0 How To Install CPU?

With the help of this guide you will learn to install CPU properly. I will show you how you can do it with the form LGA and PGA.

Did You Know?
By installing your CPU yourself
you will save up to 40$.

You can use this guide to install CPU of other forms too, except SlotA and Slot1 forms respectively from AMD and Intel. Be careful, if you have the feeling something is not going right, then I suggest you ask to someone who will know how to install your CPU or see a computer store.
The most important skill we will use is your ability to manipulate delicate computer hardware. Do not worry, the CPU installation process is very easy, and should be done in no time.
Before we start the CPU installation, I want you to go at the end of this page to read the disclaimer, so you are familiar with the terms.

Step 1

Preparation
Find a suitable area for working, get ready your motherboard and the CPU, and clean your hands and make them perfectly dry.
If you ask why you have to clean your hands, then take a look at my friend's bad story at the guide how to install a motherboard at step 3.
It never hurts taking some precautions.

Step 2

Removing the cap
If you are installing from a new motherboard, there is a good chance a protection cap has been installed on the socket. Remove it and open the load plate by lifting the load lever.

Step 3

Field recognition
You should see alignment keys and pin 1 triangle indicators on your CPU. The Indicators correspond to the socket and will ensure you position the CPU correctly in the motherboard socket. Take your time to determine the right position before you proceed to step 4.

Step 4

Installing CPU
Now that we know the right position for the CPU we can install it with confidence.

Note : The PGA CPU has pins and the socket has holes. The LGA CPU does not have pins but the socket does.

PGA CPU Form

PGA CPU form :
Take the CPU by its sides, and sit the unit in the socket holes. Do not force it, if the CPU does not fit, it means the CPU is not in the right position with the socket. Otherwise, close the load plate and secure the load lever with its hook.

LGA sockget grid

LGA CPU form :

Caution: LGA socket pins are extremely fragile. It takes almost nothing to break them. Do not move the CPU forward and backward or sideways when installing, it could break or render the socket grid pins unusable.

Take the CPU by its sides, and sit the unit in the socket housing frame. Close the load plate and secure the load lever with its hook.

Congratulation, you just installed your CPU by yourself.

[I hope you appreciated the install CPU guide and
I invite you to take a look at the other guides.]