6.
When handing the card you should take
precautions to avoid static damage. Turn the card
on its back and remove the 10 screws on the
backplate highlighted above. Also remove the two
screws near the DVI ports.
7.
Carefully remove the nvidia backplate and
unscrew the two screws highlighted above.
6.
7.
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. Turn the card back over and carefully remove the
heatsink and fan. Now the card and heatsink are
separated detach the fan power cable from the fan
header.
9.
Clean the thermal paste from the GPU core ready
for installation. Remove any residue left from the
thermal pads.
8.
9.
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. Remove the tape from both sides of the thermal
pads and place them on the locations marked in the
photo above. Next apply thermal paste to the
memory chips, chipset and the GPU core.
11.
With the copper side of the waterblock facing
up, place the card over the block and line up the
screw holes. Make sure the thermal pads have
stayed in place and lightly screw two screws with
washers into the block through the holes highlighted
above.
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. Finally replace the nvidia backplate and use the
8 provided screws and washers to secure the
waterblock to the card. It is best to start with the 4
screws around the GPU to apply the correct
pressure to the core. Do not over tighten the screws
as this may bend the card and cause damage.
13.
The card is now ready for use. When you first
boot it is advisable to use ATItool or other software
to check the core temperature. If the temperature is
high you will need to remount the block.
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