mmoore500
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CPU Installation
I'm installing a new CPU (i7-950) in my Asus Sabertooth X58. This is my first build and I don't want to break anything.
I've got the CPU sitting in the socket on the board, I'm about to close the lock, but it seems really tight. The CPU is sitting in perfectly. I didn't push it down. It fits like a glove. I'm just nervous about pushing the locking arm down because it seems crazy tight. Should it be really tight?
I've got the CPU sitting in the socket on the board, I'm about to close the lock, but it seems really tight. The CPU is sitting in perfectly. I didn't push it down. It fits like a glove. I'm just nervous about pushing the locking arm down because it seems crazy tight. Should it be really tight?
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I know what you mean about not really being able to tell. I'm pretty sure I'm just being overly cautious. I know the CPU is in the socket correctly. With the grooves on the socket and slots on the CPU, there is no other way it could fit.
I'll wait to award points until I get it running in a bit.
I'll wait to award points until I get it running in a bit.
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It's alive!!! Thanks guys for your quick responses. It was just me being nervous I guess. Just spent a good chunk of change.
Does the resistance feel the same WITHOUT the CPU in place?