Builiding my first PC, should i use anti static wrist strap?

[Mateus Montemor]

Just got the parts for my new build, but my doubt is shoud i use a anti static wrist strap? And does the cordless ones work? because ive seen a lot of them selling around, but ive seen in a few places that its pure bs. Also, im building on a wood desk with metal legs and wood floor

[berberries]

3 minutes ago, Mateus Montemor said:

Just got the parts for my new build, but my doubt is shoud i use a anti static wrist strap? And does the cordless ones work? because ive seen a lot of them selling around, but ive seen in a few places that its pure bs. Also, im building on a wood desk with metal legs and wood floor

don't really have to. its not easy to shock moden pc components with the small amount of static from your body. if you are really worried, plug in your PSU and turn the switch off, touch it every few minutes to discharge yourself to the ground

[Mira Yurizaki]

You don't have to use one. As long as you touch the metal chassis of a grounded object (in which case, a PSU plugged in should suffice) every so often, you'll be fine.

[mariushm]

To discharge yourself, you simply have to touch metal of something that grounded.

Easiest is to just plug a power supply in the mains socket and no matter if the power switch is on or off, if you touch the metal of the psu (ideally an area that's not painted) you'll be discharged of static electricity.

You don't build up static electricity unless you move around or you rub your hands against your body while wearing clothes that are prone to creating static electricity (synthetics, blends etc). If you just stay at the desk installing the parts and grab parts by the edges and not touch exposed metal bits with your fingers and periodically touch something grounded, you'll be perfectly fine.

 

[191x7]

Wireless anti-static bracelets are, usually, a scam.

[Dacien]

When I studied for the CompTIA A+ certification (never finished, but that's beside the point) the book went over the fact that damage to electrical components can occur from static shocks that are so low voltage that you would never know the discharge occurred. And the worst part about this is that these minuscule discharges often don't manifest as complete component failure, instead they manifest as phantom errors, shutdowns, and random crashes. You'll spend forever trying to figure out what setting is wrong or what configuration is set improperly, and you'll just be chasing ghosts.

 

Every time I work on an electrical component, whether it's a GPU, a motherboard, or whatever, I use a strap. In a pinch, you can simply get situated, ground yourself by touching bare metal of a grounded object, then clamping on to a metal part of the component you're working on. That way, at least you'll be at the same potential. Ideally I'd plug in my PSU and clamp to it.

 

Just my two cents.