Introduction: How to Build PC
This shows you how to build PC
Step 1:
Aquire the parts that you will need
Step 2:
Find an open space and some way to discharge static electricity.
if you discharge your static electricity on to the motherboard it will ruin it
Step 3:
Take out motherboard and set it on the cardboard box that it came in. this is just a precaution to help protect it.
Step 4:
Then unbox RAM, CPU, CPU fan and heatsink
Step 5:
Being careful not to break anything but the ram into the DIMM slot
Step 6:
Carefully take the CPU and without bending or breaking any pins put it into the CPU slot(Line up the triangles on the CPU and on the socket)
DO NOT BEND THE PINS
Step 7:
Lock the CPU in place by lowering the retention cable then add the heatsink and CPU fan
Step 8:
If you have a video card add it to the motherboard
when everything is added it might look something like this
Step 9:
Mount the motherboard in the case
Step 10:
Unbox your power supply and mount it in the case then plug it into the 24-Pin ATX slot on your motherboard. Plug the 4 pin into the 4 pin CPU power slot.
Step 11:
Unbox your hard drive mount it in the case then plug into the power supply and plug it into the motherboard using SATA port
Step 12:
If you have a cd/rom drive install that, plug into psu power and connect to motherboard with sata.
Step 13:
take the USB and LED light cables and plug them into the proper place on the motherboard (Labeled).
Step 14:
Close case flip switch on power supply to on, plug into wall and plug in monitor, mouse and keyboard.
Step 15:
install your desired operating system and you are good to go