There are no brand-specific variances to worry about here, nor much of a risk of a botched install.

As long as you satisfied these concerns, installing a GPU is easy peasy.

Which is should already be, if youve just installed the motherboard.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics cards laid out in front of a much larger RTX 4080.

See the row of small metal slot covers back there, each held in with a screw?

Youll need to get rid of a few before the GPU can fill the resulting gap.

Most graphics cards only need two of these back panel slots, through some bigger models might need more.

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Either way, be sure to keep any removed screws to hand.

Youll want those again in a moment.

Push this backwards, if it isnt already, to permit the graphics card entry.

A GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card partially installed in a motherboard, with the PSU cables disconnected.

Step 4:Its not fully secure yet, though.

It’s not essential to hold the graphics card in place.

Step 5:The final step is to give your GPU some power.

Step 1 of how to install a graphics card (GPU): Remove the metal slot covers at the rear of your case, in line with where the card will sit in the motherboard’s PCIe x16 slot.

Every single connector will need a cable going into it dont leave any empty.

Just double-check that every socket on the adapter is filled by a six/eight-pin PSU cable.

Thats it, as far as the physical installation goes.

Step 1 of how to install a graphics card (GPU): Push back the retention clip on the PCIe x16 slot to allow the graphics card to enter.

Step 3 of how to install a graphics card (GPU): Push the graphics card into the PCIe x16 slot until the retention clip snaps back into place.

Step 4 of how to install a graphics card (GPU): Secure the graphics card in place by replacing the screws that previously held the slot covers in place.

Step 5 of how to install a graphics card (GPU): Connect any PSU power cables (labelled ‘PCIe) that the graphics card needs.