it in wrong the first time.

Align the arrows, make sure the guide things are aligned, and drop it in.

wiggle it a bit to make sure it's in, lower the retention lever, then install the cooler

 

Oh, phew, I have an (well I am getting it soon) i5 6500, so thanks for the encouragement! Also thanks for the detailed response

[CandleJakk]

1 minute ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

It's very easy. Just don't force it in and try not to touch the bottom.

ok, thanks again!  

[lord of mush]

use the arrow, it is easy, (only ever used intel) but as long as you put the gold arrow in the correct direction it will be fine, take a deep breath. and do it. you'll be fine!

[Godlygamer23]

13 minutes ago, das affe said:

if intel: dont give a fuck you can't break it 

You most definitely can break the CPU.

[Mr.Meerkat]

It's pretty easy to install the CPU, just make sure with intel CPUs, it's sitting in the socket properly before you close the retention arm  (also, one more thing, REMEMBER TO NOT USE ANY FORCE unless you're closing the retention arm .)

[TheGamingBarrel]

12 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

You most definitely can break the CPU.

Not easily, I have a pentium D 820 That I threw in sub-zero water, threw across my room and used a as a thermal paste spreader and it worked (Until I delidded it without removing solder :D)

[CandleJakk]

17 minutes ago, lord of mush said:

use the arrow, it is easy, (only ever used intel) but as long as you put the gold arrow in the correct direction it will be fine, take a deep breath. and do it. you'll be fine!

thanks man!

[brandonb21]

ahh. a cpu inserting virgin... i was one too. you cant fuck it up. line the triangle on the cpu with the triangle on the socket holding the cpu by edges slowly lower it in then let go. 

[CandleJakk]

7 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

It's pretty easy to install the CPU, just make sure with intel CPUs, it's sitting in the socket properly before you close the retention arm  (also, one more thing, REMEMBER TO NOT USE ANY FORCE unless you're closing the retention arm .)

Ok, thanks!

How can I tell if it's sitting comfortably?

[brandonb21]

Just now, CandleJakk said:

Ok, thanks!

How can I tell if it's sitting comfortably?

wiggle it very gently.

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 minute ago, CandleJakk said:

Ok, thanks!

How can I tell if it's sitting comfortably?

The notches are in the correct place, the CPU is sitting parallel to the socket/motherboard (hard to explain really) but whatever you do, don't force it  

[brandonb21]