P55-UD6 socket burn

[Chrysalis]

The revised Foxconn socket has been qualified by us, Intel and many others now. To date, there have not been any reported issues with this setup. Believe me, I tried for socket burn based on our original tests and the sockets held up fine. That said if you want to create a socket burn situation with any of the sockets, it is possible but then you are probably running stupid levels of VCore and VTT through the system for a one shot screenshot.

interestingly I found this.

http://www.intel.com/support/process.../CS-030850.htm

Seems this socket is very easy to damage such as dropping the cover in place instead of placing it carefully. I will inspect my socket as this intel guide says before I try to use it, and hopefully all my pins are fine before installation.

Is there a reason why pins are now in the socket instead of the processor? it seems the old system was much safer and robust to damage.

Can I ask how do I know if I have the revised socket? is it a certianty having brought a 2nd gen p55 board?