External build, every time. I’ll put the mobo on top of the box with the ESD bag under it, snap in all the relevant components, and give er a quick test boot. Don’t run it that way for an extended period because the thermals are abysmal, but being able to put the whole board in the case knowing damn well itll work is a nice feeling.
I knew it was good practice to do that, but I was excited, impatient, and probably overconfident as well tbh. It worked out fine this time, but I could have ended up wasting so much more time if I needed to start disassembling things to troubleshoot. I’ll definitely take the time to do it in the future if I ever build another.
External build, every time. I’ll put the mobo on top of the box with the ESD bag under it, snap in all the relevant components, and give er a quick test boot. Don’t run it that way for an extended period because the thermals are abysmal, but being able to put the whole board in the case knowing damn well itll work is a nice feeling.
Doesn’t help you for wiring your LEDs tho
I knew it was good practice to do that, but I was excited, impatient, and probably overconfident as well tbh. It worked out fine this time, but I could have ended up wasting so much more time if I needed to start disassembling things to troubleshoot. I’ll definitely take the time to do it in the future if I ever build another.
That overconfidence’ll getcha. I had to manually behind cpu pins back once, that wasn’t awesome