User’s Manual

ASUS Pro WS X570-ACE

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1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

ThemotherboardcomeswithanAM4socketdesignedforAMDAM4

Socketfor3

and 2

GenAMDRyzen™

/2

and 1

GenAMDRyzen™

withRadeon™VegaGraphicsProcessors.

Installing the CPU

ApplytheThermalInterfaceMaterialtotheCPUheatsinkandCPUbeforeyouinstallthe

heatsink and fan if necessary.

UnplugallpowercablesbeforeinstallingtheCPU.

• TheAM4sockethasadifferentpinoutdesign.EnsurethatyouuseaCPUdesigned

fortheAM4socket.

• TheCPUtsinonlyonecorrectorientation.DONOTforcetheCPUintothesocketto

preventbendingtheconnectorsontheCPUanddamagingtheCPU.

• EnsurethatallpowercablesareunpluggedbeforeinstallingtheCPU.