CPU Sockets as Fast As Possible

LGA 1151, AM3+, LGA 2011-3, FM2...it can be difficult to keep track of all the different modern CPU sockets! Here's what you need to know about them.
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[@noanoxan]

03:24 you gotta warn us if you're gonna show gore like that. Such a sad, sad, gruesome pic... 😰

[@Salehalanazi-7]

every fucking Viewer find your profile image disturbing XD

[@N1ko0L]

BDSM Porn for nerds

[@Razi98]

Recently, my bro was cleaning the desktop and he BRUSHED THE PINS IN THE SOCKET. Had to get a brand new mobo with the same 1st generation Intel processor socket as the new build would be damn expensive...

[@heyitsdazy]

@@Razi98 With a horse brush???

[@voovin]

So sad 😭

[@StrokePlay]

I enjoyed building my First PC, can't wait to do it again!

[@someweirdguy7275]

just scarp it and rebuild it

[@hattrickster33]

Yeah same =D The only part that sucked was the stress of putting the CPU in the socket. I couldn't sleep thinking about what would happen if I destroyed the MOBO and the CPU by messing up that step. Turned out to be easy though. So next time should be less stressful.

[@SummonerArthur]

I had problems with the heatsink on my first time...

[@StrokePlay]

What happened?

[@SummonerArthur]

EpicsArchive I didnt readed the manual... So I didnt knew how to fit it in the mobo properly, so I ended folding it...

[@ksells]

I personally think both 'array styles' used by AMD and Intel make sense for their products. In most cases an Intel CPU will cost much more than the motherboard so theoretically it's better for the pins to break on the motherboard rather than on the CPU

[@danimayb]

Still think that now? lol

[@Korinrl]

3:24 my soul ached to see all those pins messed up

[@ReeCocho]

3:23 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

[@mckinleywyman]

That physically hurt to look at. Some real computergore right there.

[@ClintonM0SFMAnimator]

I should have read the comments before watching. It hurts so bad.

[@jacksimmons6415]

this has happened to me... it brings flashbacks.

[@oldrandomcomputing6247]

WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO THAT CPU!?!?!?!?!?

[@oldrandomcomputing6247]

Fischbot I managed to dodge the bullet because I nearly damaged my processor, but I managed to fix it. it was a MASSIVE pain though.

[@16awala]

I found my first computer collecting dust in the basement about a year ago, and since I hadn't actually gotten into computers until nearly a decade after I stopped using that pc, I never knew what was inside. I opened it up and was greeted by a big cartridge with a tiny fan on it labeled "Pentium II". I hadn't even known at the time that cartridge cpu's ever existed.

[@Cheez1000]

3:23 Add a gore warning next time.

[@simpledare.]

Last time I came this early UK was still United Kingdom, now it's Divided Kingdom

[@OfficialJuke]

penis

[@MrDitkovich]

+StormTrooper97 PREACH

[@BenGHD]

It's United Kingdom because Ireland, Wales, England and Scotland are united to become Great Britain.

[@yurtttttt96]

+BenG HD Ireland IS NOT apart of the United Kingdom. The U.K. Is the nations of England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the nations of England, Wales & Scotland.

[@jackmiliken6354]

+BenG HD *North Ireland

[@rogerdatt8861]

I love how targetted advertising by Linus doesn't require any data mining, coding, or browser history snooping. Keep up the awesome work!

[@Atodaso]

Amazing - Whoever suggested this topic is amazing. I was just looking for a decent video about this the other day, but came up severely short. +1

[@SubinGeorge26]

Why in the world would anyone dislike this video??? It gave us information about sockets

[@doomr6937]

Subin George it might not’ve helped them

[@jameshiggins4067]

I like the new look of Ryzen CPU pins.

[@jameshiggins4067]

finally changed it

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

2:57 And Zen+... And Zen 2... and Zen 3. You had a great run, AM4.

[@Brunoxid0]

Couple days late. Just had a test about this.

[@dysfunctionalwombat]

The processor in the middle of the pic with a bunch is a Socket 370, I have a board and Pentium 3 933 with that socket type

[@sleeplessindefatigable6385]

oh jeez this brought back some bad memories. A few years back I had a fairly nice little prebuilt pc and it was starting to show its age. I checked on the case and it proudly displayed "AMD athlon 2" on it so I did the "logical" thing and went ahead and purchased an AMD FX 8350. not smart. so I get home with this beastie in my hand and set about trying to pull my computer apart and after a lot of effort I finally got to the motberboard which, superficially at least, appeared to have the right sockets. This was back when I didn't know about sockets. "AMDs are easy to install" they said. about five minutes of wrangling later and I'd bent two pins. an hour of desperate wiggling with a knife later and those pins totally came off. I spent the next hour or so practically crying at my own failure. and that's the story of how I threw away about £180 on a processor and then killed it before I even got to run it.

[@suibora]

im sorry for your loss :'0

[@reviewbillusa9556]

:(.............

[@eustacequinlank7418]

Your description of inserting the CPU into the Socket gave me the fucking horn, the coolant tip made me think of putting an ice pack on my arse, useful for these hot and sweaty summer months. Thanks, Linus. You're a star.

[@passionlipalterego8338]

gathering information to help me when I build a pc for the first time...all this knowledge is a bit nerve wracking...

[@gazelle1467]

I didn't think I was that much of a computer nerd until I actually had a visceral reaction to 3:24

[@AutisticThinker]

POS was also taken... Used for Point-Of-Sale, the computers that restaurants and retails use for sales.

[@christopherweeks89]

"Techquickie just uploaded a video." A little late KZbin

[@makoro9161]

Chris Weeks we will not like your comment

[@-gmoore7747]

I found one of my parents old pcs in there closet so I decided to clean it up as I had nothing to do and it was the weekend and I kinda got bored of most of my games so then when i was taking out components I realized I hadn't taken out the cpu yet so I looked around and found a cartridge with a 40 or 20 mm fan mounted on it and I thought ok well that must be an old cpu so I googled it and realized that cpus were also inserted like cartridges a while ago I was then confused as to how to remove it as it was bolted on the mobo with rivets and other stuff that is hard to remove.

[@CocoaNutTF2]

That Starbucks looks exactly like one of the 13 in my town!

[@Ali-bd6kb]

5:19 when the Internet is slow

[@CerealBro1]

Who else watches these videos just to see how creative the transition into the advertisement is?

[@vwa9832]

Thanks for clarifying what the numbers on the LGA meant. Much appreciated

[@gabrocki]

Laughed my ass off at the POS part :DD

[@ZILtoid1991]

Things that were either incorrect or missing: -CPUs on cards were an experiment, and before them PGA sockets already existed. They were mostly useful in the days of the external L2 cache. -Back then, both manufacturers used the same sockets, but Intel in order to monopolize the x86 CPU market they made their own sockets exclusive, forcing AMD to use their own and several 3rd party manufacturers to leave the market.

[@charleshines1553]

You are 100% correct that you should not have to apply pressure to a CPU to seat it. If anything you should do the exact opposite and set it down carefully in the socket. The pins on a PGA socket will fall into place if the socket is correctly opened. Unless you bent any of the pins or didn't set the CPU down flat in the socket, it will require zero insertion force (it is why they are sometimes called ZIF sockets). One other reason it would not go in is that the CPU might not be oriented in the socket properly. Look for a mark or arrow on the socket and CPU and they should be matched to the same corner. Also note that a CPU will not go into the socket correctly if at all if it is not oriented correctly. If that happens, stop where you are, *FREEZE* and look to see if you did something wrong. Also install your PC parts when you have the whole day to yourself so you can enjoy the experience and do it correctly. Maybe that will give you plenty of time to check everything over once or twice. Then you can get a cup of coffee or something else and power it on for the first time and install the OS. I say do all of this on a free day so that you don't have to rush anything, building a PC should be fun. Rushing it will just lead to stress and possibly damaged parts. Need help, by all means call in a knowledgeable friend. He can help you out with anything you are not sure of. This isn't as difficult as some people would make it sound. Just take your time do it right and have fun!!

[@tjrsasea]

Very informative and useful! Advanced congrats on your 1 MILLION!!! :D

[@shehzaanaabdulla3047]

That image of the socket with all the bent pins had piano strings shrieking in my mind. The stuff of nightmares.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Another great and simple video that explains something we all deal with as tech people. Could you all do a video on the new digital audio products coming out? What I mean is on iOS they will send sound via the Lightning connector or Android sending audio via USB3 type-C connectors on some newer phones. Thank you.

[@angrodNumenesse]

My mobo uses lga 771 narrow ILM. I am using lga 775 compatible heatsinks (dual socket mobo.) I had to make custom mounting brackets so that I could mount the heatsinks. Screw compatibility, I will make it work! :D

[@bou222]

Nice to get the info. Thanks Techquickie.

[@jacknicholson1288]

I just got a notification saying you just uploaded this.

[@SlightlyMiscalculated]

When I first got my processor the delivery person just absolutely destroyed the box and in turn bent a handful of the pins on the cpu inside. Spent a good hour+ with the tiniest flathead I own to bend them back. That was fun. In the end though it fit perfectly into the socket and has worked beautifully ever since.

[@supervegito2277]

Too impatient to ask for a replacement? Maybe the company isnt responsible for that, but the mail would be.

[@cwa987videos]

That's a ZIF (zero insertion force) socket, never heard it called a "retention arm" before.

[@VaoDxArchAngel]

I recommend everyone that want a good pair of headphones get the k7xx. It's easily the best over ear open headphones for only 200 bucks.

[@sea7551]

Me: Won’t build a desktop pc in the coming years because of lack of money and and the fact i need a laptop for transportability. Also me: ahh Techquickie a video about cpu sockets! I must watch this instead of doing literally anything else!

[@HardGuess]

Same.

[@NatiYolieX]

Just watched the is 4k video worth it. You guys should do one about HDR. It looks like it's becoming a very standard technology that many say will have a bigger impact than 4k.

[@MrGencyExit64]

The whole cartridge form factor was a temporary thing from the P2 / Athlon era with on-board cache. Prior to this we used pins (and this made the Pentium Pro look quite bizarre) and following it we used pins :)

[@KabooM1067]

Those bent CPU pins killed me a little on the inside.

[@Just3van]

I like how people forget about bga (ball pin arrangement) its very rare to find a cpu that has a bga socket, if im correct, its in the broadwell micro architecture and in old mobile parts

[@darksidelead]

im sure its in more embedded systems than you think, not to mention laptops and probably used in fixed system like phones.

[@evanhooper1]

I'm still running Ivy-Bridge to this day.

[@thebreatho]

Line array speakers AFAP! That'd be a nice subject

[@dendanskehelt4296]

I have no idea about PC, but I have a gaming rig from 2012, that I am trying to upgrade. It runs with an Intel Core I7 as I'm aware.

[@DummyCrafting]

Fun little fact... AM3+ CPU's are compatible on AM2+ motherboards but not the other way around because they use the same socket type except, AM2+ is only compatible with DDR2 ram and not DDR3, while AM3+ is compatible with both DDR2 and DDR3 ... the only thing AMD did right.

[@vaughn9622]

Can you guys do Mac OS explained for your next Techquickie???

[@stevensolferino8486]

huh i never really thought about the word socket in that way of relating to a wall socket.. its just a more complex version of the same thing which is weird. but oddly the same. i guess i already knew that though.

[@Locutus]

You should do a video on heatsinks, and how they work.

[@jordanferrazza8700]

Good to see you don't need electromagnetic protection when just doing motherboards.

[@Centbair]

Pssss... AMx+ sockets are sometimes backwards compatable with the non+ versions. ie: AM3+ socket will work with AM3 chip, but not the other way around. :3

[@rjfaber1991]

Not sometimes, but always; that's the very meaning of the +. If socket AM3+ wasn't compatible with AM3 CPUs, it wouldn't have been called AM3+ but AM4. I'm personally quite happy that AMD pays such attention to backwards compatibility, because I'm running an AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (AM3) CPU on an Asrock 970 Extreme4 (AM3+) motherboard, which would not have otherwise worked.

[@apachelives]

0:59 sockets were first then cartridges (Pentium 2 / Pentium 3 Katmai) then back to sockets - not cartridges first, AMD - same thing.

[@sebastianvangen]

90% of people comments of "first" and "early" while 10% comments about what this video is all about. #cancer

[@gaiustrollius9920]

*SHOTS FIRED*

[@TheBleualtair]

You're in the 90% category, sir.

[@skyr8449]

first

[@jethEngine]

hahaha

[@Gabriel-nb2gg]

I like more the AMD socket it's very easy to install the CPU and also if you bent the CPU pins you can put them in the shap they used to be with a knife..cool! And also I need to say that I just like AMD's socket more and no I also have a few intel CPUs so I'm no fanboy.

[@MultiTelan]

1:12 and before that, they used pins such as on socket 3 and 4.

[@aidsjah]

0:30 ...Bottom left corner... Oh my, guess somone got fierd.

[@PatientZeroBalisong]

techquicky always makes ya look so yellow :P

[@PatientZeroBalisong]

maybe you just got wrong color foundation :P need dat nc15 brah

[@davidbartholomew7081]

Cpu's inserted into place without needing pressure is ZIF, Zero Insertion Force. I waited to hear it. I didnt. :(

[@TheLukemcdaniel]

Not only do you need a cooler to match your socket, but pay attention to which way it will connect. I ordered the wrong cooler master 212, and it could only go with the fans pushing/pulling vertically, which made it too wide and would have blocked half my memory slots. had to switch to one that attached differently.

[@mse_marek]

Do you know that am5 will be lga

[@koolkei]

hmm.... no Ball Grid Array(BGA) is mentioned. commonly used in mobile devices, and are more likely a permanent connection. not available to everyday customers

[@Keesz1]

Nice green hue Linus

[@Alexandra-Rex]

I had the Pentium 3 1.4 GHz on a cartridge. Still have it actually. With glorious RAMBUS

[@shitpoststreet5610]

What is it called when you put the cpu into a cartridge that slots into the mobo?

[@phroggu]

I didn't realise this was so old until he said Zen CPUs were "upcoming"

[@kineticconsular2689]

The CPU socket 00:32 seconds in the bottom right hand corner has some kind of inverted swastica

[@DTronicsUK]

yeah i have bent pins before (on intel), had a old pentium d rig (pentium d 945 i think, either way i know it was 3.4ghz stock) which during a thermal paste replacement we got a little on the pins on the board, we then tried to wipe it clean but ended up bending on of the pins, turns out it wasent just another ground pin we bent so pc didnt boot. next day went out and built a new system, AMD athlon II x4 640, 4GB ram and geforce gtx9600 512MB now im on AMD Phenom II x6 1055t OC'd to 3.5ghz 9GB DDR3 1333MHz 1TB Hitachi ECO drive 480GB SanDisk Ultra II SSD AMD R7 270/270X (both the 270 and 270X are the same, just the 270X has an extra 6 pin power connector)

[@V0L4T1L3]

that image of the bent pins triggered me...

[@koabnf]

whats the deference between LGA 1151 and the U3E1 ? i noticed in many oem like i5 and i7

[@Pan_Z]

Is there an advantage to using Pins? Why did Intel move on from pin grid array?

[@guillotineschnapp3862]

I actually am planning on getting the AMD Ryzen for my next desktop. I used Intel since I'm into computers because they simply built the faster processors but if the Ryzen holds up to what it promised at a good price point I'm definitely in!

[@WilliamOgden]

That picture of the bent pins was triggering my ocd

[@kevinsgameden]

Me watches this video: Pulseway: Here have more Linus

[@OrganicStuff1]

Linus is living the dream making so much money congrats to him

[@akaashali766]

optc also have sockets on the characters.

[@hexagonlabs1041]

Yesterday I were at NetOnNet(PC Hardware Store) I saw a guy who bought a I5 Lga1151 and a Z97 Lga1150 mobo. I tought about telling him.

[@TheSeanUhTron]

There should have been a warning at the beginning of this video about the intensely disturbing images shown at 3:24 .

[@DerbyMods]

Thanks for the heart attack Linus.

[@TheOfficialCzex]

God... That picture of the bent pins gave me cancer...

[@aaroncline7714]

Hey Linus. I was wondering how powered USB hubs work. Does it just help power the peripherals or can it hurt them by giving them to much voltage? I had an AVID interface for Pro Tools and when it came to supplying phantom power for two condenser mics, I was concerned. I got a powered USB hub (Amazon Basics) but, I was just wondering if devices only pull what they need or if they can be burnt up, so to say. Thanx man! Love the show!

[@alexismedor6182]

I was gonna use a interl core i5 that is a LGA1150 Socket, but the mother board is LGA1151.. Do they work with eachother ?

[@Davidgon100]

0:23, is that his Ester?

[@metalpipe71]

0:35 is asus m5a78l le motherboard

[@wyattgitt5679]

What Pin Identification does the IBM Power8 8-Core Edition have?

[@proximant]

Hey linus! Can you teach me how to learn my PC's Motherboard socket number?

[@3vann5567]

You didn't mention S1 sockets. I will make my Emachines e-627 run crisis!

[@bludude41]

POS generally stands for Point of Sale in the professional world :P

[@evghow2]

3:26 somebody fucking stepped on that

[@ray73864]

P3 450 came as the brick style too :)

[@dcphillips1991]

Both of these ways of connecting CPU's seem quite archaic, you'd have thought they could have come up with better ways of connecting them, considering the money they throw at developing CPU's.

[@MrPratt54]

That Starbucks girl.... XD Omg!

[@JasperTedVidalTale]

I love AMD's PGA than Intel's LGA because at least fixing the broken pins is a bit easier

[@angryteddybear01]

so i'm looking to upgrade my pc right now i have a i5-4690k and im looking at maybe a i7-4790k would be possible to do it by just changing the cpu and not the motherboard? thanks

[@DinoSabanovicRandomDCRO]

Starts at 0:25

[@orexr7315]

So what's better AM3 or AM4, gaming wise

[@vffa]

Make: How Data is getting transfered and if Analog and Digital make any Difference there ...

[@CobsTech]

Hello, does anyone know of an FM2+ Board that supports the AMD-a4 5300 and SLI/2 gpu slots? I have been looking round, but they all seem to be extremely expensive. I am looking to do this with a GTX 460, and a GTX 260

[@sebolsen7616]

Some of the intel laptop processors back then used PGA.

[@banu6301]

if you look closely you can see Linus on the video talking about cats or something like that