1 THE UNCOVERED CASE
WE’VE ALREADY mentioned how good this case looks, so the
next logical thing to do is to strip away that beauty until we finish.
The NZXT H510 Flow is lightweight, so moving it around was
certainly easier than the huge Corsair 7000D Airflow case we
had recently. Taking the panels off this thing was a breeze too—
one thumbscrew holds the tinted glass window on the front and
two hold the back panel on. With these panels removed, we
pop off the new front grill to reveal the main construction of the
case. We take out the fans, so we’re free to start from scratch.
WITH NO ADDITIONAL FANS, we had to think about the best
locations for the two original case fans. We have mentioned
this before but, when it comes to fans, faces suck—meaning
you point the face to where you want the air to be pulled in.
The decision where to place the first of the two fans was
pretty easy. This was used as the exhaust fan, so it was secured
into the back of the case facing inwards to draw out the hot air.
With four corner screws and an easy template to fit it on, these
case fans are, literally, a breeze to install.
The other fan was then fitted to the bottom of the front grille.
This should bring cool air into the case and push the warmer air
toward the top of the case. That hot air will then be channeled
out through the exhaust fan at the back of the case.2 CASE FANS
5 MEMORY MATTERS
THE RAM is probably the easiest thing to install in a build, but
consider one thing—if you aren’t using all four DIMM slots on
the motherboard, you’ll need to figure out which ones to use.
It’s not as easy as just slotting them anywhere you like.
Using the motherboard’s manual, check out which slots to
use—in our case, it was slots 2 and 4. Push back on the clips
on each end of the slots to open them up. Make sure you align
your stick of RAM so that the notch on the board matches with
the slit on the stick and press it firmly, it should clip into place.
6 MOTHERBOARD
BEFORE INSTALLING the motherboard into the case, we would
normally turn our attention to the SSD. However, as we are using
a 2.5-inch SSD, instead of our usual M.2 choice, we can install
this at a later stage. Holding the edges of the motherboard,
bring it slowly into the case and make sure the I/O shield on the
board fits into the gap on the back of the case.
Once this is lined up perfectly, we can start by screwing
it down into place. You don’t necessarily have to use all the
screws to hold it down, but it’s best if you can.MAR 2022 MAXIMU MPC 23
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