ekwb EK-FC R9 Fury X Installation And Mounting Manuals

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installation of this product please read important notice, disclosure and warranty conditions printed on the back of the box.
Before you start using this product please follow these basic guidelines:
1. Please carefully read the manual before through before beginning with the installation process!
2. Please remove your motherboard from the computer to assure safest mounting process in order to prevent any possible damages t o your CPU and/or motherboard's circuit board (PCB).
3. The EK-HFB and EK-ACF type fittings require only a small amount of force to screw them firmly in place since the liquid seal is ensured by the rubb er o-ring gaskets.
4. The use of corrosion inhibiting coolants is always recommended for any liquid cooling system.

STEP 1: GENERAL INFORMATION.

STEP 3 cont.: PREPARING YOUR GRAPHIC CARD

1 cont. REMOVING STOCK COOLER.
should be removed, including self-adhesive washers on both sides of the PCB (if present). There are
up to 17 screws on the back of the graphics card. After you remove t he fan housing do not forget to
unplug the fan. You may need Tor x T6 screwdriver instead of Philips head screw driver (depending on
manufacturer).

3: REPLACING THE ORIGINAL I/O BRACKET

the tab of the I/O bracket to the circuit board as well. Replace the original I/O bracket with enclosed EK-FC R9 Fury X single-slot I/O bracket and install it using four original
screws and use it on single slot bracket. Secure the bracket tab using M3x4 DIN7985 screw.
Remove those
two screws

4. APPLYING THERMAL COMPOUND.

compound: lightly coat AMD chip (GPU + HBM stack) with
enclosed EK-TIM Ectotherm™ thermal grease. EKWB
recommends to apply thermal grease on GPU in cross
form for best performance (see sample picture). Apply
dot of TIM on each HBM module die (4 pcs) as shown on
picture below:
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Installation and mounting manual for EK-FC R9 Fury X water block
Sample picture of Radeon R9 Fury X
Remove all encircled screws. All heat sink assembly screws
Remove two Philips screws securing the original two-slot I/O bracket to the circuit board. Remove the four screws that secure
Factory installed
I/O bracket

5. CUTTING THERMAL PADS.

Apply thermal
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 F – 0.5mm (100x16mm)

STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR GRAPHIC CARD.

1. REMOVING STOCK COOLER and BRACKET: Remove encircled
screw on the bracket. Then remove all screws from bracket.
2. CLEANING THE PCB.
after removing all screws securing it to the board. Wipe off the remains
(by using non–abrasive cloth or
original thermal compound until the components and circuit board are
completely clean. EKWB recommends the use of denatured alcohol for
removing TIM leftovers.
Reuse 4x screws
EK-FC R9 Fury X
single-slot I/O
bracket
Your block comes with thermal pads, some of which are already pre-cut. Others
1: Thermal pad F – 0.5mm
(for mosfet):
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Carefully detach the original stock cooler
qtip
, as show n on sample photo) of the
M3x4 DIN7985 screw
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Released on 21 of Sebtember, 2015. Revision 1.0
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