According to Arctic, LGA1700 coolers will also be compatible with the upcoming Arrow Lake generation. (Image source: Arctic)
Intel’s new CPU generation based on Arrow Lake is scheduled to be released in a few weeks. The switch to the series called “Core Ultra 200” not only comes with a new naming scheme, but also a new socket.
While the previous Raptor Lake generation was based on LGA 1700, the upcoming Intel processors will use the LGA 1851 socket. However, your CPU coolers from the previous generation will probably remain compatible with the new processors.
Because Arctic is now the first manufacturer to confirm thisthat “according to current knowledge, the mechanical dimensions remain unchanged.” This means that no new mounting kits will likely be needed if you want to place an existing Raptor Lake CPU cooler on Arrow Lake.
In addition, Arctic assured last year that “regardless of this, all coolers purchased from October 2023 will support the new base.” Other manufacturers of CPU coolers – regardless of whether they are air or water cooling – have not yet commented on this topic; However, it can be assumed that they will soon follow suit with similar announcements.
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Like hardware specialist Roman “Der8auer” Hartung in Overclock-Forum As explained, the hottest point of the heat spreader will probably shift slightly to the north in the upcoming Intel CPUs.
Accordingly, the enthusiast solutions offered by Der8auer require new water blocks to be built to move the cooling center.
Despite the mechanical compatibility, it remains to be seen whether the cooling performance can actually be carried over to the same extent from Raptor to Arrow Lake. For the average PC user, however, this circumstance should only mean a slightly noticeable difference.
