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> don't like is that their CPUs are pin based To me that's a win. If a CPU pin is bent it's typically fairly easy to straighten it. Fixing a bent pin a socke
by AndrewDavis 8y ago
> don't like is that their CPUs are pin based
To me that's a win. If a CPU pin is bent it's typically fairly easy to straighten it. Fixing a bent pin a socket is a massive pain.
But it's much easier to protect socket pins with the cover. So there are pros and cons either way.
- dpedu 8y agoTrue, though it is much easier to damage a pin-based CPU in the first place.
- zaarn 8y agoUsually, I'm very careful with the CPU, more than the motherboard, so I think that balances out.
- frankharv 8y agoMassive pain is an undestatement. Fixing a socket pin with a that small of a package size and 1151 pins is nearly impossible. Good luck. You better have a loop or magnifier. I buy Intel Mobile CPU boards for exactly this reason. Pins. I have not bent a single one in years. The Notebook CPU's are so thermally efficient it is a real selling point to me.