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th
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STEP 2: INSTALLING THE WATER BLOCK
1. PLACING THE BLOCK ON TO THE GRAPHICS CARD.
Carefully position the water block with
preinstalled standoffs on to the graphics card. During this process please make sure you align mounting
holes on the PCB with holes on the water block (same applies for other tops). Also pay attention not to use
too much force by pressing the block down to the PCB. Chip dies are prone to cracking.
2. ATTACHING THE BLOCK TO THE GRAPHIC CARD.
Use a Philips screwdriver screw with the
enclosed M2,5x4 AX1 screws. EKWB recommends users to start tightening the screws around the GPU core
and continue outwards. Always use a plastic washer under each and every screw! If the washer is already
present on the circuit board (usually around the four GPU core screw holes) there is no need for additional
washer.
CAUTION: Please check if your graphics card has glue inside the red circle. If it does, please remove those four standoffs!
STEP 3: CHECKING FOR CONTACTS
If necessary temporarily remove the water block to check for uniform surface contact between the block and the components, pay special attention to the VRM section of the
graphics card. Check whether the water block makes contact with the intended integrated circuit. Then repeat sub-steps in previous section to re-attach the block.
In case you
fail to obtain good contact, please check again that your thermal pad thickness or contact our support service at http://www.ekwb.com/support.
STEP 4: INSTALLATION OF FITTINGS AND TUBING
Screw in the two G1/4 threaded male fittings. Attach the liquid cooling tubes and connect the water-block(s) into the cooling circuit.
EKWB recommends using EK-ACF
fittings with the EK-Vector Strix RTX 2080 Ti RGB series water blocks
. To ensure that the tubes are securely attached to the barb/fittings, please use hose clamps or
an appropriate substitute.
You can use any opening as an inlet/outlet port. Do not forget to plug the remaining two opening with enclosed EK-Plug G1/4 or equivalent.
CAUTION:
In case of using connectors other than EK-
ACF series compression fittings, take special attention to the length of the fittings’ male G1/4” thread.
5mm is the maximum
allowed G1/4” thread length!
Plastic washer
Screw M2.5X4 AX1