CPU Sockets as Fast As Possible

LGA 1151, AM3+, LGA 2011-3, FM2...it can be difficult to keep track of all the different modern CPU sockets! Here's what you need to know about them.

[noanoxan]

03:24 you gotta warn us if you're gonna show gore like that.

Such a sad, sad, gruesome pic... 😰

[ksells]

I personally think both 'array styles' used by AMD and Intel make sense for their products. In most cases an Intel CPU will cost much more than the motherboard so theoretically it's better for the pins to break on the motherboard rather than on the CPU

[directr]

i think lga 1151 is just absolutely ridiculous, like srsly? a single pin more ? you needed that?

[StrokePlay]

I enjoyed building my First PC, can't wait to do it again!

[Korinrl]

3:24 my soul ached to see all those pins messed up </3

[awala]

I found my first computer collecting dust in the basement about a year ago, and since I hadn't actually gotten into computers until nearly a decade after I stopped using that pc, I never knew what was inside. I opened it up and was greeted by a big cartridge with a tiny fan on it labeled "Pentium II". I hadn't even known at the time that cartridge cpu's ever existed.

[SubinGeorge]

Why in the world would anyone dislike this video??? It gave us information about sockets

[rogerdatt]

I love how targetted advertising by Linus doesn't require any data mining, coding, or browser history snooping. Keep up the awesome work!

[simpledare.]

Last time I came this early UK was still United Kingdom, now it's Divided Kingdom

[Atodaso]

Amazing - Whoever suggested this topic is amazing. I was just looking for a decent video about this the other day, but came up severely short. +1

[benjaminoechsli]

2:57 And Zen+... And Zen 2... and Zen 3. You had a great run, AM4.

[jameshiggins]

I like the new look of Ryzen CPU pins.

[MrEnzoVincenzo]

I'm a big LTT fan boy and after 5 years of self taught computer work I decided to come back to school and my teacher recommended this video!

[ballinangel]

these basic videos are so helpful for first time pc builders bc I am so worried about parts compatibility :)

[noneofyourbusiness]

Can I just say I love quickie? I learnt everything about hardware from him, Thanks for being born mate!!!Cheers

[sleeplessindefatigable]

oh jeez this brought back some bad memories. A few years back I had a fairly nice little prebuilt pc and it was starting to show its age. I checked on the case and it proudly displayed "AMD athlon 2" on it so I did the "logical" thing and went ahead and purchased an AMD FX 8350.

not smart.

so I get home with this beastie in my hand and set about trying to pull my computer apart and after a lot of effort I finally got to the motberboard which, superficially at least, appeared to have the right sockets.

This was back when I didn't know about sockets. "AMDs are easy to install" they said.

about five minutes of wrangling later and I'd bent two pins. an hour of desperate wiggling with a knife later and those pins totally came off. I spent the next hour or so practically crying at my own failure.

and that's the story of how I threw away about £180 on a processor and then killed it before I even got to run it.

[passionlipalterego]

gathering information to help me when I build a pc for the first time...all this knowledge is a bit nerve wracking...

[iUmarFarooqi]

Please also make a video on how you guys edit these AWESOME looking As Fast As Possible videos!

[Frikken]

This is actually great, I've been helping people build computers lately and trying to explain to them what exactly is going on has been a hassle. Now I can show people this video instead of having to re-explain it every time.

[CerealBro]

Who else watches these videos just to see how creative the transition into the advertisement is?