Ekwb EK-Classic 115 D-RGB Series Bedienungsanleitung

USER GUIDE

1st Revision, June 9th 2020

CPU WATER BLOCK

EK-Classic CPU Water Block

115x /20x x D-RGB

This product is intended for installation only by expert users. Please

consult with a qualiﬁed technician for installation. Improper installation

may result in damage to your equipment. EK Water Blocks assumes no

liability whatsoever, expressed or implied, for the use of these products,

nor their installation. The following instructions are subject to change

without notice. Please visit our web site at www.ekwb.com for updates.

Before installation of this product please read important notice, disclosure

and warranty conditions printed on the back of the box.

Before you start using this product please follow these basic guidelines:

Please carefully read the manual before beginning with the

installation process!

Please remove your graphics card from the computer to assure

safest mounting process in order to prevent any possible damages

to your GPU and/or graphics card circuit board (PCB).

The EK Fittings require only a small amount of force to screw

them ﬁrmly in place since the liquid seal is ensured by the rubber

O-ring gaskets.

The use of corrosion inhibiting coolants is always recommended

for liquid cooling systems, and mandatory for nickel plated

water blocks!

Do not use pure distilled water! For best results EK recommends the

use of EK-CryoFuel coolants!

Make sure to thoroughly bleed air out of your water block, or you will

not reach optimal performance!

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TABLE OF CONTENT

GENERAL INFORMATION ON WATER BLOCK COMPATIBILITY 4

WHAT IS ENCLOSED 4

INSTALLING THE WATER BLOCK 5

LGA20113 SOCKET MOTHERBOARDS 5

LGA115xSOCKET MOTHERBOARDS 7

CONNECTING THE D-RGB LED STRIP 11

SUPPORT AND SERVICE 12

SOCIAL MEDIA 12

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GENERAL INFORMATION ON WATER BLOCK COMPATIBILITY

This CPU Liquid cooling units are supporting the following CPU sockets:

- Intel® Socket LGA-115x

- Intel® Socket LGA-20XX

WHAT IS ENCLOSED

- EK-CPU Supremacy Classic D-RGB – Nickel + Plexi CPU

water block.

- Mounting Kit Classic - Intel:

• Mounting Screw CPU Classic - 115X (4 pcs)

• Mounting Screw CPU Classic - 20XX (4 pcs)

• Mounting Spring (4 pcs)

• Mounting Nut CPU Classic (4 pcs)

• Washer M4x0,8mm - polyamide (4 pcs)

- Thermal grease

- Metal backplate for 115x/1200

- Backplate rubber gasket for 115x/1200

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INSTALLING THE WATER BLOCK

STEP 2

Cleaning the CPU: Wipe the CPU’s contact surface (by using non–

abrasive cloth or Q-tip, as shown on the sample photo).

Applying thermal compound: EK recommends blob or line

method of applying the enclosed thermal compound to the CPU

heat spreader (IHS) - see sample photo on the right.

The quantity of about two rice grains is just about right.

There is no need to cover the whole IHS. Applying too much

thermal grease will have negative impact on the cooling

performance!

LGA20113 SOCKET MOTHERBOARDS

STEP 1

Prepare the foil bag with mounting mechanism, which is enclosed

with the CPU water block delivery.

Install four (4) speciﬁc LGA-2011 M3 thumb screws into four threaded

stubs on the LGA-2011 socket’s integrated latch mechanism (ILM).

The screws are to be installed using no tools (i.e. pliers).

It is recommended to remove the motherboard form the

PC chassis before proceeding with installation of the CPU

water block because of the space constraint limitations of

various computer cases.

Non-abrasive

Cloth

IHS

LGA-2011 M3

Thumb Screw LGA-2011 M3

Thumb Screw

STEP 1

STEP 2

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STEP 3

Take the waterblock and remove the sticker from the cold plate.

Align the water block over the mounting screws on the LGA-2011(-3)

motherboard with pre-installed CPU.

Before proceeding with the installation it is mandatory to

remove the protective foil from the backside of the water block.

Place an enclosed compression spring and thumb nut over each M3

thumb screw. Start fastening two thumb nuts at a time, preferably

in a cross pattern and do not tighten them fully until all of them are

partially screwed in. Then - using your ﬁngers only - screw in all four

thumb nuts until you reach the end of the thread.

Thumb Nut

Coiled Spring

Fitting Ring

Fitting Barb

Inlet Port

Outlet Port

STEP 4

Tighten the ﬁtting barbs in clockwise direction until the gasket

underneath is compressed.

The installation of the CPU water block is now complete.

With EK-Supremacy Classic series water blocks it is

mandatory to use the port that is nearest to the center of

the water block as INLET port. Mixing the ports may result

in less than ideal thermal performance of the water block.

STEP 3

STEP 4

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LGA115x SOCKET MOTHERBOARDS

STEP 1

If already installed, please remove the motherboard from your

computer and place it on an even surface with the front facing down.

STEP 2

Preparing backplate rubber gasket

The enclosed rubber gasket is an essential part of the backplate and

mounting system and must be used every time you install this water

block on your motherboard.

STEP 3

Install backplate rubber gasket and place metal backplate for Intel®

LGA-115x socket to the back of your motherboard RIBBED SIDE

UP! (Facing away from the motherboard) Align the holes on the

motherboard with holes on rubber gasket and backplate.

Make sure to orientate the rubber gasket to ﬁt past the

CPU socket ILM backplate. On certain ITX form factor

motherboards, the rubber gasket may need to be trimmed

using household scissors.

Carefully rotate motherboard assembly with front side facing up

with one hand while holding the backplate and rubber in place with

the other hand.

STEP 1

STEP 2

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M3 Thumb

Screw

PVC Washer

STEP 4

Install four (4) M3 thumb screws onto your motherboard. It is mandatory

to put 0.7mm plastic washer underneath each of the M3 thumb screws.

Tighten the screws to the metal backplate until you reach the end of the

thread. Using tools (such as pliers) is not recommended.

LGA-115x M3

Thumb Screw

Rubber

gasket

Motherboard

Metal

Backplate

STEP 3

Install backplate rubber gasket and place metal backplate for Intel®

LGA-115x / LGA-1200 socket to the back of your motherboard

RIBBED SIDE UP! (Facing away from the motherboard) Align the

holes on the motherboard with holes on rubber gasket and backplate.

Make sure to orientate the rubber gasket to ﬁt past the

CPU socket ILM backplate. On certain ITX form factor

motherboards, the rubber gasket may need to be trimmed

using household scissors.

Carefully rotate motherboard assembly with front side facing up

with one hand while holding the backplate and rubber in place with

the other hand.

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STEP 6

Align the water block over the mounting screws on the LGA-115x

motherboard with pre-installed CPU.

Before proceeding with the installation it is mandatory

to remove the protective foil from the backside of the

water block.

Place an enclosed coiled spring and thumb nut over each of the M4

thumb screws.. Start fastening two thumb nuts at a time, preferably

in a cross pattern and do not tighten them fully until all of them are

partially screwed in. Then – using your ﬁngers only - screw in all four

thumb nuts until you reach the end of the thread.

Thumb Nut

Coiled Spring

STEP 6

STEP 5

Cleaning the CPU: Wipe the CPU’s contact surface (by using non–

abrasive cloth or Q-tip, as shown on the sample photo).

Applying thermal compound: EK recommends blob or line

method of applying the enclosed thermal compound to the CPU

heat spreader (IHS) - see sample photo on the right.

The quantity of about two rice grains is just about right.

There is no need to cover the whole IHS. Applying too

much thermal grease will have a negative impact on the

cooling performance!

Non-abrasive

Cloth

IHS

STEP 5

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STEP 8

Install the CPU water block along with the motherboard back into the

computer chassis.

The installation of the CPU water block is now complete.

STEP 8

STEP 7

With EK-Supremacy Classic series water blocks it is

mandatory to use the port that is nearest to the center of

the water block as INLET port. Mixing the ports may result in

poor thermal performance of the water block.

Tighten the ﬁtting barbs in clockwise direction until the gasket

underneath is compressed.

Fitting Barb

Fitting Ring

Outlet Port

Inlet Port

STEP 7

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