I'm a 2000's kid but I absolutely love your style of videos! Straight to the point, well-explained, old school aesthetic, well edited. Never stop Mr. Barnatt.
Even though I've replaced/upgraded lots of CPUs over the last 30 years I still like to watch your videos - not least because now I can just point people at it instead of explaining it myself! Actually doing it of course is fun :)
yes indeed nice one, as much as i like helping it does get tiresome so it's nice to have a reference to point people in the right direction and that I can trust as correct.
Great tutorial as always! One extra from me: if you're dealing with a CPU that has very old thermal paste, it's advisable to heat your CPU to reduce risk of pulling it out from socket with cooler on.
That is good advice but also just wricking it gently will help a lot, then you basically break the 'glue' a bit on the side everywhere gradually and work inwards breaking all of the glue before you pull the cooler.
Another thing to note is that this can only happen with AMD processors as they use a PGA socket, but Intel uses a LGA socket, which makes it highly unlikely to happen.
@@sir_whocampsalot2876 "impossible" is a strong word ;) Anything's possible with enough force! But it's true it's much more likely on AMD CPUs-I just did that last week!
6:24 There's one step you forgot for the uninitiated. Before doing anything, always unplug the computer and press the power button to drain any left over current from the system. Things can get pretty damaged from that left over trickle charge when you start pulling things off or putting on the motherboard if you don't do that step.
It's not a bad idea to keep the power supply plugged into the mains but switched off at the socket in order to keep the case earthed and reduce the risk of electrostatic damage to the components.
@@johnm2012 Well, that's more of a UK thing, as we universally have switched sockets. In other countries, there's no switch and you can only unplug it to ensure there's no current. But, yes, if you have switched sockets - like we do here in the UK - then leave it plugged in, but switched off. Because, as you say, the cable provides an earth / ground that's linked to the case, so if you touch the metal of the case, this should help discharge any static electricity you might have built up. But, yes, you should ensure that there's no power - that it is switched off or, lacking switches, unplugged - because modern PCs are not, in fact, fully "off", even when they are nominally "shut down". They still draw a very small amount of power to detect if the power button has been pressed. So called "soft buttons". And some machines - with suitable BIOS settings - can be told to wake the computer on an alarm, or on LAN activity, or to still supply power to the USB (so you can still charge up devices, even when the PC is "off"). (The reason it works like this is because, if you think about it, there's a "bootstrap paradox" to having the machine turn itself on and off. If the machine is off, then it can't turn itself on. And if the power was mechanically controlled - as it used to be back in the day - then the PC can't shut itself down, as it can't reach out a finger to press its own power button to mechanically turn it off. The way around this paradox is that, yeah, there's a part of the PC - on the motherboard - that's still draws power (though a very tiny amount), so there's one component that's "always on" to control turning on and turning off the rest of the system. So when you do "shut down" on your PC, the OS is actually telling that motherboard component to turn off the power on its behalf. But, yeah, because of this, a PC is not actually truly "off", unless you actually cut the power. Mind you, the amount of power running through the system is minimal - but, still, there is power there and you could accidentally short something, or accidentally zap something with static electricity. The danger is more to the machine than the human being. Therefore, yes, it's important - before you perform any "surgery" on your machine - that you cut the power. Either by switch or unplugging. Simply being nominally "off" - "shut down" from Windows - does not cut all the power, just the main power.)
Only Chris can manage to make me sit through 17 minutes of him swapping a cpu. Keep 'em coming! By the way, do you know why does the cooler thermal pad has notches in it? It seems counterintuitive
The pattern of the paste is indeed interesting. I have to hope that Intel have done tests, and that the pattern they use produces the most even spread. That, or it is easier to do that way when manufacturing the cooler. This said, AMD stock coolers have a complete circle of pre-applied thermal compound.
@@kinnikuzero It is quite tacky but not completely dry so as it heats up it spreads out more evenly unfortunately I would prefer more wet where I could squeeze the hell out of it just like anyone else does when they put their heat sink on so I usually take that off anyways and put fresh on but that's me
@Voodoo Yam It apparently doesn't matter basically at all what shape you apply it in. It always just spreads. Only quantity is important. Source: Check Gamer'sNexus tests (pretty nice channel that specializes in quite in-depth, methodical tests)
No matter how many times I've done it over the almost 30 years I've been doing this, I always have to take a moment to compose myself when turning on a computer for the first time after a new build or change of processor. The relief of a job well done is something, too.
This is defiantly my favourite video that you have released so far. I love watching your content on RUclips and I can't wait to see all the upgrades you do to your test rig that you plan on doing!!
Once again a very a nice, thorough video. Thank you for it, and while I have built a few rigs myself it is always refreshing to watch someone else do it as well. Keep up the great work you do.
Explaining Computers on Sunday perfect! Another interesting video, it's always good to see someone else installing an upgrade, I also crossed my fingers for you and glad the CPU worked OK. Have you another project in mind for the CPU you removed? I'm looking forward to seeing further videos on your upgrade series, thank you Chris :)
I'm guessing that like me, around 95% of your viewers have done this simple upgrade more than once already. However all your videos are compulsory viewing, even for those users that never intend to open their pc case. Your presenting style is unique and entertaining, always good to see Stanley the knife put in an appearance.
Thanks for this. And I am sure you are right, many subscribers to this channel will have done this. But less than 30 per cent of views on this channel are from subscribers, so my hope is that this video will be picked up by those going a search for "CPU upgrade", etc. :)_
Excellent once again. I'm replacing a motherboard this year, so this is all interesting for someone who has never had to it before. Thanks. I'm reminded to watch the motherboard one again!
Back in the old days (early 90s), you had to set voltage and clock speed via dip switches on the motherboard when you installed or upgraded a processor, so you had to get those values from the processor documentation and cross reference the motherboard documentation to be certain of compatibility. I feel old just remembering this, but I'll resist the urge to shout "get off my lawn". As always, an excellent and fun video!
My son and I just used this video for guidance in upgrading a Ryzen 3 processor to a Ryzen 5. This upgrade for the same computer I built with my son during Covid when we followed Chris’s budget Ryzen build series from 5 years or so ago. We had to upgrade the motherboard bios to get the new processor recognized, but it’s working great. The advice in the video here is very good, whether Intel or Ryzen. Thanks, Chris, for making videos like this to give people the confidence and knowledge to fix and upgrade computers themselves!
Excellent tutorial, as always. It’s been an awfully long time since I built a PC, so this was a great refresher course. Cooler installation seems easier than it used to be.
I know what you mean, installing a cooler a decade or so ago was a fiddly business which required the strength of Hercules to clip the clamps shut! I was always terrified that I was going to snap the motherboard.
Were it not for your video series on this particular computer, I would have no idea that a Pentium processor even existed in this current market. Before your previous videos with this computer, I thought the Core i3 was the cheapest CPU one could buy right now. I'll bet you're very much enjoying this upgrade -- that Pentium CPU had to have been quite slow, particularly with Windows 11.
Thanks teach. This video give me good relief. I was planning on replacing my CPU, and all the other video i watch were all about newly "built" computers and nothing about pre working computers. This video was much clearer and put better details and gave ore answers, like for example, i now know i don't need to open my wallet again to buy a new OS if i replace my cpu. Thanks. A very helpful video.😊
I've just upgraded my server from 6 core to 12 core Xeon. It's really an exciting moment when the system boots up successfully after an upgrade as many things could potentially go wrong
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As always, to the point, succinct, and well searched informations thank you Chris, you could only imagine how much valuable, life saving knowledge I got from your videos. Grateful for ever. Respect
Well that was a lot easier than a cpu upgrade I did a while ago. I removed the heatsink and pulled out the cpu out the same time (I got lucky, didn't damage it). Lesson there, give the heatsink a gentle twist to break the thermal compound. Also, some coolers are tall, tall enough to not allow the side panel to go back on.
Glad you included the bit about setting up a Microsoft account and linking your Windows license to your account. I was resistant to using a Microsoft account until I learned that it makes it much easier to reactivate Windows after major hardware changes. I recently had to replace a failed motherboard on my wife's system and linking the windows license to a MS account made reactivation a piece of cake. Thanks for the informative, and entertaining, video.
As usual a very interesting video. Like others I have built a number of systems but still enjoy watching others do it so smoothly unlike my feeble attempts. However where were you a couple of months ago when I received my new Ryzen CPU and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't post? I wasn't aware that anyone made cpus without gpus. Back in the early days they didn't but it's been 10 or 15 years since I had to worry about adding a video card. Oh well. Thanks again.
I had watched your video when you installed theG6400 in.I had a Gigabyte A320 board laying around with a Am4 socket .Bought a 3000G processor installed Zorin16 on it.All works fine with very little money involved.Thanks for your video`s gives me some good ideas to play around with.
Great video! One of the main issues for upgrading is the fact that intel seems to change socket all the time, making a significant CPU upgrade impossible. My current PC still runs a first gen Core i7 920, and the only upgrade worth while would be to use a Xeon CPU that fits into the socket 1366, like e.g. the X5690. Newer Core processors just do not fit, and will require a new motherboard as well. Things were better in the old days of Slot 1. I still run such an old dog from 1999 with a slot 1 Asus P2B motherboard that used the legendary 440BX chipset. Originally equipped with a Slot 1 Mendochino Celeron 400, it was later upgraded using a FC-PGA Coppermine Pentium III 800. This was possible because you could use a simple thing called a slocket: a FCPGA to Slot-1 converter. Finally it was upgraded again with a FC-PGA2 Tualatin Celeron 1300 using again a dedicated slocket. So 3 generations on CPU on the same motherboard. I stuffed it with RAM to the maximum of 768 MB and it still happily runs Debian Linux Bullseye.
Hi Stefan, thanks greatly for this. And wow, a very, very interesting board -- if at a price. The forthcoming Rock 5B has the same RK3588 SoC, and I've bought a pre-release code which I hope will enable me to get hold of one fairly soon now: forum.radxa.com/t/introduce-rock-5-model-b-arm-desktop-level-sbc/8361
Glad you upgraded the processor in that computer Chris. I remember suggesting that you upgraded the original Core2Duo to a Core2Quad one time, but hey, it's sporting a shiny new 6 core processor now! Maybe you could make a video about using that Core2Duo (if you still have it) in 2022?
Come on Chris, installing an Intel CPU is piece of cake! Installing an AMD AM4 CPU, where the pins are on the processor (PGA) instead of on the socket, and thus way more riskier, is which separate the men from the boys haha. Kidding of course, your videos are always helpful.
Even though I know how to do this myself, I really like watching this particular video. Right now I am having to use a few laptops for daily use stuff but soon I'll be able to use my Desktop once again. Setting up a new Router as well today though in my new(to me) home.
Hi Christopher. I just realise we were both in the book, the Top 100 Positive Voices in 2018. The book is titled 'The UK Book of RUclips 2018 and was printed by Gramafilm.
I just bought a Xeon X5670 for only $9 to replace the i7 920 CPU in my old first gen PC with an ASUS P6T Deluxe v2 board, but I am "squeamish" about first doing the necessary BIOS update in this old board. I am in the process of backing up everything first...just in case and maybe will also get a chip programmer and/or spare chip for this board as well. BIOS updates always make me nervous especially when a board does not have a backup BIOS to return to or reapply if things go bad. Nice video as always, Chris. Be well! 👍👍
I've the same CPU and motherboard (same chipset but from a different brand). I wanted to buy new SSD with PCI-E 4.0 specification but couldn't as the chipset didn't support it. So, I bought a new motherboard with a newer chipset but didn't buy new CPU right away as I didn't have the money. I thought I'll buy it later when Intel launches new CPUs. Then, on one day I saw you uploaded a new video and title had "big LITTLE" written in it. I checked out. And I was like wow, Intel finally did it. And, I thought this is the CPU I'll buy for my new motherboard. Then I realised the new CPU has a 1700 socket and the motherboard I bought has 1200. Okay, those things aside, this is a good upgrade you have here and very nice video as you always do.
A chip like that in the US was going for $135 the other day. It was a very tempting buy when I was building the new pc, but I decided to go for the 12400 and h610 motherboard. Don’t regret
I believe i5s are the best thing Intel has done so far. By the way were you able to identify whether you CPU is a G1 chip with 6 cores, or the Q0 version with 10 cores from which the 4 of them are disabled? And do you happen to know if you can enable the 4 cores? I remember about 20 years ago, Ati (or was it nVidia?) had a shortage in GPUs, so it offered the 9700 version of the chip, disguised as 9500. It was quite easy to unleash the power of 9700, just by placing a simple rig on the GPU pcb. I think you just soldered a wire in order to bridge two connectors and voila! you had the finest GPU card available, for the price of its little sister, which was about half the cost. Thanks Chris, keep up.
Now one thing that might be necessary on some motherboards, depending on how far of an upgrade you're doing is that you might have to flash the bios to a newer version to support your CPU in question. I know, as an example, some older AM4 motherboards would require flashing the bios to support higher end 300 or 5000 CPUs. It might not be necessary but depending on how old your motherboard is, it is something that can be overlooked.
Fully agreed. My SOP is to check and update the BIOS to latest release if needed before any CPU upgrade. Not always necessary with Intel CPU but maybe required with AMD when upgrading from one generation CPU to another.
That strange Jellyfish Benchmark Scene was probably inspired by the Pilot Episode 'Encounter at Farpoint' from Star Trek Next Generation that features similar looking Creatures. :)
Having a AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X, I can say it made me very nervous to install the CPU, which is VERY different from anything anyone has ever seen. Such a big socket and so many pins, and you have to slide the CPU into rails of a holder that is pushed down and clicks into the socket with the CPU. Then you have the pressure mechanism that you angle down onto the CPU which is then screwed on tight with a newton screwdriver and 3 Torx screws. The screwdriver is included with the CPU retail box. I think this operation has shortened my life by at least six years if not more cause the CPU cost me 1300 EUR and the motherboard 750 EUR...
Curmudgeon corner: you didn't replace the CPU sticker on the case for the first boot section. Now, seriously, that PC is now really a sleeper! Few would suspect the pretty competent power those nearly trash picked-like case looks pack inside.
Nice upgrade. Well I always use the Anti-Static Bracelet when opening inside PCs like that. But for upgrading CPUs can be tricky compared to upgrading GFX cards like nVidia. Also, sorry for being off-topic but are you curious on what the RPi Foundation is up to for the Raspberry 5 project or even expecting some surprising upgrades? I find those Micro HDMI ports too awkward and fiddly to plug in from behind my TV where it's mounted to a VESA board. Speaking of VESA, do you think that the Pi would be better off using a full-sized DisplayPort but also provides a DP HDMI adapter? Cos I do know DisplayPorts are free from royalty but TVs use HDMIs more than DPs. I do know most Modern LCD TVs suffer from Display Lags compared to Monitors - which made my RetroPie gaming from my TV awkward with that annoying lag. I bet you are excited to see some new products and upgrades from the RPi Foundation and maybe some improvements for the Pi 400 that doesn't have tiny Cursor Keys and maybe tiny F-keys as well?
I always get such intense abuse in the comments when I mention/show antistatic handling precautions that I no longer include them in a video. I would certainly favour full-size HDMI on new Pis, but am not holding my breath . . .
The one additional step I always perform when doing surgery on a computer is to vacuum all of the dust out of the case, motherboard, and other components. Your test rig was very clean already, but I doubt that's the condition of most computers.
Christopher is obviously an optimist. After fiddling around inside the case, he put the lid back on before trying to see if it worked. :-)* Is there any use for a redundant cooler? Can CPUs be purchased without them?
Some amd models come without a cooler, not sure if intel does the same. You could save the cooler for other projects like a high output led module, or simply take it for recycling
Depending how long this product was in a warehouse, especially since this CPU is 2 generations old, the thermal paste pre-applied on the cooler might have been dried out as there is no air tight seal around the cooler. I recommend removing it with Isopropanol 99.9% alcohol, then with nailpolish remover (99.9% Acetone), then apply new paste like Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut or Arctic MX-5. Spread the past over the CPU, then put the cooler on.
That's a very good point. Personally, I always remove the pre-applied thermal paste from any heatsink I buy, if only because I don't know its quality, then apply a known high performance paste. I'd hate to "spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth o' tar".
Nice presentation. A couple of things... I have cracked open 100s of computers and one thing I NEVER do is to put all the panels back on before I had a chance to see that it boots. Saved me much unnecessary fiddling with screws. The other thing is, why in the world would anyone want to depend on MS Win for anything. Highway robbery.
Thanks for this. On the case panels, I replaced them as this is a video, not real life! :) On Windows, I make a great deal more Linux than Windows content on this channel. But most people run Windows, so to cater for the majority audience I was running Windows 11 in this video.
Thank you, Mr. Barnatt! I plan to upgrade my old ThinkPad T-430 from a i5-3320M to 3rd gen Core™ i7-3520M, or faster depending on what the BIOS/UEFI allows. Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!
Ha ha, I also breathed a sigh of relief when your computer fired up after the upgrade! I kind-of thought it would though, or else you probably wouldn't have uploaded the video!
I upgraded the CPU in my HP Slim Desktop S01-pF1xxx(small form factor) from a Celeron G5900 to the Core i5-10400 last April. Had to use the factory CPU heatsink/fan combo because the BakerMS 8768 motherboard has screw threads in the CPU fan mounting points. And due to the sff design, the TDP going from 58 to 65W, and only having the CPU fan without any other intake or exhaust fans, the 6 CPU core temps operate in range from 50-65 celsius during normal tasks. Web browsing, media playing, updates, etc.. I tried gaming and video format converting and the temps thermal throttled and shut down the PC entirely. But I can create media DVDs with the use of an external fan blowing air directly on the rear exhaust grille. It keeps the temps lower than 80-85C......but it works.
A nice, clean CPU upgrade. Not like my own, where this week I've upgraded my AMD Ryzen 3700X to a 5950X, had to return one all-in-one liquid cooler as it was too big to fit in my case, and then mod the case so that the smaller replacement cooler could get good air flow in from the front.
A long time ago, a cpu upgrade like 486 to pentium overdrive, still lots of works to do. You know, those DIP switches, jumper settings. Now, just slide in a new compatible cpu.
My #1 rule in building pcs is no coffee, no alcohol when putting in the cpu. Best to do it early in the day. Don’t do it when you are tired. I once had one pop out of my fingers and damage pins in the socket.
This assumes one can get ones fat fingers in and remove the existing cooler! Managed to screw up an upgrade I tried, ended up not removing the cooler but the CPU became partially unseated so wouldn't boot... Ended up taking it to a local company who were able to sort it properly! Easy job I thought!
I'm a 2000's kid but I absolutely love your style of videos! Straight to the point, well-explained, old school aesthetic, well edited. Never stop Mr. Barnatt.
Thanks. I plan to keep going!
Even though I've replaced/upgraded lots of CPUs over the last 30 years I still like to watch your videos - not least because now I can just point people at it instead of explaining it myself! Actually doing it of course is fun :)
Trueee
yes indeed nice one, as much as i like helping it does get tiresome so it's nice to have a reference to point people in the right direction and that I can trust as correct.
Great tutorial as always! One extra from me: if you're dealing with a CPU that has very old thermal paste, it's advisable to heat your CPU to reduce risk of pulling it out from socket with cooler on.
Good point. Very wise advice.
That is good advice but also just wricking it gently will help a lot, then you basically break the 'glue' a bit on the side everywhere gradually and work inwards breaking all of the glue before you pull the cooler.
Another thing to note is that this can only happen with AMD processors as they use a PGA socket, but Intel uses a LGA socket, which makes it highly unlikely to happen.
@@sir_whocampsalot2876 "impossible" is a strong word ;)
Anything's possible with enough force!
But it's true it's much more likely on AMD CPUs-I just did that last week!
@@JeffGeerling Haha, fair enough!
From a dual core Pentium to 10th gen i5. That's quite a leap in terms of upgrade.
Interesting video EC.
Have a great week !
Thanks. Have a great week yourself. :)
6:24 There's one step you forgot for the uninitiated. Before doing anything, always unplug the computer and press the power button to drain any left over current from the system. Things can get pretty damaged from that left over trickle charge when you start pulling things off or putting on the motherboard if you don't do that step.
It's not a bad idea to keep the power supply plugged into the mains but switched off at the socket in order to keep the case earthed and reduce the risk of electrostatic damage to the components.
Good point.
@@johnm2012 Well, that's more of a UK thing, as we universally have switched sockets. In other countries, there's no switch and you can only unplug it to ensure there's no current.
But, yes, if you have switched sockets - like we do here in the UK - then leave it plugged in, but switched off. Because, as you say, the cable provides an earth / ground that's linked to the case, so if you touch the metal of the case, this should help discharge any static electricity you might have built up.
But, yes, you should ensure that there's no power - that it is switched off or, lacking switches, unplugged - because modern PCs are not, in fact, fully "off", even when they are nominally "shut down". They still draw a very small amount of power to detect if the power button has been pressed. So called "soft buttons".
And some machines - with suitable BIOS settings - can be told to wake the computer on an alarm, or on LAN activity, or to still supply power to the USB (so you can still charge up devices, even when the PC is "off").
(The reason it works like this is because, if you think about it, there's a "bootstrap paradox" to having the machine turn itself on and off. If the machine is off, then it can't turn itself on. And if the power was mechanically controlled - as it used to be back in the day - then the PC can't shut itself down, as it can't reach out a finger to press its own power button to mechanically turn it off.
The way around this paradox is that, yeah, there's a part of the PC - on the motherboard - that's still draws power (though a very tiny amount), so there's one component that's "always on" to control turning on and turning off the rest of the system. So when you do "shut down" on your PC, the OS is actually telling that motherboard component to turn off the power on its behalf.
But, yeah, because of this, a PC is not actually truly "off", unless you actually cut the power. Mind you, the amount of power running through the system is minimal - but, still, there is power there and you could accidentally short something, or accidentally zap something with static electricity. The danger is more to the machine than the human being.
Therefore, yes, it's important - before you perform any "surgery" on your machine - that you cut the power. Either by switch or unplugging. Simply being nominally "off" - "shut down" from Windows - does not cut all the power, just the main power.)
@@klaxoncow Decent power supplies usually have a physical switch on the mains input that can be used to disconnect it from the mains.
Only Chris can manage to make me sit through 17 minutes of him swapping a cpu. Keep 'em coming!
By the way, do you know why does the cooler thermal pad has notches in it? It seems counterintuitive
The pattern of the paste is indeed interesting. I have to hope that Intel have done tests, and that the pattern they use produces the most even spread. That, or it is easier to do that way when manufacturing the cooler. This said, AMD stock coolers have a complete circle of pre-applied thermal compound.
The pattern helps spread the paste in a more even symmetrical pattern
@@cgriggsiv but isn't it already dry?
@@kinnikuzero
It is quite tacky but not completely dry so as it heats up it spreads out more evenly unfortunately I would prefer more wet where I could squeeze the hell out of it just like anyone else does when they put their heat sink on so I usually take that off anyways and put fresh on but that's me
@Voodoo Yam It apparently doesn't matter basically at all what shape you apply it in. It always just spreads. Only quantity is important. Source: Check Gamer'sNexus tests (pretty nice channel that specializes in quite in-depth, methodical tests)
No matter how many times I've done it over the almost 30 years I've been doing this, I always have to take a moment to compose myself when turning on a computer for the first time after a new build or change of processor. The relief of a job well done is something, too.
Yeah, the one time I tried to upgrade an old Pentium 4 system to a core 2 celeron, I ended up frying the CPU and Motherboard.
This is defiantly my favourite video that you have released so far. I love watching your content on RUclips and I can't wait to see all the upgrades you do to your test rig that you plan on doing!!
Literally no one can make such a task as engaging as you sir. Loved this! Thank you!
Once again a very a nice, thorough video. Thank you for it, and while I have built a few rigs myself it is always refreshing to watch someone else do it as well.
Keep up the great work you do.
Thansk for watching! :)
Explaining Computers on Sunday perfect! Another interesting video, it's always good to see someone else installing an upgrade, I also crossed my fingers for you and glad the CPU worked OK. Have you another project in mind for the CPU you removed? I'm looking forward to seeing further videos on your upgrade series, thank you Chris :)
Thanks for this. The Pentium Gold -- a really nice chip -- will fine a home in another project. :)
I'm guessing that like me, around 95% of your viewers have done this simple upgrade more than once already.
However all your videos are compulsory viewing, even for those users that never intend to open their pc case.
Your presenting style is unique and entertaining, always good to see Stanley the knife put in an appearance.
Thanks for this. And I am sure you are right, many subscribers to this channel will have done this. But less than 30 per cent of views on this channel are from subscribers, so my hope is that this video will be picked up by those going a search for "CPU upgrade", etc. :)_
Excellent once again. I'm replacing a motherboard this year, so this is all interesting for someone who has never had to it before. Thanks. I'm reminded to watch the motherboard one again!
First person ever to make installing a stock Intel cooler look easy! :)
Back in the old days (early 90s), you had to set voltage and clock speed via dip switches on the motherboard when you installed or upgraded a processor, so you had to get those values from the processor documentation and cross reference the motherboard documentation to be certain of compatibility. I feel old just remembering this, but I'll resist the urge to shout "get off my lawn". As always, an excellent and fun video!
Yes, I remember those DIP switches! Computing is not so much fun these days. :)
DIP switches on expensive motherboards, jumpers for us poor folk.
My son and I just used this video for guidance in upgrading a Ryzen 3 processor to a Ryzen 5. This upgrade for the same computer I built with my son during Covid when we followed Chris’s budget Ryzen build series from 5 years or so ago. We had to upgrade the motherboard bios to get the new processor recognized, but it’s working great. The advice in the video here is very good, whether Intel or Ryzen. Thanks, Chris, for making videos like this to give people the confidence and knowledge to fix and upgrade computers themselves!
Excellent tutorial, as always. It’s been an awfully long time since I built a PC, so this was a great refresher course. Cooler installation seems easier than it used to be.
Yes, cooler installation has improved a lot.
I know what you mean, installing a cooler a decade or so ago was a fiddly business which required the strength of Hercules to clip the clamps shut! I was always terrified that I was going to snap the motherboard.
@@lawrenceallwright7041 Exactly!
Were it not for your video series on this particular computer, I would have no idea that a Pentium processor even existed in this current market. Before your previous videos with this computer, I thought the Core i3 was the cheapest CPU one could buy right now. I'll bet you're very much enjoying this upgrade -- that Pentium CPU had to have been quite slow, particularly with Windows 11.
Sunday's mean another excellent video from Chris. Always a pleasure to watch, thanx Mate.
Thanks 👍
I never had to replace/upgrade a cpu in the 28 years I've used/suported computers. Crazy, right? Thank you for the video, love all your content!
Me too
If you're running intel it's almost pointless as at best you'll be able to upgrade 1 gen, if you're using AMD there are plenty of CPU upgrade options.
It will be good for guy who want to upgrade their processor. It is Sunday again. Thanks for another great episode.
I LOVE your PC upgrade/build videos, Chris! You strike the perfect balance between concise and detailed. Perfect for novice upgraders like myself 😊👍
Thanks -- your kind feedback is much appreciated.
PC hardware upgrade video genre is never getting old. Thanks Chris. Up to the point and a brilliant shooting angles.
Thanks. :)
Hey Master ! greettings from South America! and thanks for your videos!
Greetings from the UK! :)
Always love the hardware videos!
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Thanks teach. This video give me good relief. I was planning on replacing my CPU, and all the other video i watch were all about newly "built" computers and nothing about pre working computers. This video was much clearer and put better details and gave ore answers, like for example, i now know i don't need to open my wallet again to buy a new OS if i replace my cpu. Thanks. A very helpful video.😊
I've just upgraded my server from 6 core to 12 core Xeon. It's really an exciting moment when the system boots up successfully after an upgrade as many things could potentially go wrong
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For anyone doing you own upgrades, It’s always important to say the phrase “ let’s cross our fingers” before turning on your system. Nicely done ✅
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As always, to the point, succinct, and well searched informations thank you Chris, you could only imagine how much valuable, life saving knowledge I got from your videos.
Grateful for ever.
Respect
Thanks!
I've not learned anything this episode - which is a good sign that I've been trained well from past episodes. Always nice watching upgrades and mods.
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Well that was a lot easier than a cpu upgrade I did a while ago. I removed the heatsink and pulled out the cpu out the same time (I got lucky, didn't damage it). Lesson there, give the heatsink a gentle twist to break the thermal compound. Also, some coolers are tall, tall enough to not allow the side panel to go back on.
I am pleasantly surprised to see a lack of comments complaining about the power supply.
Me too! :)
Glad you included the bit about setting up a Microsoft account and linking your Windows license to your account. I was resistant to using a Microsoft account until I learned that it makes it much easier to reactivate Windows after major hardware changes. I recently had to replace a failed motherboard on my wife's system and linking the windows license to a MS account made reactivation a piece of cake. Thanks for the informative, and entertaining, video.
Another banger of a video! Keep up the great content.
Thanks! Will do!
Great As always.
And this video is going to computer building idea playlist.
Thanks and greetings.
Thanks -- and greetings returned! :)
As usual a very interesting video. Like others I have built a number of systems but still enjoy watching others do it so smoothly unlike my feeble attempts. However where were you a couple of months ago when I received my new Ryzen CPU and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't post? I wasn't aware that anyone made cpus without gpus. Back in the early days they didn't but it's been 10 or 15 years since I had to worry about adding a video card. Oh well. Thanks again.
Stahp, you're giving me upgrade envy.
I thought I had one or two gens of CPU upgrades, but I just realized my only upgrade is more RAM.
I had watched your video when you installed theG6400 in.I had a Gigabyte A320 board laying around with a Am4 socket .Bought a 3000G processor installed Zorin16 on it.All works fine with very little money involved.Thanks for your video`s gives me some good ideas to play around with.
Thanks for this, it is nice to hear about what you did. Your kind feedback is appreciated. :)
Great video!
One of the main issues for upgrading is the fact that intel seems to change socket all the time, making a significant CPU upgrade impossible. My current PC still runs a first gen Core i7 920, and the only upgrade worth while would be to use a Xeon CPU that fits into the socket 1366, like e.g. the X5690. Newer Core processors just do not fit, and will require a new motherboard as well.
Things were better in the old days of Slot 1. I still run such an old dog from 1999 with a slot 1 Asus P2B motherboard that used the legendary 440BX chipset. Originally equipped with a Slot 1 Mendochino Celeron 400, it was later upgraded using a FC-PGA Coppermine Pentium III 800. This was possible because you could use a simple thing called a slocket: a FCPGA to Slot-1 converter. Finally it was upgraded again with a FC-PGA2 Tualatin Celeron 1300 using again a dedicated slocket. So 3 generations on CPU on the same motherboard. I stuffed it with RAM to the maximum of 768 MB and it still happily runs Debian Linux Bullseye.
You are high-qualified in information technology. Your videos are very interesting and helpful as well. Respect from the bottom of my heart.
Many thanks. :)
Awesome tutorial. Fingers excused in favor of extreme close-ups and clarity :). THANKS!
Hi Stefan, thanks greatly for this. And wow, a very, very interesting board -- if at a price. The forthcoming Rock 5B has the same RK3588 SoC, and I've bought a pre-release code which I hope will enable me to get hold of one fairly soon now: forum.radxa.com/t/introduce-rock-5-model-b-arm-desktop-level-sbc/8361
Clear instructions and photography evident once again. Thank you for uploading - liked.
This is an upgrade I've not tried. Very interesting indeed. Thanks for another great video Chris.
Greetings Steve. :)
Thank you Chris. Thank you computer. Both of you gave me a good day. :D
Glad you upgraded the processor in that computer Chris. I remember suggesting that you upgraded the original Core2Duo to a Core2Quad one time, but hey, it's sporting a shiny new 6 core processor now! Maybe you could make a video about using that Core2Duo (if you still have it) in 2022?
Come on Chris, installing an Intel CPU is piece of cake! Installing an AMD AM4 CPU, where the pins are on the processor (PGA) instead of on the socket, and thus way more riskier, is which separate the men from the boys haha. Kidding of course, your videos are always helpful.
That’s a decent bump in performance. I see Stanley the knife is looking sharper than ever. Looking forward to your next video!
I think I gave Stanley a new blade not that long ago. But he continues to lose paint . . .
@@ExplainingComputers I totally understand. When we get older our memory starts to go and we start misplacing things.
thank you for this, even though it's something i know it is still great to have a clear & concise reference to point people in the right direction.
Even though I know how to do this myself, I really like watching this particular video. Right now I am having to use a few laptops for daily use stuff but soon I'll be able to use my Desktop once again. Setting up a new Router as well today though in my new(to me) home.
Remember to pick your PC up & shake it vigorously to make sure all the components are firmly seated.
Nice finally Sunday means a new video! Im watching it right now
Thanks for watching. Have a great day.
Hi Christopher. I just realise we were both in the book, the Top 100 Positive Voices in 2018. The book is titled 'The UK Book of RUclips 2018 and was printed by Gramafilm.
I was indeed in that book! :) Glad to hear you were too. What a small world it is.
Thank you! i am new to computers, this video helped me quite a lot, i had to upgrade from my Ryzen 3 4100 to a Ryzen 5 5500 i got for christmas!
That is a good upgrade. :)
I just bought a Xeon X5670 for only $9 to replace the i7 920 CPU in my old first gen PC with an ASUS P6T Deluxe v2 board, but I am "squeamish" about first doing the necessary BIOS update in this old board. I am in the process of backing up everything first...just in case and maybe will also get a chip programmer and/or spare chip for this board as well. BIOS updates always make me nervous especially when a board does not have a backup BIOS to return to or reapply if things go bad.
Nice video as always, Chris. Be well! 👍👍
I totally agree on BIOS updates . . . a failure would not be good.
I've the same CPU and motherboard (same chipset but from a different brand). I wanted to buy new SSD with PCI-E 4.0 specification but couldn't as the chipset didn't support it. So, I bought a new motherboard with a newer chipset but didn't buy new CPU right away as I didn't have the money. I thought I'll buy it later when Intel launches new CPUs. Then, on one day I saw you uploaded a new video and title had "big LITTLE" written in it. I checked out. And I was like wow, Intel finally did it. And, I thought this is the CPU I'll buy for my new motherboard. Then I realised the new CPU has a 1700 socket and the motherboard I bought has 1200. Okay, those things aside, this is a good upgrade you have here and very nice video as you always do.
0:24 This gives me a flashback about the PC build tutorial from a guy :)))
But very informative video. Thanks, Chris!
Another immensely useful video from EC, I was just about to attempt this very thing! thanks!
Good luck! :)
Excellent Dalek mousemat! :D
Great spot. :)
A chip like that in the US was going for $135 the other day. It was a very tempting buy when I was building the new pc, but I decided to go for the 12400 and h610 motherboard. Don’t regret
I believe i5s are the best thing Intel has done so far.
By the way were you able to identify whether you CPU is a G1 chip with 6 cores, or the Q0 version with 10 cores from which the 4 of them are disabled? And do you happen to know if you can enable the 4 cores? I remember about 20 years ago, Ati (or was it nVidia?) had a shortage in GPUs, so it offered the 9700 version of the chip, disguised as 9500. It was quite easy to unleash the power of 9700, just by placing a simple rig on the GPU pcb. I think you just soldered a wire in order to bridge two connectors and voila! you had the finest GPU card available, for the price of its little sister, which was about half the cost.
Thanks Chris, keep up.
Another nice video. Thank you. It's also good to check the RAM specs to assure compatibility.
RAM compatibility is almost never an issue with Intel; more of a problem with Ryzen.
Clear and concise as always, thanks Chris!
Thanks Chris, I hope that all is well with you.
Another fantastic video, keep up the amazing work!!!
Thank you! Will try!
Computers are just beautiful machines, i always go back to a video titled "How a cpu is made" to see a basic explanation on how they are made.
IDK I like those videos they are so relaxing. I have no clue how many CPU's I have switched by now. Last week alone like 9 or 10.
Now one thing that might be necessary on some motherboards, depending on how far of an upgrade you're doing is that you might have to flash the bios to a newer version to support your CPU in question. I know, as an example, some older AM4 motherboards would require flashing the bios to support higher end 300 or 5000 CPUs. It might not be necessary but depending on how old your motherboard is, it is something that can be overlooked.
Yes, this is true -- as I do discuss in the video! :)
@@ExplainingComputers ahh, saw the compatibility but must have missed the bios thing.
Fully agreed. My SOP is to check and update the BIOS to latest release if needed before any CPU upgrade. Not always necessary with Intel CPU but maybe required with AMD when upgrading from one generation CPU to another.
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Some motherboards require you to buy two CPUs one to do the upgrading and then one to actually use.
Sir you are a fountain of information and helpfulness, I just ordered a more powerful cpu for my rig cause I found definitive information.
I have an i5-10400 in my computer and it has been a fantastic CPU.
That strange Jellyfish Benchmark Scene was probably inspired by the Pilot Episode 'Encounter at Farpoint' from Star Trek Next Generation that features similar looking Creatures. :)
Hello chris , your video’s are very amazing and i enjoy them so much , and this inspired me to make a channel like yours
Great to hear!
Great update video as always 👍
Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us 👍 😀
I love the amiga style intro music. Very british.
Nice upgrade. The 10400 is a great office CPU. And the stock cooler is more than enough for what you’re using it for. Thanks for the video.
Having a AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X, I can say it made me very nervous to install the CPU, which is VERY different from anything anyone has ever seen. Such a big socket and so many pins, and you have to slide the CPU into rails of a holder that is pushed down and clicks into the socket with the CPU. Then you have the pressure mechanism that you angle down onto the CPU which is then screwed on tight with a newton screwdriver and 3 Torx screws. The screwdriver is included with the CPU retail box. I think this operation has shortened my life by at least six years if not more cause the CPU cost me 1300 EUR and the motherboard 750 EUR...
Curmudgeon corner: you didn't replace the CPU sticker on the case for the first boot section. Now, seriously, that PC is now really a sleeper! Few would suspect the pretty competent power those nearly trash picked-like case looks pack inside.
You are right, but I have plans (in a future video) to refurbish the case, so replacing the sticker has to wait . . . :_
Thank You Chris For This Tips...
Since Got Upgraded RAM....Now Time to Change Core 2 Duo Into Intel Core i3
Nice upgrade. Well I always use the Anti-Static Bracelet when opening inside PCs like that. But for upgrading CPUs can be tricky compared to upgrading GFX cards like nVidia.
Also, sorry for being off-topic but are you curious on what the RPi Foundation is up to for the Raspberry 5 project or even expecting some surprising upgrades? I find those Micro HDMI ports too awkward and fiddly to plug in from behind my TV where it's mounted to a VESA board. Speaking of VESA, do you think that the Pi would be better off using a full-sized DisplayPort but also provides a DP HDMI adapter? Cos I do know DisplayPorts are free from royalty but TVs use HDMIs more than DPs. I do know most Modern LCD TVs suffer from Display Lags compared to Monitors - which made my RetroPie gaming from my TV awkward with that annoying lag.
I bet you are excited to see some new products and upgrades from the RPi Foundation and maybe some improvements for the Pi 400 that doesn't have tiny Cursor Keys and maybe tiny F-keys as well?
I always get such intense abuse in the comments when I mention/show antistatic handling precautions that I no longer include them in a video.
I would certainly favour full-size HDMI on new Pis, but am not holding my breath . . .
The one additional step I always perform when doing surgery on a computer is to vacuum all of the dust out of the case, motherboard, and other components. Your test rig was very clean already, but I doubt that's the condition of most computers.
Yes, some dust removal is always a good idea when a case is open. :)
Christopher is obviously an optimist. After fiddling around inside the case, he put the lid back on before trying to see if it worked. :-)*
Is there any use for a redundant cooler? Can CPUs be purchased without them?
An optimist indeed -- but also a film maker. :) Working on a PC in a studio setting is never quite like it is in real life!
Some amd models come without a cooler, not sure if intel does the same. You could save the cooler for other projects like a high output led module, or simply take it for recycling
@@kinnikuzero Yes, Intel "tray" processors come without a cooler, including lower-power processors like the "T" variants of some CPUS.
@@ExplainingComputersThe weird thing is that the tray versions are priced that same as their stock counterparts. At least in Greece.
f l o a t i n g j e l l y f i s h
(p.s., it was very nice to see both another upgrade video and Stanley the knife again! ❤️)
Depending how long this product was in a warehouse, especially since this CPU is 2 generations old, the thermal paste pre-applied on the cooler might have been dried out as there is no air tight seal around the cooler. I recommend removing it with Isopropanol 99.9% alcohol, then with nailpolish remover (99.9% Acetone), then apply new paste like Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut or Arctic MX-5. Spread the past over the CPU, then put the cooler on.
That's a very good point. Personally, I always remove the pre-applied thermal paste from any heatsink I buy, if only because I don't know its quality, then apply a known high performance paste. I'd hate to "spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth o' tar".
My OCD.... id need the intel logo facing correctly....
Nice presentation. A couple of things... I have cracked open 100s of computers and one thing I NEVER do is to put all the panels back on before I had a chance to see that it boots. Saved me much unnecessary fiddling with screws. The other thing is, why in the world would anyone want to depend on MS Win for anything. Highway robbery.
Thanks for this. On the case panels, I replaced them as this is a video, not real life! :) On Windows, I make a great deal more Linux than Windows content on this channel. But most people run Windows, so to cater for the majority audience I was running Windows 11 in this video.
Thank you, Mr. Barnatt!
I plan to upgrade my old ThinkPad T-430 from a i5-3320M to 3rd gen Core™ i7-3520M, or faster depending on what the BIOS/UEFI allows.
Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!
Ha ha, I also breathed a sigh of relief when your computer fired up after the upgrade! I kind-of thought it would though, or else you probably wouldn't have uploaded the video!
The OCD in me wants the fan (label) rotated 90 degrees anticlockwise! 🤣
another great video so satisfying i thank you very much and looking forward to the next video. blessings.
Thanks for this amazing video.
"...may look at that later, probably won't..." Love it. That's what happens. 😆
I upgraded the CPU in my HP Slim Desktop S01-pF1xxx(small form factor) from a Celeron G5900 to the Core i5-10400 last April. Had to use the factory CPU heatsink/fan combo because the BakerMS 8768 motherboard has screw threads in the CPU fan mounting points. And due to the sff design, the TDP going from 58 to 65W, and only having the CPU fan without any other intake or exhaust fans, the 6 CPU core temps operate in range from 50-65 celsius during normal tasks. Web browsing, media playing, updates, etc.. I tried gaming and video format converting and the temps thermal throttled and shut down the PC entirely. But I can create media DVDs with the use of an external fan blowing air directly on the rear exhaust grille. It keeps the temps lower than 80-85C......but it works.
This is lovely. I recently upgraded to a ryzen 9 5900x
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A nice, clean CPU upgrade. Not like my own, where this week I've upgraded my AMD Ryzen 3700X to a 5950X, had to return one all-in-one liquid cooler as it was too big to fit in my case, and then mod the case so that the smaller replacement cooler could get good air flow in from the front.
First thing I do on Sunday morning is check out what Christopher is up to! 👍
Excellent! :)
Make a video on that awesome looking ergonomic mouse
A long time ago, a cpu upgrade like 486 to pentium overdrive, still lots of works to do. You know, those DIP switches, jumper settings. Now, just slide in a new compatible cpu.
My #1 rule in building pcs is no coffee, no alcohol when putting in the cpu. Best to do it early in the day. Don’t do it when you are tired. I once had one pop out of my fingers and damage pins in the socket.
Sound advice! :) Some things and PC building do not mix! :)
Excellent tutorial, Thank you.
Nice informative video as always
This assumes one can get ones fat fingers in and remove the existing cooler!
Managed to screw up an upgrade I tried, ended up not removing the cooler but the CPU became partially unseated so wouldn't boot... Ended up taking it to a local company who were able to sort it properly!
Easy job I thought!
A very useful tutorial for DIY.