Swiftech FS020 ALL MODELS User Manual

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MCW50 for
Nvidia Gforce

Nylon washer

Spring

Nylon screw
spacer

2-56 S/S socket
screw

Figure 1

MCW50 for
ATI Radeon

Nylon retaining
washer

Spring

Nylon screw
spacer

4-40 S/S socket
screw

PRE-ASSEMBLED

Figure 2

1.

Preparing your graphics card

a.

Remove the existing heat sink

b.

Carefully clean the GPU (graphics processing unit)

c.

Lightly coat the GPU with the provided 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.

2.

Installing the MCW50™ GPU Cooler

The MCW50™ retention mechanism can either use the two diagonal holes featured in many graphics cards such as ATI

Radeon™ 9000

to 9700 families, or the four mounting holes found in NVidia

GeForce™ families of products. It can also be installed with other graphics

processors by using permanent bonding agents, such as thermally conductive epoxies. We recommend Arctic Silver™ or Arctic Alumina™
epoxy.

Install your block onto the graphics card, as shown in Figure 1 or Figure 2 (p.5) according to your application. A “finger –
tight” lock is sufficient when tightening the spring retention assemblies. Over-tightening will squash the nylon screw spacer
body, and result in uneven pressure over the GPU.

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