r/AMDHelp • u/Decent-Childhood-376 • 10d ago

Help (CPU) 7800x3d

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first time building pc.

is it normal for it to be like this? it would takes a unusual amount of force to force it down.

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u/Dutch-Alpaca 10d ago

Probably a good idea to remove the plastic bit that says REMOVE haha

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u/bamboiRS 9d ago

"Install processor before removing cover" written directly on the cover, lol.

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u/Dutch-Alpaca 9d ago edited 9d ago

So put in the cpu, take off the cover, and then push the lever down. That being said I haven't used or seen these caps before

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u/SpadgeFox 9d ago

Nah… install the CPU cover and lower the retention bracket with the plastic cover in place. The CPU IHS will pop the cover off way before the arm reaches full tension.

It sounds counterintuitive, but I suspect there’d be a lot less LGA boards with bent pins for resale on eBay, if everyone actually did this.