Can I build on a hardwood floor?

[rohram04]

I wanted to know what surface is fine to build on for the pc? Is hardwood fine? Or vinyl? Granite? Even a wood table? Cardboard? I have the s340 elite. Should i touch its metal side panel to discharge electricity every few minutes?

 

[Zerk2012]

You can build on any of those and yes touch the case every now and then.

 

[rohram04]

k thanks I think I will put a cardboard box onto a tabletop

 

[Barty1884]

A hardwood floor, vinyl, granite or wood tables are all appropriate surfaces to build on.

Depending on the climate in your location, ESD can be a greater (or lesser) hazard than other areas.

A PSU, connected to an grounded outlet (but off!) is sufficient to ground you by touching a bare metal area.

Overall, ESD is not *that* risky; provided you use common sense.

 

[Dunlop0078]

Wood, vinyl, or granite would be fine. I have built many a PC on wood and vinyl. If you are worried about ESD use an ESD wrist strap and don't build on carpet flooring. I never have or witnessed someone damage PC hardware witch static electricity, even when they don't take any precautions against it.

 

[vapour]

hardwood floor is actually preferred. Just avoid carpet which will create static which may damage components like mb, however, you can always use a static wrist strap to eliminate. I did my assembly on hardwood, no issues.

 

[Zerk2012]

I've built several PC's standing on carpet with no problems and no static strap.
Countless builds never owned a static strap.