Noctua CPU Coolers Now Include AM4 Mounting

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/20/2019 01:50 PM | source: | 3 comment(s)

Noctua today announced that all of its current multi-socket desktop CPU coolers, such as the popular NH-D15, NH-U14S and NH-U12S, now also include installation hardware for the AM4 socket of AMD’s Ryzen processors. Previously you could apply for a free mounting kit.

“We’ve supported AMD’s Ryzen platform with our SE-AM4 models and free-of-charge mounting upgrades from the very beginning”, says Roland Mossig (Noctua CEO). “As with Intel’s LGA115x and 20xx platforms, our customers have greatly appreciated our free upgrade policy. We’ve provided many thousands of free mounting kits and quite a few customers have migrated 10-year-old heatsinks they had already used on several socket generations. This means a lot to us and we’ll continue to offer the free kits of course. However, with AM4 becoming more and more popular, we think it is time to also include the mountings with our existing models so that customers have everything at hand when they purchase new coolers.”

The following CPU cooler models have been updated and now also include SecuFirm2™ mounting hardware for AM4: NH-C14S, NH-D15, NH-D15S, NH-D9L, NH-L9x65, NH-U12S, NH-U14S, NH-U9S. In addition to AM4, the coolers continue to include mounting hardware for Intel LGA2066, LGA2011, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA1151, LGA1150 as well as the previous generation AMD platforms (AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1/FM2/FM2+). As a result, they are now compatible with all current mainstream platforms out of the box. Noctua has been shipping the updated versions with AM4 support for several months, so the stock that is in stores now already includes AM4 hardware. In the unlikely event that customers who buy new coolers should still receive old stock without AM4 mountings, they can still order free upgrade kits via Noctua’s website. The manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRPs) for all models remain unchanged despite the update. At the same time, Noctua will continue its free upgrade policy of offering AM4 upgrade kits to customers who have purchased eligible cooler models without AM4 support prior to this announcement.

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fantaskarsef
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#5641893 Posted on: 02/20/2019 04:18 PM

Previously you could apply for a free mounting kit.

This still works for people who have bought their coolers already. That really worked well that one time I did it, they sent me the proper mounting brackets within the week, no charge (I could have picked it up at their offices though).
A good move, after all, saves Noctua themselves a lot of hustle, and they probably faded out some older socket anyway, material costs practically 0.

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#5641899 Posted on: 02/20/2019 04:32 PM

Am4 is the most popular socket. They should've done this sooner.

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#5642499 Posted on: 02/21/2019 09:11 PM

Uh...I bought a Noctua sometime last year and it mounted to my AM4 just fine. Am I missing something?

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