Construction diary – Filling the PC
The following hardware is to be installed in the Tower 300: An Intel Core i5-14600k, a Thermaltake TH360 V2 as cooler, the ASUS B760M BTF WIFI as mainboard, equipped with 32 GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6000MHz and a Gigabyte 4070ti Gaming OC. I use a WB BLACK SN770 with 1TB for data storage and power everything via a Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 750W. Forgot something? Yes, there’s also the Thermaltake CT140 ARGB for fresh air, so hopefully I haven’t forgotten anything.
But now let’s get down to practice. And what can I say, I can hardly wait to work on a case that accommodates a motherboard with rear connectors! BTF instead of WTF, or something like that
When I first tested whether the connections were really all freely accessible, I unfortunately discovered that although the mainboard fits perfectly, the holder for the hard disks blocks my way to the connections. And now?
So if you plan to install a lot of hard disks in the case, you should definitely not use a motherboard with rear connections. According to the manufacturer, it is also not a case explicitly designed for this purpose.
The right cables should also be connected before screwing the mainboard to the case.
Then the fans, the GPU and the AIO found their way into the case. This was surprisingly easy, which is mainly due to the well thought-out and accessible design despite the compact size of the Tower 300.
I saw an SSD on my desk, which unfortunately could not be installed at the back, and forgot that there was also an option to install it in the base. No sooner said than done. But more than this 2.5″ hard disk is no longer possible in terms of space with a 360/420 AIO. Or you can install a normal mainboard.
Let’s get wiring! What can I say: it took all of 5 minutes and everything was nice and tidy. The cable routing in the tower leaves nothing to be desired and offers plenty of options for fastening and hiding cables. Apart from the ugly NVIDIA plug, everything is more or less cable-free.
I have to say that I really enjoyed building in and on this case. Except for a few little things, such as not being able to mount hard disks on the back (due to my choice of mainboard). I solved the problem of disassembling the case to connect new cables to the mainboard by using a USB hub.
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