Swiftech MCW462AMD - Manual

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Parts list
Parts AMD INTEL QTY PARTS AMD INTEL QTY
Water-block Common to both 1 Nylon 6-32 Hex nuts Common to both 4
6-32 x 1 ½” screws (for HS) Common to both 4 Black fiber washers X 8
Standoffs Common to both 4 Thermal grease Common to both 1
Springs Common to both 4 Tube insert Common to both 2
.230x.096 Nylon spacers X 8 P4 brackets X 2
.220x.046 Nylon spacers X 4 4-40 socket screws X 4
I. Preparing the motherboard
You must uninstall your MB prior to installing the MCW462-U water-block.
• Install standoffs in MB
Determine which standoff washers to use, depending on your MB mounting holes:
• Large holes .230”(5.8mm) diameter : use .220x.046 Nylon spacers. The washers fit inside the MB hole.
o
Small grounded holes .150”(3.8mm) diameter: you can recognize grounding by a silver ring around the holes; no washers
needed nor necessary.
o
Small holes, NOT grounded (bare circuit board): you must use black fiber washers, or damage to the MB may occur.
MB with
large holes
MB with
small holes,
NOT grounded
MB with
small holes,
grounded
Use .220x.046
nylon spacer
(fit inside the hole)
Use black
Fiber washer
No washer
necessary
Standoff
Nylon, hex nut
on back side of
the MB
Figure 1
Install standoff in each one of the
four holes surrounding the socket.
Keep the standoff & washer
centered over the MB holes, and
secure with nylon hex nuts on
backside of the MB. If you are
going to assemble/disassemble the
heat sink frequently, we
recommend finishing the installation
by putting a drop of “Crazy Glue “ at
the junction between standoff & MB,
and between nylon hex nut & MB.
This will lock the standoff onto the
MB, and further prevent it from
spinning lose during frequent
assembly and disassembly
operations.
• Re-install the MB inside the case.
II. Water-block installation
• The case should be laying flat on a table.
• Insert the processor into the socket, and lightly coat the processor core with high quality thermal compound. Only a paper-thin
coat is necessary. It should be applied using preferably a razor blade, or a credit card, held between thumb and index at a 45-
degree angle. It is critical to ascertain that the entire core is covered with a uniform coat of thermal compound. Thermal performance
will dramatically decrease if any portion of the core is not covered by thermal compound. We recommend Arctic Silver or similar
high-end compound for superior thermal conductivity.
• Insert the tubing into your MCW462-U water-block prior to installing it onto the CPU. The reason is that inserting the tubes
into the fittings requires some strength, and it is preferable not to do this while the block is sitting on the CPU. If you are going to use
soft vinyl tubing (transparent tubing), it is IMPERATIVE to use the two plastic inserts provided with your kit.
• Prepare 4 assemblies composed of a 1 ½” screw, 1 nylon spacer, and 1 spring as shown in Figure 2. Drop each assembly into the
MCW462-U mounting holes.