How to ship CPU?

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I don't have any of those cute CPU-sized plastic boxes. I don't want the pins to get bent. How to do this?
 
Cut out a small hole with a sharp blade in a Styrofoam block, so that the Pins sit in, with the rest on the sides. Put a plastic on it and tape it to secure. That should do it :)
If not Styrofoam, then, use plastic packing that comes with GPU or something.
 
go to a local computer store maybe a micro center or a computer repair business and see if they have any extra plastic cases
 
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abbasdr said:
Cut out a small hole with a sharp blade in a Styrofoam block, so that the Pins sit in, with the rest on the sides. Put a plastic on it and tape it to secure. That should do it :)
If not Styrofoam, then, use plastic packing that comes with GPU or something.
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Most styrofoam isn't exactly ESD safe....
 
Pink is the universal "this foam/bubblewrap/peanut is ESD safe" color.
That being said, you'll often see ESD-safe black and gray foam. The only easy way to know is if it was shipped directly in-contact with an ESD-sensitive device from the manufacturer.
 
If you have a bag that your hard drive or vid card came in you could put it in that then wrap that with bubble wrap.
 
Find foam like the one comes from TV or monitor boxes to secure the monitor(the one like a snow flakes). And push the cpu slowly into the foam. I did it so many times before and never had problem.
 
TurK-FX said:
Find foam like the one comes from TV or monitor boxes to secure the monitor(the one like a snow flakes). And push the cpu slowly into the foam. I did it so many times before and never had problem.
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Wow like Oldie said above most packing foam/Styrofoam is not safe! Especially pushing the pins into the foam! :eek:
 
theman7233 said:
go to a local computer store maybe a micro center or a computer repair business and see if they have any extra plastic cases
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I second this. If you are cool with them they should help you out no problem.
 
You could always ask for a suitable container in the Perpetual Freebies section.

Someone (like myself) might just have something adequate just lying around (like myself) and be willing to sent it your way. Depending on the cost to ship, they (I) may ask for compensation, but I doubt it would cost more than a buck.

LMK. :p
 
AMD uses foam that's designed to be static free, and that's perfectly fine. I was just cautioning against finding any old block of styrofoam and using it. Put your hand into a box of packing peanuts sometime, and see how many stick to your hand. Normal foam can hold a charge about 10x what it would take to ruin some CPU's.
 
I generally take a piece of newspaper, crumple it around the CPU and make it into a ball shape. After that, I slap a shipping label sticker on the ball and I throw it into the mail box.
 
I think packing it in a anti-static bag and bubble wrapping it should work fine, as someone stated above. I have done it before with no problems. And plenty of computer component comes in an anti-static bag, pretty much.
 
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