Shipping a computer system

[letsgetsilly]

Hi all,

Soon I'll have completed building a PC for a friend of the family, and I need to ship it to him. I'm wondering what kind of precautions or methods I should use when doing this; it's my first time.

I still have the box the case came in with whatever minimal padding it came with. However, I don't know if that will be sufficient for the computer.

I was also thinking about sending the hard drive separate with its own packaging, because I'm thinking if anything breaks it will be that.

Help greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

[cprince]

You need to find a box bigger than the box that the case came in and put a lot of foam padding all around. Make it tight. Don't let the computer move around. Ask for insurance when you ship it.

 

[flexy]

remove all cards from the slots, as well as hard disks. Wrap them seperately in antistatic foil and buble wrap.

Padding, padding , padding. I am still surprised that the PC i shipped over from the states to Europe actually works 🙂

If you see how fedex/upsa threats packages..you might want to thjink over your decision to ship....just assume the worst and, did i say PADDING ? 🙂

 

[kush23]

just make sure the computer has no room to move in the box. what would be the point of building them the computer if they have to put it together after. might as well just send them everything in the retail boxes...

 

[paulboogie]

Sorry for the thread hijack, but I'm in the same predicament as the OP. Where does one obtain foam padding? Isn't bubble wrap bad because of the static it produces? What about removing the fan/heatsink?

 

[dbailey]

Order all the parts from newegg and have them shipped directly to the end user. Call end user and talk them through build. Talk them through software installation. Now they know how to build their computer, and you can get a job at a help desk.