Are FCLGA1156 CPU's and LGA1156 CPU's compatible in the same MOBO?

[Lennart van de Merwe]

Hi,

Stupid question:

Are FCLGA1156 CPU's and LGA1156 CPU's compatible in the same MOBO?

Reason why: 
I want to upgrade my dads PC by replacing the i3 530 (FCLGA1156) with an i7 860 (LGA1156). The mobo that I'm using is P7H55-M from ASUS and claims to be compatible with i7 's. I know it's a stupid question and I can't think of any reason why it shouldn't work, but either way I want to be sure.

 

[79wjd]

Yes. 

[Ground]

Do you have a seperate GPU in the System? The i7 doesn't have onboard graphics, but besides that it should work fine

[Oshino Shinobu]

They're the same thing. 

 

FCLGA is the full abbreviation (can you have a full abbreviation?) of LGA. It stands for Flip-Chip Land Grid Array. LGA is the exact same thing, it just doesn't specify Flip-Chip. 

[Lennart van de Merwe]

Just now, Ground said:

Do you have a seperate GPU in the System? The i7 doesn't have onboard graphics, but besides that it should work fine

Of course

[Lennart van de Merwe]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

They're the same thing. 

 

FCLGA is the full abbreviation (can you have a full abbreviation) of LGA. It stands for Flip-Chip Land Grid Array. LGA is the exact same thing, it just doesn't specify Flip-Chip. 

Now I understand, thanks!

[DnFx91]

also doesnt help that sometimes the sockets make no mention of LGA or FCLGA and simply call themself something like socket H3 (FCLGA 1150)

[Oshino Shinobu]

Just now, DnFx91 said:

also doesnt help that sometimes the sockets make no mention of LGA or FCLGA and simply call themself something like socket H3 (FCLGA 1150)

It bugs me how CompTIA insists on using those names. I'm trying to remember each of the different sockets, but I so rarely see them called R, B, H, H2 etc. that I can't remember them. If they called them by their LGA names it would be so much easier. Trying to remember how many pins socket H has is so much harder than LGA1156, which has 1156 pins, simple.