Installation and mounting instructions for
EK-FB EVGA X58 CLASSIFIED
water blocks:
This product is intended for expert users. Please consult with a qualified technician for installation. Improper installation may result in damage to your components. EK Water Blocks
assumes no liability whatsoever, expressed or implied, for the use of these products, nor their installation. The following instructions are subject to change without notice. Please visit our
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for updates or local reseller.
If you need to screw in the fittings, please use small amount of force otherwise the high flow
fittings might break. The fittings do not need to be tightened with high force. If you want to use
thread longer then 6mm over mosfet area, please use enclosed metal spacer with washer over
inlet/outlet hole.
Step 1.
Please remove the motherboard from the computer case and unscrew all the screws on the back of the
motherboard that hold stock cooling system.
Picture 1:
EVGA X58 Classified motherboard
Step 2.
Remove all heat sinks.
Step 3.
Apply thermal compound: lightly coat the heatpipe system over the northbridge with (for example)
Céramique™ thermal compound. Follow this link
http://www.arcticsilver.com/ceramique_instructions.htm
for
detailed instructions. EKWB recommends non-conductive thermal compound.
Picture 2:
Apply thermal grease on NB, SB chipsets and place appropriate pre-cut sizes of enclosed thermal pads in
order to cover marked VRMs (as shown on sample picture).
Step 4.
Place standoffs on places shown on picture bellow. Prior aligning standoffs with mounting holes, please apply
small amount of thermal grease around the thread to fix the standoffs.
Remove stock
cooling (heat sinks)
for NB+SB and
mosfets.
Under this stock
cooler you will find
another heat sink.
Please make sure
you remove that one
as well.
Apply thermal
paste here.
Thermal
pads 1mm.
Thermal pads
1,5mm.
Thermal
pads 1mm.
