How to upgrade your CPU easily - essential things to know when upgrading an Intel CPU

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Upgrading your CPU is theoretically an easy way to make your system faster or better without building an entirely new PC, but there are a few things you need to know first. For example, whether your motherboard can support a new CPU and, if so, do you need a BIOS update first?
Things I'm covering in this video:
Motherboard socket types
Checking motherboard info (CPU-Z www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z...)
Checking for CPU compatibility list (see manufacturer's site)
Using PCPartPicker to put your motherboard in and check for compatible CPUs (pcpartpicker.com/)
BIOS updates and how to do them
Steps for removing and swapping your CPU.
This is a brief guide on how to easily upgrade your Intel CPU. First check what new(er) generation CPU you can afford that will work with your motherboard, check for BIOS updates, and follow the steps in this video.
Then follow these steps for the actual replacement:
TURN OFF YOUR PC and unplug it!!
- Attach an anti-static strap to yourself and to an earthing point - a radiator works perfectly.
- Unscrew the CPU cooler/heatsink and detach any cables that might get in the way.
- Set the screws aside and carefully pull the cooler off.
- Use Noctua thermal paste cleaning wipes to remove thermal paste from your old CPU/cooler
- Remove the lever holding the CPU in place, lift up the flap and gently remove the old CPU by lifting it by the corners.
- Ready the new Intel CPU, remembering the gold arrow in the bottom corner should point that way when installed. You're installing the new CPU in the same way the old one came out.
- Carefully and gently push the CPU into place.
- Replace the flap and ease the lever back into place to hold it down.
- Ready the new thermal paste.
- Apply a small amount of thermal paste in a pattern that will cover the entire CPU but not come out of the edges.
- Replace the CPU cooler, reattach and tighten the screws to keep it in place.
Remember to plug all necessary cables back in.
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0:00 Helloooo
0:30 CPU Socket type
2:30 CPU-Z
3:48 Motherboard compatability
5:27 BIOS Update
6:00 Basic steps to take
8:04 CPU install
8:41 Remove the cooler
9:10 Thermal paste cleaning
9:45 Removing & installing the CPU
10:15 New thermal paste
10:45 Installing the cooler
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@JB-ue6lf 6 ай бұрын

The most simple and straightforward explanation. No fluff. No BS. Straight to the point. Thank you!

@KMSchriver 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I am a super amateur trying to work through some problems and this was super helpful and simple to follow. Thanks.

@TheProvokedPrawn 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Hope you enjoyed enough to subscribe 🦐

@ikooooooo4086 10 ай бұрын

can you make a follow up as how everything would go if done right? And what if I did everything and its not posting anymore?

@michaelfrizz6925 Жыл бұрын

I'm upgrading from an i7-12700k to an i9-13900k I've never swapped out a CPU before I'm pretty new (noob) to PC I've always been a console player this is going to help a lot

@TheProvokedPrawn Жыл бұрын

👍 good luck, you'll be fine

@Itsoktobesad_ Жыл бұрын

Im running windows 11 for a year now and after watching this video I checked my motherboard bios update and the version I’m running isn’t compatible with windows 11 so I updated my bios but I was wondering if maybe that’s why I had blue screen issue and crashes

@mpumivaldo9168 8 ай бұрын

Thanks you it was helpful❤

@Vely-t1m Жыл бұрын

When i have to remove the broken old cpu to a new cpu i have to remove the ram and then install again?

@M-wp8mz Ай бұрын

this video was helpful thanks!

@TheProvokedPrawn Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Mike_M340 9 ай бұрын

Going from ryzen 7 3700x to a ryzen 5 5900x. Will bios need an update?

@jnsnn 3 ай бұрын

would would be different about the bios update with an asus prime H510M-K motherboard?

6 күн бұрын

Excellent buddy, fr. Cape Towm, SA

@TheProvokedPrawn 6 күн бұрын

Hope it helped! Have a good life!

6 күн бұрын

@@TheProvokedPrawn Most definitely Sir once again Thank you. ✌

@JaxRaizenYT 6 ай бұрын

Hi, I have Ryzen 3 3200g with a320m-dvs r4.0 motherboard, I am upgrading to Ryzen 5 3600g, any tips or extra steps needed??

@DhaBanana Жыл бұрын

1 second in and I already love it, I love your voice and cadence as a prawn 🦐

@TheProvokedPrawn Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Hope you enjoyed enough to subscribe 🦐

@Azntoo60 6 ай бұрын

Very helpful video. Curious though, how did you overclock your voice?

@TheProvokedPrawn 6 ай бұрын

😂

@tonyl9636 5 ай бұрын

20 camels a day is what I read on the dark web, you can overclock further by adding 1 cigarette per day, if coughing starts go back down one cigarette and you've found stability

@ThisOLmaan 4 ай бұрын

does AMD have these many socket types beside AM4-AM5 ?

@SBoth_ Жыл бұрын

What would be my best option to upgrade from a 9700 non k? Using rtx 4080 and the 9700 is holding it back. Thanks for any help.

@jerrymon808 Жыл бұрын

Pc build calculator will help you see if there is bottlenecking

@lucacovello5594 4 ай бұрын

Hi Provoked Prawn! Thank you for sharing all of these informations. What happens if the motherboard is made-to-measure for a specific pre built pc. In my case I'm talking of a msi mpg as 12th with a i7 12700f which has a b660 modified for the 750 w power supply. Based on your expecirence do you think that an i9 processor (for example a i9 14900f) does fit well for this computer? What about problems in terms of temperature? I use the computer for 3d render and i'm finding a solution to upgrade my computer to reduce the time of rendering. Thank you in advance, All te best! Luca

@lucacovello5594 4 ай бұрын

*MPG Trident AS 12th.

@Nathan-gk1fh Жыл бұрын

Nice video thanks! Im currently upgrading but with a new mother board and gpu. I was curious on how to transfer all my data,games,passwords,bookmarks, etc. I plan on using my same ssd’s and want it to be exactly like my old system? Any help would be appreciated!

@TheProvokedPrawn Жыл бұрын

If you're using the same SSDs you can just move them to the new system. No problems :) Windows should still load, though obviously you might need motherboard firmware/software updates, but otherwise everything will be there. You will likely need a new license for Windows though. Alternatively this might help kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kN6qf6p92JmdpHU.html

@Nathan-gk1fh Жыл бұрын

@@TheProvokedPrawn That’s what I thought but was just checking for this will be my first time upgrading. I’m gonna do a clean window install for sure. Thanks for your help!

@Uthyrexe 5 ай бұрын

came for the info and stayed for the voice

@TheProvokedPrawn 5 ай бұрын

Hopefully subscribed for it too

@communisttoast4622 2 ай бұрын

My man the video hasn’t started yet and if his voice isn’t angles from heaven I’m gonna touch you

@somthinwrong 2 ай бұрын

@ztrbl526 2 ай бұрын

Came for the info and came for his voice

@legomass1000 Ай бұрын

Came for the info and came to the voice

@ikooooooo4086 10 ай бұрын

what do you mean by "just turn off your computer"???? after the update, just turn it off? or what?

@Itsoktobesad_ Жыл бұрын

Thx upgraded from i5 10400f to i5 11600k wanna leant overclocking

@francisplourde2277 4 ай бұрын

I'm actually upgrading my 12400f to a 13600kf, I have an AG400 fan cooler like in your video, is that enough for cooling that 13th gen without overclocking ? Do I have to change something in the Bios about watts or something ? Thanks 🙏

@TheProvokedPrawn 4 ай бұрын

Should be fine

@mpumivaldo9168 8 ай бұрын

I hv i5 first 660.gen can i change to i5 4geñ

@traviskelly7082 11 ай бұрын

@theprovokedprawn so I am new to this, I'm going from i7 13th gen to i9 13th gen will I need a bios update?

@TheProvokedPrawn 11 ай бұрын

Shouldn't do

@ricosingleton9039 26 күн бұрын

cpu upgrade n85_n87 hj hj1 hk1 XMG this is the cpu its a notebook with a 7th gen..I need to upgrade for w11 can i do it?

@tavienbolden4955 3 ай бұрын

Do you necessarily need to update bios when updating to the same generation? I’m going from a i5 12400 to i7 12700

@TheProvokedPrawn 3 ай бұрын

Not always

@DTWAIRSOFT Жыл бұрын

0:00 Helloooo 0:30 CPU Socket type 2:30 CPU-Z 3:48 Motherboard compatability 5:27 BIOS Update 6:00 Basic steps to take 8:04 CPU install 8:41 Remove the cooler 9:10 Thermal paste cleaning 9:45 Removing & installing the CPU 10:15 New thermal paste 10:45 Installing the cooler

@hazzajoestar Жыл бұрын

I’m upgrading from an and a10-9700 to a ryzen 5 2600, will i need to update my bios for this?

@TheProvokedPrawn Жыл бұрын

You'll need a whole new motherboard. You can't swap between Intel and AMD

@core.reaper. 4 ай бұрын

I have a Aspire TC-780(KBL) motherboard and a Intel Core i5 7400 CPU. My cpu isn't compatible with windows 11 and I need to find an upgrade CPU that fits in my motherboard but I cant find the motherboard on PC part picker. If you have any suggestions for a CPU and/or motherboard to upgrade to it would be appreciated.

@TheProvokedPrawn 4 ай бұрын

Alas that's a quite old CPU now and several generations behind in terms of motherboard socket, so you'll have to swap the entire thing really. Motherboard, CPU and ram. We're now on 14th gen Intel CPUs. So that would be quite an upgrade

@core.reaper. 4 ай бұрын

ok. thanks for the help. its a pretty old computer so it makes sense I have to upgrade the motherboard and cpu.@@TheProvokedPrawn

@Heli4213 5 ай бұрын

I guess what nobody talks about is how do I get all my programs back? And all the things I use for editing and just to have like 30 programs. How do you do that? I have a 1200 socket. I 7 and I was going to upgrade to an I 9 with 16 Coors 24 threads and 4.7. GhZ instead of 3.6 an 8 cores16 threads. Everyone says this will be a dramatic upgrade?

@TheProvokedPrawn 5 ай бұрын

Those things aren't installed on the CPU. So they'd still be there

@b9bot148 Жыл бұрын

CPU-Z actually gives you the socket type information under the CPU tab.

@Patch3z666 8 ай бұрын

I got a hp omen 25L with the i3 13100F and a gtx 1660 super, was wondering if i could swap the i3 13100F for a i5 6500 cpu.? **It has the ""Hp Omen 25L GT15 Motherboard M81916-002""

@naywils 8 ай бұрын

i3 13100f to a i5 6500? why would you want to downgrade so much?

@Patch3z666 8 ай бұрын

@@naywils downgrade?? I was assuming a i5 6500 was an upgrade to be honest, im not totally on the tech savvy side of all that. Im just usin the pc to game pretty much. I run my games just fine on the i3 13100f, i was just thinkin that the i5 6500 would give it a little more push. So your sayin i should stick with the i3 then?

@naywils 8 ай бұрын

@@Patch3z666 Yeah the 13100f is very much better than the 6500 :P An i3 from 2023 is alot better than an i5 from 2015 :D! Also the cpu wouldnt work its a different socket type.

@PepuDrummer527 7 ай бұрын

I had the 13900k, and bought a 14900kf ( found cheaper and is better cpu) it says that my z790 will work with gen14th as well. My main question is, do I need to reinstall windows?

@TheProvokedPrawn 7 ай бұрын

No. But you may need to update your bios

@PepuDrummer527 7 ай бұрын

@TheProvokedPrawn I just updated my bios to the very last one last week. I belive that should be ok

@koze7149 5 ай бұрын

I want to upgrade from a i5 13400f to a i7 13700k would I need bios update?

@TheProvokedPrawn 5 ай бұрын

Shouldn't do as it's the same generation. (I.e. 13th gen)

@koze7149 5 ай бұрын

@@TheProvokedPrawn is the i7 14700k a lot better?

@bryanramos9811 Жыл бұрын

Is a Rtx 3060 ti vision oc good for 449.99usd or a Rtx 3060ti gaming oc for 439.99usd or a regular Rtx 3060ti for 399.99usd can’t decide gonna pair any of these with an i5 11400

@rositaf8 Жыл бұрын

3060 isn’t like that gpu in the video

@rositaf8 Жыл бұрын

You would need a 3070ti or above

@bryanramos9811 Жыл бұрын

@@rositaf8 I know just asking for an opinion

@herc1319 Жыл бұрын

Bruh I could sell you my 3060ti for $310

@lenny108 Жыл бұрын

I wanted to add a new Intel CPU to my Asus H97M-e mainboard that has an old Intel i5 4460 CPU but in the computer shop they said that all Intel CPUs have different sockets and a new CPU won't fit on my mainboard.

@jud555 Жыл бұрын

Should i wait for the paste to dry out before turning the PC back on?

@SNAKERADIOS Жыл бұрын

No you dont want to do that

@atlantis8049 Жыл бұрын

You have such a lovely voice!

@TheProvokedPrawn Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Sub to hear more of it.

@haashk 7 ай бұрын

i’m upgrading from an i5 4590 to an i5 4690K, will i still need to update bios?

@axis_chico 6 ай бұрын

You aren't upgrading much homie, diminishing returns at this point

@haashk 5 ай бұрын

@@axis_chico true, building a new pc soon and giving this old one to my lil brother lol

@TradingWithHunter Жыл бұрын

can I upgrade 12 gen processor to 13th gen without having a 122 gen processor? want to buy a 12 gen mobo and 13 gen processor but I obviously don't have a 12 gen processor to do the update, is there any other way to do it?

@cameronscott8382 Жыл бұрын

The motherboard would need the USB bios flash function to flash without need for 12th gen chip

@GZGamr 16 күн бұрын

Ive always had this question, I havent said it tho because I feel like people would get offended for whatever reason. But why to some people say Z like Zed??

@TheProvokedPrawn 16 күн бұрын

British

@SongfulpuppyXBL 4 ай бұрын

I dont need to reformat my windows os right?

@TheProvokedPrawn 4 ай бұрын

Nope

@SongfulpuppyXBL 4 ай бұрын

@@TheProvokedPrawn alright, I’ve been binging your videos because i will be upgrading my pc, I’ll do it after exams!

@TheProvokedPrawn 4 ай бұрын

@@SongfulpuppyXBL thanks for watching. Good luck with the exams

@michaelfrizz6925 Жыл бұрын

I'm upgrading from an i7-12700k to the i9-13900k I just did my intel me update and bios update I definitely sweated during the bios update since I never did one before I didn't have any problems I'll be putting in the new CPU later today hopefully goes just as smoothly

@therealbukhari 8 ай бұрын

Is it worth it, I’m thinking to upgrade from i7 12700f to i7 13700k. Or do I wait for the 14th gen ? from what I read the 13700k would be perfect for 4070ti

@michaelfrizz6925 8 ай бұрын

@therealbukhari if you can I'd get the 14700k unless you find some deal for the 13700k there's really only a minimal difference between the two but really if you're not getting any bottlenecks I wouldn't even upgrade I had that cpu was very easy to overclock and stay stable but I got lucky and got a 4090 at msrp so had to upgrade was getting 99% bottleneck in a lot of games especially warzone

@cornholes 3 ай бұрын

Henry Cavill teaches you how to upgrade your cpu on his secret KZfaq channel 👀

@Neiroe Жыл бұрын

Jumpscared by your ASMR voice lol Great video though, thank you

@Neiroe Жыл бұрын

I don't want to be misconstrued you have a great voice, I was just caught off guard for the moment. I particularly admire the steadiness that you speak with, since that's something I struggle with.

@TheProvokedPrawn Жыл бұрын

I've never had anyone say I scared them. Bored yes, scared no. Hope you enjoyed enough to subscribe 🦐

10 күн бұрын

Thats way too much thermal paste mate. ive been building pcs for over 3 years now and all ive ever used is a pea sized amount in the middle. Never had a problem

@TheProvokedPrawn 10 күн бұрын

3 whole years. Amazing.

@ms.stability Жыл бұрын

and the winner for award of the century for most fucked up motherboards cuz of cpu socket fail instalation goes to INTEL - i have real anxiety everytime i buy new rig and i have to instal cpu, so many channels on yt and everyone have no problems with it, but i have nightmares days before and the exact moment i have to install cpu in intel socket - and what im hearing now, from socket 1700 now cpu mechanism is bending cpus to ?! ffs intel why

@symphonicscents4706 Жыл бұрын

How to upgrade your CPU: Buy a new motherboard. Most PC users are shooting to not upgrade for at least 2 years. By then, Intel would have changed their socket types....again...

@TakeThis_L Жыл бұрын

I wish they didn’t change the sockets, I’d rather replace the CPU only and not get an entirely new MoBo. It’s like building the PC all over again:( that MoBo money could’ve went towards an AIO cooler