Help making my PC good for gaming....

[JEMC]

Ganoncrotch said:

JEMC said:

Another option to consider could be the upcoming 470. It will be more powerful than the 370 or the 960 that Raistline mentioned (also a good option), and also cheaper than both of them uf the rumors are true: http://www.techpowerup.com/223604/amd-radeon-rx-470-could-surprise-with-pricing $149 for the 4GB version.

I've never used an anti static wristband. I just touch the floor with a barefoot (well, plus socket) foot and constantly touch the chassis. Never had a problem.

Aye if you touch the chassis of the PC (the metal at the back) you'll equalize any charge between you and the motherboard, even moreso if the PC is plugged in since otherwise it will not be earthed at the time you do it, an earthed wall of the house would do it too, or like you said the floor (as long as it isn't a wooden up stairs floor) would do the same discharge from you into the earth.

It's just one of those things which I would raise to someone who is completely new to building a PC and as Dreamcast210 said a bit ago he didn't know there was anything other than the wattage of a PSU to consider then I would always make sure that person gets as much bits of info as possible before they end up doing something which might cost them a component or the whole PC, I do agree though, if you work inside PC's a lot you'll never really go through the bother of a wriststrap, I've got a pair of the things... but working in a centre with 300 PCs, I think I maybe put it on a couple of times on my first week.

I see wristbands as a way to make you feel safer and focus on the task.