be quiet! current cooling lineup is "fully compatible" with Intel's LGA 1200 socket
The entirety of be quiet's cooling lineup has been validated for Comet Lake
Published: 9th June 2020 | Source: be quiet! |
be quiet! current cooling lineup is "fully compatible" with Intel's LGA 1200 socket
All LGA 115x-compatible CPU coolers can be mounted on Intel's new socket, a factor which ensures that practically all be quiet! coolers can support Intel's latest processors. be quiet's announcement comes as an extra layer of validation for end-users, as the existing packaging for be quiet's current generation of CPU coolers may lack LGA 1200 supports listings.
The only cooler from be quiet's current lineup which lacks LGA 1200 support is the company's Dark Rock Pro TR4, which was specifically designed for AMD's Threadripper and EPYC series processors.
For be quiet's Comet Lake compatible coolers, mounting instructions for LGA 1200 remains the same as for Intel's existing LGA 115X sockets. No new mounting kits are required, and Comet Lake support will be available out of the box.
be quiet has validated the following coolers as LGA 1200/Comet Lake compatible.
- Dark Rock Pro 4
- Dark Rock 4
- Dark Rock TF
- Dark Rock Slim
- Shadow Rock 3
- Shadow Rock TF2
- Shadow Rock Slim
- Shadow Rock LP
- Pure Rock 2
- Pure Rock Slim
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