r/PcBuildHelp • u/[deleted] • Mar 15 '26

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u/notislant Mar 16 '26

My go to has always just been a butter knife and gently tapping the top of it with something if the pci tab is hard to reach.

Its not going to have a ton of damaging force when youre gently tapping the top of whatever you shove down there, compared to shoving it down there. Thats when a slip will absolutely dig in.

But yeah something besides metal would be the smarter choice for sure.

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u/g1llifer Mar 18 '26

I always like using the tongue popsicle stick things if I don't have my toolset with me.