EK Water Blocks EK-FC970 GTX Backplate - Nickel [3831109869444]

This is a backplate for graphics cards of the type NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 in the reference design. They can only be used in conjunction with a matching EK-Water-block-cooler and is screwed onto the back of the pixel accelerator. Because this page is usually rotated upward and thus well seen in the housing, a visual upgrade is here clearly work better than on the front of the card.

In order to accomplish this task perfectly, EK logo is stamped out of the silver-plated aluminum plate and additionally engraved lettering. In addition to the visual enhancement of the back plate offers increased stability. Is effectively prevented so that the PCB due to one-sided tightening of the screws to bend at the mounting of the main cooler and thus permanently exposed voltages.

The backplate is not compatible with the graphics card stock heatsink is not traversed by water, is not intended primarily as a heat sink and can not be used separately. However, it is fully usable with matching coolers from EK Water Blocks. The necessary screws are included. These are longer than the original screws, as they must be bolted through the backplate and the PCB to the main condenser.

Technical details:

     Material: Nickel plated aluminum
     Color: Silver
     compatibility:
     NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (GM204, 4096 MB, reference design)
     EK-FC970 GTX with