Guide on How To Build Your Own Desktop PC (Part 1 - System test)

Hi everyone, today I'm gonna show you how to build your very own desktop PC. First things first, I'll list out the specs for the PC i'm building today.

Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0Ghz 

Motherboard - ECS G41MT LGA 775

RAM/Memory - JRam 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

ODD - LG M Disc Optical Drive

HDD - Samsung 500GB 5400rpm Drive

PSU - E Super Power 450W ATX

Cooling - Intel Stock Heat sink (LGA775)

Alright, now that we have listed the technical specifications of our CPU it's time to build it. Before assembling it into the case, I suggest that you test it externally first. the motherboard box can be used as a handy dandy test bench.

First, open the retention clip of the processor socket, then gently insert the processor into the socket. On the processor, there's a small yellow triangle on the corner. Match it with the corresponding one on the socket and place the processor. After that's done, place the retention clip back in it's place.

Next, is to install the heat sink. No thermal paste is needed here for the stock heat sink has been pre-applied with thermal paste. Align the feet with the holes around the processor socket and then press the clips side by side to prevent uneven pressure on the processor. Then connect the fan connector to the 4-pin CPU on the motherboard.

Now to install the RAM/Memory module. Note that if you're using only a single stick, place it to the slot closest to the processor. Make sure when inserting, the notch on the RAM matches with the one on the socket. Gently press on the socket until the clips snap back into place.

After that's done, it's time to power up this baby. Hook it up to the PSU (Power Supply Unit) and plug in the 24-pin ATX power and the 4/8-pin CPU power.

Here's the part where you can learn a handy trick to turn on a PC without the power switch. There's a front panel connector port below the board. Using a key or any metal object, short the two pins that correspond to the PWR BTN label and see the magic. Oh~ and don't forget too hook it up to a monitor before you do.

As you can see our system has successfully able to POST (Power On Self Test). We can conclude that all the parts are fully functional and can proceed to assembling it next. I will continue this post in part 2 as it'll be extremely long if I did it in a single thread. This was supposed to be made into a video but my camera mic broke so yeah.....I hope you enjoyed this guide and found it useful to you. Stay tuned for part 2. Thanks for reading. Oh~ I'll also include how to install windows as well in

part 3