LENGTH OF TIME: 2-3 HOURS
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY
1 A FLASHY CHASSIS
BEFORE WE GOT TO THIS STAGE, we had a slight issue—every time we picked up this case, we received a static shock. Yep, it’s not the nicest of sensations but it was because of the plastic wrapping surrounding the case. To solve this problem, we built on top of an antistatic mat and also wore anti-static wristbands. Each of these items can be picked up for under $15, which is an extra expense, but if it can help avoid frying any internal components, it’s a worthwhile investment.
Anyway, after that ‘shocking’ revelation, we began by stripping down the case to see what we were working with. NZXT cases are typically easy to disassemble. To begin with, take off the top lid, which can be pulled up from the back of the lid, no tools required. Once the top is done, we can take off the front glass panel that has one thumb screw keeping it in place. The same can be said about the back metal panel—it’s that simple. With all the necessary panels off, we can now start the building process.
2 A DIFFERENT LOCATION
WE DECIDED TO SWITCH things up here seeing as the PSU location on this case is not in its typical place. The NZXT H9 Flow has a shelf-like system to house the PSU vertically instead of it laying flat at the bottom. This certainly makes adding the cables to the back easier, however, we decided to add the cables in first.
For this build, we needed two PCIe CPU cables, three PCIe
