Razer Chroma lighting comes to AMD Ryzen 7 and 9 Wraith Prism fans

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By Dan Thorp-Lancaster
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Chroma all the things!

What you need to know

  • Razer and AMD have teamed up to bring Chroma lighting to Ryzen CPU fans.
  • The Wraith Prism fans that ship with AMD's new 3rd Gen Ryzen 7 and 9 CPUs now sport Razer RGB Chroma lighting.
  • AMD's 3rd Gen Ryzen CPUs are now available at Amazon starting at $200.

AMD's new 3rd Gen Ryzen 3000 Series CPUs have finally hit stores, which is notable enough, but Razer fans will definitely want to take note as well. Razer revealed today that the Wraith Prism fans that are included with the 3rd Gen Ryzen 7 and 9 CPUs come with Chroma RGB lighting on board, meaning they will tie in nicely with the rest of your Razer Chroma accessories and the lighting can be controller from the company's Synapse software.

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It's a small addition, but it's one that will make managing the myriad lighting effects across your gaming setup a little more cohesive. Given Razer's popularity, its expanding Chroma ecosystem, and the prevalence of RGB lighting across practically every gaming accessory and product imaginable, that's a good thing.

As for AMD, the 3rd Gen Ryzen 3000 Series is on sale today at Amazon with prices starting at $200. Early reviews are looking very positive for Team Red, with the chips stacking up well with Intel's lineup and at cheaper prices. Note that you'll have to go go above that $200 entry point and snag a Ryzen 7 or 9 chip to get Razer Chroma integration; the Ryzen 5 chips, unfortunately, are left out here.

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AMD Ryzen 3000 Series


AMD's latest batch of Ryzen processors are here, and they're expected to bring quite a performance bump over the previous generation wiht support for PCIe 4.0 to boot.

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Dan Thorp-Lancaster
Dan Thorp-Lancaster

Dan Thorp-Lancaster is the former Editor-in-Chief of Windows Central. He began working with Windows Central, Android Central, and iMore as a news writer in 2014 and is obsessed with tech of all sorts. You can follow Dan on Twitter @DthorpL and Instagram @heyitsdtl.