Installing a processor on a 1151 motherboard. Intel processor sockets. What type of memory do Skylake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake processors support?

Computer equipment and its components are constantly being improved, so at the beginning of the year it is appropriate to ask what is still relevant, and what is losing its objective relevance and will leave the corresponding market segment in the near future. Let's take a look at socket 1151 motherboards in this context.

Suitable boards for Intel LGA 1151 processors

For a long period of time, the developer of Intel processors could do anything, because there was practically no competition as such in this segment. At least - for the consumer sector, this trend is obvious.

Despite this, AMD successfully existed on the market, offering its APUs. However, its products had a rather narrow demand, despite the fact that they did not lose their own positions. At the same time, buyers looking for laptops or gaming computers chose Intel. Some time later, AMD introduced a new product - Ryzen processors. According to analysts, this stage marked the beginning of active competition or even a "battle of processors" in the market. However, with the advent of a strong competitor, Intel processors have by no means lost their popularity. The current generations of Kaby Lake and Skylake processors on socket 1151 are in great demand among buyers, so they cannot be called weak or outdated. If this information convinced you of the relevance of such processors, we suggest that you go to the site to select a motherboard with socket 1151. Perhaps this is the basic answer to the question of whether motherboards of this format will lose their relevance this year.

Why are Kaby Lake and Skylake processors good?

If we talk about the advantages of the mentioned processors, then they are as follows:

• optimally suited for applications with one or two cores;
• provide higher frequencies and multi-threading, which allows them to function much more efficiently.

The popularity of certain motherboards directly depends on the relevance of certain processors on the market. And given the fact that Kaby Lake and Skylake processors are in constant demand at the moment, motherboards with socket 1151 should also not lose ground in the coming 2018. The main thing is to choose the right product, taking into account the popularity and reliability of the manufacturer, technical characteristics and cost. Then your PC or laptop will delight you for a long time with trouble-free and efficient operation.

The central processing unit is the brain of every computer. In more technical terms, the CPU is an extremely complex chip that processes machine code, takes on the task of performing all kinds of operations and controlling peripheral devices in the system. In general, the CPU plays a very important role in every computer.

In this article, we will take you through the process of installing or replacing a CPU on a motherboard in detail. Believe me, the process is quite simple, designed for users who do not have deep knowledge in electronics or computer technology. If you are building a new computer or want to replace an old, obsolete CPU in your PC, follow the information below and you will not have any problems.

Motherboard CPU Installation Guide

So, first, let's ask a fairly obvious question that many users have who have never replaced any parts in their PC: does it matter what CPU I want to put in the installation process? The short answer is no. A slightly longer answer - there are some nuances, but they are not related to the installation process itself, but to your motherboard and things like sockets, which we will touch on a little later. The installation process itself, i.e. placing a “stone” in the motherboard is almost absolutely identical for CPUs from all manufacturers.

Sockets and Heat Sink Requirements

Let's now talk about those very nuances - sockets. So what is a socket? In essence, a socket is a small hole or socket in a computer motherboard that holds (or installs) a CPU. It is the differences in sockets that will determine whether you can install one or another CPU in your motherboard or not.

At the moment, there is just an incredibly huge number of sockets for both Intel and AMD processors. The newest sockets from these companies, at least at the time of writing, are AM4 and LGA1151v2. Each processor will only be suitable for a specific socket. For example, do you want to build a budget build on a supported AMD FX 4300 processor? You will need an AM3 socket motherboard for this. Or, for example, you wanted to build a gaming machine based on the i5 7600k processor? Here you will need to buy a motherboard with an LGA1151 socket.

All in all, you got the idea. If you want to install a specific processor in your motherboard, then be sure to make sure that you have the right socket. However, everything is not limited to the desired socket. There is one more small detail that you need to consider when choosing and installing a CPU. This thing represents TDP - CPU heat dissipation under heavy, but not maximum load, which its cooling system must cope with. So yes, TDP is primarily intended for the selection of a processor cooling system. Among other things, the TDP of the CPU will also tell you if it will work on your motherboard or not, i.e. whether she will be able to fully cope with him or not.

You can find out the supported TDP of the motherboard on the box of the board itself or on the official website of the manufacturer. For example, let's take the same processor from Intel - i5 7600k. Its TDP corresponds to 91 watts. In accordance with this requirement, you need to find a motherboard for this processor that can support this or higher heat dissipation, for example, 125 watts. A logical question arises: what happens if I install a 125 watt CPU in a motherboard that only supports 95 watts? Well, there are several options - and none of them can be called satisfactory: the CPU may not be detected by the BIOS / UEFI, operate at low frequencies, or work, but is extremely unstable.

Processor Handling

Let's now touch on the next extremely important point: handling the processor. When you replace or install a new "gem" for your motherboard, you must be extremely careful with the contacts of the processor chip, because they are incredibly easy to damage. It is best to take the stone by the edges, and if you need to put it somewhere - with the contacts up. Among other things, do not place the CPU on a surface that can generate static electricity. In general, this is all you need to know about handling PC processors. Let's now move on to the main part of the material - installing or replacing the processor in the motherboard.

Installing the processor on the motherboard

So, having familiarized ourselves with everything stated in the article in detail, let's go directly to installing the processor in your motherboard. Put your system unit, for example, on a table, having previously disconnected all wires from it, and then open it. Before installing a new processor, you need to remove the old processor from the motherboard. Turn off the power to the cooler first:

After disconnecting the cooler, disconnect it and the heatsink from the motherboard, and then clean the thermal paste from the surface of the processor, if it is still there. Next, open the latch on the socket - if there is one - and remove the processor. Next, follow the instructions below.

If you bought a new motherboard, then just put it in front of you and prepare a brand new processor. Ok, let's look at the installation using the example of a motherboard with an AM4 socket and a Ryzen 1200 processor. A budget option for a brand new system, which, however, is not so important in our case. Here's what the AM4 socket will look like on an MSI B350M PRO-VD PLUS motherboard:

Now we unpack the processor and carefully examine it for the presence of the following symbol:

As you might have guessed, you need to put the processor in the socket, correlating these two triangles:

However, before putting the processor into the socket, you must first open it by lifting the clamp lever to the top (it can be seen in the screenshot). After opening the socket, carefully place the processor on the socket according to the two triangles. You do not need to press anything or try to move the processor in the socket - it will fall there immediately. Once it is in the socket, lower the latch lever and close it. This will complete the processor installation.

However, this is not the end of your business. It's time to move on to connecting power to the processor, applying thermal paste to its surface and installing a cooler. The simplest thing is the processor power. Find a four-pin connector on your power supply and connect it to the following connector:

The screenshot shows an 8-pin connector, but our Ryzen 1200 processor only needs a 4-pin connector, so we take and connect one 4-pin connector to the connector. Now you will need to apply a very thin layer of thermal paste to the processor (or cooler heatsink). If the layer is dense or even thick, then it will crawl out of the processor when you put a cooler heatsink on top of it, and this should never be allowed. Often, users use plastic cards or thick cardboard to apply thermal paste.

However, you don't have to apply thermal paste if it comes with a boxed cooler or a third party one. In this case, just carefully place the cooler with the heat sink on top of the processor and secure it in accordance with the holes in the motherboard. All that is left for you is to connect the processor cooler to the power supply on the board. As a rule, this connector looks like this:

All we're done. Of course, the installation of the processor may differ slightly depending on the socket, but you definitely will not notice any cardinal difference. Yes, it's that simple. Replacing other components in a PC, for example, a video card or RAM, takes even less time and effort.

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Hello everyone Today I will tell you about how to put the processor in the motherboard so that you do not have problems later. I will write what I know myself, but I have done it well, very many times. So the most important thing in this, I think, is to be careful. After all, the processor is an expensive device, like the motherboard itself, but the percentage is often even more expensive.

The most important thing is to understand that you do not need to use any force when installing the processor into the motherboard! The slightest negligence and processor khan. Well, I have never had any tragedies, although I have been with computers for a long time, already from the 478th socket, this is shorter than 2003. And there were a lot of processors, the only thing is that I always somehow came across only Intel processors, but if you install AMD, then almost everything is the same there.

This is not a manual, but important points when installing a processor in the motherboard! I DO NOT advise you to put percents at all according to some instructions in the form of an article on the Internet! If you really want to install a percentage, then you first need to watch videos on YouTube, and then install it! This is the right decision, believe me, it's very easy to ruin a percent! Also the motherboard, if the percent was installed incorrectly! In general, all this is very important!

So look. The first thing you need to understand is that the motherboard is full of all sorts of ports, slots, connectors and other things. And there is such a thing as a socket (socket), it is in the socket that you need to put the processor. Here is what the socket looks like:

This is an Intel socket, AMD has about the same. But maybe there are some important differences, I don’t know, as I already wrote it turned out that I had only Intel in my life. This is a socket, it has contacts that YOU DO NOT NEED TO TOUCH WITH YOUR HANDS, they are so delicate. Well, you can touch it, I just don’t advise doing it! I have never touched

I hope that you understand that both the processor and the motherboard must be under the same socket! The motherboard should definitely support the percent, otherwise you know, there are motherboards on the 775th socket that do not support quad-cores, although they are also on the 775th socket!

So, on this socket there is a metal clamping frame, it serves to firmly press the processor to the socket. Of course, it must be removed before installation, it is not completely removed, but leans back if I may say so. Here is the metal frame that opens up to install the processor:

I’ll also say this, no foreign objects such as screwdrivers, pliers, and so on, all this must be removed from the board away. These tools can safely damage the board or scratch it, and what is the first, what is the second, then all this is dangerous. Scratches can expose the veins on the board, so to speak, contacts. Well, when mounting the board into the case, you need to be even more careful, I think you already understood this

On the socket itself there are special speeches for the processor so that it can be installed ONLY correctly. Well, on the processor, on the contrary, special recesses.

Here is the processor itself and these notches on it:

Here are the protrusions in the socket:

I repeat once again that neither the socket contacts nor the processor contacts should be touched!

After you put the processor, it is pressed with a special loop and the NECESSARY tight contact is created. It is exactly what you need, no additional physical strength is needed! Here is a view of the installed processor:

I'll even tell you this, you can believe it or not, but it seems like Intel processors can be put a LIMITED number of times in a socket. Honestly, I don’t know this, well, that is, is it true or not, but on the other hand, I’ll be honest, I have never installed the same processor more .. well, probably more than five times in my board. Even the one I have now, I took it out only once in two years (changed the thermal paste). That is, this LIMIT makes all the same common sense. For what needs to be done to take out the processor back and forth once .. well, for example, twenty times? It's not normal anymore

After you have closed the processor, you can already spread the thermal paste. I already wrote about how to smear thermal paste, so if you are interested, you can read it.

So there is another important point. It is better to put the processor on the motherboard, which is NOT STANDING in the case yet. To make it more convenient. The fact is that every bend of the motherboard is not good for her. If the motherboard is in the case, then bends are inevitable, because it stands on bolts, you can even say that it hangs on them! The motherboard can still survive small bends, well, you put something there, take it out, you don’t see whether a bend is created or not. And in fact it is being created! But this is very dangerous, because such bends can lead to microcracks in the board (there are copper tracks inside the PCB), and as a result, it will NOT work stably!

Well, what else to say. I think you understand that when you set a percentage, it must be clean, no dust, well, that is, everything must be clean, your hands must be dry. The processor should be taken ONLY on the sides so that there are no prints left anywhere. Well, prints, I mean that they are a little greasy, and fat is not needed at all on the processor, even in a minimal amount.

In general, everything I wrote is my personal opinion, my recommendations. I just treat iron this way, very carefully, carefully and attentively. That is why it works for me for years without a single glitch. In general, I have never broken anything in more than ten years. I honestly say that nothing, even hard drives did not break, although I always took them second-hand, now, by the way, they are also second-hand

Once again I will tell you that if you are going to put the processor into the motherboard with your own hands, then apply thermal paste, then I strongly recommend killing a couple of hours on videos on YouTube. See for yourself how and what to put, how it all looks, how, for example, a pressure metal plate opens on a socket. All the same, you will use the computer for a long time, so I advise you to take the installation of the processor into the motherboard very seriously!

Well, that's all, good luck in life and good mood

27.08.2016

Remember, in one of the articles we told,? In the mentioned article, we gave recommendations on choosing a processor, but many beginners after buying a processor will face the problem of installing and reinstalling it. In order for this not to become a problem for you, we would like to talk about this process in our article.

The essence of the processor installation

In order to properly install the processor, you need to understand the configuration of its installation, and it consists in the following. The processor is inserted into the socket, which completely repeats the shape of the legs on the processor, then the processor is securely fixed in the socket, and a heatsink with a cooler is put on top of it.

It is important to note that the radiator with the cooler performs the function of cooling. Since the processor heats up very much during its operation, it needs cooling so that it simply does not burn out. The metal heatsink is pressed tightly against the processor, due to which the processor gives off part of its heat to the heatsink, which in turn is cooled by the cooler. Between the processor and the heatsink there should be a layer of thermal paste, which will create a quality connection and good heat transfer between these two parts. Now let's talk about all this in more detail.

How to install a processor

How to insert a processor into a socket?
Installing the processor itself is a very easy procedure and not as complicated as it seems at first glance. Installing a processor will not cause any problems if you choose the right processor, the socket of which will correspond to the socket. It is important to note that if you are installing a new processor in a new motherboard, then the latter must first be placed on the foam mat that comes with it to protect against static electricity.

In order to install the processor, you need to lift up the metal lever of the processor lock in the motherboard. On motherboards for Intel processors, you will still need to pry off the metal cover of the processor in order to have access to the socket. A plug may be installed in place of the processor or on the cover, which will need to be removed. Motherboards for AMD processors are somewhat simpler in this regard, since there you only need to lift the lock lever to access the socket. After the socket on the motherboard is ready to install the processor, we take the processor out of the box and continue the installation.

New AMD processors come with thermal paste, so you don't need to apply it. At the same time, do not grasp its upper (flat) part, so as not to erase this thermal paste. You won't need thermal paste for Intel processors either, as it is also already applied, but only on the front of the heatsink.

Look at the location of the processor legs and the grooves that are among them in order to determine which side to install the processor. You can determine the correct position of the processor by the triangle in the corner, it should be in the same part as the triangle on the motherboard. Intel processors have special semi-circle grooves, thanks to which you can also determine its correct placement.

When you have determined which side to insert the processor - lower it into the socket, while the legs of the processor should fall into the holes themselves, without applying the slightest effort.

When the processor is inserted into the socket, check that it is properly seated in it, and then lower the release lever down, sliding it into the slots (for AMD processors). Then, gently grasp the processor and gently pull it towards you to check if it is securely fastened. For Intel processors, you will need to lower the metal cover before lowering the release lever.

How to install a cooler on the processor?
When the processor is fixed, we will need to install the cooler. Installing native coolers for AMD and Intel differs significantly from each other, and we will consider them separately.

The native cooling system from Intel has 4 legs, for which there are 4 holes in the motherboard. As a rule, the processor cooling system is installed in such a way that the power cable reaches the connection connector and does not hang down.

Attach the cooler with the heatsink to the motherboard in such a way that the mounting feet match the holes for them. We press on the leg from above - and it is fixed in the hole, then repeat this procedure with the opposite fixed leg, and then fix the remaining 2 legs. After that, press again on each of the legs to check the reliability of fixation. Now, holding the motherboard with your hands, pull on the cooler to check if it is firmly fixed.

As for mounting the radiator and cooling cooler for the AMD processor, it has a slightly different installation procedure. In the center of the cooling radiator there is a metal bar, which has a hole at the bottom and a latch with a handle at the top. Thus, we carefully attach the cooling radiator with the cooler to the processor so that the radiator mounting handle is on top, then insert the lower part of the bar into the mounting grooves shown in the picture. Then we put the upper part of the bar into the groove and turn the latch to the left to fix the cooling system.

We check the reliability of the fixation and connect the power supply of the cooler to the appropriate connector, after which the procedure for installing the processor and cooling system will be completed.

How to change the processor

How to remove the processor?
It is also worth saying a few words about replacing the processor. Remember that any work should be carried out only when the system unit is de-energized. In order to remove the processor, you need to disconnect the power supply of the cooler, remove the cooling system in order to gain access to the processor itself. Then the processor itself is removed.

In order to remove the cooling system from the Intel processor, turn the latches on the legs counterclockwise and lift them up. In some cases, in order to remove the cooling system, it is necessary to remove the motherboard from the system unit in order to unfasten the leg locks from its rear wall. In order to remove the AMD processor cooling system, you need to turn the latch in the opposite direction and remove the upper part of the retaining bar, and then the lower one.

When the fasteners are removed, and before removing the cooling system, move it from side to side, as the thermal paste can quite firmly adhere the processor to the heatsink. This must be done carefully with minimal effort. When the cooling system has stirred, we remove it. How to remove the processor - read above. When the processor is removed, be very careful not to inadvertently bend the processor legs.

In case you need to replace the processor, make sure its socket matches the socket of the motherboard, and then insert the new processor into the socket. How to do it - read above. If you want to change the thermal paste on the processor, then below we will tell you how to do it.

How to change the thermal paste on the processor
Replacing the thermoplastics on the processor is a fairly simple procedure. To do this, take a cotton pad and apply alcohol on it. Use this cotton pad to remove the old layer of thermal paste. To apply a new layer of thermal paste, squeeze a small amount of it into the middle of the processor and evenly spread it over the entire surface of the processor with the spatula that comes with the kit. Another way is to use a syringe to spread the thermal paste evenly over the entire surface of the processor. Try not to save thermal paste, but too much of it is also bad. After making sure that the paste is applied evenly, you can install the cooling system.

Before you start installing the processor, you must naturally have the processor itself, which fits into the socket on the motherboard. We will talk about how to choose a processor in another article. In short, I will say that there are several types of sockets and processors, the legs are located on the processors in different ways, and so, in order to properly install the processor on the motherboard, you need its legs to match the socket holes.

Since the processor is very hot (), it needs cooling. In this article, we will also touch on the topic of installing a cooler and heatsink on the processor.

How to install a processor.

How to install a cooler and heatsink on the processor.

The processor cooling system is an integral part. Since without it the computer will not start. Cooler and heatsink mounts differ from processor manufacturer to manufacturer. Consider installing a cooler on a processor from Intel and AMD.

Intel.

1. We attach a cooler with a radiator so that the wire from the cooler reaches the power connector.
2. Intel processors have 4 screws around the perimeter. We insert them into 4 holes that are located around the perimeter of the socket.
3. We press a little on the cooler and fix it with nuts on the back of the socket.
4. We connect the power supply of the cooler to the motherboard.
5. Our cooler is successfully installed!

AMD.

How to remove the processor from the motherboard.

To remove the processor, do the following steps:

1. Disconnect the cooler power supply from the motherboard.
2. To remove the heatsink from the processor from Intel, unscrew the legs from the motherboard (4 pieces).
3. To remove the heatsink from an AMD processor, turn the top latch, remove it, and then the bottom one.
4. We remove the processor carefully, since the thermal paste could stick to the radiator, shake it a little.
5. Now we lift the metal latch that presses the processor to the socket.
6. Carefully remove the processor so as not to bend the legs.
7. Processor removed!