Intel's Nova Lake-S desktop processor series is expected to launch later this year, which will come with a new socket called LGA-1954 to replace the old LGA-1851 socket used with Intel's Arrow Lake and Arrow Lake Refresh chips.
This week, the socket design appears to have leaked onto the web, where although the socket size doesn't look that different, there is one notable difference, namely two levers shown on both sides of the processor chip socket.
Intel's Nova Lake-S desktop processor series is expected to launch later this year, which will come with a new socket called LGA-1954 to replace the old LGA-1851 socket used with Intel's Arrow Lake and Arrow Lake Refresh chips.
This week, the socket design has apparently been leaked to the web, where although the size of the socket does not seem to be that different, there is one quite noticeable difference, namely two levers shown on both sides of the processor chip socket.
This was leaked by LC Tech Leaks in Taipei recently. Although the socket does not show the brand of motherboard used, Intel seems to be using a two-lever 2L-ILM (Two Lever-Independent Loading Mechanism) system that seems to ensure that the CPU is really secure in the socket.
The motherboard that houses this socket will be called Z990 for the most premium motherboard model, and it is expected that the same design may also be used for the B900 motherboard series that will be launched later. The use of this two-lever system is not new. Intel has used a similar system for HEDT processor chips such as the Intel Xeon X99 with the LGA-2011 socket.
It is not yet known whether this new mechanism will force users to buy a new CPU cooler or not, as previously, those who upgraded their CPU and motherboard components rarely had to replace the CPU cooler.
This was recently leaked by LC Tech Leaks in Taipei. Although the socket does not reveal the brand of motherboard used, Intel seems to be using a two-lever 2L-ILM (Two Lever-Independent Loading Mechanism) system that seems to ensure that the CPU is completely secure in the socket.
The motherboard that houses this socket will be called the Z990 for the most premium motherboard model, and it is expected that the same design may also be used for the B900 series of motherboards that will be launched later. The use of this two-lever system is not new. Intel has used a similar system for HEDT processing chips such as the Intel Xeon X99 with the LGA-2011 socket.
It is not yet known whether this new mechanism will cause users to buy a new CPU cooler or not, because previously, those who upgraded their CPU and motherboard components rarely needed to replace the CPU cooler.
