Crosshair VI Supports AM3 and AM4 Coolers!

[Brehohn]

https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/amd_ryzen_rog_am4_crosshair_vi_hero_preview/1

 

Boom! Right there. Scroll down until you see the title, "AM3/AM4 Cooler Support" and in those pictures, you can see that this is the only board that has support holes for BOTH AM3 and AM4 coolers! This is a fantastic design that hasn't been reported on any other board yet (from what I've seen) and is a HUGE selling point. 

 

After headaches of searching for the best cooler, now we can just reuse what we already have if you still have your AM3 brackets for your cooler!

 

Hope you guys enjoyed this awesome tid bit of information!

 

[Droidbot]

too bad according to hardware unboxed he was having issues with it not staying stable and a plethora of other issues, look at the latest video

[porina]

If it is so easy to do, would we see it on boards other than this top model? I've already ordered an adapter kit.

[Brehohn]

9 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

too bad according to hardware unboxed he was having issues with it not staying stable and a plethora of other issues, look at the latest video

I watched the overview video of the person they had in their post. He just mentions how its a great add-on. Could you link the video?

7 minutes ago, porina said:

If it is so easy to do, would we see it on boards other than this top model? I've already ordered an adapter kit.

Who knows. If you zoom in on the ASUS Crosshair board at the mounts, you can see the holes underneath. So, that's the only way of telling. I'll check MSI, Asrock, and GIGABYTE's offerings real quick. But from this, no adapter is needed for your current cooler it seems.

[Brehohn]

From what I looked at, MSI Titanium, Asrock Fatality Pro, and the GIGABYTE K7 do not seem to have this feature. I'm surprised none of them thought about it. For the same price as the ASUS, I'm going ASUS regardless. This could save a lot of people money.

[porina]

How many people would have a spare AM3 cooler they would want to reuse? Or back a step, did AMD need to move the holes at all in the first place? I'm just wondering if it more than hole position, like if the height of the surface of the CPU is the same or not?

[Brehohn]

18 hours ago, porina said:

How many people would have a spare AM3 cooler they would want to reuse? Or back a step, did AMD need to move the holes at all in the first place? I'm just wondering if it more than hole position, like if the height of the surface of the CPU is the same or not?

That's a good question. Apparently, some coolers that have the adapter kit is having pressure issues. So not a motherboard issue, just an adapter issue. The holes were moved (who knows why that made sense). The height of the CPU is literally the same sense coolers, like the H60 AIO for example, that have the clamp style mechanism will work on AM4. 

 

Im saying that people that have an existing H110i for example that supports AM3+ but do not have the clamp mechanism, can use the holes on this board for their AM3 bracket that came with their coolers. Does that make more sense?

[Nick V]

The Crosshair VI was a sure buy for me, but they have cheaped out for the power phase components. As the first previews shown  So am looking into the gigabyte offerings.