I heard this information about the cooler solutions from another Techtuber but is great to see a tech channel actually show all this visually for users and eliminate the confusion around the AM4/AM5 cooler compatibility question. A MUCH NEEDED VIDEO! Great job Klaire and Nick on this one 🥰✊💪👍.

Like it, an article that covers a topic not seen elsewhere! Thanks for your hard work.

4:54 - 5:50 oh, my freaking gosh why can’t somebody else have explained that as clearly and simply as you! I’ve been looking for over two hours to figure out how this should actually be put together because I received an AIO for free from my friend and I don’t know how the mounting works. THANK YOU!!

Thanks! This helped me out alot! I ordered my parts and hope my watercooler will fit!

I've been looking for a video like this for like half an hour. Thank you!

nicely done guys clears things up

Awesome informative video fams. Lots of useful info there. Keep up the hard work. #RoadTo200k

Thank you so much, mate. I've got an Asetek fit for AM4 and couldn't find reliable information anywhere. You've finally cleared this up for me. Thank you!

I'm happy to finally see somebody look into cooler compatibility

You're the man! Answered my question in your video. 🙌🏼

Great video fams! Very thorough and informative. #RoadTo200K

Finally someone who took a deeper dive into this. Thanks bunch!! Just what I needed. I bought a new aio recently, still unused well it looks like I need a new cooler.

Videos like this are why I want to make tech content. Such simple and straight forward information yet I only found my answers here. Thank you 👍

Thanks! You erased my last doubts about compatibility issues with my NZXT Z73 water cooler.

its 6am here. just getting off shift. thanks for all the time you put into your videos..

like the LTT screwdriver camio you gave. As always love your informational content.

Good to see my Glacier One will still work with the new platform. Thanks again 👍👍

Thanks for the clear video . Better than others. Needed to see when oem mount is removed

This was the absolute best video I've found on these socket intricacies. Thank you so much!

Knew all this , BUT I had to do alot of digging to find this information out , it is not well known or widespread knowledge. This is the first condensed video of the subject I've seen .

Very useful video . I have been searching how to resolve this issue .

Extremely helpful video, thank you!

Good video, useful. Thanks!

Man you solved all my confusion..huge huge 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks, Nic, good one👍🏼

Thanks for using the MSI B650 tomahawk motherboard really helps even a little more for me since that’s the same one I got! 😊

thank you so much I was really worried since I didn't have a am5 mounting bracket

Saved my life! Thanks for this video

Super useful sir thank you so much. 🙏

Thank you so much, my cooler uses the stock backplate so I can still mount my cooler to the new socket!!

GREAT VIDEO!

Thanks for your help!

thanks for that awesome video my friend u re awesome 👍

Thank u very much

I made my own backplate/mounting brackets for a Thermalright cooler to make it compatible with am4. I have noticed som motherboards develop a “pit” or bend around the socket, won’t happen with my backplate, 5mm steel plate FTW.

Thanks for this. Finally got an definitive answer if my Corsair cooler will fit or not, and it will.

You are the man , Thank you very much

How tight should the asetek thumb nuts be? I have a fractal Celsius s36 and it has the same bracket and I'm just afraid of crushing the cpu

I'm confused with the DeepCool Castle 240EX. It screws into the AMD backplate. Yet on their website it says it isn't compatible with AM5. I am currently onto their support to clarify.

I love your videos, does the corsair H110i come with or work with the B650 tomahawk And do I need this for the kracken Z 53

Been using corsair aio's since I started building pcs. the 2 screw clamp down is so easy and just works :) glad i can freely move it over to AM5 with no issues. Unless you consider the fan cables being an issue lol

Does the AM5 hanger mounting solution apply even pressure compared to the 4 stand off method?

Hello does the Cooler master Hyper 212 Black edition compatible with AM5 ?

...and this is another strike against upgrading to AM5 for me. My Enermax LIQtech 360mm AIO absolutely comes with it's own backplate. It's performance on my 5800X is so good, I'm not ready to just give up on it.

The top hook on my factory mount hook bracket snapped off suddenly, leaving MY ML360 AIO pump head dangling off the bottom hook. However, I literally can't find any sort of AM5 replacement bracket on Amazon or even on Google. Is there a keyword/terminology i should be using? Or can I replace the plastic hook bracket with an AM4 one?

Will an Silver Arrow Extreme SB will fit on am5 mobo ? I purchased the am5 kit but the cooler has an backplate :/

can i install a cooler master 212 black led on the stock black plate of a b650 ds3h? maybe using the plastic clips? because it comes with the black plate attached to the cpu

I just bought Lian Li Galahad Aio 240. Is it compatible with AM5 motherboars ? If yes how can I mount it on my motherboard ?

Just build my first AM5 pc. I was surprised how easy it was to mount the h150i aio by Corsair. I'm so used to flipping the board over and installing a different backplate. Well done!👏

Height is the issue bro. I can confirm that the AK620 does NOT fit as the cooler base contacts the CPU before the mounting screws do.

Is it okay to use the quadrangular shape of the heatsink like the one on the Ryuo III on the circular compatible brackets for AM5?

Hey peeple, I`ve just built a new gaming setup with an AMD ryzen 5 7600x + 6800 GPU + Gigabyte B650 Gaming AX Mobo - I have a very strange issue where the cooling in the system is all over the place, it just seems that the cooling behavior is erratic - it`s not that it doesn`t cool, it cools quite well (water cooler 360mm + 7 120mm fans) but it continusouly adjust the cooler speeds up and down. Every 2 minutes the coolers go to max, stay there 30 sec, go back down to low med stay there a few more min and all over again. Does this continously. With no load the CPU is @ 40 degr. C, seems fine. Did a BIOS update, not sure what the issue is. Any ideas ?

Kraken z53 is compatible? Or do I have to buy an aftermarket adapter? Please Help me.

Thanks

Does the Deepcool ak400 in the background support am5 mounting ?

Is there any adapter I can buy to install an Hyper 212 evo cooler with backplate on the am5 ????

Thanks for making this video. Since the Corsair H100i would be considered a "common mounting solution" (ie., using the stock mounting bracket), just want to confirm - have you had any compatibility issues with AM5? Based on your video, sounds like it should work.

i have a deepcool ak620 cooler, is it compatible with am5 motherboards?

Does anyone know - can be NZXT Kraken X53 mount on AM5 without ordering special bracket or not?

I have a different situation. I am moving from intel to AM4 with a NZXT X73 kraken cooler. I have lost the am4 bracket that came with the cooler. Can I use an NZXT AM5 bracket on an AM5 motherboard (MSI B550 Tomahawk) The reason is no outlet has an AM4 bracket.

super helpful. thanks!

so help me out here. WHY do the other coolers with different back plates not work? just different thread pitch?? so all you hae to do is buy new screws?

For the nzxt x61 which is basically asetek cooler. I indeed needed a new mounting bracket. The holes do not match. This video is wrong about the asetek bracket. Maybe new versions will have the right bracket. But mine did not. Found this out after driving an hour home from micro center, luckily Amazon had the bracket with over night shipping. Micro center also sells the bracket for $5

does scythe fuma 3 comes with this kind of bracket?

Sooo would the Phanteks Glacier One 240MP work with my 7800X3D and Asus ROG STRIX B650E-I GAMING WIFI ( I want this for my Lian Li A4 H20 )

Where can I find this support to buy?? 7:55

@Gear Seekers Are the plastic retention clips from AM5 identical to the AM4 clips or are they slightly different? Are they interchangeable?

Anybody in here been able to mount a Jonsbo TW7 360? Mine doesnt appear to screw into my Gigabyte B650m aorus backplate...

I have a wraith spire cooler and it was a real pain to install, i was seriously afraid I was gonna break something

Will the deepcool castle 360 work?

Do cooler come with the stuff or no

what about those low profile coolers that use just a bolt & nut that goes directly to the back of the motherboard, those don't use the AM4 backplate. Are those compatible with AM5 ?

Lock system that master cooler bring for this board, i like it.

thank you..

Will my x73 kraken work on AM5?

I feel like my Hydro Series H115i RGB PLATINUM from 2019 should work on am5 too without any kit

Very good info.. Was wondering I could install a nzxt water cooling with am4 bracket, and for what jam seeing is 100% compatible 🙏.. Thanks

Don’t you need an am5 bracket to mount a cooler?

Great video, this saved me $80.

3:53 Believe it or not my Fractal Design Celsius+ 28 AIO uses the stock mounting... glad to hear that my 200 Euro AIO is still good.(payed 80 euro for it lol)

Very usefull video and presented well.

It seems that NZXT is shipping AM5 brackets for X and Z Kraken series, both use Asetek design so I wonder what they exactly shipping.

Anyone using an NZXT Kraken with AM5? How did the AM4 bracket work?

So it can be said that AM4 bracket also compatible to socket AM5 isn't it?

Building a whole new pc, using an NZXT Kraken x73 on a 7700x, msi b650 tomahawk, seemed to get conflicting information but this here says it should be compatible with both of those, yes? Just my first time building a pc so of course I'd want things to go well ^^

that good it use the same am4 hook thing . i can save money with my aio, Power supply , case 😃

My cooler fits but makes no contact with the cpu…..

What about the nzxt X63 Kraken for my 7700X?

i bought a coolmaster hyper 212. i guess i can't use it. can anyone recommend a cooler the uses the permanent backing plate?

Is there going to be any problem by using the pre applied Thermal paste on an am5 CPUs?

Somebody told me that if you remove the zif bracket on your mobo then it invalidates the mobo warranty. Is this true?.

I’m new to the pc world so I don’t a lot about the differences of am4 and am5 but will the nzxt kraken z73 cpu cooler work with the new am5

Thermaltake water 3.0 with am4 mount DOES NOT FIT AM5 the screw spacing is different between am4 and am5

So basically my SCYTHE SCNJ-5000 Ninja 5 is aslo compatible with am5, right?

Does Ak400 support Am5 out of the box?

Shit annoying they said am4 coolers would fit... master cooler hyper 212 doesnt work.

Hi

cool so im just out $200 because they made such a stupid desicion, love anti-consumerism

It's amazing that the amd cooler attachment design is unchanged since ages. This allowed me to upgrade my ancient intel based pc to am5 without hassle. There's no upgrade kit for new intel sockets and I'd have to get a new cooler for them