What thermal pads to use for fitting an EK fullcover waterblock to a 8800gtx

chaparral · 20 May 2007 at 16:27

As title...

I just ordered an EK fullcover waterblock for my 8800gtx...

But am a little stuck on whats kind of thermal pads to buy :confused:

As i have never used thermal pads for fitting a CPU or GPU cooler before..

(Not sure if i should have posted this in the Graphics Cards part of the forum :confused:

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elfy · 20 May 2007 at 16:39

doesn't the block come with them? normally does

chaparral · 20 May 2007 at 16:53

elfy said:
doesn't the block come with them? normally does

I only ordered it about an 1 or 2hours ago ..So i won't know till the block gets here...

(Edit::I just e-mailed the place i brought it from..Maybe they reply back and let me know)

romper76 · 20 May 2007 at 18:19

the ek block will come with thermal pads, you just need thermal grease to fit the block to your card.
take it nice and slow and dont worry to much if you card is left with a slight bend in it, as all the posts ive seen on forums have had this problem. just take it nice and slow and dont overtighten the screws good luck.

NachT · 20 May 2007 at 18:58

Yeah as mentioned, the pads come with the block. And I used some AS5 for the GPU.

And remember not to over tighten! I knew I had to be very carefull when fitting the block and still managed to nerly fold it in half without noticing!

chaparral · 20 May 2007 at 19:08

Cheers for the replys guys....

Thats good to hear that it comes with the thermal pads..
I most likely use Arctic Silver Arctic CERAMIQUE for the GPU and memory..

topgun06 · 20 May 2007 at 19:31

romper76 said:
the ek block will come with thermal pads, you just need thermal grease to fit the block to your card.
take it nice and slow and dont worry to much if you card is left with a slight bend in it, as all the posts ive seen on forums have had this problem. just take it nice and slow and dont overtighten the screws good luck.

When fitting my Maze 5's onto my cards i just got carried away tightening the screws and ended up with the biggest bend in the card!! All was ok though