Ekwb Ek-fb r3gene Manual

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.

Before installation of this product please read important notice, disclosure and warranty conditions printed on the back of the box or in manual..

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.

STEP 1: GENERAL INFORMATION Sam

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STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR MOTHERBOARD

1. REMOVING STOCK COOLER. Remove all encircled screws. All stock

cooler assembly screws should be removed. There are 2 screws on the back of

the motherboard and 2 on top of mosfet stock cooler.

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 does not recommend using any liquids for removing paste.

3. APPLYING THERMAL COMPOUND

Apply thermal compound: put a small drop of thermal compound on the

Northbridge. For example Céramique™ thermal compound. Follow this link

http://www.arctic-

cooling.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=39_&mID=127&language=en for

detailed instructions. EKWB recommends non-conductive MX-2, which should

be applied in cross form for best performance (see sample picture).

4. CUTTING THERMAL PADS. One thermal pads (90x15x1 mm) and one thermal pad

(60x25x0,5 mm) are enclosed with your water block. (WARNING: DIMENSIONS ON PICTURES

BELLOW ARE SCALED!)

5. PLACING THERMAL PADS ON MOTHERBOARD. Place thermal pads you cut on PCB as shown on picture bellow.

(PLEASE REMOVE FOIL OF THERMAL PADS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.)

Installation and mounting manual for EK-FB R3Gene water block:

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Mosfets

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Place thermal pads (1mm thick) here and

make sure all mosfet chips are covered.

Southbridge

Apply small amount of thermal grease

here.

STEP 3: PREPARING YOUR WATER BLOCK

1. 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.

2. PLACING BLOCK OVER GPU. Place the motherboard on the inverted water block or

vice versa and attach it with enclosed screws as shown in step 4. Make sure that

mounting holes are aligned.

STEP 4: ATTACHING BLOCK TO MOTHERBOARD STEP 5: ATTACHING BACKPLATE TO MOTHERBOARD

1. MOUNTING THE BLOCK.

Tightening the screws beginning around northbridge (please use

washers). 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. Afterwards attach two

standoffs (2,1mm thick) around mosfet area and place thermal pads on

chips.

Use M3x12 DIN965 screws in order to attach backplate to motherboard. Screws go

into full board block. Backplate provides better contact along mosfet chips, thus block

performs better.

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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 high flow fittings with the EK-FB R3Gene series water blocks. 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.

STEP 7: CHECKING FOR CONTACTS

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 5 to reattach the block applying more or less pressure to the areas where you have found it necessary. Also please note that warranty label on copper side of