Is upgrading your Cpu as simple as pulling it out, putting in the new one, applying thermal paste (if needed) and closing it up?

Posted by AccomplishedFarm8@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 11 comments

Iam considering upgrading my Ryzen 5 2600X to a 5600 on my pc but this was given to me as a gift from a friend (who also owed me $$$) and its served me very damn well over the years! But I want to upgrade the CPU as well as the GPU but unsure how easy or simple it will be.

Edit: I KNOW TO CLEAN THE CPU AND COOLER AND REAPPLY THERMAL PASTE! I SHOULDVE MENTIONED IT, IM JUST A NOVICE AT PARTS COMPATIBILITY

Im a novice at this so please treat me kindly

Msi b450 carbon motherboard Msi 1050ti
Ryzen 5 2600x
16 gb of ram (finding out soon what ddr it is but its at 1200 speed it seems... my pc isnt the greatest) Edit: Some Amd cooler i got in a bundle deal

600w power supply And an old mid tower case with a glass side

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nwgat@reddit

update bios
shutdown, turn off psu and unplug power and all other cables
press power button a few times (to let power drain from capacitator's)
put the computer on a table laying flat, remove cpu cooler
take up the lever
take up the cpu
take new cpu and put it in the socket, line it up with the triangle on both motherboard and cpu, dont forget to put the lever down
Put on some thermal paste in the middle
clean cpu cooler (see /u/TheRuiner13 post) then put on cpu cooler
plug in cpu fan cable to cpu fan header on motherboard
plug in power and all the cables, turn power supply on
now turn on computer

https://www.eteknix.com/how-to-install-an-am4-amd-processor/

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captaincool31@reddit

You forgot to set bios to optimized defaults, then turn on xmp, save and exit.

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Armlander@reddit

!remind me 30 days

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Armlander@reddit

!remind me 30 days

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kaje@reddit

You'll need to update the BIOS version on the mobo to support the new CPU. Do that before removing your current CPU.

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cold_hoe@reddit

What if i'm building a new pc

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statscsfanatic21@reddit

Then it depends on whether the motherboard's BIOS version when it was sold to you (assuming you're buying brand new) supports the CPU.

If it does, your new PC will start up nicely and you're golden. If not, you will run into issues. Then it depends on what kind of motherboard you have. Some (usually the high-end ones) allow you to flash (update) a new BIOS to the motherboard using a USB drive. Otherwise, you will have to get into Windows (by borrowing an old CPU that is supported the current BIOS), update the BIOS to one that supports your new CPU then change to the new CPU.

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