Following the pin layout diagram step by step kept me from frying my new CPU.
Was putting together my rig last weekend. Always heard horror stories about thermal paste. Found a guide with extreme close-ups. Showed exactly how much to use. No mess, temps are perfect now.
The sheer DENSITY of assumption in those text-only guides meant every build was a personal conquest. Today's hyper-visual tutorials eliminate guesswork, but I kinda mourn the lost art of interpreting terse forum posts.