Thank you very much for taking the time to document and share your thoughts on the case and rebuild. I am putting together a system with the same enclosure, and your tips are very helpful. Really appreciate your thoroughness and modification ideas. Thanks again!
Hi Brenda! Greetings from Germany! I have some remarks on static electricity: 1. If you are scard of static electricity do not use carpet around your hardware when assembling the PC and also not inside the case. However there are special carpets for datacenters which are non-inflammable and antistatic. You can use these for insulation, but you have to ground the carpet with a strip of copper between carpet and case and use special carpet glue. 2. The metal on the mainboard is not grounded as long as the mainboard sits on the cardboard. Better ground yourself at a metal water pipe. 3. Do not user washers to mount the mainboard in the case the metal traces around the screw holes are intentionally to ground the mainboard. 4. The whole build is only grounded when the PSU is connected to the socket. Which Case do you use to transport the computer?
Hi from, California, USA. With 75% or greater humidity, I didn't have to worry about static that much, but I wanted to keep myself reminded of it, and also I want my viewers to be aware of it. If it were less humid, I would wear a grounding strap. Still, by dissipating static electricity by touching large conductors already grounded to what working on, and by avoiding touching pins, connectors, and edge connectors, risk is minimized. I have built over 100 computers--including professionally, and the only thing I blew out (so far)--was an old television by touching the antenna after I crossed a dry heated room, in winter. I prefer using washers under the screws to protect the traces from the twisting action/wear from the screw. There may be grounding opportunities/pads on the bottom of the motherboard which only experience pressure, and not twisting/grinding/galling action of the screws. Additionally, the motherboard is also grounded by the power supply. The outer portable case is a Gator rotomoulded case, but it's too thin not to deform. I regret not going with SKB, this time around. It's at the end of the next video.
Thank you very much for taking the time to document and share your thoughts on the case and rebuild. I am putting together a system with the same enclosure, and your tips are very helpful. Really appreciate your thoroughness and modification ideas. Thanks again!
I got one of these cases with a 5900x you can fit a smaller notuca cooler and replace case fans and it’s whisper quiet
I have a new Noctua cooler in the kitchen, likely the next video : )
The Video was renamed so viewers won't have to endure my organization system.
Hi Brenda! Greetings from Germany! I have some remarks on static electricity:
1. If you are scard of static electricity do not use carpet around your hardware when assembling the PC and also not inside the case. However there are special carpets for datacenters which are non-inflammable and antistatic. You can use these for insulation, but you have to ground the carpet with a strip of copper between carpet and case and use special carpet glue.
2. The metal on the mainboard is not grounded as long as the mainboard sits on the cardboard. Better ground yourself at a metal water pipe.
3. Do not user washers to mount the mainboard in the case the metal traces around the screw holes are intentionally to ground the mainboard.
4. The whole build is only grounded when the PSU is connected to the socket.
Which Case do you use to transport the computer?
Hi from, California, USA.
With 75% or greater humidity, I didn't have to worry about static that much, but I wanted to keep myself reminded of it, and also I want my viewers to be aware of it. If it were less humid, I would wear a grounding strap. Still, by dissipating static electricity by touching large conductors already grounded to what working on, and by avoiding touching pins, connectors, and edge connectors, risk is minimized. I have built over 100 computers--including professionally, and the only thing I blew out (so far)--was an old television by touching the antenna after I crossed a dry heated room, in winter.
I prefer using washers under the screws to protect the traces from the twisting action/wear from the screw. There may be grounding opportunities/pads on the bottom of the motherboard which only experience pressure, and not twisting/grinding/galling action of the screws. Additionally, the motherboard is also grounded by the power supply.
The outer portable case is a Gator rotomoulded case, but it's too thin not to deform. I regret not going with SKB, this time around. It's at the end of the next video.