The LGA1954 socket of the Intel Nova Lake-S is now available to buy on AliExpress

It is said that Intel will launch the next Nova Lake processors during 2026but with availability for early 2027. This platform for desktop computers will replace the Intel Arrow Lake and its Refresh version. These new Intel Nova Lake-S will debut new LGA1954 socketa larger socket that can also now be purchased on AliExpress.

The Intel Nova Lake-S LGA1954 socket is now sold on AliExpress

The advertisement has been discovered by the well-known @momomo_us and published on his X/Twitter account. The AliExpress listing defines this component as one piece Foxconn PE19547-11NK0-1Hcalled LGA1954 CPU Socket Holder with Tin Balls. A piece that is prepared directly for soldering on a plate, and that can be used both for the manufacture of these and for repair in case the socket has suffered any damage. The price is only 17.89 euros and can be sent to Spain.

A piece that will presumably be part of the next plates with Z990, Z970 and B960 chipset for Intel Nova Lake-Sand they will surely have their version for workstations and companies with the W980 and Q970.

Intel Nova Lake-S would arrive with up to 28 cores initially

The availability of this component suggests that the launch of the Intel Nova Lake-S will finally meet Intel’s deadlineset for the end of 2026. Intel not only has to present the first processors with this new socket, it must also present corresponding motherboards to be able to install it. The first Nova Lakes will arrive with a single computing tile offering up to 28 cores totalthe most powerful references with up to 52 cores seem not to arrive until later in 2027.