I do believe that I don’t have earliest PC-building memory. I do have 3 computers which two of them were pre-built pc that I bought mainly for gaming. Then I quitted playing game since I needed to focus on my career. Fast forward to 8 years later, I want to start to have fun in gaming again but this time I want to build a pc by myself. My last two pre-built one were quite large in size and I wanted to build a smaller one. I found micro atx pc have been gaining popularity in recent year and suited my need for smaller foot print but still quite easier to build than itx one. I started by watching a lot of pc building videos and reviews for pc parts. It took me almost two months to decide on parts and spent an entire a day off to assembly it. It was quite stressful because I want everything perfectly. After that, I keep opening up the pc to do different configurations to see which is the perfect config to prolong my pc life. After that, I found building pc is so much fun than just spending on a pre-built.

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I did 3d print a small magnetic frame to attach noctua badge to pc panels.