MOTHERBOARD POINTS

THE ANTEC P9 is a spacious case to work in, with lots of room for routing cables. This means you don’t have to install the power supply before everything else. We reached for the motherboard first, noting that the case didn’t have all the mounting stand-offs installed by default—they’re in a small box, with more cable ties, paper washers, plenty of screws, speaker, and more cables. These are easy to screw in place, and as this is a full-sized mobo, we recommend installing them all. Don’t forget to install the ATX backplate before securing the mobo, though, otherwise you’ll have to unscrew everything again. Installing memory before sliding the mobo into place is good idea, but you should just have room to add/remove sticks if you have nimble fingers.