It's been noted from various sources that Intel's upcoming LGA775 processors have pin problems. At CeBIT 2004, various motherboards were reported with having corrupted Sockets. It's a major problem that is currently facing motherboard manufacturers.

LGA775 processors have pinless architecture. This time the pins are located on the motherboard rather than the processor. If precautions are not taken the pins on the motherboard can easily be bent. If one pin gets bent or broken, it can prompt the whole motherboard to become useless. This is not a major concern for one time system integrators but this is a major shock to the enthusiast market.

According to our sources at CeBIT 2004, motherboard manufacturers are not happy about this issue. Sources confirmed that each Socket T costs around $5.00 - $7.00 per motherboard. This will be a rather large adoption for motherboard makers.

It's natural for motherboard companies to be in stress right now due to imperfections in the Socket architecture and it's natural for the motherboard makers to be hesitant of LGA775 processors and Socket designs.

We will be discussing this problem with few motherboard makers and will report back on this problem. Intel refused to comment on the story but assured us that public announcements will be made soon regarding it's upcoming processor. Intel is currently training it's OEM and ODM partners.

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