Details
The Aquacomputer Retrofit Kit Socket AM5/AM4/3000/5000/7000/8000/9000 For Cuplex Kryos NEXT - Acrylic Glass Version (21789) is an AMD mounting kit for a CPU water block. It contains the parts necessary to adapt an existing cuplex kryos NEXT or NEXT VISION to Socket AM5 or AM4 motherboards. Please note: it is compatible with the acrylic glass version only.
Properties
- For
- cuplex kryos NEXT and NEXT VISION, acrylic glass version
- Sockets
- AM5, AM4
- Pieces
- 2 mounting plates with spring cups, 4 knurled screws
- Material
- Stainless steel plates
Off-center mounting
On the AM5/AM4 9000/8000/7000/5000/3000 retention system the block does not sit centered on the CPU. Aquacomputer places it slightly off-center instead, in line with the asymmetrical internal design of these CPU series, for optimum heat dissipation.
Swapping the retention plates
Besides the plates, the set also includes a suitable set of mounting material: four knurled screws. First take the four screws out of the base part of the block and lift the base part off. The acrylic version skips the set screw step, so the old retention plates then pull straight out of the water block housing.
Slide the new plates into the recesses of the housing. If the gaskets came off the housing, put them back into their grooves, aligned exactly with them. Then set the base part on the housing and fit the countersunk head screws from the first step. Tighten them by hand only, with no excessive force.
What it fits
The kit is for a block you already own; mounting it on the motherboard then follows the block's own installation steps. Other mounting parts are in our mounting hardware section. Blocks that are not acrylic glass take the standard version of this kit instead.
In the box
- Two stainless steel mounting plates with spring cups
- Four knurled screws
The manual for the cuplex kryos NEXT retrofit kit is a one-page English PDF with pictures of the disassembly and reassembly.








