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I don't see how people get so worked up about zapping their equipment.

Everyone touches something every now and then and gets a little shock.

Touch such items and you'll be fine.

If you live in the Netherlands there's a ground pin that's out in the open on most sockets.

Touching your PC case will discharge you too.

Touching the radiator will also do the trick.

Just don't rub your feet across the floor after you're done, if you still mess up after that you shouldn't ever touch a PC again. 

yep i always touch that pin when building pcs

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Hey guys, I know it's an old topic, but I have one question about it...If I hold the graphics card by the sides of the pcb, there's any trouble doing that? I mean, I see a lot of videos of people holding it by the pcb, touching only the sides (sometimes touching the entire pcb  :o). Let's say, in worst case scenario, if I'm not using electrostatic wristband and have a minor charge, I would still fry of damage the card by holding it by the sides, not touching any component? Thanks!

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This is common practice. Very common. In fact, most people that service servers that are required to use esd protection by policy plug into a ground in the wall to save time, be more mobile, and not have it interfere with the use of their hands

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For starters, don't build that pc on that shaggy carpet. Other than that, you just built a basic ground. 

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I just keep the power supply plugged in but turned off at the back, then touch that occasionally.

Yep this the best way to do it... If the power supply is plugged in but turned off then it connected to ground. Also an anti static wrist strap connected to the case will work and you don't have to cut up cables and connect yourself to the mains.

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For starters, don't build that pc on that shaggy carpet. Other than that, you just built a basic ground.

Oh no, no shaggy carpet! The floor is made of wood, but the thing is, I was using rubber slippers, guess I touched some metal before taking the graphics card...I was so excited, that completely forgot about this stuff...I'm asking because will take a while to get the other parts to do some testing...

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Yep this the best way to do it... If the power supply is plugged in but turned off then it connected to ground. Also an anti static wrist strap connected to the case will work and you don't have to cut up cables and connect yourself to the mains.

 

Just thought I'd add that as long as the case has metal to metal contact with a power supply connected to the wall, the whole thing is grounded

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it's almost like this

 

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well i got my own twist it is the best of both worlds..

 

1. screw psu to case (new build)

2. plug in wall socket to ground case

3. attatch esd braclet and after 15-20 sec you and case shoud be fully grounded

4. pull out wall socket this still keep the zero load on you and case

5. (optional for long build over 1 hour) plug stop working and plug in wall socket for 15-20 sec then pull out to ground again (mostly in dry cold work environments)

 

following this gives no hassard for electrucution since you are not conected when working on the pc but you still get grounded since you are conected to case when it is grounded so yes this is my way of doing it and well so far i have not found anyone that can tell me a flaw with this way of doing it and it take care of all the safety issues so now you know how to do it ^^

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Sorry to interrupt and burst your bubble but I usually just install my PSU into the case, plug it in with the switch off at the back which renders the case grounded. I can then clip to the case instead. Directly to ground through the PSU.

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I'm gong to start building tomorrow but....

Do i need a wrist strap, i have wood flooring and one small rug by the doors, so will that build static?

i really dont want to wait 3 days for it to ship.

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Put it on the wood flooring and remember to regularly touch metal that is grounded (Put in the PSU first, plug it into the wall but don't turn it on). Wood barely builds static though

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Put it on the wood flooring and remember to regularly touch metal that is grounded (Put in the PSU first, plug it into the wall but don't turn it on). Wood barely builds static though

Yea thats good but metal will still discharge even though it is not grounded.

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Yea thats good but metal will still discharge even though it is not grounded.

That's why I recommend putting the PSU in first and plugging it into a properly grounded socket (3-prong). That way static is not an issue

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Overall there should be no worries as long as you touch the case often, especially after going somewhere else, leave the PSU plugged in, grab components by the plastic/edges, and once components are removed and you are putting them into storage, put them in a brown paper lunch bag to make sure no static will get to them. I find wrist straps to be unnecessary as long as you are aware of the hazards.

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Build on the wood table, and attach the strap to your arm or ankle and then connect the other end to your case.

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I always use a wrist strap reguardless of the situation. When I am at work though I just touch the case every now and again. If you have a floor mat I would buy a anti-static floor mat to stand on for convenience sake.

 

When I was way young I was puitting together a PC and I zapped the MOBO... felt a tiny little shock not much at all could barley notice it, turned it on and smelled a little burning and nothing on the MOBO would work peripheral wise.

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Because it's fairly relevant, is it really necessary to use an anti static strap? I just touch my case every once in awhile...

Considering that I spend a lot of money on hardware I have been doing it. I thought to myself hmm the chances of my zapping my GPU or CPU or something is probably pretty low, but I could spend just 6 bucks on a wrist ban and prevent any rare circumstances from occurring

 

Also to the OP I just attach it to a part of my case as it is full metal so I think that is fine.

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I scratch my case to show bate metal * in an area i dont care about. and clip mine there.

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When I worked on a computer in school I just clipped it to an area of bare metal.

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