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Installation of the waterblock will involve removing the motherboard from the case to install the back support bracket. The only exception to this is on certain AMD K8 motherboards that already have a steel back plate installed. Of course, thermal paste (the included or otherwise) should be applied to the CPU prior to mounting the waterblock. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/thermaltake_tribe/20.jpg"><img src="atruereview/thermaltake_tribe/20th.jpg" alt="Thermaltake Tribe External Liquid Cooling System" title="Thermaltake Tribe External Liquid Cooling System" width="250" height="83" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>The only other thing that will need to be installed inside the computer case is the special expansion bracket. With that installed, the water pipes will now have a place to pass through the case. Speaking of which, with the two included water tubes, I found that one tube cut in half will suffice nicely if the Tribe enclosure is going to be relatively close the computer case. Of course, that implies that only two tubes are all that is needed; connecting the enclosure to the waterblock and back. When connecting the tubes, if the waterblock is mounted such that one tube port is above another, make sure the top port is Out and the bottom port is In. This makes it easier for air bubbles to escape the waterblock during the fill process. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/thermaltake_tribe/19.jpg"><img src="atruereview/thermaltake_tribe/19th.jpg" alt="Thermaltake Tribe External Liquid Cooling System" title="Thermaltake Tribe External Liquid Cooling System" width="250" height="217" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>With the waterblock mounted and tubes connected, the Tribe Liquid Cooling System can then be filled with coolant. To do so, the handles and top mesh panel of the enclosure will need to be removed. The reservoir at the back of the enclosure is clear and has a meter on its side, so the amount of coolant in it can be easily seen. The included "easy fill" squeeze bottle can be used to fill the reservoir with coolant if pouring coolant directly from the coolant bottle to the reservoir is found to be challenging. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/thermaltake_tribe/15.jpg"><img src="atruereview/thermaltake_tribe/15th.jpg" alt="Thermaltake Tribe External Liquid Cooling System" title="Thermaltake Tribe External Liquid Cooling System" width="196" height="250" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>As with any liquid cooling system, it is good practice to do a "dry run" in which the cooling system runs while the rest of the computer is off. This will let the coolant flow through the entire cooling system. In addition, doing a dry run for about a day will allow you to "safely" discover leaks from improper tube connections if there are any (hopefully none).</p> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td width="59%"><a href="atruereview/thermaltake_tribe/liquid_cooler.php"></a> <a href="thermaltake_tribe/liquid_cooler.php">Previous (Description)</a></td> <td width="41%"><div align="right"><a href="atruereview/thermaltake_tribe/liquid_cooler3.php"></a> <a href="thermaltake_tribe/liquid_cooler3.php">Next (Installation)</a></div></td> </tr> </p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="footer" class="clr"> <div class="rk-1"> <div class="rk-2"> <div id="the-footer"> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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