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Building my own PC

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  • rmg1
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    Like I said, I'm going senile.
    Mind you, in my own defence, I was looking at it at silly o'clock last night.
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  • Richie-from-the-Boro
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    rmg1 wrote: »
    Ignore me, I think I'm going senile.
    :o

    Just realised the motherboard comes with a metal adaptor plate so everything pokes through the back of the case as normal.

    Hey rmg1, what do you mean ............... going :D :beer:
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  • rmg1
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    Thanks for that(!)
    :o
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  • rmg1
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    Hi guys.

    Got all the parts and everything seems OK.
    Think I've run into a bit of a snag, though.
    I'm installing the CPU and I can't get the cover to go back flat without quite a bit of tension.
    Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?

    I've made sure the CPU is in the right way round and the right way up.
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  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    edited 7 March 2011 at 9:42PM
    rmg1 wrote: »
    Hi guys.

    Got all the parts and everything seems OK.
    Think I've run into a bit of a snag, though.
    I'm installing the CPU and I can't get the cover to go back flat without quite a bit of tension.
    Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?

    I've made sure the CPU is in the right way round and the right way up.

    you mean the heatsink/fan assembly?
    they can need a surprising amount of pressure
    been a while since i did an AMD

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueIV8KeuAUY&feature=related

    this help
    looks like its the same set up sine i last did one
  • rmg1
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    No, this is just the CPU which sites under a little cover with the middle cut out.
    There was a plastic plate in it when the mobo arrived so I've replaced that with the CPU.
    I can get the cover back down but the tension lever sticks up and I don't want to break anything.
    Btw, this is an Intel.
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  • custardy
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    edited 7 March 2011 at 9:48PM
    ah,i thought you went AMD :o

    what socket is it?

    LGA1156?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuGwPnWrpow
  • rmg1
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    I decided to go for a change and go Intel.
    It's an Intel Core i5 2400 3.1GHz Socket LGA 1155 6MB L3 Cache to give the full title.
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  • custardy
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    rmg1 wrote: »
    I decided to go for a change and go Intel.
    It's an Intel Core i5 2400 3.1GHz Socket LGA 1155 6MB L3 Cache to give the full title.

    see the video,its not that different from the old socket 775 retention system thats been replaced
  • rmg1
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    So it looks like I've almost got to force it closed to put enough pressure onto the CPU for it to make a good contact?
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