Managed to put it all together in one night, and I have been wrestling with linux software ever since so I'm just going to break the construction down in half.
Here is the unboxed motherboard.
And this is the CPU with stock fan (can't wait to get further with the project and watercool it all)
This is what's new for me with this build. Above is an mSSD card. Basically a small (32gb) SSD that plugs into an mPCIE slot. Other hard drives plug into your motherboard via SATA cables, but the speed of those are capped to 6 GB/s. Plugging into an mPCIE slot skips the cable and puts it directly onto the motherboard...
... with the help on an adapter like this. It came with the motherboard.
I like to start with putting everything on the motherboard. Makes it easy when it's already on a decent surface. Far in the upper left you can see the mPCIE adapter, with the SSD snug inside.
Internal shot of empty case.
And here it is with everything inside it.
And this is its home (though it now sits on a board of wood rather than foam.
It all boots up fine. STILL trying to get the operating system though. FreeBSD is giving me some headaches.
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