ekwb EK-FB Manual

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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. Th
ese 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 EVGA X79 CLASSIFIED motherboard
STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR MOTHERBOARD
1. REMOVING STOCK COOLER.
Remove all encircled screws. There are 8 screws
on the back of the motherboard that needs to be removed in order to remove both
SB (X79 PCH) as well as MOSFET factory 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 ™,MX-4 ™ or GELID GC-Extreme ™ thermal grease. EKWB
recommends to apply thermal grease in cross form for best performance (see
sample picture).
4. CUTTING THERMAL PADS. Your block comes with thermal pads, some of which are
already pre-cut. Others have to be cut to smaller chunks in order to cover all the VRM
components such as MOSFETs and drivers. PLEASE REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE FOIL FROM
BOTH SIDES OF THE THERMAL PADS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
Replacement thermal pads: Thermal Pad A – 0.5mm (100x16mm), Thermal Pad A – 1mm (100x16mm).
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 ™, MX-4 ™ or
GELID GC-Extreme™) 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 EVGA X79 CLASSIFIED series water block.
X79 PCH (SB)
CPU socket
Installation and mounting manual for EK-FB KIT EVGA X79 CLASSIFIED water block:
Mosfets
Place 1mm thermal pad in larger strip
over marked area
and make sure all
mosfet chips are covered.
Place 0.5mm thermal pad 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.
1: Thermal pad A – 0.5mm
(for MOSFETs and IC drivers)
1: Thermal pad A – 1.0mm
(for inductor coils)

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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 water block to the
motherboard using the enclosed screws and washers.
2. PLACING MOSFET BLOCK ON MOTHERBOARD. Place the water block 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. Do not use excessive force when
tightening the screws! Make sure you use enclosed washer underneath this screw.
B) MOSFET block: Use M2.5x4 DIN7985 and washers. Do not use excessive force when
tightening the screws! Make sure you use enclosed washer underneath this screw.
Use the enclosed screws and washers as shown in picture below:
Temporarily r emove 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 EVGA X79
CLASSIFIED series water block. You can use any opening as an inlet/outlet port (see sample picture). Plan your tubing routing in advance!
REQUIRED TOOLS AND MOUNTING SCREWS:
scissors philips screwdriver thermal grease Screws: 8x M2.5x4 (DIN7985)8x PVC washers
EK-PSC fitting
Tubing
PVC washer
M2.5x4 screw
Chip die thermal grease imprint
Thermal pad imprints
MOSFET block
SB block