

Many processors come with coolers in the box. This is usually somewhere close to the CPU socket and labeled something like "CPU_FAN." The Cooler

Once the cooler is installed, plug the fan connector into its header on the motherboard.
#How to use virtual audio cable with curse install
The Threadripper CPU install process in particular is tricky and, given the price of chips and TRX40 motherboards, we would not recommend Threadripper as your first PC build platform. Enthusiast platforms like Intel’s Core X (LGA 2066) and AMD’s Threadripper (sTRX4) have different/more complex CPU installations, with the Intel chips involving two levers and Threadripper requiring Torx screws and a slide-in plastic bracket.

Note that the above instructions pertain to the mainstream platforms for AMD (the AM4 socket) and Intel (socket LGA 1700). Once you've got the CPU settled correctly in the socket, press the tension lever back down (on Intel motherboards like the one in the image above, this will also include a metal plate that holds the CPU in). Don't force the processor into the socket or you'll almost certainly damage something. If it doesn't, pick up the CPU and re-seat it. Don’t attempt to install a CPU with the arrow facing the wrong direction, or you could damage your chip, your board, or both! Once your CPU and socket are properly aligned, you can drop the chip in place, and it will settle into the socket under its own weight. Now, I want to ask all our audiophile readers out there (i.e.The arrow/triangle on the top of the CPU needs to line up with one on the socket or the socket cover. If you’re looking for audio sonic fireworks, the PS1 might not be your cup of tea but if you’re looking for an outstandingly musical digital front end that can play music better than just about every multi-kilobuck digital source, look no further – way recommended. The Sony Playstation 1 SCPH-1001 is another giant killer that’s a darling of the audio underground. Running a quick search on eBay for SCPH-1001 brings up consoles priced at $5-$35, way below the $6000 equivalent system. I’m impressed that Sony put together such high-end parts in the PlayStation 1 that it could produce such quality sound. I’m guessing you’d have to spend more than $6000 on a one-box CD player to equal let alone better it. This kid’s video game player really does have outstanding audio performance. I had heard rumors of just how good this particular version of the PS1 is when used as a CD player and was curious to give it a listen. In one article:ĭuring all this audio fun, my pal Pete Riggle stopped by with an audio underground digital favorite, the Sony PlayStation 1 (Model No. So wait, the old beatup PS1 that I gave to my friend is a high-end audiophile machine? There’s no way this can be true! Yet Riku was kind enough to provide us some links from 6moons that talk about the power of Sony’s debut console. He told me to check out some articles at, an audiophile website. The console has become an underground sensation in the Hi-Fi scene. He told me, that that particular version of the console has RCA-inputs in the back which has a superb sound output. I was very surprised when I saw an old Playstation 1 (Version SCPH-1001/2) plugged into his super expensive audio rig. My father’s hobby is to search for “the perfect sound” making him a high-end audiophile. We got one late last night from reader Riku, who talks about his dad’s unusual acquisition for his high-end audio setup: Sometimes we get these tips that come out of left field.
