Wanna skip to a particular part of the video? Use the Time Stamps. :) Time Stamps 0:00 - intro 0:46 - the first steps 2:02 - CPU cooler removal 2:18 - thermal paste cleanup 2:38 - remove your existing CPU 3:14 - installing your new CPU 4:35 - CPU cooler installation 5:10 - thermal paste application methods 5:36 - important things to know when upgrading 6:12 - know your CPU socket 7:04 - Intel's LGA 1151 socket is a little confusing 8:07 - motherboard chipsets 9:27 - K series processors 10:16 - cheap motherboard + expensive CPU = Please don't! 11:23 - Thanks for Watching! Like, Share, Comment & Subscribe! :)
This video has really broadened my horizons on upgrading CPU for my mainboard... z370-a pro (msi) my motherboard supports overclocking and 8th/9th generation CPU processors. 😁😁😁
My laptop currently has a fourth generation Intel Core i7-4510U CPU. What would be a good compatible processor upgrade? Or where can I get a chart that would show me options? Thanks for your help!
Hello, I have a Star Wars, hp laptop. The cpu got fried. I want to replace the cpu & upgrade the rams from 8 to 16. Can you please film a vid on this topic. All the best Shaun of NYC
Thank you for the wonderful explanation. I am upgrading from i5 9th gen to a i7 13th gen with an upgraded mobo. I will be using this video to help me upgrade! Wish me luck!
Glad to see a proper explanation when doing a CPU upgrade. I've seen so many that overlook the motherboard sockets. Specially since Intel did what they did with LGA1151. Just as AMD AM4 socket depending on generation only supports certain gen Ryzen CPUs as well.
@@NathanielSolomons Depends on the board and the BIOS. Sometimes support for CPUs needs a BIOS update, but should fit most other LGA 1150 processors. Just have to check the motherboard specs to see which CPUs are supported.
Hey listen, out of everyone gaming pc tech, channel I grow the most and get the most knowledge from watching your video’s there so helpful you don’t play games and are straight to the point and explain things right THANK YOU FIR EVERYTHING
Doing my first build. Recently put my 4080 in my current pc, decided I'd do a completly new build. So i got a Z790 ROG Maximus Hero and i9 13900k, putting in a corsair 5000d airflow. Love watching videos like this lately. Looking forward to seeing the improvement from my b360m-a with i7 9700k.
I value and respect your content. It was super informational and very helpful. I was so confused about motherboards and couldn't figure what's the difference among H-B-Q-Z Series. Sir! Thank you so much. #6%club all the way.
#6%club...thanks for a great video. Knew how to buy the CPU but was a bit leery about changing it out. You made it really easy and I am less nervous know. Shouldn't be nervous since I built my computer a while ago, but was-lol. The antistatic wrist wrap bit was hilarious, lol I think I still have mine somewhere with extra cables and fans in a box somewhere. Waiting for my graphics card to come in (old one just up and died, think a power surge got it) then will change the CPU and GTX out at the same time. Thanks again for a great video, nice and clear info is much appreciated.
I was already dead about to build my own computer… then, by chance, got on this video. And Maraksot (who was born 1978) resuscitated a light of interest, and delight in back to do it. Thanks. #6%club.
thanks man it was exactly what i needed, i searched for the compatability of my motherboard found a cpu and everything, but was unsure about every information, you confermed all of them and encouraged me to go for the upgrade, can't guarantee i will not fuck this up but you put me on a good road to success.
Hey! 6% Club woohoo! :D Trying to upgrade an old Foxcomm H61 mobo, so far so good with my laymans knowledge of PC inner dynamics, upgraded 8GB ram to 16GB (Max for the H61 Mobo) that was so simple I decided to upgrade the CPU from an i5 2320 to an i7 3770, that's where the fun ended, because I brought an i7 3770K. Wish i'd seen your vid before.
Super helpful! I have a 1150 motherboard and an i5-4960k cpu... and I do heavy rendering of visual effects, motion graphics, and unreal engine work. It's time for an upgrade. I still need to figure out if an i7 is enough or if I need an i9, though.
Here on the heels of installing new RAM from the other video, and grabbed an i7 on sale (currently using i5). Not quite brave enough to upgrade it yet (there's a few assignments I'd like to get out of the way first in case things go terribly wrong), but will be following this process when I do! Thanks for making the steps clear and easy to follow.
I have a Dell G5. Thanks to your video I was able to determine the best CPU to buy for my specific motherboard. I currently have a i5-10400F and wanted to upgrade to some sort of i9. I used the command prompt as instructed, used the number to google it and I can only upgrade to 1 type of i9 which for someone like myself that isn't overly tech-savvy I am not overly picky as long as it gets the job done for a few years to come so It ended being a i9-10900KF. It's reasonably cheap at over $500 with taxes. Looks like I made my decision thanks again to your video
good video i actually felt like i understood what was being said unlike other videos. thanks for the help, replacing my cpu today so i needed a refresher since its been a long long time since ive dealt with anything relating to computer hardware.
Thank you for this video! My 14 year old son was able to change out his i5 for an i7 for the first time. I supervised on a video call as he did the actual work.
6% club :) quick question how do i know whether a new cpu will need a bios update Edit: I installed new cpu and on a updated bios, thank you for the video
This may have been added to your comments already, but a great app you can use to ID your motherboard is CPU-Z, and it is free! I'm using an H170 series Core i5 6400T and want to upgrade to a Core i7. Still working out the kinks, but this video has helped me get closer! Thanks!
Excellent video. Looking to upgrade from my i5-7600K. Was curious to see that no 8th or 9th gen options were compatible (using the CPU-upgrade website), but your bit on motherboards explained that as I have a Z270-P so would have to upgrade to a "300" number for 8th/9th gen options. Now I'm wondering if I should go upgrade the motherboard as well as the processor or just go with a i7-7700 or i7-7700K processor upgrade. Any thoughts?
The last comment nailed it ... Dude! You seem so familiar ... Makes you a natural. Figure out your hands tho... Maybe wider view so your hand movements don't seem rehearsed. Otherwise (hard to get actual constructive criticism) your videos gave me what I needed, didn't lose topic and didn't seem to leave anything out. I kinda want to work for or with you I'm so impressed. Thankyou
This was an amazing video. Thank you. Got a gen 2 intel over here holding on for dear life pushing it to the limit before I scrap the whole thing in 2023
@@evansdonkor5230 yes I was! I went from an I-5 2330 I believe to an I-7 3770k. My motherboard is limiting me but my new setup has been working 10x better. I went from a 12 year old desktop to about a top of the line 6 year old PC lol
I need help I have a cyber power gamer xtreme I’m upgrading to 16 gb of ram I have a as rock b360m xtreme with 9th gene my power supply is unknown but read it’s around 800 wat I’d like to upgrade to a i7 9th gen I need some help could you help me out maybe I hope you see this please respond
#6percentclub here! Wanting to upgrade Intel Core i5-9400F to Intel Core i9-9900KF and seeing if I could swap it myself. Never done before so the info is very helpful!
Thank you very much, you saved me from doing a costly mistake. I almost bought a i9-9900K without knowing I need a 300 series motherboard. Thanks! #6%CLUB
Thank you. Happy to hear you enjoyed the video, based on your comment I'm assuming the information in it was helpful to you and that was my goal. Best of luck to you on your upgrade.
#6%club# loved the detailed explanation. You saved me ALOT of reading in understanding the meaning of those processor codes, thank you!! Keep up the good work!
i know jack about computers. let alone building them. but after watching this, even i could do my upgrade (with a little running around the net for parts). very impressed. 👍
I just bought a Intel Core i7-12700K. What motherboard would you recommend for me to buy if i want it to overclock? my budget is $250 and I'm building a white system so anything white or silver would be even better to fit the color scheme I'm doing. Thank you for your channel, I've learned so much that I'm already on my second build :D
Thank god i watched this, i almost made an expensive mistake...i wanted to upgrade to the i9 9900k for the Intel Z170...not realizing my motherboard chipset mattered, I only thought socket size mattered...thank you!
Now I know how to upgrade the CPU of my first ever computer I am upgrading it to a core i7 3770K and I followed a separate tutorial on how to add dedicated Graphics to it like GTX 960 or GTX 1070
#6% club! Wooooo! Also, thank you so much for this video! I was about to move my cpu from one pc to another without even realizing the socket might've been different! Nice and understandable video! :D
Hey man, Hope you doing well. I have an "hp all-in-one pc 22-b405d aio desktop" with a "81bb hp" motherboard and a "Pentium" inside (4 cores). Question: What CPUs will work for my PC?
#6%Club. LOL! Good video. We’re about to upgrade a gaming system to an i9. It’s been a while since I tackled a CPU upgrade, so your video has reduced the anxiety quite a bit. Thanks!
#6% club great video learned a lot about the information I needed. I’ve been kinda rebuilding an old z170 motherboard and I have an i5 6600 in it. I was thinking of picking up a new i7 7700 for it because price point is just better for me right now I felt like I had the right choice but your overclocking info really helped me figure it out. As a person who hasn’t built a pc in forever I’ve missed a lot of information and creation of a lot new technology.
Thank you so much! I couldn't find a video that shows removal of a CPU cooling fan from a CPU, and I'd never even worked with thermal paste until I built my own PC a few months ago. I've decided that the cooling fan I have isn't enough for my future needs, but wasn't sure, "Er, how do I remove the cooling fan without damaging the CPU?" I went looking for a "upgrade CPU cooling fan" but the closest I found was an AMD based video. That one's probably good enough, but I figured, "I just want to learn to do this right, the first time." Anyway, thanks for showing me that the thermal paste doesn't act as some sort of weird superglue or whatever! I just really wasn't sure.
Wanna skip to a particular part of the video? Use the Time Stamps. :)
Time Stamps
0:00 - intro
0:46 - the first steps
2:02 - CPU cooler removal
2:18 - thermal paste cleanup
2:38 - remove your existing CPU
3:14 - installing your new CPU
4:35 - CPU cooler installation
5:10 - thermal paste application methods
5:36 - important things to know when upgrading
6:12 - know your CPU socket
7:04 - Intel's LGA 1151 socket is a little confusing
8:07 - motherboard chipsets
9:27 - K series processors
10:16 - cheap motherboard + expensive CPU = Please don't!
11:23 - Thanks for Watching! Like, Share, Comment & Subscribe! :)
#6%Club
This video has really broadened my horizons on upgrading CPU for my mainboard... z370-a pro (msi) my motherboard supports overclocking and 8th/9th generation CPU processors. 😁😁😁
My laptop currently has a fourth generation Intel Core i7-4510U CPU. What would be a good compatible processor upgrade? Or where can I get a chart that would show me options? Thanks for your help!
Hello,
I have a Star Wars, hp laptop. The cpu got fried. I want to replace the cpu & upgrade the rams from 8 to 16.
Can you please film a vid on this topic.
All the best Shaun of NYC
My cpu is a intel core i3-10100 whats a good upgrade for mine bought a core i5-10600k did not work plz help proper cpu for my computer
the hand shake when grasping a cpu is inevitable :D
Lmfao most true, just experienced it
ikr bro i was just removing my cpu without my father i didnt even touch the damn thing my hand started shaking just hovering over it
For the first time my mind doesnt go blank by looking at this stuff. You deserve a lot more subs.
Legit the easiest tutorial on CPU replacement I’ve seen today, and I went through 16 or so videos
Thank you for the wonderful explanation. I am upgrading from i5 9th gen to a i7 13th gen with an upgraded mobo. I will be using this video to help me upgrade! Wish me luck!
i have the same
Glad to see a proper explanation when doing a CPU upgrade. I've seen so many that overlook the motherboard sockets. Specially since Intel did what they did with LGA1151. Just as AMD AM4 socket depending on generation only supports certain gen Ryzen CPUs as well.
6% club. Tnx v much. Very clear instructions
If you have an LGA 1150, does that mean all CPU'S that fits in the 1150 will work?
@@NathanielSolomons Depends on the board and the BIOS. Sometimes support for CPUs needs a BIOS update, but should fit most other LGA 1150 processors. Just have to check the motherboard specs to see which CPUs are supported.
How is this not flooded with views. Super helpful
Hey listen, out of everyone gaming pc tech, channel I grow the most and get the most knowledge from watching your video’s there so helpful you don’t play games and are straight to the point and explain things right THANK YOU FIR EVERYTHING
Doing my first build. Recently put my 4080 in my current pc, decided I'd do a completly new build. So i got a Z790 ROG Maximus Hero and i9 13900k, putting in a corsair 5000d airflow. Love watching videos like this lately. Looking forward to seeing the improvement from my b360m-a with i7 9700k.
I value and respect your content. It was super informational and very helpful. I was so confused about motherboards and couldn't figure what's the difference among H-B-Q-Z Series. Sir! Thank you so much. #6%club all the way.
First time watching and I'm already a member!
6%er's baby!
Thank you for this vid! You explained everything thoroughly and if I do decide to upgrade my i7, you’ll be the first vid I’ll go to! 👍
This channel helps a lot of people and a lot of there thinking this channel must have a millions a subs rn
27 years dealing with PC and yesterday I did my first CPU upgrade myself ^_^
Easy to understand, I’m glad I have a z390, I’m upgrading my i5 9600k to a i9 9900k, I’m super excited.
I learnt so much from this video, I genuinely don't think it could have been broken down and explained any better. #6%club.
Thank you very much.
Clearly explained and easily understood. Thanks for the tutorial.
#6%club...thanks for a great video. Knew how to buy the CPU but was a bit leery about changing it out. You made it really easy and I am less nervous know. Shouldn't be nervous since I built my computer a while ago, but was-lol. The antistatic wrist wrap bit was hilarious, lol I think I still have mine somewhere with extra cables and fans in a box somewhere. Waiting for my graphics card to come in (old one just up and died, think a power surge got it) then will change the CPU and GTX out at the same time. Thanks again for a great video, nice and clear info is much appreciated.
learned new information about MB and the processors. Thanks
Very well presented - I reckon you handled this complete fog of a topic very well! Thank you.
Thank you. Glad it was helpful! 🙂
I’m on an intel i7 47-something, so this tutorial was well needed!
You make this shit so simple. You are the real MVP. Upgrading my i5 to i9 today.
This was an immense help. everything was so clear and I learned so much. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
You're welcome. Best of luck to you on your upgrade. 🙂
Loved the vid man, quick, concise, entertaining,, informative,.. Actually enjoyed the time refreshing my PC knowledge,.. Thanks much and keep it up!
thanks you saved me alot of money i was going to try upgrade my i7 7700k processor to a reyzon amd im glad i found this video
Haha I loved the stake in the ground for the wrist strap.
How did you manage to seem so confused but at the same time explain everything perfectly and know exactly what you’re talking about 😂 :’)
Thank you sooo much. I went from clueless to almost understanding. Really informative and just really great. Thank you!
I was already dead about to build my own computer… then, by chance, got on this video. And Maraksot (who was born 1978) resuscitated a light of interest, and delight in back to do it. Thanks. #6%club.
This is such a helpful video. Much less confusing than anything else I’ve seen.
3 years later thank you for being here for my next upgrade :)
6:38 YIKES! Almost bought an i7 10700k. Thank you, kind Sir! I have like an old MSI motherboard for 4th gen intel processor.
Learned more about cpus in this vid than i have from any other vid on the subject
Thank you so much, I successfully installed a new cpu because of you!!
Great to hear! Enjoy. :)
Thanks for the help looking to upgrade the 10400f to the 117000f 6 cores just isn’t cutting it for my 3070ti😂
Did you upgrade? Which motherboard are you using?
@@shoronhossain2443 actually switched to AMD and I’m now using a b550
thanks man it was exactly what i needed, i searched for the compatability of my motherboard found a cpu and everything, but was unsure about every information, you confermed all of them and encouraged me to go for the upgrade, can't guarantee i will not fuck this up but you put me on a good road to success.
btw upgrading from an i5 6400 to an i7 7700
Man your videos are so informative love it you deserve more views and subs keep it up 👍👍👍👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😀😀😀😀😀
Hey! 6% Club woohoo! :D
Trying to upgrade an old Foxcomm H61 mobo, so far so good with my laymans knowledge of PC inner dynamics, upgraded 8GB ram to 16GB (Max for the H61 Mobo) that was so simple I decided to upgrade the CPU from an i5 2320 to an i7 3770, that's where the fun ended, because I brought an i7 3770K.
Wish i'd seen your vid before.
Super helpful! I have a 1150 motherboard and an i5-4960k cpu... and I do heavy rendering of visual effects, motion graphics, and unreal engine work. It's time for an upgrade. I still need to figure out if an i7 is enough or if I need an i9, though.
Here on the heels of installing new RAM from the other video, and grabbed an i7 on sale (currently using i5). Not quite brave enough to upgrade it yet (there's a few assignments I'd like to get out of the way first in case things go terribly wrong), but will be following this process when I do! Thanks for making the steps clear and easy to follow.
Lovely, calm, clear instructions. Thanks! 👏
6% club. You are very good and very kind. Thanks for the information.❤
#6%Club great video, keep it up :)
I have a Dell G5. Thanks to your video I was able to determine the best CPU to buy for my specific motherboard. I currently have a i5-10400F and wanted to upgrade to some sort of i9. I used the command prompt as instructed, used the number to google it and I can only upgrade to 1 type of i9 which for someone like myself that isn't overly tech-savvy I am not overly picky as long as it gets the job done for a few years to come so It ended being a i9-10900KF. It's reasonably cheap at over $500 with taxes. Looks like I made my decision thanks again to your video
#6%Club
Thank you for the tutorial, it helps me a lot. Keep up the good work.
#6% club! Thanks for all the guides. Easy to follow and very informative.
You helped me very much in CPU upgrading, thanks! I’m subbing then
Oh and #6%Club
I learned more about motherboards and CPUs with your video than I have over the last 10 years of self-guided research. #6%Club
#6%CLUB Thank you for this, I learned so much. I've been having issues deciding and figuring out how to upgrade my CPU.
good video i actually felt like i understood what was being said unlike other videos. thanks for the help, replacing my cpu today so i needed a refresher since its been a long long time since ive dealt with anything relating to computer hardware.
Can I just work on it while naked, would that help with static electricity
goood question!
Ye it will
Thank you for this video! My 14 year old son was able to change out his i5 for an i7 for the first time. I supervised on a video call as he did the actual work.
That is awesome!
6% club :)
quick question how do i know whether a new cpu will need a bios update
Edit: I installed new cpu and on a updated bios, thank you for the video
This may have been added to your comments already, but a great app you can use to ID your motherboard is CPU-Z, and it is free! I'm using an H170 series Core i5 6400T and want to upgrade to a Core i7. Still working out the kinks, but this video has helped me get closer! Thanks!
Excellent video. Looking to upgrade from my i5-7600K. Was curious to see that no 8th or 9th gen options were compatible (using the CPU-upgrade website), but your bit on motherboards explained that as I have a Z270-P so would have to upgrade to a "300" number for 8th/9th gen options. Now I'm wondering if I should go upgrade the motherboard as well as the processor or just go with a i7-7700 or i7-7700K processor upgrade. Any thoughts?
Definitely
If moneys an issue then dont
The last comment nailed it ... Dude! You seem so familiar ... Makes you a natural. Figure out your hands tho... Maybe wider view so your hand movements don't seem rehearsed. Otherwise (hard to get actual constructive criticism) your videos gave me what I needed, didn't lose topic and didn't seem to leave anything out. I kinda want to work for or with you I'm so impressed. Thankyou
#6%CLUB The most information I've been able to find so far. Great job with this video, thank you for taking the time to make and share it.
This was an amazing video. Thank you. Got a gen 2 intel over here holding on for dear life pushing it to the limit before I scrap the whole thing in 2023
Have you been able to upgrade it??
@@evansdonkor5230 yes I was! I went from an I-5 2330 I believe to an I-7 3770k. My motherboard is limiting me but my new setup has been working 10x better. I went from a 12 year old desktop to about a top of the line 6 year old PC lol
I'm using i3-4170 and I'm upgrading to i7-4770
Nice
Did it work?
You also change your mother board 😂😂
No I didn't have to change my motherboard. It's a CPU from the same generation and for the same socket.@@hangingbat5439
Of course@@monkeywheel5522
Thanks for this video because Im planning to upgrade my cpu and this will be my first experiece hopefully it will be good at all
I need help I have a cyber power gamer xtreme I’m upgrading to 16 gb of ram I have a as rock b360m xtreme with 9th gene my power supply is unknown but read it’s around 800 wat I’d like to upgrade to a i7 9th gen I need some help could you help me out maybe I hope you see this please respond
Did you ever get anyone’s response?
This video right here ...is priceless!
#6%club!
NAS NAS NAS NAS! 😉
PS, congrats on 20k man!
Thanks man. 😅
Thank you. I wasn't sure what to do about the wrist strap thing since I don't have one. I'll use that technique you mentioned. Thanks a lot!
wanted to thank you for the video cause I been looking to upgrade from a i5 to a i7 and now I have a better idea what to look for
#6percentclub here! Wanting to upgrade Intel Core i5-9400F to Intel Core i9-9900KF and seeing if I could swap it myself. Never done before so the info is very helpful!
Thank you very much, you saved me from doing a costly mistake. I almost bought a i9-9900K without knowing I need a 300 series motherboard. Thanks! #6%CLUB
Massive help this! Saved me from making some crazy mistakes :D
Glad I watched your video before I opened the packaging of the CPU I just bought . . . now I know that my motherboard ain't compatible
i dont comment much but you are a rare you tube find great job
Thank you. Happy to hear you enjoyed the video, based on your comment I'm assuming the information in it was helpful to you and that was my goal. Best of luck to you on your upgrade.
#6%club# loved the detailed explanation. You saved me ALOT of reading in understanding the meaning of those processor codes, thank you!! Keep up the good work!
i know jack about computers. let alone building them. but after watching this, even i could do my upgrade (with a little running around the net for parts). very impressed. 👍
I meant to just watch the first part to confirm something I already knew, but I ended up in the 6% club because of how well you explain things.
Thanks for checking out the video. Happy to hear it was helpful. Cheers.
Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful and valuable video very informative and helpful
6% and a new sub! I just learnt a lot in 10 mins! Thanks
Keep grinding YT ur a beast great tutorial
I just bought a Intel Core i7-12700K. What motherboard would you recommend for me to buy if i want it to overclock? my budget is $250 and I'm building a white system so anything white or silver would be even better to fit the color scheme I'm doing. Thank you for your channel, I've learned so much that I'm already on my second build :D
#6%Club … really very informative. 👍🏻 keep it up.
Thank god i watched this, i almost made an expensive mistake...i wanted to upgrade to the i9 9900k for the Intel Z170...not realizing my motherboard chipset mattered, I only thought socket size mattered...thank you!
love the video dont know why i didnt find your channel first.....like how u explain stuff....
Thank you. I appreciate you saying that. I'm always happy to hear when one of my videos is helpful to someone. Cheers. :)
Ty for the tutorial! Now I know how to upgrade my CPU
This video saved me from making a big mistake! Thanks!
Thanks bro. This is really informative vedio.
Highly recommended.
A very good organized video content, thank you I enjoy and learn a lot from here. ^_^
Now I know how to upgrade the CPU of my first ever computer I am upgrading it to a core i7 3770K and I followed a separate tutorial on how to add dedicated Graphics to it like GTX 960 or GTX 1070
Great video! Have an intel i3 9100f and considering upgrading to the intel 5 9400f because the i3 is bottlenecking my gpu
Very educational, keep up the good work 👏
good explanation of motherboard chip set and board types great job
Awesome video mate! Keep it up!
#6% - good video. I want to upgrade and will watch a few more times
I appreciate you patience so much!
#6% club! Wooooo! Also, thank you so much for this video! I was about to move my cpu from one pc to another without even realizing the socket might've been different! Nice and understandable video! :D
Hey man, Hope you doing well.
I have an "hp all-in-one pc 22-b405d aio desktop" with a "81bb hp" motherboard and a "Pentium" inside (4 cores).
Question: What CPUs will work for my PC?
fantastic vid. thanks for the help, upgraded to i9 :D
#6%Club. LOL! Good video. We’re about to upgrade a gaming system to an i9. It’s been a while since I tackled a CPU upgrade, so your video has reduced the anxiety quite a bit. Thanks!
I am currently running a Intel i7 2600 a pretty old cpu and I was wondering what cpu would you recommend to upgrade to?
Great video! I learned so much from this. Thank you!
#6% club great video learned a lot about the information I needed. I’ve been kinda rebuilding an old z170 motherboard and I have an i5 6600 in it. I was thinking of picking up a new i7 7700 for it because price point is just better for me right now I felt like I had the right choice but your overclocking info really helped me figure it out. As a person who hasn’t built a pc in forever I’ve missed a lot of information and creation of a lot new technology.
Thank you so much! I couldn't find a video that shows removal of a CPU cooling fan from a CPU, and I'd never even worked with thermal paste until I built my own PC a few months ago. I've decided that the cooling fan I have isn't enough for my future needs, but wasn't sure, "Er, how do I remove the cooling fan without damaging the CPU?" I went looking for a "upgrade CPU cooling fan" but the closest I found was an AMD based video. That one's probably good enough, but I figured, "I just want to learn to do this right, the first time." Anyway, thanks for showing me that the thermal paste doesn't act as some sort of weird superglue or whatever! I just really wasn't sure.
good stuff; seems a little complicated; I will post my specs and get your advice to upgrade my CPU! thanks!