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    6860FX CPU socket type?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Nathand, Aug 14, 2011.

  1. Nathand

    Nathand Notebook Consultant

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    For better or worse, I've decided to upgrade to a T9300 in my 6860FX. I see several T9300's on ebay, but I don't know if they are the correct socket type or not. Is "BGA479/PGA478" the correct socket type?

    Thanks!
     
    Nathand, Aug 14, 2011
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  2. DestruyaX

    DestruyaX Notebook Evangelist

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    PGA478.

    BGA = Ball Grid Array, which is used on "fixed chip" motherboards.
    PGA = Pin Grid Array, which is what laptops use (for now, at least)

    And just for completeness' sake:

    LGA = Land Grid Array, which is Intel's new desktop socket-style of choice, and requires an elaborate "holder" that keeps a chip's bottom touching a bunch of very fragile pins.
     
    DestruyaX, Aug 15, 2011
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