Cooler Master Hyper N520 - AM4 retention bracket

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Hi guys!
I have a "Cooler Master Hyper N520" which is intended to be used with old sockets (AM2/AM2+ ...).
Would like to use it with AM4 socket and wonder if there is a retention bracket for it.
Cannot find any online.
Could you provide a link if there is such.
Thanks.
 
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Your CPU cooler is so old that it doesn't even have mounting bracket for Intel's LGA115x sockets. So, chances finding bracket for AM4 socket is slim to none. Unless you make one by yourself and jerry-rig it to place, which i advise against. Here, i suggest that you retire your 9 years old CPU cooler and get a new one which supports AM4 socket.
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Your CPU cooler is so old that it doesn't even have mounting bracket for Intel's LGA115x sockets. So, chances finding bracket for AM4 socket is slim to none. Unless you make one by yourself and jerry-rig it to place, which i advise against. Here, i suggest that you retire your 9 years old CPU cooler and get a new one which supports AM4 socket.
 
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Gammax 200T cooling capacity is lower because it's heatsink is far smaller than N520's. It's heatsink is so tiny that it's almost nonexistent.

For good, medium-sized CPU cooler for AM4 socket, you can look towards Arctic Freezer 33,
specs: https://www.arctic.ac/eu_en/freezer-33.html
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dqjWGX/arctic-freezer-33-cpu-cooler-acfre00028a

In my Skylake build (full specs with pics in my sig), i have the predecessor of Freezer 33 in use, known as Freezer i32. Since both CPU coolers include semi-passive fan, you'll have 0 dB(A) noise output on low CPU loads. For me, the stock semi-passive fan didn't turn at all until my CPU reached 52°C. And when the fan started to spin, it was very quiet due to the fluid-dynamic bearing. Highest what i saw out of my i5-6600K was 55°C during CinebenchR15 while my CPU idles at 26°C.
Performance wise, Arctic Freezer 33 and i32 have the same cooling performance. Only difference between them is that Freezer i32 only has Intel mounting bracket while Freezer 33 comes with Intel and AMD AM4 mounting brackets.
Freezer i32 review: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/arctic-freezer-i32-cooler,review-33860.html
 
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The main idea why I turned my sight to N520 is Ryzen 1600's (@3600-3700MHz) temp of 76C in AIDA64 stress test and I had it in my arms.
Since several reviews shown that this CPU in overclocked mode maintained up to 66C, even with not a top cooler, it was a call to action to me.
Checked if a screws were tight, checked the fan's default grease - seemed ok.
So I wondered if a fan's facing is of any importance and this was the real case. PC case's fan was blowing the wind out of case and CPU's fan was blowing against. Considering the vicinity of these 2 fans, it is no wonder that they were bothering each other. After changing CPU's cooler/fan direction, stress test displayed 64-65C. Initially, it was a shock. Never thought that CPU fan placement matters.
As of now, I consider the temp to be ok, especially the fact that CPU is not loaded to 40-70% most of a time.
Further overclock might change the temp situation, though, and in that case, yeah, cooler upgrade might be required.

As of Gammaxx T200, I was told that it cools just fine and now I see that it does so (having installed it properly) for the money it asked.

The cooler you described is amazing and the temps you have just better than ok. Maybe one day I'll have to get one.
 
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