ALL ABOARD

What’s a PC case without a mobo, you ask? Pretty useless, so let’s get this installed. To make life a little easier, we connect up the main CPU cable first from the PSU. This is in the top left corner of the board and is a tight space to connect after installing the mobo. We also clip the I/O shield into the case before angling the motherboard in place ready for screwing. There are eight screw holes to secure the board into the case, but don’t worry if some are too awkward to reach, as long as the screws are spread apart and the tension isn’t just in one corner. After this, we connect up the power switch motherboard cable into the pins at the bottom of the board. This again is pretty fiddly—it’s a running theme with PC building, but all part of the fun! Just be careful not to bend any pins as they are pretty delicate.