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Updated on 31
st
of May, 2012.
STEP 3: PREPARING YOUR WATER BLOCK
1. PLACING SB BLOCK ON MOTHERBOARD. Place the SB part of the water block with
preinstalled 2.1mm standoffs kit gently to the motherboard or vice versa. Make sure that
mounting holes are aligned. Skip to STEP 4 on how to fasten the waterblock to the
motherboard using the enclosed screws and washers.
2. PLACING MOSFET BLOCK ON MOTHERBOARD. Place the waterblock gently to
the motherboard or vice versa. Make sure that mounting holes are aligned.
STEP 4: ATTACHING BLOCK TO 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.
A)
SB block:
Use M2.5x4 DIN7985 and washers. Tighten the screws, beginning near the
southbridge, and continue evenly outwards. Do not use excessive force when tightening the
screws!
B)
MOSFET block:
Use ASUS factory (“stock”) backplate, two M3x8, one M3x4 DIN7985
screws and one washer. Tighten the M3x8 screws going through the backplate first and then
the remaining M3x4. Make sure you use enclosed washer underneath this screw.
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-PSC compression fittings with the EK-FB KIT RE4 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
Screws: 5x M2.5x4, 2x M3x8, 1x M3x4 (DIN7985)
6x PVC washers
EK-PSC fitting
Tubing
PVC washer
M2.5x4 screw
Chip die thermal grease imprint
Thermal pad imprints
M3x8 screw
M3x4 screw
PVC washer
ASUS factory
backplate
MOSFET block
