Noctua Offers Free Upgrade Kits for AM4 Socket
Ashley Allen / 8 years ago
Noctua has revealed that it will offer two upgrade kits to make its coolers compatible with AMD’s AM4 socket, absolutely free. The Austrian/Taiwanese company will be giving customers its new SecuFirm2 mounting system gratis via its website, requiring only a proof of purchase for any eligible Noctua CPU cooler.
“Continuing Noctua’s tradition of supplying customers with its premium-class SecuFirm2™ mountings free of charge, the NM-AM4 kit allows Noctua users to upgrade their coolers to AMD’s AM4 socket,” the company says. “It is backwards compatible with most Noctua coolers since 2005* and has been designed to combine outstanding reliability, optimal contact pressure and easy, straightforward installation. Bringing the trusted SecuFirm2™ quality to AMD’s AM4 platform, the NM-AM4 is an enthusiast-grade mounting kit that meets the highest demands in safety, performance and ease of use.”
List of upgrade-compatible Noctua CPU coolers:
The following models can be made compatible with the AM4 socket free of charge using the NM-AM4 upgrade-kit:
- NH-C12P
- NH-C12P SE14
- NH-C14
- NH-C14S
- NH-D14
- NH-D14 SE2011
- NH-D15
- NH-D15S
- NH-D9L
- NH-L12
- NH-L9x65
- NH-U12
- NH-U12F
- NH-U12P
- NH-U12P SE1366
- NH-U12P SE2
- NH-U9
- NH-U9B
- NH-U9B SE2
- NH-U9F
The following models can be made compatible with the AM4 socket free of charge using the NM-AM4-UxS upgrade-kit:
- NH-U14S
- NH-U12S
- NH-U9S
Noctua is also considering an upgrade kit for its NH-L9a cooler. A free mounting kit can be claimed here.