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Updated on 31
st
of May, 2012.
This product is intended for installation only by expert users. Please consult with a qualified technician for installation. Improper installation may result in damage to your equipment. EK Water Blocks assumes no liability
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The barb hose fittings require only a small amount of force to screw them in; otherwise the high flow fittings might break. These fittings do not need to be tightened with much force because the
liquid seal is made using o-rings. The use of corrosion inhibitors is always recommended for any liquid cooling system.
STEP 1: GENERAL INFORMATION
Sample photo of ASUS Rampage IV Extreme motherboard
STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR MOTHERBOARD
1. REMOVING STOCK COOLER.
Remove all encircled screws. There are 11 screws
on the back of the motherboard that needs to be removed in order to remove the
factory installed SB/MOSFET heatpipe cooling solution.
2. CLEANING THE PCB.
Carefully detach the original stock cooler after removing
all
screws securing it to the board. Wipe off the remains (by using non–abrasive cloth or
qtip
, as shown on sample photo) of the original thermal compound until the components
and circuit board are completely clean. EKWB recommends the use of denatured alcohol
for removing TIM leftovers.
3. APPLYING THERMAL COMPOUND.
Apply thermal compound: lightly coat the
Intel X79 PCH
(SB) with electrically non-conductive thermal grease - for example
Arctic Cooling MX-2 ™ or MX-4 ™. EKWB recommends to apply thermal grease in
cross form for best performance (see sample picture).
4. CUTTING THERMAL PADS.
Your block comes with one thermal pads
(100x16x0.5mm) which needs to be trimmed in order to fit the voltage regulation area
(VRM/MOSFET) on the motherboard’s circuit board. WARNING: DIMENSIONS ON
PICTURES BELOW ARE SCALED!
5. PLACING THERMAL PADS ON MOTHERBOARD.
Place thermal pads you cut on PCB as shown on picture bellow (PLEASE REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE FOIL FROM BOTH
SIDES OF THE THERMAL PADS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION). EK recommends using small drops of electrically non-conductive (for example: Arctic Cooling MX-2 ™ or MX-4 ™)
thermal grease on each phase regulator (that is being covered with thermal pad; see picture below) in order to even further improve the thermal performance of the EK-FB KIT
RE4 series water block.
X79 PCH (SB)
CPU socket
Installation and mounting manual for
EK-FB KIT RE4
water block:
Place 0.5mm thermal pads in larger
strips over marked area and make sure
all mosfet chips are covered.
Mosfets
Place 0.5mm thermal pads in larger strips over
the coils (inductors). This is merely to prevent
any possible short circuiting. Due to the
uneven nature of motherboard manufacturing
not all of the inductors will have contact with
the thermal pad. This is normal.
