Chipset

[Brian Williams42]

can AM3 cooler for a chipset work for a Rizen chip?

[Stevoisboss]

It uses a different backplate for some. Cryorig sends you one for free if you have theirs. Depends on the cooler some are adjustable.

[Brooksie359]

Just now, Brian Williams42 said:

can AM3 cooler for a chipset work for a Rizen chip?

there are some coolers that have compatibility kits for am4 and there is one motherboard that actually has am3 mountings but bottom line is it depends on the cooler. 

[Brooksie359]

what cooler are you wanting to use with ryzen?

[-rascal-]

By chipset do you mean like the 990FX and SB950 chipsets on the motherboard?

Or...by chipset did you try to mean CPU (e.g. FX-8350, R7 1800X)?

[Brooksie359]

Just now, -rascal- said:

By chipset do you mean like the 990FX and SB950 chipsets on the motherboard?

Or...by chipset did you try to mean CPU (e.g. FX-8350, R7 1800X)?

they probably meant socket seeing as they refer to the am3

[Bananasplit_00]

if it uses the AMD retention arm things, yes, if not then no.

[Brian Williams42]

it was AMD in general i was looking for a new board but i'm not crazy about the new fan coolers i have a coarsair water cooler (Corsar Hydro Series H110) Don't qote me on that ) on mine now.  I was wondering if it would work or would I have to get a fan thing.

[tim11111111]

I was able to get an am3 compatible cooler working on my AM4 mobo.

Cooler Master has a guide on which CPU coolers can fit on am4 motherboards without any extra backplates / kit.

 

http://www.coolermaster.com/amd-am4-ryzen-compatability/en/

 

I was able to mount my Hyper T4 on my MSI b350 Arctic motherboard with low profile corsair LPX 3200 ram without any problem.

It was about 10$ with a rebate.

 

[Brian Williams42]

mk that gives me some options thanks I really dont like the fans that AMD gives out with their CPU's thanks.