LENGTH OF TIME: 1-2 HOURS
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY
1 DOWN TO BUSINESS
TO MAKE LIFE EASIER for ourselves, we start by stripping down our PC case before we begin building in it. This way we can truly see what we are working with, how to plan out the rest of the build, if there may be any hurdles to overcome, and generally make the build easier.
This Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow case isn’t the smallest we’ve worked in, but it’s still a compact design for an ATX mid-tower chassis, so taking it apart is a must. This is made easy with a front panel that pulls straight off and a glass panel that contains four large thumbscrews. The back panel contains screws too, but it slides off easily after loosening them. As for the three SP120 RGB pro fans, we’re leaving them in as they came from Corsair.
2 THE CAPTAIN IS ONBOARD
alone until later on, we bring out our motherboard to start installing our components onto it, the first of which is our AMD Ryzen 3 3100 CPU. We have to be honest here—we had a small hurdle to overcome already at this