A small display to honor all of our first gen AMD Ryzen AM4 CPUs that have been sentenced to death by Microsoft as Windows 10 approaches end of life. I only hope that one day, I have to pull an "Iron Man" and pull you out of retirement one day to test old hardware or flash a bios. Forever in our hearts. Shoutout to all the other first-year adopters of this legendary line of processors.
I built two versions:
- Made to accept an actual AM4 replacement bracket ($5 on eBay). I really wanted to protect the pins and store it well so I focused mainly on this iteration. You insert the CPU into the bracket, lock it, and insert the assembly first with the bar side, then the left side should just click in. It's a loose fit but the fascia has a very tight tolerance with the base and will prevent it from falling out or jiggling about.
- Made to accept the bare CPU. I did NOT test print this. I cannot ensure CPU retention - I just made one for those who don't want to go through the trouble of getting a replacement bracket. This might require adjustment. I made the faux socket 39mm (H) x 39mm (W) x 5mm (D). The CPU's outer edge should be caught by this edge that is 0.5mm smaller on all sides than the physical dye dimensions. I added a 1mm tall sloped edge on all sides on top of the CPU slot to hopefully prevent any undue tension on the pins. ** I added the file CPU.Socket.Tester.stl that is just the socket portion of this base if anyone cared to give it a go before committing to printing the entire base.
I used Overture Black PLA and Overture Space Gray PLA and used acrylic paint for the logos and numbers.
I opt to print logos and text objects as level-printed inserts as to not have vertical layer lines and simple super glue them in after the fact.
Several date cards provided for those who don't yet work with CAD.
Derrringer
