2 March 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Scythe AM4 Mounting Kits Announced

Japanese cooling expert Scythe confirms compatibility to the new socket AM4 and announces availability of AM4 mounting kits for it’s CPU cooler product range. There are more than a handful of CPU cooler models, which are already compatible to the new Ryzen™ CPUs. Other models, such as the Scythe Mugen 5, can be easily upgraded thanks to the new AM4 mounting kit. Many of the Scythe CPU Coolers are already compatible to the new socket AM4. Scythe confirms the compatibility of those models, that are using the original AMD™ retention module. The following models are ready to be used with Ryzen™ CPU: Katana 4 (SCKTN-4000) Katana 3 (SCKTN-3000A) Kabuto 3 (SCKBT-3000) Shuriken Rev. B (SCSK-1100) Tatsumi “A” (SCTTM-1000A) Byakko (SCBYK-1000) […]

25 January 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Noctua SecuFirm2 Mounting-Kits Announced

Noctua today officially announced that it will provide users of its CPU coolers with free mounting upgrade kits for the new AM4 socket of AMD’s upcoming Ryzen architecture. The SecuFirm2 mounting-kits are backwards compatible with most Noctua CPU coolers manufactured since 2005 and will be available via resellers and free of charge via Noctua’s website after uploading a proof of purchase. “We were the first heatsink manufacturer to provide its customers with free mounting upgrades in 2006 when AMD introduced the AM2 socket and we’ve continued this policy with several generations of Intel sockets. Now we’re glad to offer free mounting upgrades for the new AM4 platform,” says Roland Mossig (Noctua CEO). “It makes us proud that so many customers […]