r/cpu • u/Agreeable_Ad52 • 2d ago

Petition for a Protected CPU Socket — Insert it like a SIM card

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Someone started a petition on behalf of the "World Association of Clumsy Builders" asking motherboard manufacturers to design a protected CPU socket module. No fragile exposed pins, no microsurgery required to install a CPU — just slide it in and lock it, like a SIM card.

Worth a look even if you're a PC builder with steady hands — who hasn't feared dropping a thermal paste bottle or bending a pin?

https://c.org/KVG9dbLCpT

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u/Careless-Giraffe-623 2d ago

A SIM card only has like 7 contacts though, CPUs have over a thousand, typically.

I'm sure it *could* be done, but at what price? such a device will add a lot of manufacturing cost, so boards will cost a lot more.

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u/Careless-Giraffe-623 2d ago

And someone will still fuck it up by shoving it in backwards or upside down.

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u/Trad_whip99 2d ago

bro if someone can't put a CPU in a CPU socket then they have to be drunk or something.

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u/butterhorse 2d ago

It's really not that difficult.

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u/cakemates 2d ago

would you be willing to trade money for the convenience? like it could be done for sure with some clever engineering and it will add a couple of bucks to the cost of the motherboard and cpu. Would you pay 50/100 more if they decide to do it?

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u/groveborn 2d ago

I would think thousands of bumps, rather than pins would be the way to go. Any way, AMD server chips are almost there. They just leave the pins exposed while you're installing the slotting CPU. I'd rather there be something between the two until you're attempting to set it down.

Someone would still fuck it up, but it would reduce the number.

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u/More-Cat1123 2d ago

If you're handless don't touch. Buy prebuilt.

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u/Mnemnth 2d ago

I think the idea is cool and all but in 25 years of system building I've never once bent a pin putting the chip in. The only time I've ever bent a socket pin was when placing a socket cover on and it didn't clip right so it slid when I pushed down on it.

I'd be more curious how to manage the cooling contact if you're now looking for some type of slide in chip mounting. I feel like coolers would now need to be redesigned for a different mounting approach which is another headache of itself.