As I mentioned in this thread http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardwa...-together.html I'd like a bit of community knowledge with my first complete rebuild. Mostly just to ask if things will explode and for peace of mind. All of the hardware has arrived, and I'm about to take the motherboard out and put the processor in. First two questions:
1)Really how much of a problem is static electricity? I've never bought a strap thing, just touched some taps or other metal object...
2)With thermal grease, is getting as thin a layer as possible to cover the CPU surface the name of the game?
Thanks for any input,
Niko =]