Preparing The Graphics Card; Removing The Stock Cooler; Preparing The Water Block For Installation - ekwb EK-Quantum Vector2 FE RTX 4090 D-RGB User Manual

PREPARING THE GRAPHICS CARD

STEP 1

REMOVING THE STOCK COOLER

Place your graphics card on the flat surface and carefully remove the
stock cooler. Do not forget to unplug all the LED and fan connectors.
Pay attention to the following steps when installing the EK-Quantum
Vector FE RTX 4090 water block onto your graphics card.
2

PREPARING THE WATER BLOCK FOR INSTALLATION

DO NOT REMOVE
STANDOFFS
FROM SCREWS!
BACKPLATE STANDOFF
BACKPLATE
PCB
CARDBOARD
M2.5 x 8 AX1
STEP 1
STEP 1
Unscrew six (6) Screws AX1 M2.5 x 8 mm. Remove the backplate
together with Screws and backplate standoffs. Standoffs must stay
on Screws AX1 M2.5 x 8 mm. Remove the PCB cardboard. Save the
removed parts for later steps.
Do not remove standoffs from screws! In case the
standoff detaches from the screw, replace it with a
spare one. When replacing the standoff make sure
that you screw it on the AX1 M2.5 x 8 screws. Do not
push the standoff onto the screw AX1 M2.5 x 8 mm.
For this step, you will need:
Phillips Head Screwdriver
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