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EK-Pro RTX A5000 GPU WATER BLOCK USER GUIDE...
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If this product is made from aluminum and can be only used Before you start using this product, please follow these basic guidelines: with other aluminum liquid cooling components, such as Al fittings, water blocks and radiators. Mixing aluminum with Please carefully read the manual before beginning with the copper and brass products can cause galvanic corrosion of installation process!
TABLE OF CONTENTS BOX CONTENTS WATER BLOCK DIMENSIONS WATER BLOCK SPECIFICATIONS AND MAIN PARTS PREPARING THE GRAPHICS CARD CLEANING THE PCB CUTTING AND PLACING THERMAL PADS APPLYING THERMAL COMPOUND UNPACKING AND REASSEMBLYING INSTALLING THE WATER BLOCK MOUNTING PCB ON THE WATER BLOCK ATTACHING THE BACKPLATE TO THE GRAPHICS CARD MOUNTING BACKPLATE ON PCB CHECKING FOR CONTACT...
WATER BLOCK SPECIFICATIONS AND MAIN PARTS Technical Specification: - Dimensions (LxHxW): 311.1 x 141.2 x 23.5 mm Pos. Description Qty. 104957 RTX A5000 Coldplate 105039 RTX A5000 Backplate 104959 RTX A5000 Top 103987 Standoff M3.5-M2.5 x 3 103698 RTX A5000 Bracket 8483 Screw UNC6-32 x 5 102490...
PREPARING THE GRAPHICS CARD Place your graphics card on the flat surface and carefully remove the stock cooler. Do not forget to unplug all fan connectors. Pay attention to the following steps when installing the EK-RTX A5000 water block onto your graphics card. CLEANING THE PCB Wipe off the remains of the original thermal compound using a nonabrasive cloth or Q-tip, as shown in the sample image, until the...
STEP 2 Once cut to size, thermal pads should be placed on the PCB, as Thermal Pad F 1.5 mm illustrated below. EK made sure to provide you with more than an adequate quantity of thermal pads to complete this Step. F1.5 For this Step, you will need: F1.5...
UNPACKING AND REASSEMBLYING After unboxing the preinstalled water block, carefully put it on soft surface. Untighten four (4) screws AX1 M2.5 x 7 and remove foam and RTX A5000 Backplate. Four (4) screws AX1 M2.5 x 7 and foam you will not need any more. For this Step, you will need: Phillips Head Screwdriver...
INSTALLING THE WATER BLOCK This procedure is the same for all full-cover water blocks. SCREW AX1 M2.5 x 4 (4x) WASHER M2.5 x 0.5 mm (4x) STEP 1 MOUNTING PCB ON THE WATER BLOCK Firstly, stick three (3) Washer POLYAMID M2.5 0.7 mm selfglued, on the top of 3 the biggest standoffs.
STEP 2 MOUNTING BACKPLATE ON PCB Again, cut thermal pads to needed size. Thermal pads should be placed on the back of PCB, as illustrated below. EK made sure to F1.5 F1.5 provide you with more than an adequate quantity of thermal pads F1.5 F1.5 F1.5...
Then repeat Steps from the previous section to re-attach the block. In case you fail to obtain good contact, please check again or contact our support service at https://www.ekwb.com/customer-support/. INSERTING THE GRAPHICS CARD INTO THE CHASSIS Carefully lift your graphics card with the installed water block and insert it into your PC’s motherboard PCIexpress expansion slot.
FITTINGS AND TUBING STEP 1 Screw-in two (2) EK-Pro Fitting Barb 10 mm G1-4. Attach the liquid cooling tubes and connect the water block to the cooling loop. EK recommends using EK fittings with all EK water blocks. CAUTION: When using connectors other than EK fittings, pay special attention to the length of the fittings male G1/4”...
In case you need assistance or wish to order spare parts or a new mounting mechanism, please contact: https://www.ekwb.com/customer-support/ For spare parts orders, refer to the page with “WATER BLOCK SPECIFICATIONS AND MAIN PARTS” where you can find the EAN number of each part you might need.
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