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Installation and mounting manual for EK-FC580 DCII water block
This product is intended for installation only by expert users. Please consult with a qualified technician for installation. Improper installation may result in damage to your equipment. EK Water Blocks assumes no liability
whatsoever, expressed or implied, for the use of these products, nor their installation. The following instructions are subject to change without notice. Please visit our web site at www.ekwaterblocks.com for updates.
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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. These fittings do not need to be tightened with much force because the
liquid seal is made using o-rings. The use of an algaecide and corrosion inhibitors is always recommended for any liquid cooling system.
STEP 1: GENERAL INFORMATION. Sample picture of ASUS GeForce 580 GTX DirectCU II graphics card
STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR GRAPHIC CARD.
1. REMOVING STOCK COOLER: Remove four encircled
screw on the back side of the graphics card:
STEP 2 cont.: PREPARING YOUR GRAPHIC CARD
1 cont.. REMOVING STOCK COOLER. Remove the stock GPU HSF assembly. Remove all
encircled screws attaching the backplate and VRM heatsink to the circuit board. There are
13 screws on the front of the graphic card.
2. CLEANING THE PCB. Carefully detach the original heat sink after removing all
fasteners securing it to the board and bracket. Wipe off the remains (by using
non–abrasive cloth or Q-tip, as shown on sample photo) of the original thermal
compound until the components and circuit board are completely clean. EKWB
does not recommend using any liquids for removing paste.
3. APPLYING THERMAL COMPOUND. Apply thermal
compound: lightly coat
nVidia GF110
GPU chip with for
example Arctic Cooling MX-2 ™or MX-4 ™ 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 inductors (chokes).
PLEASE REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE FOIL FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE THERMAL PADS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
STEP 3: INSTALLING WATER BLOCK
1. PLACING THERMAL PADS ON PCB. Place thermal pads on chips so that numbers on chips
match size of thermal pads. EKWB made sure users have more than enough pads to cover
all surfaces that need to be covered to make block fully functional). EK recommends using
small drops of electrically non-conductive (for example: Arctic Cooling MX-2 ™ or MX-4 ™)
thermal grease on each phase regulator (that is being covered with thermal pad) in order to
even further improve the thermal performance of the EK-FC580 DCII series water block.
2. PLACING GPU REINFORCE PLATE ON PCB. Place metal reinforce and washer on
PCB as shown on picture below and screw it in with enclosed M3x4 screws. Please
use encased PVC washers under each screw. Make sure you use fasten screws
equally and do not use too much force.
Orientation
of reinforcer
is important!
Thickness 1mm (for memory)
Thickness 1mm (for VRM MOSFETS)
For GeForce GTX 580
models only!
