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IV. FINAL ASSEMBLY
STEP 1
Remove the remaining panels from the chassis and unscrew each ALU-HDC
compression ring from the distribution plate. Put the 4 loose O-rings to the side
until tube installation.
By default, the distribution plate is configured for the most common Intel/AMD
mainstream motherboards that use slot 2 for the primary graphics card. If this is
required to be in slot 1 for your motherboard, then you may configure the fittings
and stop plugs accordingly. The lower two are GPU IN ports and the upper two
are GPU OUT ports.
STEP 2
Install the motherboard I/O shield to the chassis and insert your motherboard
complete with all parts outlined in Section I. Fasten it in place using the
screws supplied with the chassis and route the CPU block D-RGB cable
into the rear compartment.
STEP 3
Remove the appropriate PCI slot covers and install the water blocked graphics
card from Section II. Make sure that it is correctly inserted into the 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 and horizontal distance between the ports on the CPU
block and distribution plate.
To measure vertical alignment, use one of the straight tubes and measure
approximate vertical variance.
If the CPU water block’s vertical position aligns with the Distribution Plate CPU
ports or it is smaller than 5mm (0.2 inches),
please use straight tubes only
and proceed to step 7.
If the vertical position of the CPU block is more than 5mm (0.2 inches) miss-
aligned, please proceed to step 6.
STEP 4
Since the horizontal and vertical placement of the CPU block varies on
different mother-boards, we have enclosed four (4) straight tubes and
two (2) pre-bent tubes to make the Barebone KIT compatible with the
motherboard you have purchased.
For the CPU block, two tubes are pre-bent and allow up to +-12 mm height variance.
STEP 4
max 12 mm
pre-bent Tubes (2x)
STEP 5
Horizontal Distance
Distribution Plate
Vertical
Distance
CPU Block
Check with straight tube
for vertical alignment.
