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Everything i need is in my House/Garage/Shed. No job too large for Picklenuttz!

                                                                                   

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My ratcheting screwdriver, a SATA cable, a 3 pin fan, a molex fan, a keyboard, a mouse and a laptop that I can stell the hard drive from.

Normandy - Intel Core i5 3470, 8 GB Corsair Vengenace LP, EVGA GTX 960 SSC, Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP, WD Blue 1 TB, Seagate 320 GB (steam), Seagate 320 GB (experimental, second OS, etc), Windows 8.1 + Ubuntu 14.10

Garrus - HP Stream 11

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I wonder what Linus's toolkit consists of?

This -

Normandy - Intel Core i5 3470, 8 GB Corsair Vengenace LP, EVGA GTX 960 SSC, Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP, WD Blue 1 TB, Seagate 320 GB (steam), Seagate 320 GB (experimental, second OS, etc), Windows 8.1 + Ubuntu 14.10

Garrus - HP Stream 11

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Most the builds I do are pretty simple, 2 screw drivers, a roll of tape, and an 8 Gig USB basically.

Case: NZXT H440 | CPU: i5 4670K @ 4.5 GHz | GPU: MSI 970, Kraken G10 | Mobo: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 | Cooler: H100i | PSU: Corsair AX750 w/ Sleeved Cables | Display: 3xBenQ RL2455M | Fans: 5xNoctua NF-F12, 1xBitFenix Spectre |

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Most the builds I do are pretty simple, 2 screw drivers, a roll of tape, and an 8 Gig USB basically.

Tape. O.o

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I have quite a primitive setup in terms of screwdrivers and stuff:

30bit Screwdriver Set

Parts Retriever

Magnetic Parts Dish

Notepad - for keeping track of things unscrewed/unplugged

My tech is good though:

Dell Notebook

Multimeter

Ultimate Bootdisk

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This -

 

I saw that the last night. He has alot of stuff.

 

I have quite a primitive setup in terms of screwdrivers and stuff:

30bit Screwdriver Set

Parts Retriever

Magnetic Parts Dish

Notepad - for keeping track of things unscrewed/unplugged

My tech is good though:

Dell Notebook

Multimeter

Ultimate Bootdisk

 

Magnetic Parts Dish, I was actually looking into picking one up.

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Might I ask what programs you have on your bootable flash drive?

i5 4670k (can OC to 4.4Ghz) - Hyper 212 evo w/ AC MX2 - XFX Radeon R9 280X8GB ADATA XPG V2 DDR3-1600 - MSI Z87 G41 - Corsair CX600M 600W PSU - 1TB HDD - 120GB SSD

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Ill edit this post because this will take a while. I used to be a professional. 

No particular order, in the order I see

 

In my small laptop sized tool box (I used a tackle box tray)

Soft Grip small screwdriver set

Bit set 1- mostly normal bits, allen bits

various glue sticks

superglue sticks

Isopropyl alcohol wipes. 

Twist ties

A literal keg of zip ties 

electrical tape

battery powered dremel, with various bits

solder flux

solder

standoffs 

various screws

separate laptop screws 

wire caps

a ton of tweezers or different shapes and sharpness

rubber feet

buffing pads

sharpies

screen pry tools

screen protector applicator

sushi roll size tub of thermal compound, applicator

cmos batteries

alligator clamps

chuck wrench 

packing foam bits, like the stuff monitors are covered in when shipping. Have some uses

A few common inverters  for laptops

bit extension 

torx security bits 

regular small screwdrivers, flat (the bad metal ones, for prying and holding)

allen wrenches

soldering iron tips 

Various exacto knives

Razor blades

"suicide" blades (really sharp, double sided,  easy to cut yourself with) that I use for fixing ribbon cables

superglue 

pencil blowtorch

dental tools

pencil screwdriver with bits. (Great portable tool, get one)

heat shrink tube 

bic lighter 

small mirror 

 

regular toolbox-

Regular screwdriver set

corded drill

wrench set 

heat gun

soldering irons

channellock wrench

crescent wrench

measuring tapes

dremel bit set, cutting wheels

corded dremel

wire strppers 

100 pack of "suicide blades "

various razor handles

linoleum knife

saw tooth linoleum knife

small regular screwdriver set

small glue gun

large glue gun

more glue sticks

more heat shrink tubes

drill bits

multimeter 

WD40

smaller can of WD40, I guess in case I can't open the first 

a door hinge for some reason

deadman's pedal for testing a PSU I worked on. 

Several sets of needle nose pliers

moar pliers. 

rechargeable LED magnet light

 

 

Those are my main two toolboxes. I have more stuff like a socket set, but most of that other stuff I obv don't use for electronics.

Dayem! You haven't got many tools there have you mate? Ya need to get some more. :P (JK)

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Dayem! You haven't got many tools there have you mate? Ya need to get some more. :P (JK)

I need a new soldering iron...oh I do have a desoldering iron should add that lol. 

It's gonna keep getting longer. I tell a lot of people that actually, but for a different situation. 

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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