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That depends upon the socket type the processor was made for. The Pentium 4 was released in three socket types: # Socket 423 (423 Pins) # Socket 478 (478 Pins) # LGA775 (775 Contacts) Note: in the case of the LGA775 the processor does not have pins. Instead it has contacts, while the socket actually has pins that connect to the contacts on the processor.
It depends on the type of AMD processor. The current AM3 generation has 938 pins.
Processors don't connect to a motherboard, there are installed in a socket. What determines if a processor is compatible is the type of processor... PGA(AMD most of the time) or LGA(Intel) and the ammount of pins that are on the motherboard/processor.
It depends on the type of processor being installed.Most older processors and processors from AMD employ a socket installation mechanism called Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) in which an arm operates an internal clamping mechanism on the pins. When the arm is lifted, the pin clamps are loosened, allowing the processor to be inserted and removed easily. Once a processor is installed, the arm is lowered and secured, causing the pin clamps to secure the pins (and thus the processor) in place. Newer processors from Intel (Prescott P4s, the Core 2 line, and later) don't have pins--the pins are actually in the socket; thus why they're called Land Grid Array setups. In these cases, the contact force is provided by a special cover (called a load plate) built into the socket. Once the processor is properly placed, the load plate flips on top of the processor and then secured by an arm.In both scenarios, further securing force is provided by the cooling system (usually a heatsink and fan) that is placed on top of the processor. Socket designs specify how the cooling systems are to be secured to the motherboard. Their installation further secures the processor into the socket.
Fits socket 7 boards.
Socket 478.
CPU Socket Type LGA 1366. Hoped I Helped
You are required to have LGA1150 Socket type on your mother board to install the processor mentioned.
An AM2 Socket is a type of socket used by a Processor on a motherboard. These are AMD processors, as indicated by the "AM". When you buy a motherboard and processor you must make sure that they have the same socket and that your motherboard supports the processor you have chosen. For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_AM2
The processor socket is both a technical convention and functional component. As a convention Socket # such as 775 and 1150 regard motherboard chip type compatibility. The functional aspects of the socket serve as the electrical interface between the motherboard (and its peripherals) to the processor itself.
PGA
It should say on the processor tray on the actual motherboard itself.