PC building kits?

[HeadFonez]

Any good PC building tool kits, i'm about to build my rig soon and I wanted to know what would be the best thing to get. >

 

[captaincranky]

Well, you can buy a "bare bones" type package, then purchase the rest of the parts to turn it into a computer. OR (my favorite) figure out how much money you have to spend and pick out the parts yourself.

There are buying and building guides here at Techspot, this for starters; https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic133075-3.html#post923060

 

[HeadFonez]

Well, you can buy a "bare bones" type package, then purchase the rest of the parts to turn it into a computer. OR (my favorite) figure out how much money you have to spend and pick out the parts yourself.

There are buying and building guides here at Techspot, this for starters; https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic133075-3.html#post923060

Uhh, i mean't a TOOL Kit i understood how you could be misguided and edited my post.

 

[captaincranky]

This is the only complete thing I know of right off hand....http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...will_Computer_tool_set-_-99-261-003-_-Product

Most of the reviews for this are 5 stars. Everything else Newegg has is individual items, or much higher priced for the same thing.

 

[mailpup]

It's not necessary to quote the entire post ahead of yours to reply to it.

Is this tool kit's primary use to assemble a PC? IMO, all you really need is a #2 phillips head screwdriver, maybe a #2 flat blade screwdriver to help pry out the I/O cover plates in the back of the case and a pair of pliers to snug up motherboard standoffs to just beyond finger tight. Instead of pliers I use the proper sized 1/4" drive socket but I have a large automotive tool set from which to draw.

 

[HeadFonez]

Uhh, it will be for PC building and for unscrewing stuff that is broken or old to "explore" I just don't feel like going to buy individual stuff and enjoy kits, as they usually come with a nifty storage case.

 

[mailpup]

As you may know there are many different kits with varying compositions. Take a look at what Newegg has to offer and pick one although I'm not saying you need to buy it from there. I've already stated what tools I think you need. The rest are optional.

You could pick out a kit or two or three and link them here and ask for opinions or just go for what captaincranky suggested.

 

[captaincranky]

I went through about four pages of tools, and (as one might expect), the store brand Rosewill was the most reasonable. Twenty bucks, and it does come with a wrist strap, which would be about 8 bucks anyhoo....

 

[HeadFonez]

I can get a pair of pliers from my dad easily, i think i will order that kit! thank you.

 

[captaincranky]

I'm with you, cases are neat. You tend to lose less stuff when you have a visual representation of what should be there, before you put it away.

 

[Technochicken]

I can't imagine actually using close to all the things in that kit. PC's seem to pretty much just have Phillips head screws in them. If I were you, I would just get a decent screwdriver- slightly magnetic ones seem to work best, as they hold on to the screws, but don't mess up your hard drives. I've never bothered with anti-static straps ever either. I just try to touch something grounded, like a plugged in PSU, before handling more sensitive hardware.

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

You don't need anything to build a computer .
Screwdriver isn't even necessary because it doesn't need to be particularly tight; just bare hands will do ok. Though I definitely would advise that you get a proper phillips head, thats it though.

 

[HeadFonez]

I'll get a magnetic philips head, pliers and a flat head screw driver? I'm a beginner so i don't know what is needed to build a computer, and i'm like ;O

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

I'll repeat myself, just a Phillips head is fine for me.
The vast majority is just snap in place style easy-peasy.