Details
The Aquacomputer Retrofit Kit Socket AM3+/AM3/FM2+/FM2 for Cuplex Kryos NEXT (21692) moves an existing cuplex kryos NEXT, NEXT VARIO or NEXT VISION CPU block onto AMD socket AM3+, AM3, FM2+ and FM2 motherboards. Please note: it is not compatible with the acrylic glass version of the block.
Properties
- For
- cuplex kryos NEXT, NEXT VARIO and NEXT VISION, not the acrylic glass version
- Sockets
- AM3+, AM3, FM2+, FM2
- Mounting plates
- Two, stainless steel, with spring cups
- Backplate
- One, with silicone cover
What the conversion involves
This set contains all the necessary parts to adapt the block. Two stainless steel mounting plates take the place of the retention plates inside the water block housing. It also includes a suitable set of mounting material and a back plate for the motherboard.
To swap the plates, undo the four screws of the base part and lift it off the block. Under it, the set screws sit in the outlying threads: remove them, then pull the old retention plates out of the housing. The new plates slide into the same recesses, and the set screws go back into the outlying threads to hold them.
A gasket that came away from the housing during disassembly goes back into its groove, lined up exactly with it. Last, set the base part on the housing and fasten it with the countersunk head screws taken out at the start.
What you need to convert it
The set holds only the mounting parts, so it needs a cuplex kryos NEXT you already own, in any version except acrylic glass. Mounting the converted block on the motherboard follows the installation steps of the water block itself. Complete blocks for AMD sockets are in our AMD CPU blocks section.
Notes
- Tighten the set screws only slightly, by hand. Too much force may warp and damage the water block housing, the acetal version most of all.
- The base part screws are also tightened by hand, without excessive force.
In the box
- Two stainless steel mounting plates with spring cups
- Four knurled screws
- Four threaded bolts
- Four plastic washers
- One back plate with silicone cover
The manual for the retrofit kit shows each step of the plate swap with figures.
