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CUTTING AND PLACING THERMAL PADS
Your GPU water block comes with un-cuted thermal pads to cover all
the VRM components, such as COILs, MOSFETs, and drivers. Please
use 1.0mm thick thermal pads which should be placed on the PCB,
as illustrated below. EK made sure to provide you with more than an
adequate quantity of thermal pads to complete this Step.
You must remove the protective foil from both sides of the
thermal pad before installation.
Thermal Pad F 1.0 mm
Thermal Grease
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!
APPLYING THERMAL COMPOUND
For this Step, you will need:
