Alas, poor Wraith Prism! I knew it, dear reader: a cooler of most excellent fancy.

All good things come to an end, and when that happens, we often look back and grumble aloud that change isn’t always welcome. If you’ve been a fan of AMD’s bundled CPU coolers over the past few years, then you may well fall into that camp, as the sun has now set on the Wraith Prism and Wraith Spire, with just the basic Stealth model still clinging on.

Naturally, AMD made as little fuss about this as possible, and it was only the sharp eyes of X user momomo_us that noticed two somewhat hidden snippets, marking the end of two rather nifty CPU coolers.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900100-100000590BOX➡️100-100000590WOF Due to the AMD SR4 cooler reaching EOL status, select AMD Ryzen 7000 and 5000 Product ID Boxed models are updated to no longer include a cooler, removing the AMD SR4 cooler, starting 8/1/2025. [August 27, 2025]

The roll-over text for some older Ryzen chips states: “Due to the AMD SR4 cooler reaching EOL status, select AMD Ryzen 7000 and 5000 Product ID Boxed models are updated to no longer include a cooler, removing the AMD SR4 cooler, starting 8/1/2025.” SR4 is AMD’s codename for its Wraith Prism system.

The writing was on the wall for these bundled coolers, though, as none of AMD’s 9000-series processors ship with a cooler. While it’s disheartening to see the Prism and Spire go, the aftermarket cooler market has plenty of options. Though none of them are free, one could argue that the Wraith coolers were never truly free, as the cost of them was part of the CPU’s original retail price.