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Dog causing static on case, worried about frying mobo, can hear spark, possibly bad ground?

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February 27, 2014 10:19:24 PM

I'm not really sure what's going on as I've never had a problem like this before but I just put my computer together today and everytime my dog walks past the front of it she gives it a static shock usually causing my computer to freeze. Since the first time it happened I've been occasionally getting blue screen crashes too. Not sure what to do and I'm worried that 700$ is going to quickly go down the drain. All suggestions/help is appreciated, thank you!

The build I have:

Case - Rosewill redbone U3
MoBo - MSI 970a-g46
PSU - Ultra 750w
CPU - AMD 8350, 8-core 4.0 ghz
RAM - Corsair xms3 2x4 gb 1333mhz
GPU - Nivdia GTX 650 1gb
SSD - 120gb kingston hyperx

More about : dog causing static case worried frying mobo hear spark possibly bad ground

February 27, 2014 10:19:58 PM

Also I can hear it come through my speakers when the shock happens.
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February 27, 2014 10:43:06 PM

If you are using a grounded outlet, you are probably ok. You could use a humidifier, and fix the situation all together.
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February 28, 2014 9:06:41 AM

That's good to hear although after what happened last night I'm worried that it might be the power supply is faulty or maybe the ground in the outlet is bad somehow. I put a movie on and laid down and about 2 minutes into the movie the computer crash and one of the lights went out in my room? Feels like something to be concerned about but once again not really sure since I've never had it happen before. Also, she didn't shock it that time either it just happened.
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February 28, 2014 12:50:35 PM

Yes, something in the circuit is causing a short. This may be something to take to a repair shop. If it was the computer, you will probably need to replace the PSU. But that violent of a short may have fried other components.

One option is to purchase a PSU tester.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=E...
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February 28, 2014 8:48:02 PM

It's not the psu :/  I took it out and tossed an old one I know is fine in and still got a BSoD a few minutes after startup.
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