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Install case fans before or after motherboard

Chiyawa
By Chiyawa
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Hi, I have a question:

Should you install the casing fans first before you screw in your motherboard, gpu, etc etc, or after?

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for the majority of cases it shouldn't make a huge difference

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I usually install the fans first, but do their wiring as the last part of the entire build. 

When you're dealing with large air coolers it's often more difficult to install the rear fan after the motherboard.

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10 hours ago, Tegos said:

I think it's better to install them after installing the motherboard in and doing any cable management.

I see.

10 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

for the majority of cases it shouldn't make a huge difference

Hmm, good to know.

10 hours ago, Captain Chaos said:

I usually install the fans first, but do their wiring as the last part of the entire build. 

When you're dealing with large air coolers it's often more difficult to install the rear fan after the motherboard.

Okay, thanks for the info.

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Before only if you are using rubber mounts. Those can be hard to pull tight if mobo is already in. Otherwise doesn't matter as you are screwing fans in from outside the case anyway.

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