Assembly
Assembly
We’re now ready to assemble our configuration inside this DeepCool Morpheus. Here are the components we’ll be using for assembly:
- Motherboard: NZXT N7 Z790
- CPU: Intel Core i5 14600KF
- Graphics card: ASUS ROG Strix RTX 3050
- Cooler: Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black
- Power supply: NZXT C1000 Gold
Power supply:
Mounting the power supply unit is easy, as all you have to do is place the unit on its side. Then screw it in from the rear. However, unlike a be quiet! case, there aren’t all the conveniences of foamed edges, rubber studs and so on.
Installing the motherboard :
Mounting the motherboard is as simple as placing it in its slot. With the slot well clear, there’s nothing more to do than screw it into the case.
Cabling :
The control panel :
As usual, we start the wiring with the control panel. It has to be said that once we’ve positioned these small cables, we don’t have them in the way of the larger ones.
In this case, we run theHD_AUDIO and the F_PANEL at the bottom, level with the power supply cover. On the other side, we have theUSB-C and a USD 3.0 header protruding from the side of the motherboard slot. These will then be connected to our NZXT N7 Z790.
Motherboard, graphics card :
We continue with the motherboard wiring. To position theEPS12V CPU, we had to remove the HDD cage, which was in the way of the cable. We then brought it out through the openings at the top.
As for the 24-pinATX, we looped it around and let it come out through the second side opening. The 8-pin PCIe follows the same path. Note that we’ve used a few nylon collars along the way to help hold the cables in place. You’ll need to be careful, however, as the number of collar slots is not particularly large.
Installing the CPU cooler and graphics card:
When it comes to mounting the cooler, you’ll need to think ahead, as the HDD cage prevents access to the rear of the motherboard. So either prepare the CPU heatsink mounting system upstream, or simply remove the HDD cage.
For the graphics card, simply remove the brackets corresponding to its location… at least, if you decide to mount the card horizontally.
For vertical mounting, on the one hand, you’ll need a suitable bracket, which Corsair supplied. Nothing complicated here either, since you’ll need to remove the horizontal bracket block held in place by a single hand-tightened screw on the back of the case. In its place, we’ll position the vertical bracket.
Once in place, you’ll need to connect the riser to the motherboard, then screw it to the bracket using hand screws.
All that remains is to remove the brackets corresponding to our graphics card slot and insert it into its PCIe slot. We’ll secure it by screwing it to the vertical bracket.
Overall :
Basically, assembly isn’t very complicated, and the same goes for the cabling, since we have plenty of space at the rear of the motherboard tray. The only fly in the ointment is the hard disk cage, which obstructs theEPS12V CPU and the wide backplate access. Likewise, there are too few notches for the nylon clamps.
