Hello!
I've just brought my new components home and went on to assemble my new PC (first time builder here). However, not long after that, I started sweating like a pig and my stomach froze.
The parts are: i7-9700k, Aorus Pro Z390, Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo, the rest doesn't matter for now.
First, I've put in the CPU. Wiggled it a bit, everything looked fine, the triangles aligned, and the notches didn't allow it to move anywhere.
So I put down the lid and pushed the lever down. Boy, did it NOT go smooth. It was hard to push it down, and there were scratching noises.
I opened it again, only to see the metal sides of the CPU scraped a little. Also, I noticed that I could still see the pins, take a look at the photo:
https://prnt.sc/r5w74z
On the Internet, I saw that the scratching was OK. That's how the socket 'hugs' the CPU. But it was eerie.
Then I decided to put the backplate on the MoBo, so I could put the CPU cooler on. But alas, another problem.
The four protruding pins wouldn't go through all the holes. I could fit one, but the 3 of them didn't go through the MoBo holes completely.
I tried to put the standoffs in to see whether they would attach the backplate, but still...
Here's a photo, sorry for the bad quality:
https://prnt.sc/r5w6h7
You can (maybe) notice the upper yellow 'pin' sticking out, while the bottom part went through the hole.
So did I do something wrong, did I damage my components?
I've just brought my new components home and went on to assemble my new PC (first time builder here). However, not long after that, I started sweating like a pig and my stomach froze.
The parts are: i7-9700k, Aorus Pro Z390, Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo, the rest doesn't matter for now.
First, I've put in the CPU. Wiggled it a bit, everything looked fine, the triangles aligned, and the notches didn't allow it to move anywhere.
So I put down the lid and pushed the lever down. Boy, did it NOT go smooth. It was hard to push it down, and there were scratching noises.
I opened it again, only to see the metal sides of the CPU scraped a little. Also, I noticed that I could still see the pins, take a look at the photo:
https://prnt.sc/r5w74z
On the Internet, I saw that the scratching was OK. That's how the socket 'hugs' the CPU. But it was eerie.
Then I decided to put the backplate on the MoBo, so I could put the CPU cooler on. But alas, another problem.
The four protruding pins wouldn't go through all the holes. I could fit one, but the 3 of them didn't go through the MoBo holes completely.
I tried to put the standoffs in to see whether they would attach the backplate, but still...
Here's a photo, sorry for the bad quality:
https://prnt.sc/r5w6h7
You can (maybe) notice the upper yellow 'pin' sticking out, while the bottom part went through the hole.
So did I do something wrong, did I damage my components?