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Many CPU cooler manufacturers announced they will give out LGA1700 mounting kits for free if you own an Intel Alder Lake CPU and a selected cooler. This is usually a good idea, as it allows PC builders to reuse their current CPU cooler, rather than being forced to buy a new one. However, early reports seem to point to cooling issues when bringing older AIO coolers to the LGA1700 platform. 

This week, Corsair is announcing its own support for the upcoming Intel LGA 1700 socket, which will launch in a couple of weeks alongside Intel Alder Lake processors. While other cooler manufacturers are offering free mounting upgrade kits to customers, Corsair users will have to pay a small fee to …

It's starting to look like every CPU cooler manufacturer will be offering Intel LGA1700 mounting kits for those upgrading to an Alder Lake-S processor. This week, be quiet! and Phanteks joined the growing list.  With the increase in the size of the Intel LGA1700 socket, cooler manufacturers had to create …

Another CPU cooler manufacturer is launching mounting kits for the upcoming Alder Lake processors. This time around, Arctic has announced that it will launch CPU cooler mounting kits for the Intel 12th Gen “Alder Lake” desktop CPUs, with availability starting in October.  As the launch of Alder Lake approaches, some …