Watch out for your liquid coolers and intel Alder Lake –

It seems that after some tests, the current systems of some liquid refrigerations are not suitable for the socket LGA 1700. As the Alder Lakes have changed in both shape and height, it appears that they are not doing well. contact IHS.

To give you an idea, the above socket 1151 the actual socket 1200 they have measurements of 75x75mm, these are somewhat smaller than the current ones of the socket 1700 which has dimensions of 78x78mmThis causes liquid refrigeration brands to supply users with anchors to adapt to the new socket, but there are problems.

The problem is that there is also a change in height between sockets, because if the previous ones have measures of 7,312 – 8,249 mm, socket 1700 measurements are 6,529 – 7,532 mm, as you can see in the image. This is a serious problem because we are facing a difference of 1 mm less than distance between IHS and heatsink/ cold plate. This will make the pressure between the 2 inadequate and we will have high temperatures.

So if you are determined to move on to the new 1700 platform and you have a high-end air heatsink or liquid cooling, it is better to keep an eye on the temperatures if you opt for the anchors provided by the manufacturer of your model, as you may not like what you see.