do i need to do anything special when upgrading a cpu?

[Ruin91]

so...i no this proly a dumb question however im very new to pc building..in fact i just built my first pc a few months ago and i need to upgrade the cpu to a 4690k(should be here by friday)

currently i have a g3258 in the system and it needs a upgrade....so do i need to do anythng besides removing the cpu heatsink and taking out the cpu and putting in the new one......

like do i need to do anything in the bios b4 i use the pc again or anything else

 

[why_wolf]

so long as the Motherboard and BIOS support it (it should out of the box) you don't have to do anything other than slap it in. Windows may or may not complain about the change since changing the CPU can count as a major hardware change.

don't forget to reapply your heat spreader on the new CPU don't just use whatever gunk is leftover on the heatsink.

 

[Ruin91]

so long as the Motherboard and BIOS support it (it should out of the box) you don't have to do anything other than slap it in. Windows may or may not complain about the change since changing the CPU can count as a major hardware change.

don't forget to reapply your heat spreader on the new CPU don't just use whatever gunk is leftover on the heatsink.

thx...and i assuming u mean the thermal paste on the old heatsink...im not gonna use that one im gonna use the one thats gonna come with the 4690k un tilli can afford a kraken lol

 

[Tao2009]

Cpu dont come with thermal paste. Youre going to fry you $200+ cpu if you dont use thermal paste

 

[Tao2009]

Thermal paste and cpu cooler are not the same thing. /facepalm

 

[Ruin91]

Cpu dont come with thermal paste. Youre going to fry you $200+ cpu if you dont use thermal paste

no but the the cooler that comes with the 4690k does have thermal paste on it already..so i dont need to change it.......

 

[Ruin91]

Thermal paste and cpu cooler are not the same thing. /facepalm

when exactly did i say thermal paste was the same as a cpu cooler..........