[SOLVED] has anyone put a wraith prism on AM3+ M5A99FX Pro R2.0?

[mc_spaceman]

I am just curious if i have the clearance between my cpu and ram to mount a wraith prism from a 1st/2nd gen ryzen 7? I know these coolers are reverse compatible with the socket mount, however i do know they are larger, but just how much? will i be able to mount it on my motherboard?

 

[drea.drechsler]

They're not all reverse compatible, only AM3 heatsinks that use the mounting clips work on AM4 without a special mounting. The Spire and Stealth use the mounting holes of the backplate and they have a different hole spacing from the AM3 socket so they won't work, but the Prism uses the clips.

I think you would most likely run into problems with memory and VRM heatsink height if they are extra big on your board. But I also think the standards for spacing and heights of memory and VRM components from the CPU shouldn't have changed if they are part of the ATX standard.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Strait from AMD
"The Wraith Max is also compatible with AMD FX™ 4000/6000/8000-series processors (socket AM3+) and AMD A-Series and AMD Athlon™ processors (socket FM2+). On motherboards that do not support RGB illumination control, the cooler will not be color configurable and will illuminate red."
I believe the prism and max are close size wise so the prisn should also work.

These coolers are decently small and dont interfere with ram. I havent heard of any issues with ram height issues.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I should add that you can get a lot better performing am3+ cooler for a simmilar price.

 

[mc_spaceman]

Strait from AMD
"The Wraith Max is also compatible with AMD FX™ 4000/6000/8000-series processors (socket AM3+) and AMD A-Series and AMD Athlon™ processors (socket FM2+). On motherboards that do not support RGB illumination control, the cooler will not be color configurable and will illuminate red."
I believe the prism and max are close size wise so the prisn should also work.

These coolers are decently small and dont interfere with ram. I havent heard of any issues with ram height issues.

well.. with that being mentioned i think i am just going to bite the bullet and buy my friends wraith prism off of him, and just see if it works.. if it doesnt, i guess i could always throw it on my ryzen 3 2200g.. lol $20 is cheap for a trial..

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Not sure what the rgb will do on an older board when not plugged in. I suspect it will either not light at all or shine solid red.

AM3+ coolers and the Wraith Prism use the same retention mechanism.

According to an amazon listing for the wraith prism
"Supports Motherboard Socket: AM2/ AM3/ AM3+ / AM4"

 

[mc_spaceman]

Not sure what the rgb will do on an older board when not plugged in. I suspect it will either not light at all or shine solid red.

AM3+ coolers and the Wraith Prism use the same retention mechanism.

According to an amazon listing for the wraith prism
"Supports Motherboard Socket: AM2/ AM3/ AM3+ / AM4"

i read somewhere that if there is no connected rgb header, it will default into the rotating rgb spiral effect the prism does. i guess we will see soon enough.. i will post further details when i do try this. fingers crossed i get the results i want..

 

[mc_spaceman]

it has been a while since i have been on, and just realized i never did update this thread.

the prism fits perfectly, and with the USB header plugged in it rotates RGB on both the ring and fan. cooling? my cpu is running 5-10*c cooler with an overclock to 4.5ghz (3.5Ghz base clock) on my AMD FX 8320.

next is a video card upgrade as i had to revert to my old r9-270..

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