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I built a home theater PC - here are all the parts laid out.

I built a home theater PC - this is the case opened up - it is very small, not a lot of room here.

I built a home theater PC - this is the back of the case where you can see the cutouts for the inputs

I built a home theater PC - This is the microATX motherboard at the heart of the computer.

I built a home theater PC - First step is install the processor into the motherboard.

I built a home theater PC - before attaching the fan, use some thermal paste to help keep that CPU cool

I built a home theater PC - next I installed the fan by snapping it to the motherboard and don't forget to connect the power!

I built a home theater PC - next step is the RAM installation - make sure the modules are firmly seated but don't press too hard!

I built a home theater PC - next step is installing the motherboard in the case

I built a home theater PC - next you have to plug in the motherboard to the power supply - both cords

I built a home theater PC - this is the tricky part - they have to go in specific places in that bank of pins - read the instructions!

I built a home theater PC - next I had to mount the hard drive into the HDD enclosure

I built a home theater PC - next step is connecting SATA cables to the SSD and Blu-ray player

I built a home theater PC - I had to get an adapter to connect the BDD, so watch out for that. It was a close fit, too.

I built a home theater PC - With this small of a case, you can't make the guts pretty - just shove them in there wherever they will fit.