Hardline SLI - Fitting second card

Dirk Diggler · 30 Aug 2016 at 20:38

I'm fitting a second card to my loop. I've drained the fluid, and removed the plugs from the base of the top card. Now I'm looking to fit the tubes down to the second card, but what's the easiest way? I don't want to push the bottom card downwards for fear of snapping the pci connector.

Should I remove the g1/4 port from the block by loosening the 3 screws?

VKleita · 31 Aug 2016 at 09:24

I *Think* but don't hold me to this, people take out both cards, attach them together then put them back in as a unit, then reattach their external connectors , as then you have more give, leeway etc.

That make sense?

Dirk Diggler · 31 Aug 2016 at 09:27

It does, but it's not how I did it.

In the end I removed the ports from the bottom card and it made it much easier... but I must've nipped the little O-rings when tightening it back on as I got a leak. :mad:

Luckilly, I had a spare block with O-rings and with a little more care I got it done second time round.

Trunkey · 31 Aug 2016 at 20:45

VKleita said:
I *Think* but don't hold me to this, people take out both cards, attach them together then put them back in as a unit, then reattach their external connectors , as then you have more give, leeway etc.

That make sense?

That's the way I did mine and no leaks.
No leaks anywhere to be fair, apart from the rads my whole loop is Ek stuff.

whiterabbit · 2 Sep 2016 at 07:31

Trunkey said:
No leaks anywhere to be fair, apart from the rads my whole loop is Ek stuff.

You have leaks from your EK rads?!

VKleita · 2 Sep 2016 at 07:51

I think it is meant to be a new sentence.

No leaks anywhere to be fair.
Apart from the rads, the whole loop is EK stuff.

I read it the same way at first

whiterabbit · 2 Sep 2016 at 15:41

Ahhh. Ok.

Trunkey · 5 Sep 2016 at 10:47

VKleita said:
I think it is meant to be a new sentence.

No leaks anywhere to be fair.
Apart from the rads, the whole loop is EK stuff.

I read it the same way at first

Lol that is correct defo no leaking rads.

whiterabbit · 5 Sep 2016 at 11:05

Trunkey said:
Lol that is correct defo no leaking rads.

Good to hear!

Glanza · 5 Sep 2016 at 11:24

VKleita said:
I *Think* but don't hold me to this, people take out both cards, attach them together then put them back in as a unit, then reattach their external connectors , as then you have more give, leeway etc.

That make sense?

This is how I've always done it.

VKleita · 5 Sep 2016 at 15:55

If Glanza says he does it that way, I'd do it that way, that man has helped me many a time