Intel socket P (3647) mounts

Just got these today !! (and heatsinks)

Socket p uses a new mounting procedure......The cpu's get attached to the heatsink first, via a plastic clip.

The heatsink/cpu assembly then attaches to the mobo with guide pins....I'll take some pics when I install em.

Interesting , more foolproof.... I hope I don't fuck it up !

Here's the '3u' heatsink with said clip.

I've got 2 '4u' heatsinks coming.

These are the 4u heatsinks from Supermicro.

I'm so glad I waited for these.As if these are not made by thermalright.
The milled bases are awesome.
Waaaaay better than the 3u one !!

That's some crazy ass looking heatsink

Delta screamer with a super deep desktop style tower cooler.

That's some insane cooling capacity right there, considering your chips are only rated at 150W TDP each.

its so ***** big

Woop !

Here's the mounting procedure :

Pic 1 : cpu attached to plastic guide clip.

Pic2 : guide clip/cpu attached to HSF.

Pic3 : cpu assemblies attached.

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I gotta tell you, this was nervewracking.
The assembly procedure is designed to be easy/foolproof , but I'm a top shelf fool so....
It actually seemed to go well.
While I don't like the 'blind setting' of the cpu, the guide pins worked well I think.I get my ram tomorrow , we'll find out then.



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Communism said:

..... considering your chips are only rated at 150W TDP each.

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I'd like to briefly address this.

We should not use the term "TDP" anymore.
The marketing dregs have gotten hold of it , and as such it's all bullshit now.
TDP used to mean 'Total Dissapated Power'. It was the total power a package would use, under full load.This was the number you used to spec heatsinks.

NOW, tdp means thermal design point or some other crap.It's like "nominal power".You should not use this number to spec heatsinks.
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It's called Pmax now by Intel.I looked it up.
These xeons have a rated Pmax of 363 watts each.

Nope.Good eye, I was waiting for that.

If you look closely at the last pic , you will notice two metal prongs on the side of the sockets....those are the fabric connectors.
It's designed that way.
Not so great for the airflow but....