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Static electricity fried my PC. Here's what I did wrong

Summary by PCWorld
Frying a computer component with static is one of those things that very rarely ever happens. Yet it can happen, as I found out recently through personal experience — when building a new PC, I made a mistake that wound up destroying a valuable sound card. Oops. I got a firsthand taste of what it’s like to lose a component while cleaning my gaming rig and let me tell you, it’s no joke! What did I do wrong? I didn’t use an anti-static wristband, t…
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PCWorld broke the news in on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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