[News] AMD Intros the Wraith Prism CPU Cooler

[StyM]

https://www.techpowerup.com/241482/a...ism-cpu-cooler

AMD unveiled its new-generation Wraith Prism CPU cooler, which will soon be available for purchase separately, launched alongside some of the higher models of its Ryzen 2000-series "Pinnacle Ridge" processors. The Wraith Prism is essentially a Wraith Max with RGB LED lighting. The cooler features two RGB LED diffusers embedded into its shroud, an outer ring at the mouth of the intake, and an inner ring along the bore of the intake framing the fan. You will be able to control the RGB LED lighting via Ryzen Master software, but it will also support software standards from motherboard vendors, such as ASUS Aura Sync, MSI Mystic Light, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, BIOSTAR Vivid, etc. Under the shroud, the Wriath Prism features the same aluminium fin-stack heatsink as the Wriath Max. The cooler features fan-profiles for various CPU OC modes, which can be enabled via Ryzen Master. When it starts selling separately, the Wraith Prism could be priced around $49, a $5-ish premium over Wraith Max.

[G3XC]

Quite at "just" 39 dBA?

[NEOAethyr]

Quite at "just" 39 dBA?

That's what I was thinking when I read it...

Same ole' heatsink from the socket 939 days.
Except with bling bling, and unicorn rainbow farts.
I don't really get it...
It's like:
Oh!, awesome I got the top of the line stock heatsink with my cpu that can't handle stock voltages.
That's fills me with such warmth and joy.
So excited I got this junk heatsink that I don't have a clue what to do with...
Maybe if I turn it in for scrap I can get $0.20...

That sorta thing.
Kinda goofy tbh.
To stay relevant they added colors, I get new users will like it.
But it's a horrible heatsink to begin with...
I suppose if the cpu is a 65w one, it'll work.
If it's 120+, downvolt and stick a delta fan on it at 5v-6v (zip ties).
That's what I did for a while with my old 1090t, had 2x delta 92mm fans in series zip tied to it running at 6v.
Actually had lower idle temps then the 120mm corsair aio, worse load temps though esp. once I got my ambient's under control.

Edit:
Just noticed the direct contact heatpipe thing.
Ok..., they stopped bolting the bottom copper plate to it I guess.
Not to be a negative nancy, but you guys already know...