QC
Procedure
- Ensure you have the right parts
- Case
- Motherboard
- Power supply
- CPU and accessories (heatsink, fan, radiator, etc)
- RAM
- Expansion cards (graphics cards, NICs, etc)
- drives
- internal cabling (SATA cables, IDE cables, motherboard connector cables, etc. Will depend on the mobo.)
- Case fans and accessories
- Install PSU in case
- Install drives in case
- Install mobo in case
- Install CPU and RAM in mobo
- Install CPU in slot, then paste it and install heatsink, fan, etc.
- Install expansion cards in mobo
- Connect power and i/o cables to drives
- Connect motherboard connectors to case switches
- Install case fans etc.
- Connect PSU power connector to mobo
- Boot and test