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However, one thing is constant: I will forget something every time I build a PC.
Here’s what I’m buying.
Even with a giant case, I’m reaching for my zip ties — cable management kings.
It’s everything you should grab if you’re also about to build a custom rig.
Thermal paste
Arctic Silver thermal compound |was $8.39now $6.53 at Newegg
Old reliable.
Not great for:Cleanliness.
Arctic Silver sticks to skin and should be washed off immediately.
200 might seem excessive, but there’s no harm in having spares.
I use the tiny ones all the time.
Perfect for:Tidy cables inside your PC case, free of obstructions.
Not great for:Disassembly.
Be kind to yourself and leave enough space to cut them off.
Too cheap to matter.
Perfect for:Protecting your components from static electricity by grounding your body.
Not great for:Walking away mid-build and giving yourself a wicked bruise from the whiplash.
Put the screws in a bag.
Removing a drive bay?
Screws in the bag.
Not great for:Looking suspicious when ordering hundreds of little plastic baggies online.
It’s fine; they’re forscrews and things.
Perfect for:Supporting heavy graphics cards and protecting your PCIe slot against damage brought on by sagging.
Even with a giant case, I’m reaching for my zip ties — cable management kings.
Not great for:Accidentally magnetizing them to the back of a PC case and losing them forever.
They clean up thermal paste from your CPU, your skin, and whatever else it’s stuck to.
Perfect for:Cleaning old thermal compound from a CPU, and wiping any residue from your skin.
Not great for:Getting into that cut on your hand from the motherboard’s I/O shield.
When does Prime Day end?
Amazon’sPrime Day 2024sale event is now over.
It ran between July 16 and 17 and ended at 11:59 PM PT.
If you’re on the East Coast, it technically ended on July 18 at 3 AM ET.
Did I need a Prime membership for Prime Day?
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