Tom's Hardware: Topic What does Intel's 775-land LGA package mean?
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| Quote : I just bought this ASRock 775Dual-VSTA - PT880 Pro Pro cuz I plan on upgrading to the Intel Core 2 Duo (Conroe) it says it supports the Conroes but then in the fine print inside the instructions it says "Supporting Conroe, (775-land LGA package)"
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LGA stands for "Land Grid Array." In comparison to Intel's previous mainstream socket 478, LGA 775 (alson known as "Socket T" ) means that the connecting pins are located on the motherboard and not the processor.
Socket T:
Socket T processor:
Socket 478:
Socket 478 Processor:
Almost all modern Intel chips, including the upcoming Conroe, use socket 775. Therefore, that motherboard will be fine. What you do need to worry about is the chipset, as I am unaware if that chipset supports Conroe. The Intel 965 series and the 975X chipsets do support Conroe, but you will need to do research if you plan to use a 3rd-party chipset.
The very best thing I could possibly advise you to do, though...is to get a second opinion.
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