am2 waterblock on am3 cpu?

[justincole]

hey, got another question, i currently have the liquid cooling kit from a thermaltake sward case http://www.thermaltake.com/product_info.aspx?PARENT_CID=C_00000056&id=C_00000135&name=SwordM&ovid in my haf 932 tower and am wondering if i can use this water block on an am3 processor? haven't had any luck lookin on the net

thanks!

 

[Yukikaze]

hey, got another question, i currently have the liquid cooling kit from a thermaltake sward case http://www.thermaltake.com/product_info.aspx?PARENT_CID=C_00000056&id=C_00000135&name=SwordM&ovid in my haf 932 tower and am wondering if i can use this water block on an am3 processor? haven't had any luck lookin on the net

thanks!

AM2 and AM3 mounting systems are identical, so the answer is yes.

 

[brandonwh64]

yea it doesn't matter if the block was originally for an AM2, it will work with AM3. Even some types of clip on 939 blocks will fit AM2.

 

[Helper]

Yes, you can. Thermaltake's low-end LCS like first Bigwater series were the ones that were weak. But that thing looks powerful.

Huge radiator that is like the ones you'll find near compressors of ACs.

P500 Pump... was great at it's time people used it individually on custom water loops because of it's high performance coming from 500L/HR.

Water block is your weakest point. It'll be better to change it to an Apogee GTX but it's still ok.

That's a capable solution and it should be near highest-end air coolers such as Noctua maybe even beat them. It should be better then all-in-one water-cooling like H50. That thing looks great despite being a Thermaltake water-cooler.

 

[justincole]

so is it just the mounting clips that change weather its for an am2 or am3?

 

[Yukikaze]

so is it just the mounting clips that change weather its for an am2 or am3?

Nope. Everything is the same. Both sockets are of identical sizes. The only difference is the pin count. The AM2 clips (and all other parts) will work just fine on AM3.

 

[justincole]

thats excellent, not that i have a proper mounting kit anyways haha maybe one day i should invest in one...its a pretty sktech set up its on now, but thanks a bunch guys!

 

[Fitseries3]

 

[justincole]

bahaha nice, i like that, thanks fitseries3

 

[brandonwh64]

I have a copper TDX AM2 block going on my AM3 Phenom II X3 720

http://www.dangerden.com/store/copper-tdx-am2-block-for-amd_processor.html