We needed a new PC for our research, so we sourced the parts and assembled it ourselves, with students taking the lead. In the age of AI, there’s still no substitute for getting your hands on the hardware. The blog post on Hands-On Seminar vol. 1 is here.
Students assembling the PC together, talking through each step

A student applying thermal paste to a CPU for the first time

Successful first boot, with the BIOS screen showing
