Installation/Setup

Typically I would be installing a gaming rig into cases that come into the office but this time around we decided to rebuild one of our file servers into this case. Using a Mini ITX AMD fusion motherboard may look a little funny through the window, but it will give us a great view of that red paint job.

Being a file server installing the hard drives was the first part of our installation. Popping the guides on and sliding them into the drive bays couldn’t have been easier, so easy that you have to question if you did it right, lol. Our Fusion motherboard only required four screws but I did still find it strange that the four standoffs still needed to be installed. Normally though, these four standoffs come preinstalled on every case because all of the motherboard sizes use them. Not that it was too big of a deal, it only took a minute to install and drop the motherboard in.

Installing the power supply was as simple as four screws but would wiring it be the same? With us using a mini ITX motherboard it turned out that my wiring was simply going to be a mess no matter how I attempted it, the small board raised the 24pin connection up high enough that I couldn’t route it behind the motherboard tray. Just to check everything out though I went ahead and routed it around to make sure that Cooler Master gave enough clearance for wire management and was pleasantly surprised with the space given. The wire management on the Centurion 5 II is what I would consider standard for today’s aftermarket cases. There aren’t any perks over any other case, but it still provides everything you need to get the job done with a little patience.