***PIC UPLOADED*** Custom built PC for my son was damaged when when shipped with FEDEX...

[Conky]

Originally posted by: akugami
The most important thing is the three foot drop rule. If you're not comfortable having it dropped three foot and surviving then get more padding. I also think it would have been a good idea to get some foam to pad the inside half where the CPU HSF was. That might have given it a cushon to stop the HSF from ripping off the case. Although with the way this sucker was dropped even that probably wouldn't have been enough.

Exactly. The heatsink in question weighs 505 grams and that is without a fan. A good one foot drop could rip that sucker off the mobo. :laugh:

I'm surprised there isn't a lot more damage as having a 1.1 lb. chunk of metal bouncing around inside a computer case seems like a quick way to ruin almost everything.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: tbrooks40

Originally posted by: rise4310
frankly, i can't believe you'd ship a computer with that large a hsf attached nor that you are comparing moving the box from desk to floor and back with shipping via any carrier. that is a ludicrous comparison.

as far as the claim, i guess you'd be fine with your insurance.

did you read the whole OP or just what you needed to type something negative?

read it again and you'll see that i moved it from my desk to the floor, to my work bench, to my truck and it survived two days in my truck and was then taken back out of my truck unpacked, repacked, and back in my truck again after a week or so and driven 25 miles to the nearst fedex where it was transferred from my truck the fedex counter without a problem!

so as far as comparing it to it being transferred in and out of serveral vehicles and so forth - yes, i think its a fair comparison, whether it is being moved from my truck to the inside of my house or from truck to truck or whatever it had been moved and driven around quite a bit prior to making it to fedex.

maybe try reading ALL of the OP next time?

Is this what you were referring to...
"i new i was risking sending it like that but i have never had a problem in the past sending the larger heatsinks attached. the worst case prior to this was that a fan had come unclipped. this is the second pc i've sent with an slk800, there was one with an ALX800 alu/cu hybrid, a couple sk6's, and i've sent plenty others with the huge aluminum/copper stock heatsinks attached.

so yes, i thought about the possiblity but having not had a problem in the past, i went with experience i guess. i am beginning to wonder if the fact that it was a Biostar had anything to do with it

i mean geesh - as much AS WE ALL move around our boxes for the socket to get ripped from the board is kinda extreme."

 

[0010010110]

Originally posted by: aka1nas
Don't forget that those big thermalright heatsinks are over the weight limit AMD specifies for socket A clip-on sinks.

That's why I use one of these. :thumbsup:

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: 0010010110

Originally posted by: aka1nas
Don't forget that those big thermalright heatsinks are over the weight limit AMD specifies for socket A clip-on sinks.

That's why I use one of these. :thumbsup:

Your HS is heavier than his! :shocked:

 

[0010010110]

Originally posted by: Blain

Originally posted by: 0010010110

Originally posted by: aka1nas
Don't forget that those big thermalright heatsinks are over the weight limit AMD specifies for socket A clip-on sinks.

That's why I use one of these. :thumbsup:

Your HS is heavier than his! :shocked:

Uses the four mounting holes around the socket instead of the clip though.

 

[tbrooks40]

Originally posted by: 0010010110

Originally posted by: Blain

Originally posted by: 0010010110

Originally posted by: aka1nas
Don't forget that those big thermalright heatsinks are over the weight limit AMD specifies for socket A clip-on sinks.

That's why I use one of these. :thumbsup:

Your HS is heavier than his! :shocked:

Uses the four mounting holes around the socket instead of the clip though.

exactly... i'm thinking of going with an Abit AN7 as i don't see many nforce2's with the 4 holes around the socket?

Originally posted by: Blain

Originally posted by: tbrooks40

Originally posted by: rise4310
frankly, i can't believe you'd ship a computer with that large a hsf attached nor that you are comparing moving the box from desk to floor and back with shipping via any carrier. that is a ludicrous comparison.

as far as the claim, i guess you'd be fine with your insurance.

did you read the whole OP or just what you needed to type something negative?

read it again and you'll see that i moved it from my desk to the floor, to my work bench, to my truck and it survived two days in my truck and was then taken back out of my truck unpacked, repacked, and back in my truck again after a week or so and driven 25 miles to the nearst fedex where it was transferred from my truck the fedex counter without a problem!

so as far as comparing it to it being transferred in and out of serveral vehicles and so forth - yes, i think its a fair comparison, whether it is being moved from my truck to the inside of my house or from truck to truck or whatever it had been moved and driven around quite a bit prior to making it to fedex.

maybe try reading ALL of the OP next time?

Is this what you were referring to...
"i new i was risking sending it like that but i have never had a problem in the past sending the larger heatsinks attached. the worst case prior to this was that a fan had come unclipped. this is the second pc i've sent with an slk800, there was one with an ALX800 alu/cu hybrid, a couple sk6's, and i've sent plenty others with the huge aluminum/copper stock heatsinks attached.

so yes, i thought about the possiblity but having not had a problem in the past, i went with experience i guess. i am beginning to wonder if the fact that it was a Biostar had anything to do with it

i mean geesh - as much AS WE ALL move around our boxes for the socket to get ripped from the board is kinda extreme."

Blain, i was actually speaking of the point where i mentioned moving the case in and out of my truck without any problems.

but that would suggest that i'd expect everyone else to be as careful with the case as i would - its a nice thought but unfortunately highly unlikely.

For those who are wondering what it looks like here is what it ended up looking like...

pic pic pic pic pic pic

 

[0010010110]

Originally posted by: tbrooks40
exactly... i'm thinking of going with an Abit AN7 as i don't see many nforce2's with the 4 holes around the socket?

The AN7 is an nforce2 board.

 

[0010010110]

All of the boards listed here have the four mounting holes around the socket.

 

[tbrooks40]

Originally posted by: 0010010110

Originally posted by: tbrooks40
exactly... i'm thinking of going with an Abit AN7 as i don't see many nforce2's with the 4 holes around the socket?

The AN7 is an nforce2 board.

right... what i was saying is that i've looked for a minute for nf2 boards with the 4 holes but didn't find many - at least of the ones i'm used to using anyways. the AN7 was one the first one i saw

thanx for that list - i'm going to check it out now - i'm sure it will be a BIG help!


hmmm... i looked at the AN35N Ultra Shuttle board and did see any holes? gonna look again!

edit to add... ahhh, now i see them

 

[0010010110]

Originally posted by: tbrooks40

Originally posted by: 0010010110

Originally posted by: tbrooks40
exactly... i'm thinking of going with an Abit AN7 as i don't see many nforce2's with the 4 holes around the socket?

The AN7 is an nforce2 board.

right... i was saying is that i've looked for a minute for nf2 boards with the 4 holes but didn't find many - at least of the ones i'm used to using anyways.

thanx for that list - i'm going to check it out now - i'm sure it will be a BIG help!

oh, sorry, I misread the sentence.