Do I need to touch an unpainted part of the case?

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Ziwinner1

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Yesterday I bought all the necessary parts for building a pc. I was'nt planning on buying an antistatic strap because I thought I could just touch an unpainted part of the case however when I came home and opened it it turns out everything is painted. I also can't go buy an antistatic stap because I am about 30 minutes away from the store. Please help.
 
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Don't bother. Seriously. It's not necessary at all. Experimental analysis has repeatedly shown that you'd have to shoot a device with a taser or rub it all over a cat to damage it. Even then, the damage will come from a pissed off cat, not static discharge.

Just touch a nearby water-pipe, faucet, or electric appliance with a metal frame and build your PC. A wrist strap will only get in the way.
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any metal surface that's connected to an electrical outlet will do. It's almost impossible to damage PC components through static discharge
 
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Don't bother. Seriously. It's not necessary at all. Experimental analysis has repeatedly shown that you'd have to shoot a device with a taser or rub it all over a cat to damage it. Even then, the damage will come from a pissed off cat, not static discharge.

Just touch a nearby water-pipe, faucet, or electric appliance with a metal frame and build your PC. A wrist strap will only get in the way.
 
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Ok thanks im just really nervous because its my first computer that I will build and it wasn't that cheap to buy everything so I just want to make sure everything goes ok.
 
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