Confirmed boards with LOTES

Aynjell · 11-05-09, 12:44 PM

Let's put together a list of Socket 1156 boards that have confirmed LOTES branded sockets. For those of us with water cooling, this can make or break whether or not a board can be used by us for extreme overclocking. Almost every board I'd of considered for one reason or another has been shot down because it uses a foxconn socket which have known issues. And knowing this matters to me, it will matter to others, so let's get a list together because I can't find one anywhere else!

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3661

Please read the article at the above link for more info...

This will not effect moderate overclocking, but can be a factor if you're buying a new p55 board and I myself want to make sure I pick up a board with a known better socket.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sno.lcn

That Anandtech article is so irritating, this is being blown way out of proporion. If you're water cooling (thus not doing any extreme overclocking), you probably don't have to worry about your socket burning up. The pictures at Anandtech are of a CPU overclocked to 5.1ghz+.

There's no reason to go out of your way to avoid Foxconn sockets if you're not doing any REAL extreme overclocking.

Worth reading: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...72#post6295872

Apparently Lotes sockets blow up too, but there's no doubting that lotes sockets are built better, and seem to be experiencing the issues LESS.

Here is the list so far -

eVGA:
P55 SLI (per newegg pix)
P55 SLI FTW (per newegg pix)
P55 NF200 FTW (per newegg pix)
P55 NF200 Classified (Per Icebob)
P55 LE (Per Raul-7 visiting Fry's)

DFI:
P55-T3eH9 (per clunk review)

Gigabyte:
P55A-UD6 (per clunk review)

MSI:
MSI P55-CD53 LGA 1156 (Per Raul-7 visiting Fry's)

Intel:
BOXDP55WG LGA 1156 (Per Raul-7 visiting Fry's)
BOXDP55WB LGA 1156 (Per Raul-7 visiting Fry's)

Biostar:
T5 XE CFX-SLI (Per Raul-7 visiting Fry's)
TP55 (Per Raul-7 visiting Fry's)

sno.lcn · 11-05-09, 01:01 PM

That Anandtech article is so irritating, this is being blown way out of proporion. If you're water cooling (thus not doing any extreme overclocking), you probably don't have to worry about your socket burning up. The pictures at Anandtech are of a CPU overclocked to 5.1ghz+.

There's no reason to go out of your way to avoid Foxconn sockets if you're not doing any REAL extreme overclocking.

hokiealumnus · 11-05-09, 01:03 PM

I can confirm the EVGA P55 FTW has the lotes socket. See the two picks to the right at the top of this page for photos.

+1 to sno.lcn as well.

Aynjell · 11-05-09, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sno.lcn

That Anandtech article is so irritating, this is being blown way out of proporion. If you're water cooling (thus not doing any extreme overclocking), you probably don't have to worry about your socket burning up. The pictures at Anandtech are of a CPU overclocked to 5.1ghz+.

There's no reason to go out of your way to avoid Foxconn sockets if you're not doing any REAL extreme overclocking.

This thread was started to catalog boards known to utilize lotes sockets. I appreciate your input and I understand it's for extreme overclocking, but I still want to create a list of known lotes sockets. Let's face it, better can never mean worse.

Aynjell · 11-05-09, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sno.lcn

Fair enough.

According to this thread, the DFI P55-T3eH9 has a LOTES socket.

LOL, I came back to the thread to put that in. lol time warp

Anyway, this is probably the board I'm getting, need to read more about it, but I'm pretty sold on going dfi again. 8 sata ports, 3 pci-e 16x, and a good layout plus a lotes socket has me sold already, but gotta make sure it doesn't fall short in the oc area.

sno.lcn · 11-05-09, 02:33 PM

Fair enough.

According to this thread, the DFI P55-T3eH9 has a LOTES socket.

Supershanks · 11-05-09, 03:17 PM

GIGABYTE P55A mobos - SATA3, USB3 and 3x USB power Oh and Lotes sockets

Raul-7 · 11-05-09, 04:26 PM

According to raja, MSI have switched over to LOTES as well.

Supershanks · 11-05-09, 04:48 PM

Quote:

According to raja, MSI have switched over to LOTES as well.

:lol: just asus to go then. Still to see any Foxconn p55 boards, wonder what socket they'll use

icebob · 11-06-09, 03:59 PM

EVGA P55 NF200 Classified= Lotes, I know I have one, and I guess not all foxconn socket have problem, I have a Maximus III Formula that I've burn 30 liters of LN2 on it and no trace of socket burn...

Aynjell · 11-06-09, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icebob

EVGA P55 NF200 Classified= Lotes, I know I have one, and I guess not all foxconn socket have problem, I have a Maximus III Formula that I've burn 30 liters of LN2 on it and no trace of socket burn...

Thank you for the update, icebob. Let's try and keep these coming in, guys, and thank you all for the cooperation and contribution!

MIAHALLEN · 11-06-09, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supershanks

GIGABYTE P55A mobos - SATA3, USB3 and 3x USB power Oh and Lotes sockets

Original source is Tweaktown:
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/13357/...nks-for-voting

I will be reviewing one of these very soon, stay tuned

Supershanks · 11-06-09, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Original source is Tweaktown:

yes, as we mentioned in the link I gave :lol: look forward to your review

icebob · 11-06-09, 05:48 PM

Hey Miah look at this thread and when you get the board and the usb3.0 gizmo can you check if you use it if it really affect the pcie performance? Thx GigaMiah!

MIAHALLEN · 11-06-09, 09:06 PM

Yeah, I saw that thread...I'll look into it

Gigabyte made a point to ask me specifically to test the USB 3.0 feature, and that they are "trying to get a 3.0 device" from a third party...hopefully that will work out

Raul-7 · 11-07-09, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIAHALLEN

Original source is Tweaktown:
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/13357/...nks-for-voting

I will be reviewing one of these very soon, stay tuned

Also on Newegg:

Evilsizer · 11-08-09, 02:09 AM

well seems GB added some more boards, the P55A-UD3R and P55A-UD4P.
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Moth...ProductID=3252
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Moth...ProductID=3250

zangler · 11-08-09, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evilsizer

well seems GB added some more boards, the P55A-UD3R and P55A-UD4P.
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Moth...ProductID=3252
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Moth...ProductID=3250

i believe every GB board with the 'A' after P55 has that socket.

Supershanks · 11-08-09, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evilsizer

well seems GB added some more boards, the P55A-UD3R and P55A-UD4P.
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Moth...ProductID=3252
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Moth...ProductID=3250

Yes I'd assumed from the designation that P55A was meant to give a distinct split from the previous boards and that P55A
meant:
USB3
Sata3
Lotes

Quote:

Originally Posted by zangler

i believe every GB board with the 'A' after P55 has that socket.

- Exactly.

Raul-7 · 11-10-09, 08:00 PM

I stopped by Fry's today to pickup a new case and saw the following boards with LOTES sockets:
Intel BOXDP55WG LGA 1156
MSI P55-CD53 LGA 1156
BIOSTAR (don't remember the model #)
EVGA P55 LE

Only the GIGABYTE and ASUS boards still had the Foxconn sockets.

Aynjell · 11-10-09, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raul-7

I stopped by Fry's today to pickup a new case and saw the following boards with LOTES sockets:
Intel BOXDP55WG LGA 1156
MSI P55-CD53 LGA 1156
BIOSTAR (don't remember the model #)
EVGA P55 LE

Only the GIGABYTE and ASUS boards still had the Foxconn sockets.

Thank you for the contribution. Biostar board omitted at this time due to no part number.

Raul-7 · 11-10-09, 09:05 PM

Next time I go I'll take a paper and pen to make sure of all the models.

Aynjell · 11-11-09, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raul-7

Next time I go I'll take a paper and pen to make sure of all the models.

I appreciate it greatly. I'd do this myself but the only even close store to something like fry's is Best Buy. Not sure those people even know what a mb looks like.

EarthDog · 11-11-09, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hokiealumnus

I can confirm the EVGA P55 FTW has the lotes socket. See the two picks to the right at the top of this page for photos.

+1 to sno.lcn as well.

+1 again to Sno...but....

Uh oh...???
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...72#post6295872

Massive clocks and volts though it seems.

Raul-7 · 11-15-09, 09:30 PM

I went back and can confirm that the:
BIOSTAR T5 XE CFX-SLI
BIOSTAR TP55
Intel BOXDP55WG
Intel BOXDP55WB

Have a LOTES socket.

Aynjell · 11-16-09, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raul-7

I went back and can confirm that the:
BIOSTAR T5 XE CFX-SLI
BIOSTAR TP55
Intel BOXDP55WG
Intel BOXDP55WB

Have a LOTES socket.

Thanks again, Raul-7

sno.lcn · 11-18-09, 02:28 PM

I just received an Big Bang Trinergy from MSI, LOTES socket confirmed on this board

Aynjell · 11-18-09, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sno.lcn

I just received an Big Bang Trinergy from MSI, LOTES socket confirmed on this board

Holy ****, it's real?

11-05-09, 01:01 PM	#2
sno.lcn Intel CPU/Mobo and Extreme Cooling Content EditorFolding/SETI/Benching Team Senior Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Atlanta. School in Florida.	That Anandtech article is so irritating, this is being blown way out of proporion. If you're water cooling (thus not doing any extreme overclocking), you probably don't have to worry about your socket burning up. The pictures at Anandtech are of a CPU overclocked to 5.1ghz+. There's no reason to go out of your way to avoid Foxconn sockets if you're not doing any REAL extreme overclocking. __________________ Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com front page? PM me, I can help! Please Fold! \|\| Crunch SETI! \|\| Join the benching team! "Careful...if you hang around here too much and you may feel buyer's remorse for that silly TR120...it's doesn't cool as well as LN2" -MIAHALLEN Ross: Yeah it sucks, that was going to be my first daily rig in like years. I was actually thinking about buying a case for a sec cough Gautam: lol, that's what the lga775 stuff is for Heatware

11-05-09, 01:03 PM	#3
hokiealumnus MSOS & Water Cooling ♫ ♪ ♫ Content Editor ♪ ♫ ♪ Forum Wars Judge Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC	I can confirm the EVGA P55 FTW has the lotes socket. See the two picks to the right at the top of this page for photos. +1 to sno.lcn as well. __________________ EVGA P55 FTW * i7 860 @ ?.?GHz * Water * 2x2G G.Skill, DDR3-2000 (9-9-9-24) * EVGA 8800GTX * Corsair TX650 Water Cooled RC690: MCP-355 w/ XSPC Res Top -> Swiftech MCR-320 -> D-Tek Fuzion v.2 -> Swiftech MCW-60 Want to see your name on the front page of Overclockers.com? Click here to learn more! Sold something in the classifieds? Move it to the "SOLD!" sub-forum...click to find out how. My trash cans are gone!

11-05-09, 02:33 PM	#6
sno.lcn Intel CPU/Mobo and Extreme Cooling Content EditorFolding/SETI/Benching Team Senior Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Atlanta. School in Florida.	Fair enough. According to this thread, the DFI P55-T3eH9 has a LOTES socket. __________________ Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com front page? PM me, I can help! Please Fold! \|\| Crunch SETI! \|\| Join the benching team! "Careful...if you hang around here too much and you may feel buyer's remorse for that silly TR120...it's doesn't cool as well as LN2" -MIAHALLEN Ross: Yeah it sucks, that was going to be my first daily rig in like years. I was actually thinking about buying a case for a sec cough Gautam: lol, that's what the lga775 stuff is for Heatware

11-05-09, 03:17 PM	#7
Supershanks Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Manchester U.K.	GIGABYTE P55A GIGABYTE P55A mobos - SATA3, USB3 and 3x USB power Oh and Lotes sockets __________________ Mobo: Abit IX38 QuadGTCPU: Core2Duo 6600 + WaterMem: Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 DDR2 2X1GB 5-5-5-15 2.2v Gfx: 320MB BFG 8800GTS OC Clock 580 mem 1700 + Dell 2007WFP PSU: Etasis ET-850 3.3v= 28A 5v=30A 12v=70A SATA Hitachi II 4x80Gb Raid 0 + 250gb+320GB OS WinXPPro SP2 + Vista RC2 32 +64 Case: Lian-Li V2000B Plus OC 8x470@1:1.20 =DDR2 1128 @5,5,5,10 2.175v Some people believe football is a matter of life and death,it is much, more important than that - Bil Shankly

11-06-09, 03:59 PM	#10
icebob Benching Team Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cahokia, Il	EVGA P55 NF200 Classified= Lotes, I know I have one, and I guess not all foxconn socket have problem, I have a Maximus III Formula that I've burn 30 liters of LN2 on it and no trace of socket burn... __________________ Gautam: A lot of people are frustrated about the lack of 5870's. I'd say about 40% of the world's supply exists in this thread. The other 60% is with AndreYang.

11-05-09, 04:26 PM	#8
Raul-7 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lomita, CA	According to raja, MSI have switched over to LOTES as well.

11-06-09, 05:48 PM	#14
icebob Benching Team Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cahokia, Il	Hey Miah look at this thread and when you get the board and the usb3.0 gizmo can you check if you use it if it really affect the pcie performance? Thx GigaMiah! __________________ Gautam: A lot of people are frustrated about the lack of 5870's. I'd say about 40% of the world's supply exists in this thread. The other 60% is with AndreYang.

11-06-09, 09:06 PM	#15
MIAHALLEN Senior Member Benching Team Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Japan	Yeah, I saw that thread...I'll look into it Gigabyte made a point to ask me specifically to test the USB 3.0 feature, and that they are "trying to get a 3.0 device" from a third party...hopefully that will work out __________________ Ross: "Gautam or Vince? I think if we just wave an open thermos of LN2 under their noses, they'll go into a trance and we can extract whatever information we need without having to resort to force LOL" Gautam: "I remember when Mark started doing DI I thought he was psycho and that it was a dangerous, reckless cooling method that had no future." KonaKona:"I don't care what you say about staying with AMD after using an intel chip, you can't have any of my cookies you traitor!" Team IRONMODS The ultimate desktop computer monitor Heat

11-08-09, 02:09 AM	#17
Evilsizer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin,Texas	well seems GB added some more boards, the P55A-UD3R and P55A-UD4P. http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Moth...ProductID=3252 http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Moth...ProductID=3250 __________________ i7 920@3.6ghz \| Asus RE-II-Gene \| OCZ3P1333LV3GK \| (2)4850CF \| C650TX \| OCZ AGILITY 60gig(x2 in raid-0) 2 i7 860's(1 WIP!), 1 i5 750 for rosetta! 2x9600GO's for FAH ATM! Looking for some info on the Abit IP35-Pro? Want a mATX P55 board with overclocking features? currently on hold "I Love To Camp!" "Comensing Shock Therapy!" HeatWare

11-10-09, 08:00 PM	#20
Raul-7 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lomita, CA	I stopped by Fry's today to pickup a new case and saw the following boards with LOTES sockets: Intel BOXDP55WG LGA 1156 MSI P55-CD53 LGA 1156 BIOSTAR (don't remember the model #) EVGA P55 LE Only the GIGABYTE and ASUS boards still had the Foxconn sockets.

11-10-09, 09:05 PM	#22
Raul-7 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lomita, CA	Next time I go I'll take a paper and pen to make sure of all the models.

11-15-09, 09:30 PM	#25
Raul-7 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lomita, CA	I went back and can confirm that the: BIOSTAR T5 XE CFX-SLI BIOSTAR TP55 Intel BOXDP55WG Intel BOXDP55WB Have a LOTES socket.

11-18-09, 02:28 PM	#27
sno.lcn Intel CPU/Mobo and Extreme Cooling Content EditorFolding/SETI/Benching Team Senior Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Atlanta. School in Florida.	I just received an Big Bang Trinergy from MSI, LOTES socket confirmed on this board __________________ Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com front page? PM me, I can help! Please Fold! \|\| Crunch SETI! \|\| Join the benching team! "Careful...if you hang around here too much and you may feel buyer's remorse for that silly TR120...it's doesn't cool as well as LN2" -MIAHALLEN Ross: Yeah it sucks, that was going to be my first daily rig in like years. I was actually thinking about buying a case for a sec cough Gautam: lol, that's what the lga775 stuff is for Heatware