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July 27th, 2005, 07:44 PM
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Re: OT: Buying vs. building your own computer
Rest your wrists on the metal case. It grounds you and isn't connected to the parts.
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July 27th, 2005, 11:00 PM
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Re: OT: Buying vs. building your own computer
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Rest your wrists on the metal case. It grounds you and isn't connected to the parts.
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Open your computer and look at the motherboard. Look for some screws holding the motherboard to the case. They look gold or copper don't they? Why do you think that is? Only ground yourself with the case if you can't do anything else.  |
July 28th, 2005, 09:11 AM
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Re: OT: Buying vs. building your own computer
If you know how, build it. If you are a newb and it's a second system, build it. If your a newb and it will be your main rig, buy it from Mikey.
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July 28th, 2005, 10:56 AM
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Re: OT: Buying vs. building your own computer
I built my new system with little experience (I had changed the video card and added RAM to my previous machine). I did a fair amount of reading ("Building the Perfect PC", Tom's Hardware, CNet, NewEgg, etc.) before doing anything. I also watched prices for a while.
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July 29th, 2005, 12:53 AM
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Re: OT: Buying vs. building your own computer
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If you know how, build it. If you are a newb and it's a second system, build it. If your a newb and it will be your main rig, buy it from Mikey.
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New at it, will be primary machine, but not for a while. So I think I'll go ahead, build it, then have a while to find out what I did wrong, fix it, etc etc, then maybe when I need it down the road, it'll be ready 
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July 29th, 2005, 10:24 AM
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Re: OT: Buying vs. building your own computer
Having a second machine running while you build the first one is the best...
You can google whenever you're not sure, and you can ask us quick questions any time. 
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