Header picture courtesy of ASUS – the upcoming ROG STRIX Z7890-I GAMING WIFI ALL CAPS EDITION*
With the upcoming launch of CPUs and boards primarily based on Intel’s LAG1851 socket, (almost) each cooler producer has pumped out a press launch asserting that each one their LGA1700 suitable coolers can work on the brand new socket. As a substitute of posting all these, we’ve determined to only submit a TLDR.
No shock actually although – Intel’s LGA1851 carries over the mounting gap areas and IHS peak from LGA1700 – that means that other than the potential of bizarre dimensional conflicts in some edge circumstances, all LAG1700 coolers will work with the brand new boards. It is a constructive factor – Intel is well-known for altering their cooler compatibility extra incessantly than their competitor! The one main change is an additional 151 pins to be cautious of when putting in the CPU.
UPDATE: Neighborhood member VegetableStu shared a video from overclocking legend der8auer, which exhibits the IHS on the overview CPUs is a unique form to LGA1700, which makes it seemingly the patron CPUs may have the identical change. Which means that LGA170p direct contact frames is not going to match.
*NOT A REAL EDITION OF THIS PRODUCT, BUT ALL CAPS IN BRAND AND MODEL NAMES IS GETTING TIRING
