The Crimson PC

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Crimson PC Build Log

Step 1: Alright guys so here we are for the Crimson PC, so first of all, we start by grabbing out the Motherboard, CPU, RAM, M.2 and the backplate for the CPU Cooler. 
Step 2: Once we got all that out, we start by opening the CPU socket bracket, and inserting the CPU into the slot, ensuring that the triangle on the Motherboard and CPU are aligned up, now I actually couldn't find said triangle on this particular Motherboard, I'm sure it was there I was just unable to find it, so I just to line the pins on the Motherboard to the pins on the CPU.
Step 3: Next to install was the M.2, so I had to remove the M.2 heatsink/cover so that I could install it. Now with this board in particular it was completely tool less, I undid the button slip on the left side of the cover and it popped straight up, now I instert the M.2 into the slot and turn the pre installed tool less clip that holds it down. Once completed I removed the plastic off the thermal pad on the inside of the cover and reinstalled it.
Step 4: Now I was ready to get my RAM installed with was easy enough, the board has 4 slots and I was using 4 sticks, so no need to check the manual to find which slots were for dual channel. I then undid the clips on the end of each of the 4 Ram sockets on the motherboard and installed them 1 by 1, ensuring along the way that my sticks were aligned to the orientation of the socket. 
Step 5: This step was quick and easy, I grabbed the backplate for the CPU cooler, and removed the plastic from the double sided tape it uses to stick to the motherboard. I flipped the Motherboard over, and installed it onto the back of the CPU socket.
Step 6: I then grabbed out my Power Supply and the necessary cables for this computer, now I didn't realize this at this point but I will point it out, the Motherboard we used actually needed 2 8-pin EPS power cables for CPU power and a dedicated 8-pin PCIE power cable for PCIE power. So I used those cables, a 24-pin, a 600w Graphics and a Sata power cable. Once I had them all installed, I was able to install the Power Supply into the back of the case.
Step 7: I was now at the time to install the Motherboard into the case, so I grabbed the 9 necessary screws and did just that, lining the IO shield to the back of the case. 
Step 8: Now it was time to grab my AIO CPU cooler and get it ready for installation. So to start doing this, I removed the Radiator mount from the top of the case, by undoing the 6 screws on top and pulling it out. Once I had that removed, I was ready to install my Radiator and fans to the mount. Now here's where things get interesting, I tried to mount the Radiator on top of the mount with the fans on the bottom, but this was impossible. The provided space for the tubes coming out the Radiator to go, were not big enough to fit this Radiator. So after installing it all once that way, I had to remove it and place the fans on top of the mount and the Radiator on the bottom.
Step 9: So this is where I was ready to install the Graphics Card, or at least I thought I was ready. I installed the Graphics Card to find out, that all the Motherboard cables like the fan headers and the ARGB headers were all behind where the Graphics Card was to sit. So I then had to remove the Graphics Card and start plugging in the cables. 
Step 10: At this point I have realized that the Motherboard had only 6 fan headers and I was going to need 7. So I went and grabbed a PWM fan hub and installed this into the back of the case. I actually installed it into the hard drive bay (due to only using m.2 on this build that space was completely unoccupied)
Step 11: Now that I have rectified the issue of not enough fan headers, I went back to plugging in all my cabling and sorting out the best runs for them to look neat in the computer. Finally after doing all this, I was finally ready to reinstall the Graphics Card.
Step 12: Now that the Graphics Card is back, I have finally got completely build computer and am ready to plug in and turn on. Here we go, I plugged her in and unfortunately one of the fans were not spinning, so I had to turn it back off and reseat (just basically unplug it and plug it back in) and turn it back. This time the fan was spinning and the computer was fully working
Step 13: So now all that was left was to plug it in and install windows. I also played with a couple of the settings in the bios to get the best performance from this computer.