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I'll be building my first computer in the coming weeks, but I'm still confused over something about the Corsair H100i CPU cooler.

In every installation guide I find, they always install it on a motherboard already in the case. Since I'll be assembling everything from scratch, should I just skip the recommended "build it outside the case first and POST to see if everything is OK"? If I build it outside, the cooler radiator will get in the way when trying to place the motherboard into the case?

I hope I'm making sense.

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You don't need to boot outside the case unless you do some major things like watercooling or modding.

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I'll be building my first computer in the coming weeks, but I'm still confused over something about the Corsair H100i CPU cooler.

In every installation guide I find, they always install it on a motherboard already in the case. Since I'll be assembling everything from scratch, should I just skip the recommended "build it outside the case first and POST to see if everything is OK"? If I build it outside, the cooler radiator will get in the way when trying to place the motherboard into the case?

I hope I'm making sense.

Put it on when it is in the case, it will be a hug pain putting the motherboard in with a big block of metal attached to it by tubes flopping around.

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You can always use the stock heatsink to build outside, then remove it and install the H100i once inside the case.

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Test the hardware with the stock cooler to begin with, then move it inside the case with the H100i :)

Specs: CPU: AMD FX 6300 Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A DS3P RAM: HyperX Fury 16GB 1866MHz GPU: MSI R9 270 OC edition Case: Sharkoon VS3-S SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB HDD: 1TB Caviar Blue PSU: Corsair CX500W

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I have a strong dislike for stock coolers :/ I'd rather not touch that thing if I don't have to, but I suppose it's an option

It'll literally just be used to make sure everything POSTs, which will literally be like 10-15 mins :/ It won't harm the CPU, especially if you're just doing booting it for the first time 

Specs: CPU: AMD FX 6300 Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A DS3P RAM: HyperX Fury 16GB 1866MHz GPU: MSI R9 270 OC edition Case: Sharkoon VS3-S SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB HDD: 1TB Caviar Blue PSU: Corsair CX500W

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