It's a gift for my brother that is going to replace a frankenstien'd HP computer (20 year old HP case with an AMD AM4 CPU and MoBo hand-me-down parts) so I'd figured I give him current-gen parts.
LGA 1718 socket. That's 943 more pins to bend from my last Intel LGA 775 build.
Dropping the CPU and RAM onto the motherboard before installing it into the case.
MSI PRO B650M-A WiFi ProSeries Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core CPU
G.Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000MT/s CL30 2x16GB sticks (Recommended RAM spec for an AM5 build for EXPO and PBO requirements.)
Needed a lot of force to lock that lever in. See picture above that I lined the CPU in the socket correctly.
Tools used for the assembly. Made in USA #2 Phillips Stanley screwdriver & Milwaukee work light for lighting up those dark crevasses. For an old Phillips head I'd never had it cam out, especially when tightening motherboard screws.
The next week & couple hours later...
Put together the components and perform cable management. The cable mgmt is a PITA because I have my own order of operations when routing the wires from the large gauge power wires to the tiny i/o panel wires. Start with front i/o wires, CPU power 8+8 cables, 24pin ATX fat power cable, USB 3.0 cables, then fan power wires.
This mATX case is also a challenge to cable manage in also.
Then go nuts with the zip ties making it look less of a rat's nest. It does not matter since the rear cover goes back on anyways. Like to give myself a bit of a challenge, I'd like to build in those full glass panel cases so I'm trying to practice decent cable mgmt if I ever tackle a specialty build one day.
To be continued since CPU cooler is now delayed. Wanna see how that huge ThermalRight 2x120mm cooler looks in the case and that it fits when the side panel goes back on.
LGA 1718 socket. That's 943 more pins to bend from my last Intel LGA 775 build.
Dropping the CPU and RAM onto the motherboard before installing it into the case.
MSI PRO B650M-A WiFi ProSeries Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core CPU
G.Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000MT/s CL30 2x16GB sticks (Recommended RAM spec for an AM5 build for EXPO and PBO requirements.)
Needed a lot of force to lock that lever in. See picture above that I lined the CPU in the socket correctly.
Tools used for the assembly. Made in USA #2 Phillips Stanley screwdriver & Milwaukee work light for lighting up those dark crevasses. For an old Phillips head I'd never had it cam out, especially when tightening motherboard screws.
The next week & couple hours later...
Put together the components and perform cable management. The cable mgmt is a PITA because I have my own order of operations when routing the wires from the large gauge power wires to the tiny i/o panel wires. Start with front i/o wires, CPU power 8+8 cables, 24pin ATX fat power cable, USB 3.0 cables, then fan power wires.
This mATX case is also a challenge to cable manage in also.
Then go nuts with the zip ties making it look less of a rat's nest. It does not matter since the rear cover goes back on anyways. Like to give myself a bit of a challenge, I'd like to build in those full glass panel cases so I'm trying to practice decent cable mgmt if I ever tackle a specialty build one day.
To be continued since CPU cooler is now delayed. Wanna see how that huge ThermalRight 2x120mm cooler looks in the case and that it fits when the side panel goes back on.
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