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Amazon and their "recommended" combos strike again.
That's an "F" CPU, which lacks integrated graphics. If you have a discrete GPU...
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Thanks for the fast replies. This is why I've always loved Tom's Hardware. The good news is that I got the board and the CPU on Amazon...
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You'd need a different motherboard for that CPU. But it would make much more sense to buy a cheap new CPU that fits instead, even...
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considering that this is an old i5 7500 and you're using a new LGA1700 motherboard, there's no way to make it fit.
replacing the CPU...
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Thank you for the fast reply. So, I need a whole new motherboard, and not just the tray?
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You have a board that accepts 12th to 14th gen LGA1700 CPUs. And a 7th gen LGA1151 CPU so it's not supposed to fit.
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I haven't installed a CPU in years...many years. Back then, there were pins on the bottom of the CPU, and the big danger was not bending...
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