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Help with EK 290 Waterblock installation

Discussion in 'Watercooling' started by Lassar, 24 Dec 2013.

  1. Lassar

    Lassar Lean Mean Fighting Machine !

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    Hello everyone,

    My EK 290 block just arrived and as this is my 1st watercooled GPU I was a bit confused with one of the instructions.....

    Link to the instructions is.... http://www.ekwb.com/shop/EK-IM/EK-IM-3831109868539.pdf

    Instructions state "EKWB recommends using small drops of electrically non-conductive (for
    example: EK-TIM Ectotherm, Arctic Cooling MX-2 ™, MX-4 ™ or GELID GC-Extreme™) thermal grease on each phase regulator (that is being covered with thermal pad) in
    order to even further improve the thermal performance of the EK-FC R9-290X block."

    Does that mean I just put thermal paste on the areas covered by the no 2 pads or should I put it on the RAM pads too?

    Phase Regulator?!?!?!?! Is that the voltage stuff?

    Thanks in advance.

    Ric
     
  2. Big Elf

    Big Elf Oh no! Not another f----ing elf!

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    You can use non-conductive thermal paste on the pads for the RAM as well. I tend to use it to help hold the pads in place rather than for any additional (likely minor) performance increase. The only disadvantage is that it's messy.
     
  3. sandys

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    Make sure you do both number 2 areas, I initially didn't see the small second one, it doesn't show up well on the B/W printout included in the block, easy to see on that pdf though.
     
  4. Lassar

    Lassar Lean Mean Fighting Machine !

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    The question is to I put on the grease on the ram / vrm then put on the pad or vice versa?
     
  5. Big Elf

    Big Elf Oh no! Not another f----ing elf!

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    Whichever you find easiest. I put the paste on the RAM/VRMs first.
     
  6. Lassar

    Lassar Lean Mean Fighting Machine !

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    Thanks for your assistance everyone.
     

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