A Beginners Guide: How to Upgrade an Intel CPU (core i3, i5, i7, i9)

Buying a whole new computer can be very expensive and kinda stupid when all you really need is just to upgrade one component. Upgrading your CPU can be a very cost effective way to increase you PC's performance. A more powerful CPU can do a lot of different things for you. It can get you more frames per second in games, encode video faster, blaze through multiple tasks more efficiently or just give you a better overall computing experience. Whatever your reason for wanting to upgrade this video has the info you need to make your upgrade experience smooth and successful. If you're simply looking for a tutorial on how to change out your existing Intel CPU for a new one that's the first thing we go over in this video. If you're a first time upgrader and are looking for information about upgrading an Intel CPU like learning what motherboard you have, what chipset (H310, B360, Q370, Z390, etc.) and CPU socket it uses (LGA 1151, LGA 1200, etc.) and the CPU's it supports then stay tuned after the removal and installation tutorial where I share the information I feel is most important to know and take into consideration when upgrading your CPU. I hope this video is both enjoyable and educational and helps you have a successful upgrading adventure.

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Wanna skip to a particular part of the video? Use the Time Stamps. :)

Time Stamps
0:00 – intro
0:46 – the first steps
2:02 – CPU cooler removal
2:18 – thermal paste cleanup
2:38 – remove your existing CPU
3:14 – installing your new CPU
4:35 – CPU cooler installation
5:10 – thermal paste application methods
5:36 – important things to know when upgrading
6:12 – know your CPU socket
7:04 – Intel's LGA 1151 socket is a little confusing
8:07 – motherboard chipsets
9:27 – K series processors
10:16 – cheap motherboard + expensive CPU = Please don't!
11:23 – Thanks for Watching! Like, Share, Comment & Subscribe! :)

Music in this video - "Flames" by Dan Henig from the YouTube Creator Studio Music Library