quick question: how do I ground myself when building the PC

[Santuzzo]

Hi,

I got all my parts, so I am ready to put them together, well in terms of the parts, not that I actually am ready, but I will try

I tried to get an anitstatic wristband but none of the stores I went to had them, so my question is: how do I make sure I don't damage any parts with static electricity?

Am I grounded better with rubber soles or with socks? Do I need to touch the waterpipes every 10 mins or so?

I want to make sure I don't damage anything by doing this wrong.

Lars

 

[Hefemeister]

All I do is touch metal, usually part of my case, to discharge any static electricity I may have prior to touching any component.

 

[Santuzzo]

All I do is touch metal, usually part of my case, to discharge any static electricity I may have prior to touching any component.

Thank you!

So the PC case will ground me even if it has rubber feet?

 

[ricanflow]

I never ground myself.

 

[95BlackGA]

I never really ground myself, usually just go a long doing the normal routine. Sometime during that routine, I'm sure I touch the case, so that grounds me somewhat.

 

[TheHumanComputer]

Thank you!

So the PC case will ground me even if it has rubber feet?

yes it should just keep your hand on the case while fitting things into the pc :] and your pc should be fine! just make sure the comp isnt turnt on when puting stuff inside it lol

 

[Santuzzo]

Thanks, guys !

I put all the parts together, just touched the radiator of my heating every once in a while, so I guess that was fine.

 

[shan1784]

I don't usually ground myself other than touching the metal on the case... Along time ago a Dell tech support person told me that to ground yourself effectively you have to have the power cord plugged in to the psu and the wall socket while you touch the metal on the case... Not sure if I believe him..


If you are worried about it you can get one of those wrist straps with the wire and aligator clip that you clip onto the case...

 

[Santuzzo]

Thanks, the grounding (as mentioned earlier) turend out not to be a problem at all.

I got everything wired but now I'm having a hard time with cable management.
I did run all the cables nicely out of the case in to the side space (chamber between case and side panel, which I think is meant for stowing the cables in), and inside the case it's all nice and neat, but outside it's a mess.
Should I consider taking a few cables back into the case and keep 'em there or would that be bad for the air flow and cooling?

 

[Hefemeister]

Post up some pics and let up take a look.