There were no secrets here. However next time it's best to put the mobo, ram, cpu, and gpu in the box the mobo came in. Hook up to psu and start it with a screwdriver by touching the power button leads on the mobo for an instant. It saves a LOT of headaches if you have to return a broken/not working part. (I've been building since 1990 (286/386 days). I even built a watercooled opteron 185 way back in 2006 with a honda civic heater core, and a 12 volt fountain pump from hobby lobby, and a single 80mm fan (5000 rpm). (I did happen to find a waterblock on newegg however). So if you need any help just ask.
There were no secrets here. However next time it's best to put the mobo, ram, cpu, and gpu in the box the mobo came in. Hook up to psu and start it with a screwdriver by touching the power button leads on the mobo for an instant. It saves a LOT of headaches if you have to return a broken/not working part. (I've been building since 1990 (286/386 days). I even built a watercooled opteron 185 way back in 2006 with a honda civic heater core, and a 12 volt fountain pump from hobby lobby, and a single 80mm fan (5000 rpm). (I did happen to find a waterblock on newegg however). So if you need any help just ask.