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STEP ONE
Start off by giving the cards the usual
grease treatment front and back,
then install temp probes and insulate
the containers using the foam tape.
Be sure to trail the probe wire out of
the bottom of the unit to prevent it
from getting damaged by torching.
When overclocking quad, you will
use the torch a lot so this is a key
thing to do. Pre-cut the foam pieces
to fit nicely on the pots and do two
layers thick around the whole unit. I
will use my TEK-9 slim pots for this
guide, but I think most slim sized
pots can fit with same method of two
layers of tape and some towel. Be
sure to leave space for the bracket
to fit, these pots in particular are
designed to fit 4 way perfectly and
still adequately cool the GPUs but
there can't be any foam in the way, or
you will risk the contact.
[See Previous Single GPU Prep Guide
Here for procedure]
back of the card now. Spread the
grease to the sticky side of the
tape strips and stick them to the
card as pictured. This will keep
the air out where water can form.
[PICTURES 3 AND 4]
STEP THREE
STEP TWO
Once the unit is fully insulated
and all the grease is applied to the
front and back of the cards, mount
them to the containers turning
two corner screws diagonally at
a time in equal amounts of turns
till tight. Create the foam tape
gaskets for the insulation on the
Take the paper towel and cut pieces
for a wrap around the top of the
pot and rear. This helps so much
in catching water before it reaches
the slot area/board where it can
become a problem. Keeping the
system frozen can prevent this
too, but the reality is you will use
torches and may need to warm up
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