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I/O shield? HELP

Simply nacho
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okay so i bought a motherboard off my friend but he didnt have the I/O shield that comes with it.....is the I/O shield that important? will the computer work without it? 

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It's pretty important but you're fine so long as you don't accidentally ground out your board.

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Im using my pc without an Io shield, it doesnt ground as well is it can but its not a massive problem, keep it off the carpet and dont "violently" rub it while you have cloth on.

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


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Well it can help ground...something, I'm not entirely sure what. The biggest issue is that you have a nice big unfiltered hole for all that dust to get in. 

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Call the manufacturer for one. 

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