2. Assembly of the cooler
Put the cooler onto the prepared graphics card and then turn the components around. The cooler is delivered with
9x M3x8mm stainless steel screws and plastic washers. Screw the screws – with washers – into the cooler
beginning with the GPU area. Do not tighten the screws yet!
Once all screws are attached to the cooler, screw them tight beginning with the GPU area. Make sure to tighten
the screws crosswise.
3. Assembly of the backplate
An Allen wrench size 2.5, M3x12 and M3x8 screws are required for assembly. The Allen wrench and the M3x8
screws are part of the delivery scope of the graphic card cooler; the M3x12 screws are included in the delivery
scope of the back plate.
Prepare the graphic card cooler for assembly as described in point 1. Then please check the back plate.
Insulating spacers have to be pressed into the bottom of the back plate. It is absolutely necessary that these are
completely in place. Refer to the image above to see which screws are used where.
Then place the prepared cooler on the graphic card and turn it around together with the graphic card. A thick
book or catalogue are suited as base. Make sure not to scratch the cooler!
Attention: If the cooler was previously completely assembled, please remove all screws of the graphic card
cooler first as shown in the image.
Now attach the back plate. None of the screws may become wedged. Prior to actual tightening, first turn in all
screws by hand until the thread engages. There is no thread of the graphic card cooler behind the M3x8 screws.
These are fixed with an M3 nut (part of the delivery of the back plate). A washer is placed between the circuit
board and the M3 nut (part of the delivery of the cooler).
Now you can tighten all screws. Work star wise, from the inside to the outside.
