This $2000 Case came with no Manual....

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Get 20% off DeleteMe US consumer plans when you go to http://joindeleteme.com/LTT20 and use promo code LTT20 at checkout. DeleteMe International Plans: https://international.joindeleteme.com/ Today Linus and Elijah set out on a journey to build in the most premium of premium cases the XForma MBX MKII. Little did they know that this $2000 case would lead to frustration, confusion and the most upsetting conclusion one could have after spending 4 hours trying to build it. Buy a ASRock Z890 Taichi Aqua Intel Core Ultra Motherboard: https://geni.us/VGfCeH2 Buy an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24 Core CPU: https://geni.us/409xB Buy an ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 OC: https://geni.us/pulc Buy G.SKILL Trident Z5 Royal Series RAM: https://geni.us/CPGpUi Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1619507-this-2000-case-came-with-no-instructions ► GET OUR MERCH: https://lttstore.com ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane ► GET A VPN: http://www.piavpn.com/linus ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Affiliate links powered in part by https://affilimate.com/ Linus Sebastian is an investor in Framework Computer, Inc CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:56 Picking Parts 6:38 Finding the Case Parts... 8:15 Starting the build! 12:06 SOMEONE HAS A MANUAL! 12:50 5 Steps forward 12 Steps Backwards 20:30 Testing the PCBs 21:50 We put the Suck In Success 22:26 To Be continued...

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