Shipping a fully assembled pc

[Damienmar098]

So I have built a pc for my girlfriend and soon it will become time to ship it; what is the best way to protect the pc from shipping damage

[Chris Pratt]

Take the GPU out and ship it separately. Short of that, use instapak to fill all the case cavities.

[Benito593]

Just now, Chris Pratt said:

Take the GPU out and ship it separately. Short of that, use instapak to fill all the case cavities.

The exact way I ship too. I have always used UPS and had them double box it with bubble wrap, but you may use whoever you want.

[Damienmar098]

3 minutes ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

If it has a video card you might want to remove it and pack it outside of the PC, unless you have one of those expanding foam bags.

Same goes for a heavy air CPU cooler.

Hopefully you kept the box that the case came in for shipping.

So my gf isn't tech savvy at all but would a amd wraith cooler be light enough to ship inside

[Damienmar098]

Just now, wONKEyeYEs said:

That should be no prob, but don't ship with the GPU in the PCIe slot.

Makes enough sense