On Thermalright Facebook page we can read: “For all AMD fans out there, we have good news. AMD has just informed us, that the new #AM4 CPUs will use the standard mounting holes that has become the norm since AM2. This means, all Thermalright coolers will be compatible to the new #Zen processors”.
A big surprise to us, because our sources told us this: AM4 has the mounting holes arranged differently than older Sockets.
So, we have two options to explain this:
- AM4 test boards have the mounting holes arranged differently than older Sockets;
- AMD is laying.
We think the first option is the correct one.
UPDATE: Thermalright has removed its post from Facebook, probably at AMD's request. This means that there was a third option: Thermalrght was laying. After all, the rumor from our sources could be right.
UPDATE2: Our source was right: "It seems AMD in Germany and the US have different informations on the new AM4 series. According to yet another source from AMD, #AM4 will indeed use a different mounting system. We are sorry for the confusion".