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th
of August, 2012.
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installation of this product please read important notice, disclosure and warranty conditions printed on the back of the box.
Before you start using this product please follow these basic guidelines:
1.
Please carefully read the manual before through before beginning with the installation process!
2.
Please remove your motherboard from the computer to assure safest mounting process in order to prevent any possible damages to your CPU and/or motherboard’s circuit board (PCB).
3.
The EK High Flow and EK-PSC type fittings require only a small amount of force to screw them firmly in place since the liquid seal is ensured by the rubber o-ring gaskets.
4.
The use of quality, market proved corrosion inhibiting coolants is always strongly recommended for any liquid cooling system.
STEP 1: GENERAL INFORMATION Sample photo of ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS motherboard
STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR MOTHERBOARD
1. REMOVING STOCK COOLER.
Remove all encircled screws. There are 8 screws on
the back of the motherboard that needs to be removed in order to remove the factory
installed SB/MOSFET heatpipe cooling solution.
2. CLEANING THE PCB.
Carefully detach the original stock cooler after removing
all screws securing it to the board. Wipe off the remains (by using non–abrasive
cloth or
qtip
, as shown on sample photo) of the original thermal compound until the
components and circuit board are completely clean. EKWB recommends the use of
denatured alcohol for removing TIM leftovers.
3. APPLYING THERMAL COMPOUND.
Apply thermal compound: lightly coat the
Intel
C602
(PCH) with electrically non-conductive thermal grease – for example Arctic Cooling
MX-2 ™,MX-4 ™ or GELID GC-Extreme ™ thermal grease. EKWB recommends to apply
thermal grease in cross form for best performance (see sample picture).
4. CUTTING THERMAL PADS.
Your block comes with four (4)
Thermal PAD A – 1mm
(100x16mm) and two (2)
Thermal PAD A – 0,5mm
(100x16mm) which might need to
be trimmed in order to fit the voltage regulation area (VRM) on the motherboard’s
circuit board.
Replacement thermal pads @ EKWB web shop:
Thermal PAD A 0,5mm - (100x16mm) [EAN: 3830046996619]
Thermal PAD A 1,0mm - (100x16mm) [EAN: 3830046996626]
5. PLACING THERMAL PADS ON MOTHERBOARD.
Place thermal pads you cut on PCB as shown on picture bellow (PLEASE REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE FOIL FROM BOTH
SIDES OF THE THERMAL PADS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION). EK recommends using small drops of electrically non-conductive (for example: Arctic Cooling MX-2 ™ or MX-4 ™)
thermal grease on each phase regulator (that is being covered with thermal pad; see picture below) in order to even further improve the thermal performance of the EK-FB KIT
ASUS Z9PE-D8 series water block.
CPU socket 1
Installation and mounting manual for EK-FB KIT ASUS Z9PE-D8 water block
Mosfets
CPU socket 2
Mosfets
PCH
(Intel C602)
Place 0.5mm thermal pads (Thermal pad
A – 0.5mm) in larger strips over marked
area and make sure all mosfet chips are
covered.
Place 1.0mm thermal pads (Thermal Pad A –
1.0mm) in larger strips over the coils
(inductors). This is merely to prevent any
possible short circuiting. Due to the uneven
nature of motherboard manufacturing not all
of the inductors will have contact with the
thermal pad. This is normal.
PCIe slot #5
