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Revision 1.0. Published on June 21
st
, 2013
STEP 3: PREPARING YOUR WATER BLOCK
PLACING WATERBLOCKS BLOCK ON MOTHERBOARD. Place the EK-FB KIT GA Z97X-SOC Force water blocks with pre-installed standoffs gently to the motherboard or vice
versa. Make sure that mounting holes are aligned.
STEP 4: ATTACHING THE BLOCK TO THE 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.
Use 6 (six) M3x4 DIN7985 screws and 6 (six) PVC washers. Tighten the screws, beginning
near the center of the board and continue evenly outwards. EK recommends installing loosely
first all the screws and only then start fastening them. Do not use excessive force when
tightening the screws! 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-CSQ compression fittings with the EK-FB GA Z97X-SOC
Force series water block. You can use any opening as an inlet/outlet port. Plan your tubing routing in advance!
REQUIRED TOOLS AND MOUNTING SCREWS:
scissors
philips screwdriver
thermal grease
Chip die thermal grease imprint
Thermal pad imprints
PLEASE NOTE
:
When using fittings with G1/4
thread longer than 5 mm it is
mandatory to use the enclosed EK-
Extender 1,8 mm!
M3x4 Screws
PVC washers
Tubing
EK CSQ Fitting
