LGA 1851, the new socket that Intel has designed for its Arrow Lake CPUs, are similar in size to the current LGA 1700 socket, but PC builders should remain mindful of their cooling solutions, according to new reports that are pointing out how the new desktop processors will feature a different hotspot location, one that is further north versus LGA 1700. der8auer, a popular overclocker, commented on the change last month, launching a poll that queried users for ideas on how his LGA 1851 water blocks should be redesigned. A look at the hotspot differences between LGA 1851 and LGA 1700, courtesy of MSI, can be found below.
Regarding 1851 we are working on making a normal block, too. The hotspot on 1851 is quite a bit further north than it was on 1700. This means for ideal cooling a shift of the cooling center is required to fight the hotspot. It also means that rotating the block 180° would harm the performance. For us it would be the easiest to have the in port north and out in the south orientation. What is your prefered in/out position for best tubing?