Swiftech H20 APEX - Manual (Page 8)

2. STORM W ATER - BLOCK INSTALLATION
If you followed our general guidelines listed on page 5, your motherboard should have been removed from the case, and it is now time to
install the STORM water-block. Please follow the installation procedures described below, and listed per class of processor.
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Swiftech’s Storm water-block ships with all the necessary hardware to install with the following processors: Intel® Pentium® 4 Socket
478, and socket LGA 775, Xeon™ (socket 603/604), AMD® socket 462, 754, 939, and 940. Removal of the motherboard is necessary to
install the mounting posts in all cases, except for AMD® socket 754, 939 and 940.
Two sets of barb fittings are supplied to accommodate high-performance circuits: 3/8” barbs, and ½” barb. For installation with the H20-
APEX liquid cooling kit, you will need to use the ½” barb fittings.
Installation overview
Install the fittings with their o-rings into the water-block.
Remove the existing heatsink from your motherboard.
Apply the provided Arctic Céramique thermal compound to the CPU following the comprehensive installation
instructions provided here:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/ceramique_instructions.htm
Install the Storm water-block following the individual instructions provided for each type of CPU socket described
hereafter.
Individual installation schematics
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Preamble: The provided mounting hardware is common to Intel® Pentium® 4 socket 478, socket LGA775, and AMD® socket 462.
AMD® socket 754, 939, 940 mounting hardware is different, and identified separately as such.