Installing The Water Block; Cleaning The Cpu; Thermal Compound Aplication - EK Pro LGA 1700 User Manual

INSTALLING THE WATER BLOCK

Non-abrasive
Cloth
IHS
STEP 2
STEP 2
STEP 1

CLEANING THE CPU

Wipe the CPU's contact surface (by using non–abrasive cloth or
Q-tip).
STEP 2

THERMAL COMPOUND APLICATION

Applying thermal compound: on a clean IHS, apply a line of thermal
compound and spread it over the whole CPU heat spreader (IHS)
with a credit card or equivalent.
The layer of the thermal compound must be thin and even in thickness
through the whole surface of the IHS. A too-thick application could
lead to poor performance.
For this step, you will need:
Thermal Grease
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