How To Install AMD AM4 Ryzen CPU For Beginners 3 Different Mounting Options

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How To Install AMD AM4 Ryzen CPU or APU for Beginners. 3 different mounting options. Stock cooler, Clasp type and aftermarket.
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[@callumyoung4107]

Hi Mike just wanted to say thank you for the invite to the discord the lads over there helped me out with my issue and took there time and effort great job thank you!

[@mikesunboxing]

Great to hear! We will pass your thanks on to them! :-)

[@matthewday7565]

For the clip mount, depending on the amount of freedom the clip has, you may be able to set the cooler down flat, guide the plain end of the clip onto the tab, and then press the other side down - use a wooden stick rather than a screwdriver, if you have to press it with something. For team blue, the standard fitting is intel push pins. The cam heads should be set in a clockwise position for insertion. Set the heatsink in place (don't forget the paste) and jiggle gently to be sure the pins are catching the holes. Press them, down following a diagonal pattern and they will click and lock. To release, turn the cam heads 90 degrees anticlockwise (fingers or flat blade screwdriver in the slot) and then pull up. Return them to clockwise position for re-install. Other coolers may supply their own backplate, using either a bolt through or a backplate and stud system. The Contac Silent 12, for Intel uses the "Chinese ring", more often seen on obscure Chinese coolers, where 2 part push pins are used (press the outer part through, then press the inner part in to lock, pull inner part out to unlock) to match the AMD style clip. Not sure if I'm disappointed or reassured to see a known brand using this mounting ring instead of a backplate or fixing wings with push pins. NB. Some coolers may have 3 (or more) mounting options, with parts that have multiple holes, or are fitted with a kink inward for one option and outward for another, or with sliding fittings to adjust (eg. LGA775, LGA115x, LGA1366)

[@mikesunboxing]

wow lots of good tips there Matthew! thanks!

[@skystalker7700]

Excellent Primer, Mike! This can be a bit daunting for a new builder. I still remember putting a screwdriver through some traces on a motherboard when installing a clip-based CPU cooler. Luckily, I just popped into the local electronics shop, and they had a conductive pen that I used to correct my mistake. Amazing invention... saved my butt.

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes easily done especially on those Athlon xp chips I still have flashbacks from those mounting clamps

[@doblebo]

thanks for the terrific video. i'm here because i've damaged a board and a processor in the past ($$$$$$) and it is helpful to mentally prepare and see you go through the motions a few times on the am4 socket before i toss in my x570 + 3700x + liquid cooler. i've done cpu/cooler installs about 20x now (+a dozen more cooler swaps) , but haven't had an AMD in over 10 years. it is so nice to see pins on a cpu again.

[@mikesunboxing]

hopefully it all goes well, if you need any help feel free to ask

[@faiziasif9385]

I am master of this field, but you refreshed My knowledge of mounting the cpu coolers. Thumb's up for that

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad to liked it

[@gamblerfls]

The "hook' mount type is the worst piece of garbage I've seen in decades of using computers, and some AIO coolers only come with that type for AM4.

[@mikesunboxing]

it has it's uses and works so not terrible, just a little hard to use sometimes. It has been around for over 30 years so can't be that bad

[@PaulBakewell]

Another great video to refer back to when needed.

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks Paul

[@RicardoCifuentesYepes]

Simple and easy. Thanks for this how-to, Mike!

[@mikesunboxing]

You're welcome!

[@heavymetalmixer91]

Really good video, mostly about how to put the processor. I know it's actually easier than it looks, but some people still get it wrong many times.

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks and yes they do!

[@darren990]

nice video mike ..i also do back turning with the screw driver .that satisfying clunk knowing your not messing up your threads ..

[@mikesunboxing]

yes i learnt that years ago and it is one of the best tips you can share for all types of screwing - especially into metal

[@prakharchaurasiya8107]

Thank you so much. I thought I was missing some stand-offs for the 3rd one (clip mount). At first I thought to myself, "Surely it wouldn't require this much force to install a CPU cooler". I was almost about to return my cooler.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped!

[@anielmendonca2878]

Very Good and I like it

[@mikesunboxing]

Thank you so much 😀 Have a good day :-)

[@daveaitken92]

Super helpful video Mike! The clips on the Wraith Prism RGB are one of the worst I've ever come across. Hard to access and gives you the feeling that somethings about to break!

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah they don't inspire confidence for sure

[@goldenfalcon5130]

So amazing

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks for watching :-)

[@BiohazardX9]

CPU_OPT is usually for fan2 if your CPU has it like your second cooler. and most now come with AIO_PUMP header in the same area too for your watercooling pump.

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes very true. I miss the old days when there was only one header and very little else 😂

[@BiohazardX9]

@@mikesunboxing well I fixed a 486dx for a factory pc today....

[@dorientjewoller113]

Oh noes, an Artic Freezer 34 eSport Duo. Makes a pot of coffee :P

[@mikesunboxing]

lol - that was the 33 you are okay with the 34 the clips are much much better

[@GamingWithHybrid]

22:40 I had to turn off my paranoia to plug the cpu cooler, that moment is just the worst lol Thank you !

[@mikesunboxing]

glad to help

[@Roman9441]

I install Cryorig M9i + adapter i think this is the most tricky one if you have to install inside the case i broken my i7-4770 mainboard because it XD and i have to swap to Ryzen 2600, So i think install Cryorig M9i + am4 adapter is great, Xigmatek windpower most easy one :D and also the Thermaltake contact 21 all easy to install XD. This video is nice for beginner :) love you video

[@mikesunboxing]

never tried one of those coolers but after hearing this i might give it a miss

[@danzkemueldmagadia3580]

Thank you very much Mike, I bought a generic air cooler with the last type of clip, I was really scared cause I was applying a lot of pressure putting it on, checking your video does confirm that those type of mounts require force, you're the best dude.

[@mikesunboxing]

You are welcome!

[@britexitengineer1407]

Mike! Over the next month or so when the new AM4 boards eventually arrive & the prices are no longer silly I will be going ahead with my Ryzen 5 3600 build. I already have one of those thermaltake coolers & I might insert a Ryzen 5 shaped 0.3mm copper plate between the CPU & cooler so that the total surface contact area of the Ryzen has full contact with the copper allowing the heat to flow more directly to the pipes. The reason for this is because the only area of heat conduction are the 4 pipes with the rest of the area being the aluminium of the attachment block, when ideally the whole area of heat pipe conduction should cover the area of the CPU which is what you see on some of the more expensive tower coolers when the contact area is all copper. What do you think?

[@mikesunboxing]

seems like a good idea and the theory is sound. I'll be interested to see if it makes much real world difference though, let me know how it goes

[@britexitengineer1407]

If you review the tomahawk X570 when it is eventually available, use the thermaltake cooler on it & we can devise a benchmark & compare results to see if it makes any difference? Even if it only makes 1C difference it still gets rid of the heat more evenly from the full surface of the CPU instead of 4 stripes of contact with the copper.

[@jalepeno_pete3589]

Hey Mike, great vids! I just built my first p.c. last night and the cooler was giving me a hard time wanting to not just cooperate, lol but I got it, the springs didn't help, also do you know what I should look up for installing windows if it keeps saying not enough room on partition, and I can't delete the 116 mbps file or format and it gets 5% or so then stops downloading and gives me error code 0:8007025D ANY help would be greatly appreciated my friend. Oh and I tried changing boot preference to uefi 8gb flash drive, and tried to delete partition through the black screens but nothing yet

[@mikesunboxing]

This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/gaeeDPw

[@markberry8182]

Hi Mike do you think you would see much of a temperature drop using the article freezer compared to stock cooler. I built a cheap pc about 2 months ago using MSI b450 gaming max plus and ryzen 5 2600 and Corsair vengeance lpx 3200 16gb. Seems to work well. CPU temp goes up to 59°C during hot weather. When it's not doing much 45°C. I was thinking about taking stock cooler off and using mx4 and taking it from there. Good video by the way and I watched most of your RGB video last night...

[@mikesunboxing]

mark the freezer 33 or 34 will drop around 10-20c off the temps in most setups so definitely worth a go

[@Britec09]

Good job Mike.

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks Brian and congrats on the milestone

[@MrKrinkelz]

Looks easy try mounting that spring cooler while inside an matx designed pc case! Its a fokin nightmare! I had to remove my gpu, rams, rear and top fans!!

[@mikesunboxing]

yes in a case it is a more difficult task for sure

[@Neverender08]

Is it normal to feel like you're about to break something installing the spring loaded coolers? I opted to used a stock cooler on a new build because I was scared something was off

[@mikesunboxing]

that is totally normal

[@boboako9986]

7:00 That plastic layer that comes with the metal back plate, is that suppose to be kept there?

[@mikesunboxing]

Yea that isolation gasket it needed

[@boboako9986]

@@mikesunboxing Thanks Mike. I was following this with my own build. I'm glad I got a very timely response. Much appreciated mate! =)

[@mikesunboxing]

@@boboako9986 No problem 🙂

[@taxi5047]

I just installed my new motherboard and CPU but did not put the backplate back on as I didn’t know what it was, is it something that I should pull the motherboard back out and put back on?

[@mikesunboxing]

how did you manage to attach the cooler without the backplate?

[@gfy69]

so I have the scary clip bracket, I thought I was going to break my processor or mobo you have to use alot of force for this kind of thing. I think I will look for a screw in bracket kit. I am still looking for one I know will work for asus b550 mobo . Great vid thanks

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks for watching

[@gamblerfls]

With a Ryzen 5600X I've been getting between 60 and 75c in games, do you consider that normal temperature? Cinebench multicore stays only at 65c though. I'm using 32gb 3600Mhz ram and bios is on stock setttings, just DCOP was set to enabled. I'm worried if the Corsair H100x I'm using is making enough pressure in the CPU, as the temperatures aren't changing much when I set the coolers to run at max speed. I applied CM mastergel paste over the whole CPU surface.

[@mikesunboxing]

sounds a little high to be honest maybe the mounting pressure is slightly off?

[@gamblerfls]

@@mikesunboxing I don't think I mounted it badly, as I could feel the pump contact with the processor+paste and the two screws bent when tightening. But I noticed that multiple cores go up to 4650mhz when playing games, while they stay at 4100~4200mhz on Cinebench. Vcore goes up to 1.42. I wonder if it's running overclocked because of the 3600mhz ram sticks, even though auto-OC isn't enabled in the bios, just DCOP.

[@mikesunboxing]

@@gamblerfls yeah odd, seems like the voltages might be spiking a little high. maybe check if PBO is actually on or not

[@gamblerfls]

@@mikesunboxing I found the problem, my GTX1080 was overheating and the heat was spreading through the whole case. It was at 82c, I thought it was normal temperature, but it was in fact throttling. Its thermal paste was completely dry. I replaced the thermal paste and now I'm getting 69c maximum from the VGA. That's why I only had issue with the Ryzen temperature while gaming...

[@VeggyZ]

Is it just me or do quite a few cooler companies ship their products without documentation on installation? this arctic cooler I am attaching for my friend has these 2 tiny metal retention brackets - but they aren't a spring device - they screw in. Maybe my friend threw it away or something, but I can't even seem to find documentation of how those retention clips are supposed to work - which direction they face, for instance. It seems the screws they mount with are too long and will not allow the clips to slide over the little nub.... I never imagined the worst part of the entire process, helping him build this computer, would be putting a dinky arctic cooling fan on it.... this has been unbelievably frustrating - no fault of your video, of course. I'm just venting because it's a bit ridiculous if it 's standard to not include at least a little diagram of the facing and assembly of the small part... maybe he threw it away after all. I could swear, years and years ago when I built my previous computer, they actually did ship instructions, and you could find instructions on the mechanism online... ...off topic, but you do any google searches lately? It seems like it's designed to give me advertisements and sell me things more than look up information in a database. I find 10 results of total BS before I find any instructions that even remotely resemble anything I searched for. WTF is going on with this commie nonsense at google lately... I guess they just can't get over that censorship bug... I can't imagine there's any other reason for being wholly unable to find the results I used to search out with ease... I never imagined I would face this much frustration JUST DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR MY SOLUTION. After several searches with very few actual relevant results, one begins to get very frustrated that a search engine is seemingly unable to search for what is among the most basic of information on building a PC..... it wasn't this way even a year ago... at least I didn't notice it. That's how I happened upon this video, actually - but this video doesn't actually solve my problem because it doesn't seem like many still even use this method.. at least not on the internet...

[@mikesunboxing]

like i said in the other video post some pictures of what you have and i'll see what i can do

[@pipo8656]

7:00 the white part on the backplate is plastic?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes that is to prevent metal to metal contact

[@tronlegacy168]

Guys please advise... I wanna buy a Cooler Master MASTERAIR Ma620P CPU Cooler for my Mini ITX form factor motherboard 1151 intel socket.. I would like to know if the cpu cooler will fit or not.. I have 8x2 GB rams

[@mikesunboxing]

This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/gaeeDPw

[@tronlegacy168]

@@mikesunboxing awesome.. stuff..

[@cnez1305]

Do I have to take the motherboard out of my case for a cpu and cooler install?

[@mikesunboxing]

no but sometimes it gives easier access

[@papamilenial4808]

@@mikesunboxing I've been looking for a video that shows this but there's barely any. When replacing the stock cooler does the back plate come off after unscrewing? I'm about to upgrade to a new cpu with the same type stock cooler but wondering if I have to hold the back plate when screwing in the new cooler.

[@mikesunboxing]

@@papamilenial4808 Yes you probably will have to hold it, or you could lay the case flat and put something under it to hold the backplate in place while you're doing it

[@papamilenial4808]

@@mikesunboxing yeah so I tilted the case almost flat and just put my hand on the backplate, took a couple of tries but finally got it screwed in.

[@mikesunboxing]

@@papamilenial4808 Good to hear :-) Have a great weekend :-)

[@steveyg6775]

i died inside when you touched the copper heatpipes an the freezer 34. But great video otherwise

[@mikesunboxing]

lol sorry stevey

[@steveyg6775]

@@mikesunboxing lmao, its okay dw

[@OlettaLiano]

Mike shows how to install the stock CPU cooler. ✔ Mike shows how to install an aftermarket CPU air cooler. ✔ Mike shows how to install a CPU water block. Fail. 😂 Quick Ram overclocking math bonus: Tras = Trcd + Trp Trc = Trp + Tras Trfc = .096 x RAM MHz.

[@mikesunboxing]

Lol mrs oletta in the house

[@OlettaLiano]

@@mikesunboxing It's okay. I know I'm annoying, I'll leave. LOL

[@comfy3758]

I CANT SCREW IT IN IM GONNA THROW MY SHI

[@07fufufu]

Ty Johnny sins

[@mikesunboxing]

Lol! You're welcome :-)

[@kedman1095]

I hate cooler stock too much

[@mikesunboxing]

yes agreed

[@choyon.islamBD]

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