(The other half is eating ramen noodles and pawning all your belongings to afford those PC parts.) But one modder ... always using a new one for a review and building a new mechanical board ...

they’re generally the same PC parts that are available to you as a solo builder at home. Even the PC cases used by a system integrator are generally the same ones you can buy “off the shelf ...

These are the parts every PC builder should pay attention to — not just because they're nice-to-haves, but because they're fast becoming indispensable to crafting a PC that's unique to your tastes.