Posting a motherboard

[alxne]

I've put my old motherboard, cpu and fan which are all attached on ebay and I'm thinking it wasn't the wisest of decisions. I don't know how I'm supposed to send it now, it still has the fan attached to it so its not easy to package it up and its a fairly big fan.

I can put it in a box but what do I put around it?

[Carbonado]

15 minutes ago, alxne said:

I've put my old motherboard, cpu and fan which are all attached on ebay and I'm thinking it wasn't the wisest of decisions. I don't know how I'm supposed to send it now, it still has the fan attached to it so its not easy to package it up and its a fairly big fan.

I can put it in a box but what do I put around it?

why dont you just take off the fan, as it is pretty easy to mount a fan back on??

[alxne]

3 hours ago, CouRageRC said:

why dont you just take off the fan, as it is pretty easy to mount a fan back on??

It's an Arctic Freezer Pro Rev 2 Cooler, does it just unscrew?

 

What would I package the motherboard in if I did that?

[alxne]

The fan looks connected to the cpu and paste area so I can't remove the fan.

[LordVetinari]

2 hours ago, alxne said:

The fan looks connected to the cpu and paste area so I can't remove the fan.

You really can. There are a few YouTube videos of the installation of the unit, just reverse the process. 

 

(Generally it's remove fans, remove screws, lift cooler off. - giving a small twist to the cooler as you pull it off can help if the thermal paste is holding it tight)