I've got a Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 and a Core 2 Duo E6600. So I saw I was up against one of these new fangled setups with the pins on the motherboard. My last processor install was about three years ago. I put the processor in the socket, but, obviously, it wasn't in all the way. I went to close the lovely little lever and found that it did not close, but *key point* in the process I applied some pressure to the chip. So I remove the processor, look closely at the pins and see that they're at a nice angle. I was crestfallen. But wait! Searching online I read that the new pins are at a 45 or so degree angle. Phew..maybe. To investigate further, I purchased a 10x mag. eyepiece today, and with it examined the pins again. They all seem uniform to me. Nothing broken, nothing bent out of line with the others. It still seems to me that the processor does not fit, but I'm afraid to touch it at this point. Did I bend them all or what? Thanks guys
I always thought LGA775 pins were straight, but I wouldn't know since I've never had one. Could you post a photo for us, if they're all exactly uniform and non are bent differently or look damaged then I guess its ok.
Wow some interesting reading here. Socket T - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Just look at that 3rd paragraph. Does this mean I'm supposed to apply pressure?? Spring loaded pins? I'm still not touching it. Not until I get some sort of concensus. The instructions in the Intel manual it came with consist of a lovely series of pictures. No words. No warnings. Just pictures. They have a better picture of the socket on the Polish wiki: Grafika:Socket T open.jpg - Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia I'd say mine looks like that, but I can get a picture for you shortly.
Yeah, LGA setups feel much different than your typical ZIF socket. I had the same feeling with my LGA775 build a few months back. It does feel less secure compared to other sockets, but I guess that's just the nature of it. Have you fired it up yet?
Yeah I got around to it the other day. Works just fine. Man was I nervous. But better safe than pissed and $100 poorer I suppose. Thanks for the help, gentlemen.
