This will be my first build from the ground up. Have been upgrading PC's for 10 years, even changing out MBs. Moved a working MB once into a new case and it never worked after that. Maine question now is controling static charge. Worked as an electronics tech for 12 years before I retired. We worked on static discharge bench and floor mats. How can I create something similar at home?

Natural fibers produce less static charge than synthetic fibers. Thinking of laying a wool blanket on my bench top and one on the floor, connected together with aligator clips. Floor blanket will be connected with a clip and wire to the ground lug on an outlet. Have a wrist strap connected to the case frame with a clip. Overkill? Any thoughts?

Order of build. Put MB into case, add memory, CPU, PS, HD, DVD drive and monitor. Power up and load OS, then add (one at a time) video card, (MB has built in one), card reader, TV card, nick card and printer/scanner. Installing each one at a time allows me to know which component caused my system to crash. Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Tom 

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