On Monday, I got the case for my new computer in the mail, which sat in the box unopened until yesterday, when I got the parts that go into it in the mail as well. Aside from a Karazhan quick-clear which I sort of had to go on because I’m one of only a few people in my guild who’s still specced for healing, I spent the evening putting the pieces together. Very early on in the process, I gave my finger a good gash on the case, providing the blood sacrifice to the computer assembly gods, and hopefully appeasing them.
I’d also like to take this moment to express how completely different the inside of my new computer looks compared to every other computer I’ve assembled in the past. This is the first time I’ve dealt with SATA, PCI-X, Core Duo sockets, and the really neat silicone-mounted sliding drive bays that the case offered. I just hope I managed to get the CPU heat sink attached properly, I had problems getting all four of the snaps in place, and the manual that came with it was unfortunately not in English… or any other language for that matter. It was just a series of illustrations that was not as useful as I’m sure Intel’s tech writing and legal departments assumed it would be.
I am very glad I bought a new case and didn’t try using an old one.