WEBVTT 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:09.760 Today I'm going to be unboxing something that I uh purchased for myself. This is 00:00:05.520 --> 00:00:13.120 an EK GTX 480 full cover block. It's an 00:00:09.760 --> 00:00:15.519 acrylic nickel version. So, let's go 00:00:13.120 --> 00:00:21.600 ahead and break the seals on this guy. Uh so, this is for the system upgrade 00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:23.600 that I've been well had in progress for 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:28.960 quite some time. So, I just have a quick disconnect fitting in my system right 00:00:25.760 --> 00:00:30.400 now, bridging my CPU and my radiator. 00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:34.480 But what I'll be doing is I'll be putting this graphics card in between 00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:40.559 and then plumbing it in. So, this is an MSI GTX 480 card that uh will be going 00:00:39.040 --> 00:00:44.559 along with the rest of my system. So, it comes in an orange box. It also comes 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:49.520 with some accessories. So, the first thing we're going to find inside are some thermal pads. It's important to use 00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:55.039 a good quality thermal pad when you're installing any kind of aftermarket cooler on your graphics card because if 00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:59.920 you use a lousy one, it might not make contact, which may not have any 00:00:57.360 --> 00:01:03.840 noticeable negative effects right away, but it could dramatically shorten the 00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:07.280 lifespan of the card. It comes with two stoppers, which are Oh, looks like 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:14.400 they've changed the style of their stoppers. They used to not have an Allen 00:01:09.119 --> 00:01:16.080 key. They were actually uh um 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:19.119 had like a top that you uh that you close with a wrench instead, but it 00:01:18.159 --> 00:01:24.240 looks like they're using a different style now. They've got O-rings to go uh 00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:27.520 with some spacers. So, if you have barbs or compression fittings with long 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:31.840 threads, you can use these spacers in order to make sure that they don't hit 00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:35.759 the uh stopper on the other side. If you have a block that you've run into this 00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:40.000 before with, you'll know what I mean. They have also a washer here as well as 00:01:38.240 --> 00:01:44.079 a little spacer for it looks like it goes around the GPU as well as screws 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:50.240 that go into the back of the GPU to keep the block on from the back. You also get 00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:52.560 a black and white instruction sheet that 00:01:50.240 --> 00:01:57.520 shows you how to install the block on your card and a little reminder. Don't 00:01:55.280 --> 00:02:04.000 forget other EK products for your water cooling system. Okay. And then we have 00:02:00.479 --> 00:02:07.360 the nickelplated block itself. very 00:02:04.000 --> 00:02:10.479 dramatic looking, very heavy, very, very 00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:14.800 nice. Um, I've always been a big admirer 00:02:10.479 --> 00:02:17.440 of EK's Pro Cover blocks. Um, they're my 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:24.319 personal favorite with coolants coming in as a close second. I mean, just the, 00:02:20.800 --> 00:02:27.360 uh, the finish on these is mirror like 00:02:24.319 --> 00:02:30.879 in quality. As you can clearly see, it's 00:02:27.360 --> 00:02:32.959 very, very, very reflective surface. And 00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:37.280 uh the thing about the nickel plating is that it is non oxidizing. If you get a 00:02:35.440 --> 00:02:40.879 copper block, yeah, you might like the look of the copper block, but I 00:02:38.959 --> 00:02:44.560 guarantee you if I touched it like this and then left it for 6 months, it would 00:02:42.480 --> 00:02:49.440 have a disgusting fingerprint that you can only remove by polishing it. So that 00:02:47.200 --> 00:02:52.080 means if you like touch your block or you take it apart to clean it and 00:02:50.640 --> 00:02:57.280 accidentally leave a fingerprint in it, the only way to get it off is to take 00:02:54.640 --> 00:03:02.080 like a toothbrush and some brasso and like clean the heck out of it. and then 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:06.800 and then like polish it and it it's a lot of work. Nickel looks nice, stays 00:03:05.040 --> 00:03:11.040 looking nice. So, it's uh it's that simple. So, I'm going to go ahead install this on the card. I'll probably 00:03:09.200 --> 00:03:17.440 do a little guide about that. But, uh why don't you come in close and get some 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:18.879 product shots of the FC 480 GTX and 00:03:17.440 --> 00:03:22.640 hopefully this will allow me to keep that card nice and cool, nice and quiet. 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:26.319 Well, I know it will allow me to keep it cool and quiet, but uh there you go. 00:03:24.720 --> 00:03:31.120 Here's all the machined surfaces on the back. So, these are going to make contact with the RAM. This is for the 00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:34.879 GPU itself. I'll use thermal paste here and then pads on the rest of it. This is 00:03:33.200 --> 00:03:39.040 for something else. And then this is for the VRM. Thank you for checking out my 00:03:36.799 --> 00:03:42.400 unboxing. Don't forget to subscribe to Lionus Tech Tips.