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kd35
By kd35
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I ran my system like it for a very long time before i botherd to buy a case and it was fine!

'FrostNova' - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Samsterstorm/saved/WtBWGX :

CPU: Intel 4790k | MB: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming (+200, +250) | CASE: NZXT H440 (Black & Blue) | COOLER: Full EK 240mm CPU Loop | RAM: 16GB Hyper-X Fury (4x4GB @2133mhz) | STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & Hyperx 120gb SSD | PSU: Corsair RM650 | SCREEN: Benq G2750 | LIGHTING: Deepcool RGB LED Kit | KEYBOARD: CM Devastator | MOUSE: Logitech G502 | HEADSET: Hyperx Clouds White 

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Wood or the motherboard box will be fine.

yeah mine was on some plexi and on a wooden table so it was cool!

'FrostNova' - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Samsterstorm/saved/WtBWGX :

CPU: Intel 4790k | MB: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming (+200, +250) | CASE: NZXT H440 (Black & Blue) | COOLER: Full EK 240mm CPU Loop | RAM: 16GB Hyper-X Fury (4x4GB @2133mhz) | STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & Hyperx 120gb SSD | PSU: Corsair RM650 | SCREEN: Benq G2750 | LIGHTING: Deepcool RGB LED Kit | KEYBOARD: CM Devastator | MOUSE: Logitech G502 | HEADSET: Hyperx Clouds White 

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Once your careful while about connecting the standoff holes to the earthed exterior of you psu you will be fine, however I do have to mention grounding a 12 volt rail is a bad idea (just play it safe)

X79A GD65 (8D), 3820, 7770, 16GB (1600Mhz cas9), 850watt(ocz zx), storm trooper, h100, xonar xense, sp2500, pc350, asus PA248Q LG 22'' ips, razor black-widow ultimate 2013, 120GB intel 520 series 128GB crucial M4 2*3TB barracuda 2*1TB barracuda 2TB Hitachi 

 

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Once your careful while about connecting the standoff holes to the earthed exterior of you psu you will be fine, however I do have to mention grounding a 12 volt rail is a bad idea (just play it safe)

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 Pictures please.

  • CPU

    AMD Phenom II x4 965

  • Motherboard

    Asus M4A88T-I DELUXE(mini-Itx)

RAM

8gb

GPU

EVGA GTX 750

Case

COOLER MASTER Elite 110

Storage

112 GB SSD+WD 1TB

PSU

Corsair 500W

Display(s)

BENQ 1080p 120hz(exact model unknown

Cooling

Liquid

Keyboard

Logitech K120

Mouse

Logitech - G502 Proteus Core Optical Gaming Mouse - Black (How do you make this click to show thanks)

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he said he was going to connect the motherboard standoff screw holes to the outside of his psu, having a nice ground loop, if he accidentially grounded a 12V rail he wont have a psu and  a chuck of his motherboard for long 

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X79A GD65 (8D), 3820, 7770, 16GB (1600Mhz cas9), 850watt(ocz zx), storm trooper, h100, xonar xense, sp2500, pc350, asus PA248Q LG 22'' ips, razor black-widow ultimate 2013, 120GB intel 520 series 128GB crucial M4 2*3TB barracuda 2*1TB barracuda 2TB Hitachi 

 

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he said he was going to connect the motherboard standoff screw holes to the outside of his psu, having a nice ground loop, if he accidentially grounded a 12V rail he wont have a psu and  a chuck of his motherboard for long 

Oh, right. I wouldn't put the standoffs on the PSU.

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he said he was going to connect the motherboard standoff screw holes to the outside of his psu, having a nice ground loop, if he accidentially grounded a 12V rail he wont have a psu and  a chuck of his motherboard for long 

Where should i place the grounding wire on psu, on screw hole or metal housing?

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On the power supply unit once its touching(has an actual metal to metal contact) the exterior it doesnt matter, id go with using one of the screws for holding into a case screw as any wire screwed into that wont come out, oh the other hand the other part is the worse part, the attaching it to the mobo(this part isnt really nessacry though), as there is a massive ground plane on all mobo's anyway but if you want to do it you want to do it and I cant stop you, but what id do for a long term solution is attach the mobo standoffs and place the entire mobo onto a flat piece of metal(what ever you have laying around) and attach that to the powersupply's exterior   

Where should i place the grounding wire on psu, on screw hole or metal housing?

 

X79A GD65 (8D), 3820, 7770, 16GB (1600Mhz cas9), 850watt(ocz zx), storm trooper, h100, xonar xense, sp2500, pc350, asus PA248Q LG 22'' ips, razor black-widow ultimate 2013, 120GB intel 520 series 128GB crucial M4 2*3TB barracuda 2*1TB barracuda 2TB Hitachi 

 

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