The
included instructions are not very clear when it comes to installation of the components
and since we had an early revision of this bench table, we had a pretty
good idea what to do and how to mount levels and components. The process
is not complicated so it should be very
easy to mount. As we said before, the top level is for the motherboard, so
in order to install the motherboard you need to place the standoffs and tighten the thumbscrews, nothing
complicated. The same method is used for the chrome bars and the fan supports,
since all are tools free. Then you have to mount the stirrups and fix it together
to the first level which is used to keep the bench table stable. The last level holds the HDDs and the power supply and features removable cradles to install
up to four HDDs or SSDs in vertical position so two 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch device can be mounted on each
cradle and there are two 5.25-inch bay for fan controller or any other devices. The power supply has a place in back part of the level and can be mounted easily with just
two screws.
For our test we used ASUS micro-ATX form factor. We did not
see any incompatibility problems
with memories or cpu cooler, and the installation was simple as we expected. Also, the supports for the expansion cards fit perfectly into the holes of the graphics card
so it does not need any pressure on the brackets or other components.
When it comes to fans, we definitelly like the design adopted by Microcool, however,
it is only compabitile with 25mm thick fans, therefore it is not possible to use thicker
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