Using wires to connect pins to socket

[LtBlue14]

I wish we still had the technical discussion forum =(

My friend is interested in using wires to connect all 478 pins on his cpu to the socket, and soaking the cpu in a non-conductive solution. It seems like the gap between the cpu and motherboard would create latency errors and really throw the timing of the system off, though.

What do you think, would this work?

[Zuzzz]

If the solutions is 'non conductive' why bother? Soak the whole motherboard. I have seen this done with mineral oil or something like it, but i cant remember the link. But the board and cards were in the liquid and the wires and cables for the HDD and power supply ran to the side of this thing. . . seems it was in a styro foam cooler or sometihng. . . someone else my know of this too. . . Cool idea but hardly a 'practical' idea.

Good Luck

[whitehat_optix]

remember that the traces are specific legnths for a reason, and you will get a lot of errors if you do what you described.

A way to do that would be to use a coax line on everypin that carys RF, nad ground the braid on the coax to the case. Other than that being completely too expensive, and too bulky, it would work.

just remember to sheild the clock generator pins, and anything else that is RF, and he would be fine.

[RoadWarrior]

Look closely at a motherboard sometime, you'll see a few traces do a little squiggle to put maybe an extra inch into the trace length to make the timing work. .... So if the manufacturers took so much trouble to get it to work right, I don't think your chances are real good if you screw with it.

Some other people had the idea of getting the CPU up off the board for better cooling, one called it slot 1 the other called it slot A. :D

regards,

Road Warrior

[Tyranos]

Originally posted by Zuzzz
If the solutions is 'non conductive' why bother? Soak the whole motherboard. I have seen this done with mineral oil or something like it, but i cant remember the link. But the board and cards were in the liquid and the wires and cables for the HDD and power supply ran to the side of this thing. . . seems it was in a styro foam cooler or sometihng. . . someone else my know of this too. . . Cool idea but hardly a 'practical' idea.

Good Luck


It was probably that 3m dielectric oil that cost an arm and a ball. The guys had concerns of it leaking into capacitors and stuff as well. It also gelled at a certain temp when cooled with ln2.

[Molybdym]

Originally posted by Tyranos
It was probably that 3m dielectric oil that cost an arm and a ball. The guys had concerns of it leaking into capacitors and stuff as well. It also gelled at a certain temp when cooled with ln2.
Yummah. . .dielectric jelly. Is that like Marmite?
Originally posted by RoadWarrior
Look closely at a motherboard sometime, you'll see a few traces do a little squiggle to put maybe an extra inch into the trace length to make the timing work. .... So if the manufacturers took so much trouble to get it to work right, I don't think your chances are real good if you screw with it.

I had no idea, is this visable on all CPU's or just skt478?

[Fast420A]

Here's a good pic I just found from another thread that shows the lines on the mobo and how they are made to specific lengths.

http://www.hardocp.com/images/articles/104317361585CkZAmyBz_1_12_l.jpg