Phanteks Introduces Its New PC Building Toolkit

[Raevenlord]

Phanteks today introduced their new PC Building toolkit, which the company says is "the only tool-set you'll ever need for your PC building needs". The company is touting a custom selection of tools and bits for PC building (including watercooled systems), which includes a plethora of options.





The kit is assembled from full metal pieces (in aluminum and steel); a telescopic extendable shaft for those hard to reach spaces; a flexible extender to further save PC builders' hands and patience from trauma; magnetic tips should make lost screws a thing of the past; and there's even a durable soft shell case to ensure that users don't need to misplace their tools (or instead, misplace the whole kit at once, which would be much more dramatic in the grand scheme of things). These should be all the tools PC building enthusiasts need to have at hand in any given operation with their hardware, and hence, Phanteks are looking to ask for a premium on this kit.



The Phanteks PC building kit will be available soon for $19.99, and €19.99 in its respective markets.

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[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

I like but ill stick with my electric screw driver

 

[TheLostSwede]

Sorry, but that looks like junk. The extendable part of the screw driver is going to make it weak and prone to breakage.
Those flexi-spring things are crap and what's the weird allen key for?
And that screw driver isn't really long enough for a good reach without using either extension.

 

[bug]

Well, at least it's not obscenely priced, but I'm pretty sure the only tool I have needed since I built my first PC, about two decades ago, was a Philips screwdriver. A cheap one that I still have.

 

[hyp36rmax]

Yea no thanks. I picked up this set from Amazon for about $13.99 USD instead: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N592X98

 

[AnarchoPrimitiv]

Only "tech youtubers" who know nothing about tools would buy that

 

[Chaitanya]

Thanks but no thanks, I am happy with my cheap INR350(~5$) screw driver set I bought from local hw shop. it has magnetic tips and also has allen key set which is mlore than what I need for PC building and cycle repair needs.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Didn't know waterblocks used torx, learn something new everyday.

 

[Dave65]

Yea no thanks. I picked up this set from Amazon for about $13.99 USD instead: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N592X98

LOL got that set and work great

 

[cdawall]

Kinda looks like a generic chinese "pc kit"

 

[Slizzo]

Didn't know waterblocks used torx, learn something new everyday.

It's becoming more common.

That said, my GPU block is Phanteks, pretty nice block overall, and was reasonably priced when I got it. Also nice that it's for a custom PCB card (Gigabyte Aorus 1080Ti).

 

[peche]

another attempt to milk customers money ...

 

[John Naylor]

I have never seen a Phanteks product that wasn't extremely well built. And yes, I have done builds with a screwdriver but after ya 3rd build, you might want to up ya game a bit.

PC Toolbox includes dikes, wire strippers, electric meter, small brick type PSU (for starting water umps only), screwdriver sets w/ angled heads and various head types and sizes, , exacto knives, Molex Tools and other pin / connector disassembly tools, Butane torch, shrink wrap cutter, telescoping mirror and magnet for lost screw retrival, chip puller, Dremel, tubing cutter, reamer, acrylic tube bending kit, various types of LocTite, allen wrenches, Exacto "Extra Hands", soldering iron and solder, calipers, PSU "jump" connector,infra-red thermometer, ModMat, Indigo Xtreme and various other cleaners, crimping too (shipped from overseas), heat gun, funnels, G-1/4 fittings, Quik-Disconnects and drain tubing. ... still more I can't remember. I'd have no problem plopping down $20 if for nothing else than replacing what I have with something that collects all that stuff in a nice case.

 

[BadFrog]

Def looks cheap china made... I guess if you're completely new to PC building and don't have any tools you could buy this or you could buy the cheaper set @hyp36rmax mentioned.

 

[VSG]

I have one here from when we visited them at CES, it's neat and I have used the extension part already but I prefer my Wiha set (also a lot more expensive).

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

Meh i got the IFix it kit awhile back same thing more bits works fine. Paid the same price got WAY more bits of varying sizes.

 

[eidairaman1]

Must be overpriced, rather have multiple precision screwdrivers and a low torque power driver than that thing, a stand off driver- build my own toolbag kit

 

[peche]

a stand off driver- build my own toolbag kit

bulding your toolbox by your own is 100% better, wiser and also entertaining a lot,

Regards,

 

[cdawall]

I have one of these I prefer it over the bit driver kits.

https://www.macfixit.com.au/ifixit-pro-tech-screwdriver-set/

They of course have discontinued the kit, the only thing it is missing is a driver for motherboard standoffs.