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Is it safe to leave a CPU and RAM in sockets on the mobo for shipping?

I bought a dually 333 celeron system with 3 DIMMs from the FS/FT forums on 2cpu.com.

They were still attached (CPUs, HSFs, and DIMMS) in transit. They arrived fine and the system is running great.
 
Is it safer to trust the person receiving it to place the heatsink on, or the shipping service not to play soccer with your case? Who's going to pay for damages in each scenario... if something is wrong.

You in case 1.


My vote: Ship it as built, with insurance, and good packaging.
 
If it's in a case, I'd just take off the HSF. If it's just a mobo, remove the HSF and the RAM. The CPU will be fine in the socket.
 
gateway motherboard RMA's always come with the memory, cpu, and heatsink installed. I've probably received 100 or so this way and have yet to have an issue. Granted they are packed pretty well. Personally however, i would secure the RAM by itself, and unclip the heatsink.
 
This thread makes me wonder if anyone has ever ordered from Apple, Dell, Gateway, Compaq, HP, etc. Or maybe I'm the only one that gets everything ready to go right out of the box...
 
Originally posted by: GermyBoy
This thread makes me wonder if anyone has ever ordered from Apple, Dell, Gateway, Compaq, HP, etc. Or maybe I'm the only one that gets everything ready to go right out of the box...
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beat me to the punch.

If you mark it as a computer, insure it, and PACK IT WELL, it shouldnt matter.
 
WTF?? How do you think all the computers sold in the world get to their destination?? Without the CPU installed??

Yes it's perfectly fine to leave the CPU and ram installed. Just make sure you pack the case really well.
 
From a semiconductor standpoint, it is much better to leave them in-circuit to prevent static discharge problems during insertion/removal.
 
I build custom systems and have always shipped them ready to use. I pack them in the original box the case came in. I have even had some of my customers return their computers a year later for upgrades and maintenance with no problems. I always tell them to save the box and packing material.
 
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