Chapter 2Case and Power Supply
Some PC builders might prefer to begin their construction with the CPU and motherboard. I recommend starting with the case and power supply. The case is indicative of your intent for the hardware it will contain. The type of case you use also makes a statement to the world regarding your high-tech aesthetics.
Since we are going to build a high-end PC drawing upon plenty of electricity and generating a considerable amount of heat, we need a chassis large enough to circulate enough air to cool down a blazingly fast CPU and a beefy graphics card. We also need a power supply that can safely deliver all the conditioned electrical current we need to drive these power-hungry parts.
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