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STEP 3: PREPARING YOUR WATER BLOCKS
1. PLACING MOSFET BLOCK ON MOTHERBOARD. Place the MOSFET water block(s) with
preinstalled 2.5mm standoffs gently onto the motherboard or vice versa. Make sure that
mounting holes are aligned. Both enclosed MOSFET water blocks are identical.
2. FASTENING MOSFET BLOCK ON MOTHERBOARD. While keeping the
waterblock pressed gently towards the motherboard, flip the motherboard and
place the enclosed MOSFET Backplate. The orientation of the backplate is
very important – the correct orientation is shown on picture below. Apply
1mm thick thermal pad (Thermal Pad A – 1.0mm) on MOSFETs prior to
installing backplate. Make sure you use PVC washers underneath both
standoffs of the backplate. Fasten the water block using M3x8 DIN7991
screws using enclosed 2mm Allen key.
STEP 4: ATTACHING SB BLOCK TO MOTHERBOARD
STEP 5: CHECKING FOR CONTACTS
Place the SB part of the water block with preinstalled 2.1mm standoffs gently to the
motherboard or vice versa. Make sure that mounting holes are aligned and chip is lightly coated
with TIM grease. Use M2.5x4 DIN7985 and washers. Do not use excessive force when
tightening the screws! Do not forget to use plastic washer underneath each screw!
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).
STEP 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 10mm compression fittings as a must with the EK-FB KIT
ASUS Z9PE-D8 series water block. For fittings having male threads G1/4 longer then 5mm, we recommend using spacers on MOSFET water blocks such us EK-Spacer G1/4-3mm
[
3830046996060
]. You can use any opening as an inlet/outlet port. Plan your tubing routing in advance as SB block’s ports may obstruct or collide VGA cards! The
use of EK-FC Backplates might be impossible. The southbridge (PCH) water block is designed to obstruct (sacrifice) one PCI-express x8 expansion slot yet the use of of EK-FC
Backplate might be impossible in the PCI-e slot #5 (see STEP 1). If all PCIe slots are in use it is mandatory to reinstall the factory provided PCH/SB heat sink.
REQUIRED TOOLS AND MOUNTING SCREWS:
scissors
philips screwdriver
TIM grease
2x M2,5x4 (DIN7985)
4x M3x8 (DIN7991)
8x PVC washers
EK-PSC fitting
Tubing
Chip die thermal grease imprint
Thermal pad imprints
MOSFET water block
Backplate
M3x8 DIN7991
Washer
Place 1mm thick pads under
the backplate, directly on
mosfets!
