Intel upgrades to another socket for 2008
Category:
CPU's
Posted: April 6, 2008 11:27AM
Author:
Andrewr05
Intel has a new socket
(LGA1366) for their single and dual processor boards
(Bloomfield and Gainestown respectively). With all of the raw processing power these new processors will be putting out Intel has increased the pin count by 591 over LGA775 which increases the overall size of the CPU by 20 percent. This new setup has a new socketing system as well. The new socket its self has a metal back plate to reduce stress from heavy heatsinks and the processor loading mechanism differs slightly from LGA775.
