CPU Mountings

Computer Processing Units generally have two types of of mountings that are used to attach processors to the motherboard and sockets and slots. If you are doing an installation, it's important to make sure you remove any label on the CPU socket before doing so. If there is any debris in the holes of the sockets, it may not work properly.

Pin Grid Array (PGA)

PGA is a type of integrated circuit package. The package is square and the pins are arranged in a regular array on the underside. They are often mounted on printed circuit boards using the through hole method or inserted into a socket. These type of mounting allows for more pins per integrated circuit than other packages.

Land Grid Array (LGA)

LGA is a type of surface-mount packaging for integrated circuits that is notable for having the pins on the socket rather than on the integrated circuit. It can electrically be connected to a printed board circuit either by the use of the socket or by adding soldering directly to the board.