Cutting And Placing Thermal Pads; Unpacking And Reassemblying - EK Pro RTX A5000 Rack User Manual

CUTTING AND PLACING THERMAL PADS

UNPACKING AND REASSEMBLYING

FOAM
STEP 1
Apply the enclosed EK-TIM Ectotherm thermal grease (thermal compound)
on the GPU heat spreader – IHS – as shown in the image. The layer of the
thermal compound must be thin and even over the entire surface of the IHS.
The excessive or uneven application of thermal grease may
lead to poor performance!
For this Step, you will need:
STEP 1
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 – rack. Untightened four (4) screws AX1
M2.5 x 7 and foam will not be needed anymore.
For this Step, you will need:
AX1 M2.5 x 7 (4x)
RTX A5000
BACKPLATE -
RACK
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Thermal Grease
Phillips Head
Screwdriver