AMD CPU Pins or no pins thats the question.

[thescreensavers]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
I'm calling the Department of Homeland Grammar on you.

HAHAHAHAHAA I know I have terible grammer

 

[Umberger]

i don't know about everyone, but I don't go about removing my processor every day. It's the kind of thing that happens once a year, MAYBE. pins are not really what I'm concerned with. but I suppose if you commute with your processor to and from work or something it might be an issue
/sarcasm

 

[Maximilian]

Well i think Amd should actually follow Intel on this one as if you bend the pins and wreck whatever the pins were attached to, in general a mobo is cheaper to replace than a CPU.

 

[egkenny]

When Intel came out with LGA 775 the motherboard manufactures were not too happy. If a pin on the socket broke guess who was stuck with a warranty replacement. The motherboard manufacture had to cover this. Intel was totally not resonsible.

When a pin broke on a socket 478 P4 CPU I doubt any warranty from Intel covered that. You certainly could not blame the motherboard manufacturer for that.

 

[Elcs]

I can see quite a few reasons for and against both methods. If mobo pins are as durable as the Socket A pins (used 4-5 Socket A CPU's and no bent pins), then Id be happy to have a pinned mobo. In general, my boards last 2 cpu's so cpu cost outweighs motherboard cost. Much more hassle changing a mobo because of a broken pin but it would probably end up cheaper in the end.

Although.... what is the biggest cause of bent cpu pin syndrome (BCPS)? Id have thought that most BCPS cases would be caused by poor packaging/handling in transportation. Would putting the pins on the mobo be any better in that respect? Perhaps better methods of cpu pin protection should be implemented.

This suggestion is awful since I hated my Slot A Athlon and I hate the Slot 1 P3 Ive just got for heatsink reasons but.... the slot idea was rather cool. No risk of bent pins there. Apart from the obvious heatsink design reason, why didnt the Slot series of CPU make such an impact?

 

[Arcanedeath]

slot type cpu's cost a boatload more to make for amd and intel so they got rid of them asap.