Part 3: Installing the drives and graphics/sound cards.
Now is a good time to attach the cables for the case's front panel to the motherboard:
This case has lots of cutouts on the back side panel where we can route the cables out-of-sight.
The hard drives sit in sliding trays, which makes installation a breeze.
The optical drive slides in from the front. The button I'm pointing to locks it in place -- no screws required!
The data cables for the drives are now attached to the motherboard.
Now it's time to install the graphics card. It's a monster!
If one is good, two must be better! Each graphics card gets requires two power cables! Now you can see why I went with a 1000 Watt power supply. Note the SLI 'bridge' connecting the two cards.
The SoundBlaster card is the last to be installed.
