PC Build Tips: Ways To Ground Yourself! (With & Without Anti-Static Wrist Band)
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I'm not an electrician or an expert, this is a quick video on how I learned to Ground myself when building a PC, with and without an Anti-static Wrist Strap. Above are links that can be used to purchase the item seen or something else recommended in the video and they also help keep the channel going financially & it doesn't cost you anything extra!
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I'm not an electrician or an expert, this is a quick video on how I learned to Ground myself when building a PC, with and without an Anti-static Wrist Strap.
Yes, definitely.
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Underground Tech what if my plugins aren't grounded?
But if you're building a PC and you don't use an anti-static mat and you can't use an anti-static wrist wrap (because the PSU isn't installed into your PC & plugged into a wall outlet) - How do you ground yourself?
No, you should stop spreading wrong information. Attaching your anti-static wristband to a PAINTED case screw doesn't do jack ****. @Fennec - in this case the best way to ground yourself would be directly do the grounding of your outlet.
Scared about building my pc and static ill just build my computer naked
Good luck lmao 😂
Build in Konoha with some lightning style user.
Same bro
I built my PC naked actually, 😂
You could literally just rest your arm on the case the whole time(as long as it is metal, the psu is installed, and the psu is plugged in) and you would be fine.
Straight to the point...without bs 👍
* others would have given a history of the guy that invented the wrist strap and excerpts of his favorite poetry
And a sponsored intro by DollarShaveClub, SquareSpace and Audible
Yup straight to the point, thank you
Bruhh!! I laughed wayyyy too hard at this 🤣🤣 fucking spot on lol
🤣🤣
True, it's all about 10 min videos for the ads $$
Dad: You are grounded!
Me: yey, now I can build a PC!
Classic.
Lmao
That’s works both ways
This shouldn’t be as funny as it is 😂
Who's here after watching the LTT video with electroboom? :D
looooooool i'm here bro
yes haha
LOL WTF? you too?! ok count me in
ohh gaaad dat video gives me anxiety
haha lol
thanks for the short informative video without all the boring useless foreplay.
No problem! Glad you found the video helpful
But foreplay is natural and fun. 😂😂😂
broxxad mm foreplay
@@UndergroundTech because of that i didnt skip your ads
@@jinbla2 what are you, a chick? Foreplay sucks
Building my first pc and have been stressing about this. Thanks for being fast and informative man.
No problem, Good luck!
So how did it go?
@@christopherleecock8141 I just finished my 2nd build during quarantine lol!
@@a-bloke-named-chris9805 did u use the psu method? I've been so worried about static
@@gamermaster6181 Yeah just touch your PSU every now and then, static isn't that big of a deal as I thought during my first build. Also, have fun building!
Thanks for this. When I Googled 'how to ground yourself' it brought up a bunch of bullshit become one with the earth techniques.
Maybe you gotta become one with the earth xD
@@ekkosukks Yeah, anyone who's tolerated Bethesda's Fallout games will need to...
Fucking hippies 🤣
grounding is a witchcraft practice for before you do spell work to calm down :)
LOL
I just yell at my mom and that seems to be more of an efficient way to get grounded.
bruhhhh
Nobody of the tech channels uses grounding. Like Linus. He never heard of it but handles $10k graphic cards.
My dad is a tech guy who knows his stuff. He actually helped building hardware for satellites back in the days. He said the problem isn't that you will brick your hardware because that does only happen with a very slim chance. The problem is (and i'm recounting this from memory so it might not be exactly right) that those small electrical discharges can cause errors on chips which you won't even notice. Some resistance on some tiny transistor inside the chip becomes slightly different than before. The pc runs fine now because it never uses that transistor on the edge of the cpu or it's not that important but sometimes it does and the pc crashes and you will never find the error. Something like that. So it causes micro-errors on chips and all those tech guys actually have very high-end, very expensive and slightly faulty hardware.
That's why you always should ground yourself.
I think Linus uses an anti-static wristband, but on his leg lol
@@epicc8801 No use if it's not connected to the stuff he handles.
I'm legit doing my first build tommorrow and this rly helped.Im having a plugged in power supply while having an anti static strap connected to it while wearing underwear only.. lmao just gonna be extra cautious
Don't forget to make sure the power supply is off too and good luck
Yup I know thx :D
lol I'm doing my first build tomorrow and am doing the same thing except completely nude. No way am I risking all this money going down the drain
Brian Dawkins Don't worry dude mine went great, just make sure you build everything carefully, also when you are putting the cover on the CPU it's gonna feel like you are breaking it but u arent also make sure the metal part on top of the CPU cover is under the screw, but just don't worry my build went amazing
Appreciate the advice. Waiting for the case to come from UPS now so I could start
Basically think about when you’ve experienced ESD intentionally or otherwise. You can only accumulate charge via the triboelectric effect, so if you aren’t rubbing anything, you don’t build up charge. You can look up a table of triboelectric coefficients to see what material pairings you especially need to worry about. Have your components on top of a non-conductive surface, wood or plastic table both work. Then either don’t rub anything st all or if you are rubbing things a bit, periodically discharge. You don’t even need to be connected to a proper ground to discharge sufficiently, you’ve probably experienced being zapped touching a door handle. Touching a large piece of bare metal will work pretty well. It will saturate if you use it too much before the particles in the air have time to carry away the charge
Oh lord, I've actually never, ever made an effort to ground myself before building my PCs. I actually never thought about it until I was reading on how to upgrade my PS5s storage and Sony recommends doing this before opening it up at all. I wonder if them mentioning it is just them being overly cautious or if someone actually did fry their system with static electricity and they sued or tried to sue for it.
I love that it is straight to the point and doesn't make it seem like a doomsday nightmare.
Very straight forward, thank you.
could you make a video about common pc building mistakes?
Recently moved into a new place with carpet (old one didn't have carpet so I built mine without ever worrying about it) and I've been wanting to install new case fans for quite some time since I only have one working one and it doesn't do a whole lot to dissipate heat at all, so this video's pretty helpful. I haven't noticed any static shocks when touching anything since moving in so I'd say I'm on the safe side. Might also be helpful that the bottoms of my slippers are rubber.
Trying out building a new PC, glad this was around very quick and informative. Thankfully the area where i'm building my PC is protected from my carpeted floor o.0
I was anxious now I'm relaxed. Thank you.
I know this is 7 yrs old but 7 yrs later im one of the many people paranoid about causing ESD to EXPENSIVE parts! I appreciate how fast and short this explanation was and i'm gonna do the psu wrist strap method cus i aint risking it !
Quick, informative, and to the point. I like your style!
I appreciate that!
This video is straightforward and to the point.
Great video thanks. Very helpful for some. I do have a huge warning for builders that may not know, and yes, it got me bad. My customer to me she had external powered speakers/sub but had turned them off. I messed up and unplugged audio cable from mobo without checking if the speaker system was turned off/UNPLUGGED!!! Fried everything when I pulled audio cable and tapped case frame. The psu was off and unplugged but still. Just learn from me. Double check, never believe when they say “I did that “
I actually damaged my mobo with static electrisity TWICE!!! So i guess i need that antistatic wrist band
with carpet or without carpet?
@@tor13128 thats exactly what i was doing wrong. There was a carpet and i was with socks on it.
@@tor13128 first i will burn the carpet!! Then i will follow the steps of the video! And build my pc completely naked 😂😂 thanks man!
I am going to be building a PC for the first time. My apartment has carpet throughout. Can I damage the mobo and other parts just by touching them on the sides before I even put them in the case? Since I have never built a pc before I was just curious and opened the packing (took them out of the bag) and just looked at them. Worried I may have damaged them without even starting my build.
@@ronin120 yes you could damage with a carpet and winter socks on.
So, make sure you plug your PC, leave the Power Supply ON and get into your bathtub full of water.
This way, you won't see your PC making any spark.
(disclaimer : this comment/advice was not written by a professional and should DEFINITELY not be followed by any means)
Thx man, I do all my computer work for years on a carpet floor but I always try to ground myself ones a while before I touch any sensitive part of the computer, and nothing has ever happen yet neither.
Thanks for the video!
This was helpful. Thanks.
ty for making it so simple
If you don't trust your electrical system to be properly grounded you could do this. Put a steel tent peg into the ground close to a window, then attach a few meters of electrical wire to the tent peg & run the wire through an open window. Then attach your wrist strap to to the electrical wire. Build your pc on a table next to the window.
Thank you so much, i always wondered if the psu has to be on or off.
Thank you good sir.
The first video to properly explain it is a 10th the length of all the other crap. Good Job!
Nice video :) as you said you dont really need to worry about shorting your parts I was worried about this but after building a pc for few times its no problem :D
NaughtyGamer Thanks, and what does your current build look like?
Underground Tech nothing special atm:
Amd x4 860k oc
4gb ram
gtx 750
planning to upgrade ram and to gtx 1050 ti on summer :)
NaughtyGamer Not bad, and the 1050 seems like a steal, I saw the price at like $80 the other day
Yeah prices in US are pretty cheap but in my country its like 200$ but still good deal :D
NaughtyGamer $200?! 😯
Which country?
Dude finally a video without misinformation or bullshit!
If you live in Florida with the insane humidity you rarely ever get shocked, usually only cold dry winter days which are rare
ay thanks for this somtimes yters like u help more than the big tech channels
Amazing! This guy taught me more than what I learned in school for free!!
Thanks this helped so much and you explained how to do it with no bs
Np, and btw demon slayer is sick, I'm reading the manga rn
Np, and btw demon slayer is sick, I'm reading the manga rn
Underground Tech same it’s really good but have a good day or night
@@UndergroundTech wow youre still replying to comments!
Great vid thank you
Can i constantly touch my fridge while building the PC ?
Now your unit has condensation... Ergo, your pc is wet... Yeah, no...
"Nothing like that's gonna happen" well that's exactly what happened to me so I've had to buy a new motherboard
ZomeDash // Levi lol.
Sucks to suck
Was it winter or do you live in an arid environment? Humidity absolutely plays a role in the build up of static electricity.
ZomeDash // Levi I was searching for this comment
Rip
The ESD wristband should be connected to ground via a 1Mohm resistor to dissipate the current slowly.
When I was working at IBM they gave us a very compelling demo. Using a electron microscope they show us a circuit which had test leads exiting which we applied an ESD charge. With our own eyes we could see the area vaporize and become damaged. We did this three times with different voltages two showed damage but still worked. It was clear the damage weakened the chip as it did finally fail.
about to build my first pc so thank you
Thank you
Thanks my dude!
Needed a quick refresher course before replacing my 2700x with a new 5800x, woot!
Thank you!
Great video, thank you. Thumbs up!
Glad the video was helpful, good luck on building your PC!
So to be clear, does the wrist wrap mean I don't have to worry about standing on carpet, or do I still need to build it on some wooden surface? I'm planning to build it on a plastic-coated table while standing on a carpeted floor.
Great vid thanks! I'll be building my first PC soon n this was the last bit of info I needed 👍
Well, I'm about to start putting my server together and I was simply unboxing some of the stuff but luckily I was only removing the outer amazon boxes when I kept zapping myself from the static on my area rug. I decided to buy the wrist band. I should probably roll up the rug to the side temporarily during the build itself. Don't want to risk frying my $600 mother board and $150 epyc CPU - even though you suggest it's hard to damage.
a fun thing happened to me :) i fried my old gpu with a single small static shock,so even if the ods of it happening twice are small,i think i wwill still get one XD
Thanks man!!!
Many of CMOS technology components can be damaged by charges of less than 1,000 volts, so low that you would never feel or see the static discharge. Some of the more sophisticated components can be damaged by charges as low as 10 volts. So where you think everything went well, because there was no visible or tactile evidence of a static discharge, you may have fried your computer bits.
For most people, the threshold for feeling static shocks is in the range 2,000-4,000 volts. A voltage of 10,000 Volts is not unusual and you can end up with about 20,000 to 25,000 volts.
Like wrecking your car while texting and driving, it's never happened to you until it does. Be careful with your components, make sure you've been discharged before touching them.
Thanks man i was worried about upgradeing my pc
I used to stand in my bear feet on a ceramic tile floor in the kitchen. Now I use a anti static wrist strap because I don't want to lug it from the room it's being built in.
for the wrist strap, does the psu also has to be connected to the wall or thats just for when you dont have the wrist strap?
You’ve got a great speaking voice! Great video, thanks.
thank you!
Thanks for the video, and Go Irish! 😃
Thanks!
Will the first part still work if the power is switched off at the wall? For safety reasons I would have thought it would have to be.
Does the wall socket have to be powered? I'll finally be building my first pc by myself at the start of May. :D I helped build one before so I kinda know what I'm doing. :)
Thanks for the tutorial! I'm still a littl confused as I'm still very new to all of this. I wanna remove my graphics card and I've looked up how to do it but for this do I need to wear the strap? And when I do some people attach it to the radiator or their pcu, I'm sill confused how to do it as safe as possible to avoid any disasters
I mean, I could see if you were building during the winter when theres like zero percent humidity here. Static is generated pretty easily. Sidestory, I work at a nuclear plant and radon occurs naturally in the lower levels which will give you a false positive for contamination when you try to leave. The rub is that static from your clothes ATTRACTS radon, so every winter is a bitch just to do your walkdowns.
first time builder here, would i need to unplug the psu when im plugging in the cables to the components? or is it fine to leave it plugged in
As long as the switch is off, you should be fine. c:
Thanks man.
Do I need to turn the outlet on, or off,. Please reply
For the psu method , do you actually need to mount it to the case or just can just plug it and leave it off and once in a while just touch it and continue ?? Pls reply I’m getting my pieces soon
Howd it go lmao
Can you build on a cement?
Very helpful
Awesome video! I like it
Thanks, I hope it was helpful
Hello, I was wondering when I was building, I plugged in my psu into the outlet to ground myself (with the switch off). However near the end, I noticed that the power cable was only half plugged into the psu, you literally need to man handle it for the power cable to go in the psu. So was I still grounding myself enough when I was building my pc? ( I touch it every 5-7 minutes or so)
So, what I have is an auto-voltage regulator (AVR), which is also a kind of power supply if you think about it. Can I just plug it in but not turn it on, and step on it with my bare foot while I'm working on my laptop disassembly, while my other foot is bare as well and just stepping on the floor?
Sorry for the noob question but does the wall plug have to be switched on or switched off?
Hi, I have a question: I want to build a new PC and I don't have the anti static wrist strap. So if I install the psu first in the case and if I plug it in the wall while is turned off and if I touch it will I be grounded? And after that I can continue to work with the components?
When you plug in the powersupply to the motherboard is it ok to still have the psu in the outlet?
Does the method work the same way for opening up a laptop? Can i just plug in the charger with the plug switch being turned off. I have a tiled flooring at my place.
Do you need to turn on the power at the wall outlet?
Does the wall outlet need to be on or off for first way?
I also have carpet floors which I'll be standing on while I build my PC on my wooden table. Can I plug the west strap onto the case without the PSU in it? Because this is my first ever build
Do I have to plug the PSU into a wall outlet or will a surge protector be fine?
i've never plugged in my PSU and switched it off to stop static shit i usually just casually touch a metal piece of my PC when working on it once in a while and i've had no problems
do you think its necessary for me because i have like a metal thing in my wall socket and if i touch that im not electric or idk how u say that
So ... connecting the psu on wall outlet and trun it on from the outlet , and ofc psu gonna be turned off and thats it..?
So with the anti static wirst wrap, i can plug it anything metal while bulding?
If I have my wrist strap connected do I still have to be worried about standing on carpet whilst building or should it be fine?
Why does you tube always send me down black holes of learning. Your video has me researching building codes now for how grounding circuits should be connected lol
Is it safe to build a PC on a large granite table in a kitchen with other electrical appliances on the table?
Hi, do you have any tips if you're working on a laptop?
So i have a problem. My power supply is the last thing to arrive, all my other parts are here and i want to get going, what other option do i have? What can i touch that would work as a ground
So, if I understood correct: 1-Turn off your PC, 2-Turn off your PSU, 3-be sure it's plugged into a grounded wall socket, 4-Touch a metal part of the case (or the metal part of the PSU) once every couple of minutes and you should do great? (maybe doing this while being barefoot on a ceramic floor like mine) I just want to do a yearly dust clean and thermal paste change here! :)
Bear in mind that most gaming pc cases and PSUs are painted, and the paint acts as an insulator. If you have a multimeter with a continuity tester, you can use it to check whether or not a connection point is insulated or will conduct by placing one probe of the multimeter to the ground pin on your PSU, and the other to whatever potential grounding point you wish to use.
isn't the part that he's touching painted? it's all black.
@@danielkim9997 Screws are black, but not painted. They conduct electricity. And the screw threads aren't usually painted through.
it's a noob question but do i workaround with pc while the psu is plugged into the wall outlet turned off? can i unplug the rest of the psu from the motherboard like 24 pin 8 pin and sata like that while it is plugged in? so I can make my self grounded the whole time? thank u Q___Q
To ground pc can I use laptop charger and plug it to an offed outlet? Thank you!
I want to install a new hard drive or fan Do I need the anti-static strap?
Hey dude , the power outlet needs to be off? Also amazing video going to build my new pc soon
You need to turn you psu off and then its safe. Because all the wall outlet is for is for you to groene yourself
honestly, even with the psu off, leaving it plugged in is not an optimal idea. as long as you are not wearing clothing like wool and remain standing to prevent build up, just touching the metal case every few minutes will keep esd eliminated. Keeping the case plugged in, even when the psu is off, carries a slight risk of shock
Beware that the outlet from which you plug psu from is actually grounded. Easy to check when you have one of those plug meters.
Hey ! I have a question : if i dont i have a strap. I connect the power supply to the socket . Does the socket have to be on (in the wall ) ? Thanks in advance
Waheeda Moosa does it??
Do I need to turn the plug on at the wall?
And can I build my pc on carpet?