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Packing to ship a barebones internationally. Separate or already assembled?

alexruiz

alexruiz

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I am on a roll today. 😛

I have a barebones machine (mATX case, PSU, mATX motherboard, CPU + heatsink) seeing little use that that I want to give to a relative back in my native land. I am traveling in a few days so I thought "I'll take it with me".

I am sure all of you have experienced the extremely poor treatment luggage receives at the airport. I would pack the barebones back in the original box of the case, still with the foam protectors. I am however worried if I should take it apart to ensure all the components survive the trip. I know the OEMs ship their machines assembled, but I doubt the UPS / FedEx guys treat the boxes like the regular luggage guys at the airport, where ripped bags or dented boxes seem to be the norm.

At the very least I want to take out the heatsink. Is it safe to leave the motherboard inside?

Comments appreciated 🙂


Thanks



Alex
 
If the PSU is mounted with 4 screws, it SHOULD be fine.

My only concern would be the heatsink, which I'd probably take out and pack separately.
 
after shipping about 500 computers... I can tell you everything that is screwed down tight will be fine...but definetly remove the hsf
 
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