(^11) REMOVETOPFAN
TheLancoolII caseincludesthreefans,with
oneintheroof.Weneedtoremovethelatter,
sowecanfitourLiquidFreezerII radiator,but
don’tdiscardit, aswecanmoveit tothefront
sectiontoboostairflow.
(^12) INSTALLRADIATOR
Youwantthefanspositionedontheradiator,
sothey’reexhaustingairoutofthecase,with
thebacksagainsttheradiator.Usethesmall
screwsincludedwiththecoolertosecure
theradiatorfromthetopofthecase,usingits
radiatormountingrails.
(^13) INSTALLSPAREFAN
Thesparefanis bestplacedinthefrontofthe
case,inordertoincreaseairflowandprevent
toomuchnegativeairpressure.ThetwoCPU
coolerfanswillonlyspinupunderheavy
loads,somostofthetimetheairflowshould
bebalanced.Thefrontpanelofthecasepops
offeasily,revealingthefanmountsbeneath,
intowhichyoucanfityoursparefan.
(^14) CONNECT CASE FANS
The motherboard has plenty of fan headers,
two of which are ideally located next to the front
case fans. Run the cables through the nearby
cable-hiding plate, then bring them back to the
motherboardtoplugintothefanheader.
(^15) REMOVE UNUSED PSU CABLES
The Corsair CX550M PSU is semi-modular,
which means most of its cables can be
detached, so you can give yourself a much
easier time when it comes to cable tidying.
Detach the cables you won’t need, such as the
SATA and Molex cables, and leave them in the
PSU box in case you need to return or sell the
PSUata laterdate.
(^16) INSTALL PSU
The PSU slides into place from the far side
of the case using the flip-down panel on the
Lancool II. Secure it from the rear using the
included screws, and position it so that the fan
points down. There’s an air vent and dust filter
here to keep it cool and dust-free.
(^17) FIT GRAPHICS CARD
Unscrew and remove the two expansion slot
blanking plates next to the top 16x PCI-E slot,
and then carefully slot your graphics card into
place, before securing it with the two screws
youjustremovedattheback.
(^18) CONNECT FRONT
PANEL CABLES
If you want to use your case’s microphone
and headphone audio connectors, locate
the audio header on your motherboard and
connect it to the case’s audio connector cable.
Now do the same for the USB and front panel
connectors. If you’re not sure how to do this,
the procedure is well documented in the
motherboardmanual.
(^19) CONNECT POWER PLUGS
You only need to deal with four power
connectors in this build, and two of them hook
up to the motherboard. Thread the 8-pin EPS
12V connector from the PSU through the hole
in the top corner of the motherboard tray and
then push it into the 8-pin connector on your
motherboard above the I/O ports. Next, do the
same with the 24-pin ATX connector, which
sits on the opposite side of your motherboard
next to the memory slots.
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