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ZrByte · 24-10-2006, 02:29

Ive never owned any antistatic stuff myself either and have yet to do any damage to any of my components. Though having said that a faulty PSU tried to do damage to me a couple of years back. Though im pretty sure an antistatic band wouldnt have protected me from that.
Though it is all about how you handle each component. I always handle CPUs by the edges and not by the pins like I see some people doing. I always handle any PCB (Mobo, GFX etc) by the edges rather than touching any of the components in the middle.
I also normally either wear shoes or build them barefoot, as it is supprising how fast static builds up when you're just wearing socks.

24-10-2006, 02:29	#12
ZrByte Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wirral / Ex CWC Area Age: 42 Posts: 3,251	Re: Gadget show Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£500 PC Ive never owned any antistatic stuff myself either and have yet to do any damage to any of my components. Though having said that a faulty PSU tried to do damage to me a couple of years back. Though im pretty sure an antistatic band wouldnt have protected me from that. Though it is all about how you handle each component. I always handle CPUs by the edges and not by the pins like I see some people doing. I always handle any PCB (Mobo, GFX etc) by the edges rather than touching any of the components in the middle. I also normally either wear shoes or build them barefoot, as it is supprising how fast static builds up when you're just wearing socks.