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Something like Instapak Quick RT?

Open case, drop one in, close case and wait for it to expand, repeat if not full enough.

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What form should I use to pack my pc as a carry-on? I am planning to move soon, but I don't know what form or type to use. I will be putting the pc in a regular carry on bag.

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styrofoam? thats what pretty much all computers ship in

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2 minutes ago, PricklyAlien said:

What form should I use to pack my pc as a carry-on? I am planning to move soon, but I don't know what form or type to use. I will be putting the pc in a regular carry on bag.

Pls provide links if possible.

 

 

do you have the box the case came in, with the foam that was used?

 

If so, thats the best option.  Just fill the internals with peanuts, or make sure that everything is secure.  Def. remove the GPU.

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If you are gonna ship a pc with a dedicated graphics card. Take out the graphics card and ship it separately because I heard horror stories where PCI slots break off when people shipped off their pc.

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8 minutes ago, DVA said:

As in a full/mid tower?? Or a laptop? 

A Mini Itx Build in the Azza mini ITX case

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Instapak makes a quick foam solution that I've seen used for the internals of a PC.

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