Red Dragon SFF build

[Bolas]

Now to install the CPU into the motherboard, install the motherboard into the case, and install the gpu into the motherboard, and connect all the cables and tubes....

Except....

DISASTER!

One of the pins on the motherboard CPU socket is bent. I dare not install the CPU before getting this fixed, so I get to put the build on hold and wait for an RMA for the motherboard to get it repaired.



While I am at it, I can order new black screws, a replacement for the broken reservoir mounting clip (or try out superglue to fix it), order some new SATA cables (the included ones were black with white connectors -- bleah, doesn't fit my color scheme), and ask PPC to send me the fan power splitter board and pin removal tool that didn't ship with the order by accident (due to last minute changes to the order). With some luck, the back-ordered side panel window might also show up.

I'll also need to borrow the optical drive out of my old computer in order to be able to install the operating system onto this computer, since this one does not have an optical drive. And since that one is in Nebraska and I'm in Missouri... it will probably be about a month before the next update on this build log.