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Res Surection · Mar 13, 2006, 03:06 AM // 03:06

is it hard to take out the cpu and put it into another motherboard without a prob?

Res Surection · Mar 13, 2006, 03:47 AM // 03:47

bump............

Leddy · Mar 13, 2006, 09:55 AM // 09:55

No, it's not hard, as long as you know what you're doing.

Reiver Fluffi · Mar 13, 2006, 04:00 PM // 16:00

As long as they use the same sockets, then no it ain't hard, it's just a matter of:

Disconnect fan power cable.
Remove Heatsink and fan.
Gently remove thermal compound/residue from cpu (best to do this while it is seated in socket), then relase it from the old socket (lift the ZIF level at the side of the socket, then lift the cpu)!

Then
lift the ZIF lever on the new motherboard and seat the cpu in the socket (paying attention to the one corner that is missing a pin). The cpu should be able to drop into the socket if aligned properly, you should not need to force the cpu into the socket.
Lock the cpu in by pushing down the ZIF lever (you may wish to hold the cpu in place by placing a finger on top of it when you push the lever back into place, but you should not push down on it).
Clean the heatsink of any remaining thermal compound.
Apply thermal compound to cpu.
Attackh heatsink and fan.
Reconnect the fan power cable!

See, simple! But I suggest you look around the net for a better narrative that I have presented, oh and some nice piccies!

Alias_X · Mar 13, 2006, 08:51 PM // 20:51

Might need to apply thermal compound.

If you have a Dell and are plugging to processor into it, chances are your comp will have a problem, Dells are picky about hardware.

If you have a nice shiny motherboard that uses Zero Insertion Force technology, it is surprisingly easy.

EternalTempest · Mar 13, 2006, 09:11 PM // 21:11

The motherboard that the cpu is going in to has to support it.
Make sure you motherboard supports the new cpu (check the motherboard manual).

Akilles · Mar 14, 2006, 05:22 AM // 05:22

yeah, this takes all of 5 minutes to do, get a good thermal compound like Arctic Silver

I love how places charge so much to install stuff, my fave is like just this weekend I saw a sale for 2GB Corsair RAM for 130.00 1GB sticks

and they said we can install it for 40 bucks! LOL!!!!!

[email protected]_UKRaiNiaN · Mar 14, 2006, 02:14 PM // 14:14

what all those guys said ^^^^^^

just FYI!!!!!
when u try to take the CPU out, follow this:

play on ur computer for some time (to make CPU hot) it will soften the grease.
turn it off
disconnect all power, fan, etc
DO NOT PULL THE HEATSINK!!!!!!!
twist it (left-right)
continue twisting it, and pull up slowly.
if u do it too fast, the CPU might pop up still attached to the heatsink.
to remove the grease, use 80% alchohol (BOUNTY will do fine with cleaning ur CPU and heatsink)
do it while CPU is warm, it makes it a lot easier.

Clean heatsink as well.

to reapply the grease:
take a clear plastic (Saran wrap, or any other)
apply grease to heatsink first(just a bit)
wrap that plastic on ur finger, and start spreading that grease on the heatsink
just use the area that the CPU will contact (NO NEED TO COVER WHOLE HEATSINK)
Gently wipe the heatsink with BOUNTY

The reason I use SRAN wrap is to fill all small gaps(scratches) on the heatsink prior to the install

Now apply grease to the CPU (Middle or Center of the CPU) try to spread it evenly covering bigger part of ur CPU (not all the way to thew edges)
when u put ur heatsink, it will push the remaining grease out, covering whole CPU.

all that stuff takes around 10 minutes!

Alias_X · Mar 14, 2006, 08:14 PM // 20:14

Don't worry about whiping off finger oils and stuff with rubbing alcohol. Only if you are going to apply thermal compound.

I have a 4400+ X2 Athlon. I was sweaty when I installed it, so it got all sorts of crud on it. I used the stock heatsink, and the stock compound that came on it. I am running BF2 MAX settings, my processor is 43deg Celcius peak temperature!!

Serafita Kayin · Mar 14, 2006, 08:25 PM // 20:25

http://www.amd.com/gb-uk/Support/0,,...1_6244,00.html

Videos of a major processor manufacturer's CPU installs. Watch and learn.

Res Surection · Mar 14, 2006, 11:23 PM // 23:23

thx, i thought the thermal compound was some type of glue,lol, (so i thought, hey, if its glue, how am i gnna get it off?)lol

and no its not a dell, its custom by me, asus MoBo

[email protected]_UKRaiNiaN · Mar 15, 2006, 01:56 PM // 13:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alias_X

Don't worry about whiping off finger oils and stuff with rubbing alcohol. Only if you are going to apply thermal compound.

I have a 4400+ X2 Athlon. I was sweaty when I installed it, so it got all sorts of crud on it. I used the stock heatsink, and the stock compound that came on it. I am running BF2 MAX settings, my processor is 43deg Celcius peak temperature!!

OMG..dude,
and u r proud of doing a half ass job and not takin care of ur own stuff

Narada · Mar 15, 2006, 04:28 PM // 16:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by [email protected]_UKRaiNiaN

OMG..dude,
and u r proud of doing a half ass job and not takin care of ur own stuff

It's not that big of a deal mate... anything you touch you leave oils on. Unless you're applying some kind of bonding material or something that needs a good, clean hold on a surface to work most efficiently (ex. thermal paste), there's little reason to take alcohol to it.

Tachyon · Mar 15, 2006, 09:30 PM // 21:30

I use those free gloves that come with hair-dye to install CPU's and spead/rub the paste. They work surpisingly well too.

The only downside is when your better half, whose dye it happens to be, finds out that you're the one nicking all the gloves out of her haircare products.

Res Surection · Mar 15, 2006, 11:05 PM // 23:05

lol, azagoth, .... thx for the help everyone, i thought it was way more complex