IN GOES THE CHIP

WE NOW TURN OUR ATTENTION away from the case and to our motherboard and more precisely, to the AMD chip itself. Like an Intel processor, the AMD chip has a tiny arrow on one corner that will align with an arrow on the mobo. First, though, we need to lift up the retention arm by pushing it down and outwards slightly before placing the chip down. Once this arm is up, we can now align the processor in place and rest it down. Always be careful here—pick it up by its sides and avoid touching the bottom pins. Then, secure it in place by lowering the retention arm back down. Lovely job.