Intel and AMD’s announcements of their next-gen Kaby Lake and Ryzen processors might have some of you wondering whether you’ll be looking at a total overhaul of your cooling and power supplies to accommodate the new chipsets and motherboards. Cooler Master, a leader in design and manufacturing computer components and peripherals, has already prepared for the launch of these CPUs so you can apply your existing CPU coolers and power supplies to the upgraded chips.
Air and Liquid Cooling Compatibility
Virtually all of Cooler Master’s liquid and air coolers are compatible with Intel Kaby Lake’s LGA 1151 socket. For AMD Ryzen’s AM4 socket, any models lacking native compatibility can be adapted using an upgrade kit. Check the list below for compatible models, and contact your local retailer or tech support to check for the availability of upgrade kits.
| Series | Model Name | Intel Kaby Lake compatibility |
AMD Ryzen compatibility |
AMD Ryzen Upgrade Kit compatibility |
| Liquid Cooling | MasterLiquid Pro Series |
YES
|
YES*
|
YES
|
| MasterLiquid 240 |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| MasterLiquid 120 |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| MasterLiquid Lite 120 |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| Napton Series |
YES
|
YES*
|
YES
|
|
| Seidon Series |
YES
|
YES*
|
YES
|
|
| Air Cooling | MasterAir Maker 8 |
YES
|
YES*
|
YES
|
| MasterAir Pro 4 |
YES
|
YES*
|
YES
|
|
| MasterAir Pro 3 |
YES
|
YES*
|
YES
|
|
| Hyper 612 Ver.2 |
YES
|
YES*
|
YES
|
|
| Hyper 412 Series |
YES
|
YES*
|
YES
|
|
| Hyper 212 LED Turbo |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| Hyper 212 LED |
YES
|
YES*
|
||
| Hyper 212 EVO |
YES
|
YES*
|
||
| Hyper 212 X |
YES
|
YES*
|
||
| Hyper T4 |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| Hyper TX3 (Plastics) |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| Hyper TX3 EVO (Europe Ver.) |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| Hyper TX3 EVO (Japan Ver.) |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| Hyper TX3 EVO |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| Hyper T2 |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| Hyper D92 |
YES
|
YES*
|
YES
|
|
| Hyper 101 PWM Universal |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| BLIZZARD T2 |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| BLIZZARD T2 MINI |
YES
|
YES
|
||
| *On latest production version only | ||||
Power Supply Compatibility
Here is a list of Cooler Master’s power supplies currently compatible with next generation processors:
MasterWatt Maker Series – http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Lines/masterwatt-series/
V Series – http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Lines/enthusiast-v-series/
GM Series – http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Lines/gm-series/
New GX Series – http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Lines/gx-series/
