Looking at Intel's New-ish Desktop Socket, LGA 1366

Slatterz writes "LGA 1366 is Intel's first new desktop socket in four years. It uses the same ZIF design as the familiar LGA 775 architecture, but it incorporates many more contacts. These big architectural changes are backed up by some less visible advances. Until now, Intel's quad-core processors have been constructed from two dual-core dies, but now Core i7 brings together four cores on a single die. It's also Intel's first processor design to use an L3 cache, shared between all four cores."

I realised /. was slow sometimes...

[sznupi]

...but c'mon.

Uh, what?

[pathological liar]

This might have been news 7 or 8 months ago when the chips were released.

What's next? ATX Power Supplies Explained? "Plugs into any ordinary wall socket! Flick the switch and it turns on! Use it to power your computer! You'll see them turning up in shops any day now!"

Metaphor

[goldaryn]

"LGA 1366 is Intel's first new desktop socket in four years. It uses the same ZIF design as the familiar LGA 775 architecture, but it incorporates many more contacts

Bigger number! Woo-hoo! With the POWER of MATHS I can tell you ...1366 over 775 = 76% better!

Reminds me of when I upgraded my disposable razor from one with 3 blades to 4 FREAKING BLADES!!!11!1

I get 33% more hot babes now.. FUCK YEAH

(Yeah, yeah, 33% of 0....)

Re:Metaphor

[faragon]

From 3 to 4 blades? Come on! [theonion.com]

Re:Uh, what?

[Norsefire]

Right after they announce Tim Berners-Lee's new invention. I heard it's going to change the world.

Re:Metaphor

[cripkd]

4 blades? Why are you leaving in the stone age? Why don't you use a knife instead? We have upgraded to 6 (yes, SIX) blades like for... months!!! Best sell your flintstone car and buy an SUV. They will be the next big thing.

Re:Uh, what?

[LordKronos]

Flick the switch and it turns on!

I've heard some of the newer designs are using pushbuttons instead of switches. I know....it sounds absurd, but apparently it's true.

Re:Not the new desktop socket

[Anonymous Coward]

LGA 1366 has a tripe-channel memory controller

Can't be that bad, surely.

2008's news again...

[ricky-road-flats]

And I thought Australia was 12 hours ahead of us!

Re:2008's news again...

[schwartzg]

It has nothing to do with timezones and everything to do with distance. Boats powered by magazine editors have only now reached Australia, but since we have the internet we learned of their arrival at the same time they arrived. It makes perfect sense.

Oblig. Comic Reference

[L4t3r4lu5]

I'm afraid ATX supplies won't be needed when the new wireless platform that never needs to be charged [penny-arcade.com] is released.

Re:Metaphor

[L4t3r4lu5]

I can shave so quickly with my new R^hAzor [shave.com] that the last four letters of the name accelerate faster than the first one!

Whooosh!

Slashdot EMERGENCY!!! Call the PARAMEDICS NOW!!!!1

[Anonymous Coward]

Wake me up with there is something worth posting to Slashdot

Try this [break.com].

Re:It *is* absurd

[Anonymous Coward]

Try pushing and holding the button for 3-5 seconds, JACKASS!

Re:Slashdot EMERGENCY!!! Call the PARAMEDICS NOW!!

[MBaldelli]

Wake me up with there is something worth posting to Slashdot

Try this [break.com].

Holy hell.. This is clearly proof that the Gene Pool is in serious need of a fungicide.