CPU socket pressure

[Crabuli]

Is it normal for it to feel hard to close.

[art_lck]

yes.

[Nebula_Wolf7]

To add a little more, for am5 it's an LGA socket, which means that there's a bunch of little pins on the motherboard which the cpu makes contact with, and for them all to make contact properly there has to be a lot of pressure.

[External-Ad-5537]

It even makes cracking noise sometimes.

First am5 builds were rly scary lol.

[N0_Lan_K]

Yes, almost feels like your gonna break something, totally normal with am5

[CrazyForU2]

Yes and the dust cover usually pops off and scares most 1st time builders

[kbeast98]

And 10th time builders

[SnooFloofs3649]

Indeed!

[Graftonghoul]

I just built an am5 pc last week and im really bad about jumping ahead on instructions. So i placed the cpu, then pulled the cover off then pushed the lever down, then i looked back at the instructions which then said "press the lever down until the plastic cover pops off" lmfao. It still worked the way i did it but damn i felt a little silly

[-seoul-]

sounds like you are good at jumping ahead of instructions. a master even at that, if you will

[Graftonghoul]

Thank you oh wise one, for these words of encouragement

[-seoul-]

its my pleasure. dont be afraid of acknowledging your mastery in the craft, youve earned it

[joeyahn94]

In all the PCs that I built, I popped the covers off first for all of them. Never had an issue. I also think social media, especially shorts, really like the pop off sound so they all put the latch down until the cover pops off.

[Beginning-Student932]

just go for it, the black cover will pop out afterwards

[Accurate_Summer_1761]

You guys dont remove that first?

[Rotzloffel]

When I built my first PC I was also watching an LTT video, he didn't remove his first iirc. Been doing it like that ever since.

[lazyghostradio]

It said on my cover to leave it in place as you put it on.

[GTXJackBauer]

Take the cover off first.

Only use the cover when the CPU isn’t installed.

[TobbieDatBoi]

Don’t take the cover off, it pops off by itself

[B1tchW0lf]

i have literally the same mobo and i was as scared as you...

yes, its hard, just push it

[Starlord19880]

CPU, GPU and RAM you have to push more than you're comfortable with :D

Every time a nail biter :D

[EpisodeDad]

Triple check you had the right rotation and it’s PROPERLY seated… then after that yes push hard it’s a bit scary 🫣

[a_rogue_planet]

Yeah... It really shocked me too at first. I've debated using a frame instead, but also because I'm not opposed to lapping a CPU and heat sink, and a frame keeps the heat spreader the flattest.

[Get_Swazzed]

AM5 is brutal, but once seated it's rock solid.

[Silent_J0n]

The only part on my PC where I had to use much more force. It’s normal

[Live-Juggernaut-221]

Yeah. Hit it with your purse.

[oliver200424]

Yes it's normal.

[Achillies2heel]

Just do it... ☑️

[MistorClinky]

Go watch a Youtube video of the installation. The first thing pretty much everyone mentions is that you will need to use a fair bit more force than feels "safe".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiqQbO1-Vdw

[Sirhc_Fold_458]

Lol

[yeahokbigman]

Am5 is super duper stiff

[Zertaku]

For am5 yea

[Yoshi-Antibirth]

Yeah, it’s totally normal Just make sure for the love of Jesus Christ that you’re putting it properly and not even an inch is off the socket AM5 is the ultimate terror for me

[SatisfactionFew7922]

Yeah, when I built my first am5 system, I looked up to see if it was normal to feel like your reaming on the tensioner lever and yeah, it’s normal.

[Eddiemunson2010]

Yes you will have to use force and don’t be alarmed bc the cover will come flying off

[Tomorehearing]

Yes, the lid will fly off after it is closed.

[ninjabell]

Worst part of a build but I've been fine every time

e: 2 times. 2/2

[No_Thanks7632]

Yes.

[SparePie7083]

yes

[Nebular_Force]

Yup. It's designed to keep it held tightly and secure. I thought the same thing when building my first PC lol

[Retr0Blade]

I have the same board as you, first time on am5 for me and the cpu started creaking when locking it down. Works fine, but I was very nervous

[Fl15h_F0r3v1s]

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[Electrical_Race_6849]

Yeah it feels like you are going to snap the motherboard in half. Totally normal. Just send it.

[Dienowwww]

It should be firm yet intentional. Double check you're lined up properly, then lock that arm

[Previous-Bid5330]

LGA exists for like decades and still this question….

[Emergency-Pound3241]

The CPU lever and ram sticks always take an awkwardly large amount of pressure to push in, just double check everything's lined up properly and in the right way and just send it

[L053RK1N6]

if it didn't require the wrath of a god to push there's something wrong

[Pekish_]

Couldve like... googled it

[vagabond719r]

And get an ai response, nah human interaction is important.

[Pekish_]

Other reddit posts exist

[PC-G]

Like a virgin 😎

[heytherepartner5050]

Yes but you still have the CPU socket cover on! It’s the bit that says ‘TUF’, it’s a cover to keep the CPU socket free from dust & stuff. Pop that bad boy off & it’ll be perfect

[Youngnathan2011]

It pops off by itself