ekwb EK-FC7970 Series Installation And Mounting 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
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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.

STEP 2 cont.: PREPARING YOUR GRAPHIC CARD
1 cont.. REMOVING STOCK COOLER.
screws should be removed. There are 16 screws on the back of the graphic card.

3. APPLYING THERMAL COMPOUND.

AMD
compound: lightly coat 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).

STEP 3: INSTALLING WATER BLOCK

1. PLACING THERMAL PADS ON PCB.

enough pads to cover all surfaces that need to be covered to make block fully functional). EKWB 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) in order to even
further improve the thermal performance of the EK-FC7970 series water block.
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Installation and mounting manual for EK-FC7970 water block
Sample picture of AMD Radeon HD 7970 graphics card (PCB 109-C38637-00)
Remove all encircled screws. All heat sink assembly

4. CUTTING THERMAL PADS.

Apply thermal
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: 1x Thermal Pad B – 0.5mm (75x50mm), Thermal Pad A – 1mm (100x16mm).
1: Thickness 0.5mm
(for memory IC):
2: Thickness 0.5mm
(for VRM Driver & MOSFET IC):
Place thermal pads on chips so that numbers on chips match size of thermal pads. EKWB made sure users have more than
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2. CLEANING THE PCB.

all screws securing it to the board. Wipe off the remains (by using non–abrasive
qtip
cloth or , 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.
Your block comes with thermal pads, some of which are already pre-cut. Others have
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STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR GRAPHIC CARD.

1. REMOVING STOCK COOLER: Remove encircled screw on
the bracket (required only on certain models):
Carefully detach the original stock cooler after removing
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3: Thickness 1mm (for I/O VRM):
of January, 2012. Revision 1.0