PC Parts Storage Solution?

OriginalSpaceMan asks: "I have a lot of hardware, so I've been looking for some sort of a static free PC parts storage solution. Preferably this would be something modular. I have Googled this for a while now and, as you can guess, I can't find much other than data storage solutions. I'm picturing something that is specifically designed to store drives, memory, CPUs, expansion cards and maybe mother boards. Also, it could have smaller compartments for screws, cables, LEDs, switches, case accessories and etc. It would be really neat to have built in slots to hold expansion cards in a static free case. Does anyone make anything remotely similar to this, or will this end up being my next project?"

Comments

Let someone else store them.

[More Karma Than God]

Build computers out of the parts and give them to your less technical relatives or friends to use. When you really need that 3.8 gig hard drive or your Number Nine video card back all you do is upgrade thier computer with your current surplus of spare parts.

If it turns out that you never need those parts again you will still have the warm fuzzy feeling from helping someone out. (And you may even be able to get some free meals out of the deal.)

Re:just buy..

[Glonoinha]

How old is the hardware in question?

I think hardware becomes less fragile over time - I mean 10 years ago I would dress up in anti-static gear and use special polymer based tools inside the case of a 286 AT class computer but now if I dropped a 286 chip in the mud I wouldn't think twice about taking it to the water fountain, rinsing it off, shaking off all the water and popping it into a motherboard - and I am pretty sure it would still work.

Keep the parts in anti-static bags and based on what I have seen as common practice over the past few dozen years, cardboard boxes must be the ultimate in storage media.

Honestly old hardware is more at risk from being stepped on and cracked (or dropped, for hard drives / monitors) than static electricity.