Question 1

Can you add additional fans to this cooler? Can you change the fan it comes with if it happens to mess up eventually?

Accepted Answer

The fan that comes with this cooler doesn't last very long until the logic in the fan starts reporting 9 fan speed or an impossibly large number fan speed.  I found that I could just place a 120mm fan in the hole where the fan belongs and it works fine.  The fan obviously doesn't stay in place so the PC has to stay level to keep the fan from sliding out.  Works fine for me on 3 PCs.

Question 2

Do you have to install a back plate for AMD 8350 cpu?

Accepted Answer

The included mounting hardware and instructions include adapter brackets for the regular AMD cooler mounts so no back plate or motherboard removal should be required. FYI the fan's lower speed gave me an error until we  adjusted the  asus bios.

Question 3

has this been updated to fit the am4 socket?

Accepted Answer

Yup, it worked for my Ryzen 5.

Question 4

Will this work with a AM4 socket?

Accepted Answer

No it is different from AM3 and FM2 coolers, it would require a different bracket. It's cooling capability is there but the bracket layout is different sadly.

Question 5

Will this fit in a AM4 socket?

Accepted Answer

i DO NOT OWN AN AM4 SOCKET MOTHERBOARD I HAVE 3 OF THESE RUNNING ON am3 AND AM3+ MOTHERBOARDS AND THEY REDUCED THE HEAT BY 20C.

Question 6

WIll this cool an i7 930 ?

Accepted Answer

Short answer: NO this will not work.

Long Answer: Are you asking about an i7 4930k or 3930k? Either of those two CPU's are socket 2011 which is NOT on the list of compatible processors for this cooler. 2011 is a different physical design than its predecessors. This will cool anything with 775, 1366, 1155, 1156 sockets for Intel and 754, 939, AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+ or FM1 for AMD. I can tell you what i know should you choose to go with something on that list. As far as overall stability and cooling capacity, I myself use this with an AMD FX-6300 Vishera and haven't had any problems mechanically or otherwise. AMD's natively run hotter than Intel's and this thing keeps mine ice cold.

Question 7

Will this work on an Intel Xeon E5540?

Accepted Answer

It should work on any CPU as far as I know, but personally I would ask the Manufacturer about compatibility.

Question 8

How tall is the whole thing? I am concerned it will not fit into my mid tower case.

Accepted Answer

The numbers are as follows:   6" H x 4" W x 5" D...as it is mounted with the  "X" facing the left side panel of the case.   Mine is still in the box so I can only approximate the height because I don't know where the mounting plate is stored inside the box.   I am measuring from the bottom of the box to the top of the heat tubes.   If the mounting plate is under the heat sink in the box then it would be 6" whereas if not it may be a bit taller...maybe ¼ to ½".   I hope I haven't  confused the issue.   Good luck!

Question 9

has this been upgraded to work with am4 socket?

Accepted Answer

using this cooler on a fx 8350 don't think I would try using on an amd socket 4

Question 10

Is this compatible with Socket 1151? I've found information stating that 1150, 1155, and 1156 all use the same method of attaching a heatsink, which is also the method used for 1151, so all their heatsinks are compatible with each other; however, this says it's compatible with the 1155 and 1156, but doesn't mention the 1150. Am I missing something?

Accepted Answer

Its been awhile since I purchased it, from what I remember the 1150 and 1151 are the same size. I am using it on a Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 processor and a ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151. I have had no issues so far and it is really quiet.

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