Razer Adds Chroma Support For AMD Ryzen 3000 Wraith Prism CPU Coolers

by Brandon Hill — Monday, July 08, 2019, 04:55 PM EDT

AMD's third-generation Ryzen processors are finally here, and they deliver on nearly all of the promises made during the company's Computex 2019 announcement. All of AMD's Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 9 processors come with a Wraith Prism cooler in the retail box, which of course supports RGB LED lighting.

Razer is now tapping into the lighting scheme by announcing that the Wraith Prism now has full support with its Chroma Connect initiative. As a result, the cooler is completely compatible with Razer Synapse 3 software so that you can sync your Ryzen's cooler with the other Razer peripherals and any other device/hardware that is Chroma-compatible. Some of the big names in the business that support Chroma include MSI, Zotac, G.Skill, Lian Li, Biostar, Colorful, ASRock, Antec and a host of other players.

Users will be able to choose from 16.8 million colors and customize effects across accessories with games or automatically based on your own personal preferences. To get started, you will first need to download the Ryzen Wraith Prism RGB lighting control software (you can grab it here). Once installed, you'll need to select "Enable Chroma Connect" in order to hop on the Razer Chrome bandwagon. The Razer Synapse 3 software can be separately downloaded from this link.

AMD's new desktop processor lineup consists of the 6-core/12-thread Ryzen 5 3600 at the lower end of the spectrum and currently tops out with the 12-core/24-thread Ryzen 9 3900X. An even more beastly 16-core/32-thread Ryzen 9 3950X arrives in September 2019.

Be sure to check out the HotHardware review of the Ryzen 7 3700X and the Ryzen 9 3900X right here.

Tags: AMD, Razer, Chroma, (nasdaq:amd), zen 2, ryzen 3000

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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