You can click the Motherboard tab and then review the “Chipset” heading to see your processor’s chipset, though the service you’ll use to check processor compatibility usually determines this for you. If you decided not to use Speccy, you can enter your motherboard’s name and model number, followed by “socket” and “chipset”, into a search engine and search through the results. Alternately, you can almost always find the socket type listed on the motherboard around the CPU socket.
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Go to https://www. gigabyte. com/us/Support/CPU-Support in your computer’s web browser. Click the Choose Socket drop-down box, then select your motherboard’s socket number. Click the Choose Chipset drop-down box, then click chipset number (usually, there is only one number here). Click the “Search” {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/e/ea/Macspotlight. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/e/ea/Macspotlight. png/30px-Macspotlight. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">
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Always shop around to find the best deal. You may be able to find the same processor for significantly less online than in a store. If you’re buying a new motherboard as well, make sure you compare different website and store prices before ordering it.
You may find the motherboard perched against the side of the case instead.
Since each heat sink has a different design—and, thus, a different installation process—you’ll need to consult your heat sink’s instruction manual for model-specific removal steps.
If the processor is tilted or won’t seat properly, try rotating 90 degrees until it does fit. Try not to touch the connectors on the bottom of the processor, as doing so may harm the processor.
This especially applies if you installed a new motherboard.
Since Windows will need to download and install new drivers for your processor, you will most likely be prompted to restart your computer after it finishes starting up.
