Intel’s next desktop socket appears on another cooler vendor page
Asetek has published new details for its Emma V3 [Gen10] AIO liquid cooling platform. The product page lists support for Intel LGA 1700, LGA 1851 and LGA 1954 sockets.
LGA-1954 for Nova Lake-S
Intel has not made this socket public through a consumer desktop launch yet, but it has already appeared in multiple cooler and motherboard-related leaks. This socket will be the host for Core Ultra 400 series codenamed Nova Lake-S. It’s not a secret at this point, but cooler companies tend to be careful confirming support for this platform that much.
The Emma V3 [Gen10] platform was shown at COMPUTEX 2026 as Asetek’s next AIO architecture. According to the company, the design uses a 4mm combined offset cold plate to better align the coolant impingement area with modern CPU hotspots.Asetek claims the new platform reduces thermal resistance by 1.5°C versus the previous generation at typical TDP. The company also says the pump runs at 3600 RPM and cuts perceived loudness by around 45% compared with Emma V2 reference measurements.
Source: Asetek
The new platform keeps AMD AM4 and AM5 support. For Intel, the same table now lists LGA 1700, LGA 1851 and LGA 1954, which suggests Asetek expects the new socket to keep mechanical cooler compatibility with the two current Intel desktop mounting standards.
More recently, we covered a similar LGA-1954 reference from Corsair’s TITAN II ULTRA AIO listing . Unofficially, LGA-1851 (and most LGA-1700) coolers should be compatible with the new socket, so this isn’t much of a surprise.
Source: Asetek
