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Zorluk: OrtaCPU Architecture Cooling and Sockets

A field technician is assembling a workstation computer and installing a CPU into a Land Grid Array (LGA) socket, followed by mounting an active air cooler. Which of the following statements correctly describe the physical characteristics and proper installation considerations for this CPU socket type and cooling setup? (Select TWO.)

  1. The delicate spring-loaded contact pins are located inside the motherboard socket rather than on the CPU package.Cevap
  2. Thermal interface material must be applied between the processor integrated heat spreader (IHS) and the heatsink base to bridge microscopic air gaps.Cevap
  3. C
    The pins are protruding from the underside of the processor package, requiring alignment with holes in the motherboard socket.
  4. D
    Thermal shutdowns occurring immediately after power-on should be resolved by reinstalling display adapter drivers before checking cooler seating.

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Land Grid Array (LGA) sockets feature pins positioned on the motherboard socket, and thermal compound must be applied between the CPU integrated heat spreader (IHS) and the heatsink base to fill microscopic air voids.
In Land Grid Array (LGA) sockets, the delicate contact pins are located on the motherboard socket itself rather than on the CPU. Additionally, thermal interface material (TIM) is essential to fill microscopic gaps between the processor's integrated heat spreader (IHS) and the heatsink base to facilitate effective conductive heat transfer.

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1
Identify the pin architecture of Land Grid Array (LGA) sockets.
Confirm that LGA socket designs feature pins built into the socket on the motherboard, whereas the CPU has corresponding flat contact pads.
This distinguishes LGA architecture from PGA (Pin Grid Array) architecture, which places pins directly on the processor.
2
Determine thermal cooling installation requirements.
Recognize that metal surfaces on the CPU IHS and heatsink base are imperfect at a microscopic level, creating thermal insulating air pockets.
Applying thermal paste replaces trapped air with a thermally conductive compound, conducting heat efficiently to the heatsink fins.

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LGA socket architecture and thermal interface material (TIM) function
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