All
disclosures,
notices
and
warranty
conditions
are
being
written
on
the
back
of
the
box.
Released
on
18
th
of
June,
2010.
STEP 3: PREPARING YOUR WATER BLOCK
1. ATTACHING STANDOFFS. Apply small amount of thermal grease around mounting holes
and place acetal standoffs (thickness 2,5 mm) so the holes are concentric. Thermal paste
provides enough adhesive force for standoffs to stay in a place.
2. PLACING BLOCK OVER GPU. Place the motherboard on the inverted water
block or vice versa and attach it with enclosed screws as shown. Make sure that
mounting holes are aligned.
STEP 4: ATTACHING BLOCK TO MOTHERBOARD STEP 5: PREPARING YOUR NICKEL BACKPLATE
1. MOUNTING THE BLOCK.
Tightening the screws beginning in the center of the block near the
northbridge, and continue evenly outwards. Do not use too much
pressure on screws, because motherboard might bend and either
cause bad contact with water block, or break a connection on the board.
Use the enclosed screws and washers as shown in diagram below:
1. ATTACHING STANDOFFS. Apply small amount of thermal grease around mounting
holes and place acetal standoffs (thickness 2,5 mm) so the holes are concentric.
Thermal paste provides enough adhesive force for standoffs to stay in a place.
STEP 5: ATTACHING BACKPLATE TO MOTHERBOARD 6. POSITIONING FITTINGS AND CONNECTING TO WATER CIRCUIT
Use M3x12 DIN965 screws in order to attach backplate to motherboard. Screws go into
full board block. Backplate provides better contact along mosfet chips, thus block
performs better.
Please use spacer on shown hole only if you use fitting with G1/4 thread longer than
5mm (see sample picture). Attach the liquid cooling tubes and connect the water-
block(s) into the cooling circuit. EKWB recommends using high flow fittings with the
EK-FB Crosshair 4 series water blocks. To ensure that the tubes are securely attached
to the barb/fittings, please use hose clamps or an appropriate substitute. The use of an
algaecide is always recommended for any liquid cooling system.
You can use any hole as an inlet/outlet hole.
STEP 7: CHECKING FOR CONTACTS
Temporarily remove the water block to check for uniform surface contact between the block and the components. Note the pattern of contact on a piece of paper. Then repeat
steps 3 and 5 to reattach the block applying more or less pressure to the areas where you have found it necessary.
REQUIRED TOOLS AND MOUNTING SCREWS:
scissors
philips screwdriver
4 screws M3x8 DIN7985
2 screws M3x12 DIN965
Make sure both of these two surfaces are fully
covered with enclosed thermal pads, otherwise
you may cause circuiting of board and making it
useless!
Please use the enclosed insulating
washers on all M3x8mm screws.
M3x12 DIN965
Fitting/barb
Spacer
Washer
