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Just now, ARikozuM said:

Go stand in the corner.

Took the words right from my mind!

 

Being serious though, as long as you don't slide your feet on the carpet while your building you don't really need to take such insane precautionary steps. I built my computer barefoot on carpet and it's been fine for a year now. I just set the Motherboard on the box it came in and went from there.

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All my parts for my PC have come in and I'm eager to start building, but I want to be absolutely sure not to shock anything. What should I do? I have an anti-static wrist strap thing too. Should I install the PSU, plug it in (but keep it off) and attach myself to the case? This seems like a good idea, but I'm not sure. Thanks :D 

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Go stand in the corner.

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Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste 
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series
Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena
Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset
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Just now, ARikozuM said:

Go stand in the corner.

Took the words right from my mind!

 

Being serious though, as long as you don't slide your feet on the carpet while your building you don't really need to take such insane precautionary steps. I built my computer barefoot on carpet and it's been fine for a year now. I just set the Motherboard on the box it came in and went from there.

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3 minutes ago, njmyers3 said:

All my parts for my PC have come in and I'm eager to start building, but I want to be absolutely sure not to shock anything. What should I do? I have an anti-static wrist strap thing too. Should I install the PSU, plug it in (but keep it off) and attach myself to the case? This seems like a good idea, but I'm not sure. Thanks :D 

What I did is just building the thing bare foot and standing on solid flooring: Just anything but carpet.

 

You'll never build enough static to zap components. Carpet is the real killer here. You can touch the case, psu etc (if connected via a grounded cable) or just some central heating radiator or so.

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4 minutes ago, njmyers3 said:

All my parts for my PC have come in and I'm eager to start building, but I want to be absolutely sure not to shock anything. What should I do? I have an anti-static wrist strap thing too. Should I install the PSU, plug it in (but keep it off) and attach myself to the case? This seems like a good idea, but I'm not sure. Thanks :D 

Keep one hand on the outside of the power supply with it plugged in. That will keep the PSU grounded and thus you will be grounded. 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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2 minutes ago, NinJake said:

Being serious though, as long as you don't slide your feet on the carpet while your building you don't really need to take such insane precautionary steps. I built my computer barefoot on carpet and it's been fine for a year now. I just set the Motherboard on the box it came in and went from there.

F#cking casuals. Proper method to building is to stand on carpet while dancing to Cha-Cha-Slide with bunny slippers.

 

If I had carpet, I would make a YouTube video of this.

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CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K

CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste 
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series
Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena
Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset
Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers

 

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Just now, wrathoftheturkey said:

Just touch the case occasionally, as if it's a woman.

 Make sure the case consents first! You don't want that awkward moment when you flip your switch and... nothing.

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CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K

CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste 
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series
Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena
Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset
Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers

 

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Get a shovel, dig a shallow hole, place bare feet in ground, cover up feet with the previously removed dirt.

 

You are not grounded.

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11 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

F#cking casuals. Proper method to building is to stand on carpet while dancing to Cha-Cha-Slide with bunny slippers.

 

If I had carpet, I would make a YouTube video of this.

I could die happy from how much laughter and enjoyment I would get from watching something so silly.  ?

 

Side note: Now I want bunny slippers.  Or maybe just a bunny.  I'm flexible.  lol

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12 hours ago, njmyers3 said:

All my parts for my PC have come in and I'm eager to start building, but I want to be absolutely sure not to shock anything. What should I do? I have an anti-static wrist strap thing too. Should I install the PSU, plug it in (but keep it off) and attach myself to the case? This seems like a good idea, but I'm not sure. Thanks :D 

I avoid wearing synthetic materials (fleece jumpers, polyester shirts etc) and touch a metal part of a radiator before beginning.

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