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EK-Liquid Cooling Barebone

& Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic D-RGB

Congratulations on taking your first steps into liquid cooling with the EK Barebones Kit, designed from the ground up by our 
expert team of engineers to be an easy to follow set of instructions that will walk you through every step to assemble your 
first liquid cooled masterpiece. The following step by step guide will walk you through installing the included water blocks on 
your preferred CPU and GPU, and wrapping it all up with assembling your full custom loop in the Lian-LI PC-011 Dynamic Chassis. 
 
Thank you for choosing EK for your Liquid cooling solution, if you run into any issues please don’t hesitate to contact our first-class Support. 
 
Please note coolant is NOT included with the EK Barebones Kit and is required BEFORE starting your PC. We recommend 2 Liters of 
EK-CryoFuel in your choice of color (CryoFuel solid is not compatible)

INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY GUIDE

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Summary of Contents for Barebones

Page 1: ...water blocks on your preferred CPU and GPU and wrapping it all up with assembling your full custom loop in the Lian LI PC 011 Dynamic Chassis Thank you for choosing EK for your Liquid cooling solutio...

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Page 3: ...tions apply to both versions of the Barebones Barebone basic Barebone upgraded version Distribution Plate Additional Radiator DDC Pump Additional Fans mounted by the customer SPC Pump Radiator Fans Ad...

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Page 5: ...at the vertical CPU placement could vary on some motherboards but not more than 3 5mm in any direction Z390 Z370 ASUS Z390 Strix E ASUS Z370 Strix E ASUS Z370 Maximus X Hero ASUS Z370 Maximus X Apex M...

Page 6: ...CONTENTS I CPU Intel 115x Assembly 7 II CPU AMD AM4 Assembly 9 III GPU ASSEMBLY 11 IV FINAL ASSEMBLY 12...

Page 7: ...fit past the CPU socket ILM backplate Carefully rotate the motherboard assembly front side facing up with one hand while holding the backplate and rubber in place with the other hand STEP 4 Install fo...

Page 8: ...ng nuts at the same time Do not tighten them fully until all four have been installed Then using your fingers only screw in all four thumb nuts until you reach the end of thread STEP 7 Install a pair...

Page 9: ...te in cluding the inner core STEP 3 Install backplate rubber gasket and place metal backplate for AMD socket to the back of your motherboard RIBBED SIDE UP facing away from the motherboard Align the h...

Page 10: ...l from the backside of the water block Align the water block over the mounting screws on the motherboard and position it on top of the CPU Place an enclosed compression spring and a thumb nut over eac...

Page 11: ...ion manual with step 2 III GPU Assembly EK AC Radeon RX 6800 6900 D RGB GPU Waterblock Backplate https www ekwb com shop EK IM EK IM 3831109834930 pdf EK AC GeForce RTX 3080 3090 D RGB GPU Waterblock...

Page 12: ...slot and secured to the chassis with the supplied thumb screws STEP 1 V Final Assembly CPU IN CPU OUT GPU IN GPU OUT STEP 5 MEASUREMENTS FOR CONNECTING THE TUBES TO THE CPU BLOCK Measure the vertical...

Page 13: ...the tube straight When measuring the length of the tube please follow these steps 1 Measure the horizontal distance from the Distribution Plate surface to the center of the CPU block fitting 2 Deduct...

Page 14: ...ed to make one cut at the correct length to get the exact horizontal length of the straight tube Use the miter tool to cut the straight tube 1 Measure the horizontal distance from the Distribution Pla...

Page 15: ...our specific GPU block below STEP 13 INSTALLATION OF TUBES FOR GPU BLOCK Assemble both of the pre cut tubes from the GPU pack as shown in the image for your specific GPU block For detailed instruction...

Page 16: ...RTX 3080 3090 D RGB V Final Assembly STEP 13 ALU HDC Fitting 1 1 2 2 ALU AF 90 Adapter GPU side Distribution Plate side ALU HDC Fitting EK AC Radeon RX 6800 6900 D RGB STEP 13 1 1 2 2 GPU side Distrib...

Page 17: ...17 EK AC Twin Edge RTX 3070 D RGB STEP 13 1 1 2 2 GPU side Distribution Plate side EK AC TUF RTX 3060 3060TI 3070 D RGB STEP 13 1 2 2 1 Distribution Plate side V Final Assembly GPU side...

Page 18: ...graded version Use eight Self Tapping Fan Mounting Screws to install two fans onto the chassis STEP 14 EK AC Radeon RX 6700 XT D RGB STEP 13 1 2 V Final Assembly 1 2 GPU side Distribution Plate side S...

Page 19: ...ted and cooled by the coolant STEP 17 Remove the bridging plug and install any additional components you may have such as drives or expansion cards Connect all power fan pump and D RGB cables to your...

Page 20: ...Need help with this product Visit us at www ekwb com support Or e mail us at support ekwb com For hardware compatibility please visit www ekcoolingconfigurator com...

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