STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR WATER BLOCK
6. ATTACHING STANDOFFS. Apply small amount of thermal grease around mounting holes and place acetal standoffs (thickness 2,5 mm) so the holes are concentric. Thermal
paste provides enough adhesive force for standoffs to stay in a place.
USE OF STANDOFFS IS OBLIGATORY TO PROVIDE FULLY FUNTIONALITY OF WATER BLOCK AND TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO CHIPSET.
STEP 3: ATTACHING WATER BLOCK TO MOTHERBOARD AND CHECKING FOR CONTACTS
1. MOUNTING THE BLOCK. For perfect thermal contact, the block does not use a spring mounting system; therefore when attaching be very careful to tighten all screws equally.
Tightening the screws beginning in the center of the block near the northbridge, and continue evenly outwards. Do not use too much pressure on
screws, because motherboard might bend and either cause bad contact with water block, or break a connection on the board.
Temporarily remove the water blocks 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 to reattach the block applying more or less pressure to the areas where you have found it necessary.
STEP 4: POSITIONING ROG FAN, FITTINGS AND CONNECTING TO WATER CIRCUIT
Once water block is securely positioned on motherboard please carefully reinstall the QPI card and place back the ROG stock cooler. Use stock screws to mount the ROG stock
cooler. The threads for the screws to mount ROG stock cooler are equipped with seat so once you feel the grip do not tighten any more. Reattach the wire connection to the
motherboard. Make sure orientation of parts is same as on picture bellow.
Screw in fittings, attach the liquid cooling tubes and connect the water-block(s) into the cooling circuit. The EK-FB RE2 series are usually sold with high flow fittings. To ensure
that the tubes are securely attached to the barb fittings, please use hose clamps or an appropriate substitute. The use of an algaecide is always recommended for any liquid
cooling system. You can use any hole as an inlet/outlet hole.
REQUIRED TOOLS AND MOUNTING SCREWS:
scissors
philips screwdriver
6 screws M3X6 DIN7985
M3X6 screw
Released
on
11
th
of
November,
2009.
