Spare part storage

ALienBC · 23 Nov 2008 at 12:36

As part of a massive re-organise and tidy up effort I've been going through boxes and boxes of IT bits and pieces left over from about ten years of PC building, upgrading and what have you. I've got plastic bags full of fans, cables, heatsinks, old drives, graphics cards, sound cards, you name it.

I doubt any of it is worth reselling. Actually I doubt I'll ever need to use it, but as it's all stuff I've bought (and occasionally some old doobrie comes in handy) I may as well keep it.

The question is, how? What's the best way of organising all this stuff? If I had a bunch of spanners and chisels and that it's a straightforward toolbox issue. But for random fans, connectors, old mice... what's out there to help organise and store this stuff? What do you do?

I've searched and couldn't find anything relevant (oddly enough, "storage" tends to mean something else here..). Any suggestions/advice?

Cheers,
abc

PwnDirect · 23 Nov 2008 at 15:34

Jaysquirrel · 23 Nov 2008 at 15:42

I store all my old parts in my old computer case, I've only built 4 computers though

Rest of the stuff is in boxes hidden in cupboards.

Dharok · 23 Nov 2008 at 15:44

Why not get a selection of storage boxes, label up the compartments individually and your good to go. The only question is, how much physical space do you have for storing these old bits n bobs?

whitecrook · 23 Nov 2008 at 15:44

maxi bins.

For cards, a box/case and just place them vertically in it.

ALienBC · 23 Nov 2008 at 15:44

@PwnDirect: heh :]

I suppose storage bins etc is just a slightly neater version of what I've got now, which is plastic bags and cardboard boxes. I just envisaged something a bit more.. organised. Y'know, you wave your hand over the biometric sensor and a shiny tray slides out with your IDE and SATA cables neatly arrayed alongside the tiny compartments full of drive screws.

Ok, maybe plastic storage bins, then :]
- abc

Werewolf · 23 Nov 2008 at 15:45

I tend to use a variety of plastic stacking boxes, and a larger under the bed type box for the bigger cards and motherboards.

I actually need to go through my parts again sometime and throw out the junk, i've got some truly ancient parts, and loads of old cables etc.

whitecrook · 23 Nov 2008 at 15:48

is the best way to store cables just coiled up in a box? I have so many and i haven't found anything better. I could probably weigh them in and get £100

Glaucus · 23 Nov 2008 at 15:51

route out usefull stuff like cables and the best of each component for fault finding and bin the rest. Really what is the point of keeping rubbish.