Tuesday, October 24th 2023

Intel LGA1851 to Retain Cooler Compatibility with Select LGA1700 Socket Coolers

Azza has introduced its new Cube 240 and Cube 360 liquid AIO coolers, compatible with Intel's upcoming LGA1851 socket for Arrow Lake processors. The new LGA1851 socket offers more contact pins than the previous LGA1700 socket, but it maintains the same dimensions and mounting spacing, allowing many existing coolers to remain compatibility. As we see with the latest Reddit post of the Azza Cube 360 installation manual, the LGA1851 socket will retain cooler compatibility with the current LGA1700 socket. For users planning to upgrade to the upcoming Arrow Lake platform, the cooler installation will be the least of their worries if their mounting brackets are compatible.

However, one notable change with LGA1851 is the higher maximum dynamic pressure, signifying increased mounting pressure from CPU coolers. But that only sometimes leads to new mounting mechanisms for coolers. In addition to Azza, Noctua's coolers, like NH-U12, have also confirmed signs of Arrow Lake support, as you can see here.
Sources: Tom's Hardware, Reddit, Azza (User Manual PDF)
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6 Comments on Intel LGA1851 to Retain Cooler Compatibility with Select LGA1700 Socket Coolers

#2
chrcoluk
Why do intel keep increasing the pressure more and more? Just press down all round the CPU instead of just the centre.

Thermalright incoming.
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#3
FoulOnWhite
Intel, 5 different socket mount sizes, Jeez, just stick to one size.
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#4
HBSound
What is the next generation socket for the Intel from the 1700?
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#5
FoulOnWhite
HBSoundWhat is the next generation socket for the Intel from the 1700?
1851 iirc
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#6
Lycanwolfen
Did not need much pressure when intel had CPU's without the Heatspreader. The good old P3's remember those with a golden orb could OC like crazy. Even the P4's and first core 2 duos delid them and wow did not need much pressure to have great cooling.
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