putting the cpu on the mobo

have you ever done this before? i would take the time to put a few words into google, say "assembling a computer" and come up with guided instructions and pictures before you start diving away inside your computer.

never assume you know what your doing, or you'll put it in backwards, or mount the heatsink backwards, or bend the pins, (and then your screwed)

edit: or better yet, just look at the mobo manual. there should be pictures in it.
 
I'll agree to the above poster. Also make sure you got some thermal compound on there as well (Arctic Silver). When assembling the heatsink / fan, make sure the fan is not on backwards, make sure the fan is plugged in when you are done (usually a 3-pin connector somewhere close to the CPU socket).

But yes, if this is your first time, be sure to definitely have some sort of guide.
 
don't worry about esd too much. i have built hundreds without. just don't touch components on cards - hold edges of cards and cpu, etc. sit in one spot and don't walk round. buikt the one in my sig on the carpet in the middle of the room :rolleyes:
 
i'm just most concerned about the cpu b/c i've never put it on the mobo before, everything else i've done. so i don't know how much of that goop thing to put on there and how to put the cpu/headsink in. hopefully the manual will explain all when it gets here
 
wahoyaho said:
i'm just most concerned about the cpu b/c i've never put it on the mobo before, everything else i've done. so i don't know how much of that goop thing to put on there and how to put the cpu/headsink in. hopefully the manual will explain all when it gets here
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Just like the link above this post says, or its a very VERY thin layer... like 1 drop, then using your finger, wrapped in saran wrap, spread evenly.
 
You'll be fine. Just don't do what the Vice President of the IT department did when I worked as a PC tech. He decided to upgrade his processor on his own, took it home from the store, took it out of the box. Then walked across his thick carpet in his socks while holding the processor. As the guiness guys would say. "Brilliant!"

ESD's shouldn't scare you. Just be sure to touch something big and metal before you touch anything sensitive and then touch it often as you continue working.
 
if i have my old computer case beside me, could i just work on the wooden table and touching the case every now and then?
 
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