BRACKET RACKET

TO FINISH WITH THE CPU for now, we need to work on the back of the motherboard. Gently turn the board over, and make sure you work on a soft antistatic surface, checking that no header pins are bearing the weight of the motherboard. Align the cooler backplate to the mobo screw holes, then turn the board back over again. Once this is secured, we can start adding the stand-off screws. Grab the stand-offs and secure them in place. Then add the Intel brackets to the stand-offs to later fit the pump on to. Make sure these are aligned facing outward from the CPU. Tighten the stand-offs diagonally to secure everything. Diagonal tightening ensures good alignment and is a handy tip for all sorts of tasks. Once done, the CPU and bracket can be left alone for now.