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Released on 25
th
of April 2012.
STEP 3: PREPARING YOUR WATER BLOCK
1. PLACING SB BLOCK ON MOTHERBOARD. Place the SB part of the water block with
preinstalled 2.1mm standoffs kit gently to the motherboard or vice versa. Make sure that
mounting holes are aligned. Skip to STEP 4 on how to fasten the water block to the
motherboard using the enclosed screws and washers.
2. PLACING MOSFET BLOCK ON MOTHERBOARD. Place the water block gently to
the motherboard or vice versa. Make sure that mounting holes are aligned.
STEP 4: ATTACHING BLOCK TO MOTHERBOARD
STEP 5: CHECKING FOR CONTACTS
Prior to fastening the screws please make sure the mounting holes on the motherboard’s
circuit board are aligned with water block.
A) SB block: Use M2.5x4 DIN7985 and washers. Do not use excessive force when
tightening the screws! Make sure you use enclosed washer underneath this screw.
B) MOSFET block: Use M2.5x4 DIN7985 and washers. Do not use excessive force when
tightening the screws! Make sure you use enclosed washer underneath this screw.
Use the enclosed screws and washers as shown in picture below:
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 4 to reattach the block applying more or less
pressure to the areas where you have found it necessary. Note that there is no
need for perfect thermal pad imprint on the inductors/coils (mentioned in STEP2)
6. POSITIONING FITTINGS AND CONNECTING TO WATER CIRCUIT
Attach the liquid cooling tubes and connect the water-block(s) into the cooling circuit. EKWB recommends using EK-PSC compression fittings with the EK-FB KIT EVGA X79
CLASSIFIED series water block. You can use any opening as an inlet/outlet port (see sample picture). Plan your tubing routing in advance!
REQUIRED TOOLS AND MOUNTING SCREWS:
scissors
philips screwdriver
thermal grease
Screws: 8x M2.5x4 (DIN7985)
8x PVC washers
EK-PSC fitting
Tubing
PVC washer
M2.5x4 screw
Chip die thermal grease imprint
Thermal pad imprints
MOSFET block
SB block
