Noctua & Thermaltake to Offer Free LGA-2011 Mounting Kit

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Two major CPU cooler manufacturers, Noctua and Thermaltake, are offering their users a free upgrade mounting kit for the LGA-2011 socket.

If you look at the differences between the LGA-2011 and LGA-1366 socket, the first thing you see is the lack of mounting holes on the LGA-2011 motherboard. On current gen Intel motherboards, the CPU cooler mounting bracket passes through the motherboard and is retained by either push-pins or variations of backplates and mounting screws. The LGA-2011 socket will utilize the CPU retention bracket for the mounting of the CPU cooler through threaded tabs. These changes will required users to make a switch to a new bracket for mounting their coolers on the new LGA-2011 socket. 

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  • jdamon113
    That is awesome now can we stop changing or adding ziffs
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  • Belardo
    No. Added pins are needed for more data bandwidth. Which adds costs and complexity to the board and CPU.

    They cannot plan 5 years into the future their socket requirements.

    AMD's big plus is that they retain their socket standards for a LONG time.
    AM3 socket has been around since the Core i357? series from 2+ years ago and is using AMD latest so-so CPUs. Intel will has 4 sockets changes since then...

    But then again, AMD is shipping FM1 Sockets for current Fusion A CPUs... but in 2013, FM2 will replace both FM1 and AM3+ sockets.
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  • iam2thecrowe
    belardoNo. Added pins are needed for more data bandwidth.BS, they need more pins for data bandwidth like a gt210 needs pcie3 for more data bandwidth.
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  • johnners2981
    "The Thermaltake FreeUp Program is only available for customers in North America"
    Don't think I'll buy thermaltake anymore, they is showing me no love :(
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  • jprahman
    I'm not too crazy about this new mounting scheme. I mean all that's holding onto a heavy heatsink is a set of tabs that attach to the retention plate. I liked the old backplate style better, feels more solid.
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  • Filiprino
    This isn't new for Noctua. They've offered free mounting kits for their previous LGA775 coolers if you wanted to use them on LGA1156 or LGA1366.
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  • hetneo
    iam2thecroweBS, they need more pins for data bandwidth like a gt210 needs pcie3 for more data bandwidth.BS you didn't hear that Intel is switching from DMI to QPI on LGA 2011. And now you are proly wondering wtf am I talking about.
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  • hetneo
    Well tbh I hope that LGA2011 has some type of reinforcements under it self
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  • cmadrid
    The motherboard previews I've seen (admittedly only a few) look like they have a built in backplate now
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  • Belardo
    Changing sockets... a great way to force customers to replace motherboards AND CPUs.
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