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I got myself:

Corsair AX 760i
i7 4770K
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
G.Skill RipjawsX 1866 Mhz CL8 2x4 Gb
Cooler Master HAF XB
Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU cooler
OCZ Vertex 450 128 Gb SSD


Adding GPU (EVGA 780 Superclocked ACX) in 1-2 weeks when I've sold some shit laying around.

+ 1x 200mm, 2x 140mm, 2x 80mm and 1x 120mm fans (Green LED, Nvidia you know^^)


But i have a question. I don't have ground in any of my wall sockets, however, it is not needed since I live in an apartment building, where I can't be hit by lightning or other things that can cause OV. The apartment building is from the 80's, but everything except the main frame of the building was renewed and replaced a few years ago. So I can't get any power problems, due to Norway's excellent electricity standards, but I have no ground to use when assembling my PC.

I've bought an anti static wrist thingy. I'm assembling on this fake wood floor (I have a hyperactive dog, normal wood would be torn a part in weeks... byebye beatiful wood floor)which is made up of some plastic, polymer blabla things. I can't remember what it's called in English.
I'm assembling on a plastic coated kitchen bench (hard as glas) and I have an unpainted metal sink right by the workspace. (The sink is in the bench)

And I'm going to be using thick rubber gloves when building (the type you use for washing dishes in hot water).


Will gloves, anti static wrist band, polymer floor (without socks) and minimal wiyh clothes be secure enough to handle all components?

I won't have the PSU hooked up during installation, since I don't have ground there anyway.

Question two:

Can the Corsair HAF XB cabinet, touched from the outside, ruin my components if i touch it? Is it normal that you can't touch your cabinet?

The motherboard tray is made of metal so potentially i can damage it from the outside.


Any help is greatly appreciated.

AFX

 
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I'm just going to say; you will be fine. Tbh I think you've gone a bit OTT with ESD protection :p The static charge can easily be grounded just by touching your case, and rubber gloves will prevent any charge transfer anyway :)
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I'm just going to say; you will be fine. Tbh I think you've gone a bit OTT with ESD protection :p The static charge can easily be grounded just by touching your case, and rubber gloves will prevent any charge transfer anyway :)
 
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Ok, thank you :)

Then I will scrub off some paint on the case, connect the wrist strap, use gloves and all the precautions above :)

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But case wise...

My dog will be running around in the house, and his long hairs will once in a while generate some static electricity in the case. Also I'm walking by it, in and out of my gaming room.

Should I maybe paint my case with PlastiDip (spray) to avoid any static electricity from the surroundings of it?

Also, what if I want to pick up the case and look inside, how do I do that safely without using gloves?

AFX
 
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I won't call myself a scientist or an expert on the subject, but damage will only occur if you build up charge through your body, and then touch a delicate component. By wearing gloves, you are preventing the charge from transferring, so even this should be enough. Mentioning your dog, it just means charge can build up more easily, but as long as there is somewhere for it to flow, other than your precious components, there will be no issue. This is what the wrist band is for; a way for the current to freely transfer between you, your case and the ground, so that all the charges are neutral and there is no shock.

Sorry for the late reply, I am in New Zealand (GMT +12..)
 
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Ok :)

Though I was thinking more of when I'm finished building - Am I gonna need to have ground in the wall socket and to ground the case via the PSU?

I'm looking at options to get ground in my apartment... It's just not needed as the whole area is protected up and down from surges.

So it basically comes down to this: Do I need to ground my cabinet via ground in the wall socket?

All help is greatly valued :)

EDIT: I have a Dell XPS 420, had it for 5-6 years, -Without using ground (desktop). Nothing has happen so far, still got it, running it without ground.

Are industrial computers different?
 
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We use a three pin plug here in NZ that has a ground wire, which is most common, but if you're PSU has a two pin plug, I would assume it is built to work fine anyway, but even if it isn't I would not expect any problems :)
 
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Ah, I might be saved anyway!

I haven't unboxed the AX 760i yet, I will do so when I get home and I will let you know! :)

*Considers ditching work to get home and check*

Thanks for all the help man :)
 
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