What surface can i build my PC on ?

[Ghost_1080p]

Hello all, my PC parts arrived yesterday and I want to know where's the best place to build it ? My room has carpet and I read online its a bad ideal, to build a pc on carpet because electricity builds up and I can damage my component's. In my kitchen I have a wooden kitchen table and tile around me. Is that a good place to build it ? Also I don't have a anti static wrist band and online people say to touch the case, my case is a NZXT Phantom 410 model I don't know if this helps. Thanks.

My build:
CPU: Intel i5 4590.
Motherboard: ASrock H97M Pro4.
Future GPU: GTX 970.
Memory: Corsair Vengeance (2x4) 8GB 1600mhz.
HDD: WD 1TB Blue.
Case: NZXT Phantom 410.
PSU: XFX XTR 550w 80 plus Gold.

 

[giantbucket]

avoid cats and balloons. and carpets. but if you're stuck on a carpet, use a sheet of cardboard as your work surface. actually cardboard is great everywhere, even on tile since it avoids scratching parts. a soft wood surface is good as well. uh, paper is made of wood, so that much should be obvious.

 

[alexoiu]

You can use the wooden table, or the board's cardboard. No need for wristband, just avoid touching the board's components.
Install the CPU, RAMs and CPU cooler with the board outside the case (if not using liquid cooler), then move the board inside the case.

 

[SinxarKnights]

Your kitchen table is a great spot. just make sure nothing is going to fall off and hit the floor! Touching the case only truly works if you have the PSU installed and plugged in to the wall. Just be gentle and never touch any contacts with your bare fingers and 99% you will be fine. Try to handle the parts by the edges.

Good luck! If possible give us some pics of your new build!

 

[Singularity_v2]

Hello,

You should build your PC on the wood table in the kitchen. Just so you don't get any crumbs or stickiness on your components I would make sure to clean and dry the table before starting. Anti-static wrist straps are great tools to make sure you don't static shock your components but they are not required. I have build many PC's on the years and have never used one and have also never shocked a component. Just be sure to touch an unpainted metal surface on the PC case before touching any components. Doing this will discharge any static electricity onto the case, preventing damage to your other components. Feel free to ask if you have any other questions.

 

[Ghost_1080p]

sure im new to PC and I want all my pc parts to work on this build

Your kitchen table is a great spot. just make sure nothing is going to fall off and hit the floor! Touching the case only truly works if you have the PSU installed and plugged in to the wall. Just be gentle and never touch any contacts with your bare fingers and 99% you will be fine. Try to handle the parts by the edges.

Good luck! If possible give us some pics of your new build!

 

[Onus]

The kitchen sounds like a good place. I build on a typical melamine office table, with one or both feet bare to avoid static from the inescapable wall to wall carpet.
Install the PSU into your case, and plug it in but leave its switch OFF in order to ground your case; touch it frequently. Do not sit in an office chair while you build; their casters generate phenomenal static just moving around on the floor. You will probably be okay; I'd get an anti-static strap though, especially if you plan to build for others.

 

[tech-wreck]

^what he said.
i made my own grounding strap with a length of solid core cable, with one end stripped back a foot to wrap around my wrist, and a metal clip in the middle to attach to the case. the other end is a standard uk 3 pin plug, with the live and neutral pins removed, and the wire fixed to the earth pin.

i don't recommend doing this if your plugs don't have an earth.

 

[giantbucket]

I've assembled many machines and touched contacts a million times (the underside of mobo is IMPOSSIBLE to avoid touching for certain tasks), and so far nothing has fried. yes, ESD can be bad, but let's not over-react here. once you're not full of static, you can lick the parts all you want and not fry anything.

and when you try to plug in the 24pin ATX power connector, you'll realize that you need to support the underside of the mobo with your hand (or some cork). ditto when trying to firmly seat the ram sticks - either support with your hand, or watch the mobo flex.