Any tips for shipping a gaming PC?

[Changeup]

Still can't drag you West of New Mexico?

Hehe, been there.  Offices in El Segundo, Seattle and Honolulu...

[eagl]

ya, i would take out the heatsink and the video card, pack the inside of the computer with balled up newspaper, then wrap the heatsink in bubble wrap and the video card in a static bag with bubble wrap around the bag. stuff the box with whatever you can get your hands on for packing material.

This.

[Gustav]

yea, I will be doing that, will bubble-wrap my HDDs as well. (Got about...six of them)

 

[Mongoose]

  Do NOT use styrofoam peanuts, or any type of styrofoam that can break into little pieces.  These pieces can get inside the air vents, and styrofoam is a great source of static electricity.  Static can give you a dead computer, even if you see no physical damage.

[JimmyC]

I plan on taking major components outta mine,wrap em & stash em in my suitcase , leave case,power supply
and fly 24hrs.. buy case power supply..reassemble  fingers crossed..cos shippin uk to NZ is long time.& pricey

[Gustav]

Yea, shipping the PC won't be too much, I think I will take my main HDD with me on my carry-on. (Hopefully the TSA doesn't think too much of it. )

But yea, I wonder what you guys think of Lawton?
That is where I am moving.

[bortas1]

where in oklahoma are you moving too?

[Gustav]

Lawton.

[Reschke]

Lawton.

AKA Fort Sill, OK and it is a nice area. Not too far from Dallas and OK City.

[Gustav]

from what I have heard, its an hour from OK City and about three hours from DFW. I am moving there as I have some family there and I need a change of scenery