H80i AM3+ bracket on AM4 socket

[typographie]

I recently upgraded from an i5-6600K to Ryzen 5 5600X. Officially, my H80i (the original model, which Corsair does not offer AM4 brackets for) is incompatible. But using the AM3+ clip-style mounting hardware, it seems to fit. I've got it installed, it appears to be mounted solidly, and I'm getting temperatures around 30-35*C idle and under 65*C in games and Cinebench R23. No overclocking yet.

 

Is there a general consensus on whether this is OK, especially for long-term use?

[WhitetailAni]

I mean - I'm using a SpinQ on AM4.

Seems to work fine for me.

[trag1c]

42 minutes ago, typographie said:

I recently upgraded from an i5-6600K to Ryzen 5 5600X. Officially, my H80i (the original model, which Corsair does not offer AM4 brackets for) is incompatible. But using the AM3+ clip-style mounting hardware, it seems to fit. I've got it installed, it appears to be mounted solidly, and I'm getting temperatures around 30-35*C idle and under 65*C in games and Cinebench R23. No overclocking yet.

 

Is there a general consensus on whether this is OK, especially for long-term use?

The original H80I is compatible using the AM3 bracket. I looked into this a while ago. The newer ones need a new bracket but the old square bracket works like a charm.

[Analog]

12 hours ago, typographie said:

I recently upgraded from an i5-6600K to Ryzen 5 5600X. Officially, my H80i (the original model, which Corsair does not offer AM4 brackets for) is incompatible. But using the AM3+ clip-style mounting hardware, it seems to fit. I've got it installed, it appears to be mounted solidly, and I'm getting temperatures around 30-35*C idle and under 65*C in games and Cinebench R23. No overclocking yet.

 

Is there a general consensus on whether this is OK, especially for long-term use?

 

Should be fine. The only real difference between AM4 and AM3 is that the backplate and by extension the mounts for coolers on AM4 are spaced a bit wider, while on AM3 they are closer together. 

[typographie]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts everyone.