pc build compatability

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if you want to make sure that the unit has a mounting plate order from the be quiet website. newer pure rocks will have the bracket included but the pure rock predates the AM4 socket (3 years) there is a chance you will get an earlier unit - sans mounting.
the datasheet available for that cooler was updated by be quiet last month. the odds are high that not all old stock has been sold from retailers.
http://www.bequiet.com/volumes/PDM/_products/bk009/bk009_db_en.pdf
I have been burned by this kind of thing before every time a new socket debuts.

Ryo Naohara

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But if you go to the be quiet!pure rock it says it supports am4
 

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the package you get may be lacking the AM4 mounting plate, which will mean a further wait for that part.
AM4 is a new socket still, there are many coolers made and ready to be shipped that were made before AM4 debuted.

http://www.coolermaster.com/amd-am4-ryzen-compatability/en/
not an endorsement for any brand just an example. you can see there are AM4 ready coolers, and mounting devices for earlier coolers. the cooler will fit, but will it fit out of the box without ordering an upgrade kit?
I would suggest for the best experience to get a cooler that is AM4 ready out of the box.

http://www.bequiet.com/en/cpucooler/532
it says nothing about AM4 as it predates AM4 and will not fit out of the box
 

Ryo Naohara

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Even if in the retailers website it says its compatible whit am4 dosent it mean they have the newer version?
If not them which cooler should i get that works out of the box whit am4, cooler master has so many hyper models and i dont know wich to get.
 

Ryo Naohara

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i cant get the deepcool gammaxx 400 from any retailer in my country.
ill get the pure rock and return if its the old model.
 

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http://www.bequiet.com/en/am4
the pure rock is not available for AM4 mounting, its not on the list from the manufacturer.
 

Ryo Naohara

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thats the kit for cpu coolers without out of the box compatibility.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4RHBfhwRo0ZX2x5T19vVnR2MlU/view?usp=sharing
in their website it includes am4 compatibility
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4RHBfhwRo0ZT2ZWOUZmQ1lONnc/view?usp=sharing
while on the dark rock 3 it dosent include am4 compatibility and only goes up to am3+ thats why dark rock 3 needs the am4 kit
 

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if you want to make sure that the unit has a mounting plate order from the be quiet website. newer pure rocks will have the bracket included but the pure rock predates the AM4 socket (3 years) there is a chance you will get an earlier unit - sans mounting.
the datasheet available for that cooler was updated by be quiet last month. the odds are high that not all old stock has been sold from retailers.
http://www.bequiet.com/volumes/PDM/_products/bk009/bk009_db_en.pdf
I have been burned by this kind of thing before every time a new socket debuts.
 
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