Luckily, whichever kind of processor you have, you can install it in your motherboard in just a few minutes—and although you'll want to be careful while doing so, the process isn't even that ...

Never installed an Intel processor on a motherboard before? This step-by-step guide walks you through the process.

After seating the motherboard, it’s time to install the CPU, or the brains of the computer. The processor is delicate so handle it by the edges and be sure to discharge any static electricity ...

Before you get to install your huge new hard drives, fancy new PCI cards, and copious sticks of RAM, you'd better tackle that motherboard and CPU installation.

MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon AC These new Ryzen Threadripper processors will of course be paired with an incoming wave of AMD X399-based motherboards, which we detailed in an article earlier this week.

This article is the third in a series of how-to stories on building a computer. For a video version of part three, click here.

AMD's Threadripper socket mounting procedure is rather different from what you've used before. Luckily, MSI has posted a video showing the entire process, step by step.