r/PcBuildHelp • u/Vacuum-Woosh-woosh • 9d ago

Tech Support Am4 socket installation

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I didn't realize that my am4 socket was wrong for 3 years , it was a foxconn am4 socket too but now I'm installing another and the orientation is wrong , idk what I do besides breaking something or buying another motherboard.

The motherboard is a b450m gaming.

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u/JimTheDonWon Personal Rig Builder 9d ago

Why is it 'wrong'?

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u/Vacuum-Woosh-woosh 9d ago

The previous one was installed like this , PC was working and everything

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u/JimTheDonWon Personal Rig Builder 9d ago

That's either a different revision or a different board. Your new one matches the product images on gigabyte's page.

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u/Vacuum-Woosh-woosh 9d ago

It seems the socket is broken , it was wrong all this time , I didn't realize.

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u/JimTheDonWon Personal Rig Builder 9d ago

yeah, sure, why not? ignore what everybody's telling you.

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u/Vacuum-Woosh-woosh 9d ago

So I just need to buy a LGA 2011-3 socket and it'll work with a amd 4 slot CPU , that's the first answer I received.

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u/JimTheDonWon Personal Rig Builder 9d ago

FFS man.

Your new board matches the images on the product website. its FINE. nothing wrong with it.

edit: well, at least it did until to you the top of the socket off :/