EN - Tutorial: How to install a waterblock on the GTX 285 graphics card

My first try at one of these in English. :)

The tutorial shows the step-by-step procedure for removing the original heatsink off of a GTX 285 and replacing it with an EK-FC285 full-cover waterblock made by EK Waterblocks.

Legal disclaimer:
The procedure shown in the video will void your warranty and may cause irreversible damage to your hardware. Proceed at your own risk.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Watercooling
• Liquid
• Cooling
• nVidia
• GTX-285
• Tutorial
• Instructions
• EK
• DeXgo
• HESmelaugh

[CheatEnginer]

Hmm do u need to apply thermal grease to all those things also when u install an air cooler?

[DeXgocom]

Depends on the cooler. Mostly, you'll have to either place thermal pads or apply thermal grease to all those areas, however.

[chaosfct]

Great video!

Just wondering though, with the thick and thin thermal pads, do some of them have paper that you peel off like a sticker? Or do you just put them on "as is"?

Thanks

[DeXgocom]

Actually, I think every thermal pad I've ever used has had plastic protective foil on both sides. So you need to remove that from both sides, before placing the pad.

[geramul]

Also how can I tell what revision my card is?

[DeXgocom]

Well, you can't really know for sure.

- First sign: Make sure the card has the standard heatsink (the one with just one fan towards the back and a plastic cover), not some fancy special one.

- Ask your vendor (they probably don't know)

- Write to the customer support of the card manufacturer and ask (they often don't know either)

- Ask in a watercooling forum (that's your best bet)

[Pwnzistor]

I liked your review, very concise and informative.. I could barely tell English isn't your first language. Keep up the tuts!

[WestCoastMods]

great vid. very informative

5starz!

[Maul9999]

@DeXgocom As my experience, I don't like to apply thermal grease on GPU or CPU that show die core (mean no metal cover but you can see a core block called "die") because i don't want grease to harmful CPU or GPU. I have heard that someone do apply CPU without metal cover then it broke down by short. I prefer to use thermal pad that don't have metal cover.

[DangerousMusicProd]

looks like a cpu in the gpu lol? funny

[Kibo0]

This tutorial is simply "godlike", even a monkey can install that waterblock after watching this...

[all41eggy]

@all41eggy Actually GPU-Z reports revision B1 ! Even more confused now !

[all41eggy]

I've got a BFG GTX285 1021MB but I'm not sure if it's reference design or not, or what revision it is. Speccy (by Piriform) reports GPU=GT200; Device ID=10DE-05E3; Revision A2; 55nm. Is there anyway to tell without taking the aircooler off? Great Video by the way :)

[AUGUSTYNO]

nice video man,i like the way you explain ,buy the way ...i have the 9800 gx2 and last week i bought the cool-matic water black from innovatek...The question is!what if i use the arctic silver 5 to uply an the chips memories and not the thermalpads..if i will use thermal pads the Gpu will not conntact whith the water block..soo i used thermal grease---that was wrong¿??

[madebarriere]

amazing tutorial =)