To keep the hype going, and to educate the future owners of a Zen 4 processor, the MSI has posted a video that shows how to do it.
A good look at the chip and the sockets can be found in the tutorial. It shows how easy it is to install the new chip.
After five years of staying true to the AM4 and releasing the next generation of its CPUs, it is also changing to a whole new sockets. MSI is one of the first manufacturers to reveal its upcoming lineup. The video shows off an upcoming board with a Zen 4 processor.
Users might find it intimidating to build a PC or install a processor. The installation process for the next-gen products looks really easy, and it seems that it is headed in the right direction. The manufacturer has made improvements that make positioning and placing the chip simpler to do, adding two notches as opposed to the small triangle that we have grown used to by now.
There is an interesting detail that comes to light right off the bat; the sockets cover is transparent as opposed to black. If you've ever tried to install an Intel processor, you won't need a tutorials.
You will need to push the sockets lever downward in order to install the Zen 4. The load plate is released. The next step is to pick up the AM5 chip with your thumb and index fingers. The two sockets that have been added to the processor make it easier to line it up. Don't try to force it in, lower it gently and slowly.
You can move on to the next step, which is lowering the load plate, if you are certain that the processor sits firmly and securely inside the sockets. Push the lever back. The processor cover will pop off on its own.
What is more interesting is the insight it gives us into the chip and the sockets. AM5 has a different design from the ones intended for the AM4 platform. The Pin Grid Array design has been transitioned to the Land Grid Array design. The pins are inside the sockets, so the chips don't have pins on the surface.
It's a good thing that you won't have to worry about bending the pins on your chip. You don't want to bend the pins on your sockets just as much as you don't want to bend the pins on your Zen 4.
The AM5 has more pins than Intel's LGA1700, which is used for the Alder Lake processors. The same pin layout and sockets will be used for the next-gen Raptor Lake CPUs.
It is worth noting that in the video,MSI used the cooler with the CPUs. If you upgrade to the AM5 sockets, you will still be able to use AM4 coolers, but they are much cheaper than buying new RAM.
Tom's Hardware was the first to see the video and it has been made private since then. The world may not be ready for the tutorial yet. Zen 4 won't launch until the fall, but there is plenty of time.
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