Installing The Cpu - Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE User Manual

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Installing the CPU

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU:
• Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the
CPU to prevent hardware damage.
• Locate the pin one of the CPU. The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly.
• Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU.
• Do not turn on the computer i the CPU cooler is not installed, otherwise overheating and damage
of the CPU may occur.
• Set the CPU host requency in accordance with the CPU specications. It is not recommended
that the system bus requency be set beyond hardware specications since it does not meet the
standard requirements for the peripherals. If you wish to set the frequency beyond the standard
specications, please do so according to your hardware specications including the CPU, graphics
card, memory, hard drive, etc.
Installing the CPU
Locate the pin one (denoted by a small triangle) of the CPU socket and the CPU.
A Small Triangle Marking
Denotes Pin One o the Socket
Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on hardware installation.
A Small Triangle Marking
AM4 Socket
Denotes CPU Pin One
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AM4 CPU