Intel Core i5 LGA 1150 pins?

[FATALITYSN1P3R]

Hello, I have just received my new CPU in the mail and I have a question about the pins. When i look closely, the places where the pins would be are just flat pieces of metal. Is it broken or is this how it is supposed to be? Thanks!

 

[NEmpire95]

It's intel so the pins are in the socket.

 

[Nine Layer Nige]

The pins are on the motherboard

 

[FATALITYSN1P3R]

It's intel so the pins are in the socket.

Oh ok. I was not aware of that. Thanks for the clarification and have a good day!

 

[FATALITYSN1P3R]

The pins are on the motherboard

Thanks for the clarification!

 

[NEmpire95]

It's intel so the pins are in the socket.

Oh ok. I was not aware of that. Thanks for the clarification and have a good day!

No problem, unlike AMD intel has been putting the pins in the socket for over ten years I believe. LGA stands for Land Grid Array which is a pin count within the socket on the mobo, the CPU itself just has contacts that connect with the pins when the CPU is clamped in place within the socket.

 

[FATALITYSN1P3R]

It's intel so the pins are in the socket.

Oh ok. I was not aware of that. Thanks for the clarification and have a good day!

No problem, unlike AMD intel has been putting the pins in the socket for over ten years I believe. LGA stands for Land Grid Array which is a pin count within the socket on the mobo, the CPU itself just has contacts that connect with the pins when the CPU is clamped in place within the socket.

Also another quick question. I have a tube of Arctic MX4 thermal paste coming in the mail. There is already some pre-applied to the heat sink. Am i supposed to remove that in the case of a new application or do i just leave it and apply more?

 

[engineer5261]

It's LGA1150. The LGA means Land Grid Array and there are 1150 interconnects, this is the chip package type. You will find the more 'pin' shaped pins on your motherboard socket. With miniaturization in the semiconductor industry pin does not necessarily mean a protruding metal connector, it simply means an electrical conduction point.

 

[engineer5261]

It's intel so the pins are in the socket.

Oh ok. I was not aware of that. Thanks for the clarification and have a good day!

No problem, unlike AMD intel has been putting the pins in the socket for over ten years I believe. LGA stands for Land Grid Array which is a pin count within the socket on the mobo, the CPU itself just has contacts that connect with the pins when the CPU is clamped in place within the socket.

Also another quick question. I have a tube of Arctic MX4 thermal paste coming in the mail. There is already some pre-applied to the heat sink. Am i supposed to remove that in the case of a new application or do i just leave it and apply more?

In my experience, thermal paste will only make a difference on few degree if going from OEM/preapplied vs top off the shelf performers. I say go with the pre-applied one.

 

[FATALITYSN1P3R]

It's intel so the pins are in the socket.

Oh ok. I was not aware of that. Thanks for the clarification and have a good day!

No problem, unlike AMD intel has been putting the pins in the socket for over ten years I believe. LGA stands for Land Grid Array which is a pin count within the socket on the mobo, the CPU itself just has contacts that connect with the pins when the CPU is clamped in place within the socket.

Also another quick question. I have a tube of Arctic MX4 thermal paste coming in the mail. There is already some pre-applied to the heat sink. Am i supposed to remove that in the case of a new application or do i just leave it and apply more?

In my experience, thermal paste will only make a difference on few degree if going from OEM/preapplied vs top off the shelf performers. I say go with the pre-applied one.

But in the case that I did, what would I do?

 

[engineer5261]

It's intel so the pins are in the socket.

Oh ok. I was not aware of that. Thanks for the clarification and have a good day!

No problem, unlike AMD intel has been putting the pins in the socket for over ten years I believe. LGA stands for Land Grid Array which is a pin count within the socket on the mobo, the CPU itself just has contacts that connect with the pins when the CPU is clamped in place within the socket.

Also another quick question. I have a tube of Arctic MX4 thermal paste coming in the mail. There is already some pre-applied to the heat sink. Am i supposed to remove that in the case of a new application or do i just leave it and apply more?

In my experience, thermal paste will only make a difference on few degree if going from OEM/preapplied vs top off the shelf performers. I say go with the pre-applied one.

But in the case that I did, what would I do?

If it is a new heatsink - use the preapplied paste
If it is an old heatsink that has been used - Remove the old thermal paste and apply a fresh new coat

 

[NEmpire95]

If there is paste on the heatsink don't apply more just place the cooler on the CPU. If there isn't any, or you cleaned it off already, wait for the thermal paste you ordered to come then apply a small sized dot in the middle of the CPU. Don't spread it as the heatsink will do that for you.