Thermal grease may flow over the edges of the processor and reach the socket if excessive amounts are applied. If the CPU cooler has RGB LED, connect the bundled RGB cable to CPU cooler and the RGB header on the motherboard. With the release of the new Ryzen™ CPUs and A-series APUs codenamed Bristol Ridge, the AMD water cooling community will bloom again and that is why we prepared a short tutorial.

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Because for mounting any am4 coolers ive had to remove the clip things, but for am3 coolers ive had to use the clip mechanism.If you already have a Kraken or are purchasing one that doesn’t already include the AM4 bracket, no need to worry. Anyways i had the understanding that am4 mounting was just the holes in the motherboard, and those clip type mounting hardware were am3. If there is a hardware fault within the first 30 days of receipt we will arrange for collection free of charge and replace or repair the product. After you have unscrewed the four bolts that hold the water block together, you can disassemble it to its key components.

No other cooler will come with those, but I don't think any air cooler would need them anyway, it's only certain AIOs that use those brackets, but I may be wrong and there could be exceptions as I've not used every AM4 air cooler on the market. Origami Cactus, assuming he has an AM4 board (which I can only assume he does based on his subject title), then those brackets are obviously AM4 ones, as is the socket. Scan Computers International Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Register no. All new AM4 AMD CPU water block mounting kits are also reverse-compatible with the older AMD sockets. This is my first build so I would appreciate any additional advise you have for how I should upgrade my system later for better cooling.Mostly because there are some rare exeptions that do have AM2-3/FM1/2 - for example ASUS X370-F Strix. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . Item has been pulled from salvage machine so expect the item to be in a used condition with minor scuffs etc.