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Noctua Offers Free Upgrade Kits for AM4 Socket

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