Tips/Special ways to ship a computer?

[Alanstein]

Hello everyone, i recently completed my first build of my gaming computer, however it's currently down in san diego while i go to school in San francisco.

I'm looking at shipping it up to myself, and from the research i've done i already know how to securely pack it and make sure there is no movement, as well as pad all the sides to protect against any damage.

However i'd love to know if you all have any tips on how to make sure it gets to me safely and still working! Is there anything i should disconnect beforehand? What services (UPS, DHL, etc) are the best to use and the safest for my computer??

Thanks again, and as a side note i'm really hoping to spend $100 or less for the shipment with insurance on it!

 

[engiNURD]

Personally, I find FedEx the cheapest, and typically get better service from them over UPS. The budget way would be greyhound.

Bring the HDD with you unless the data is encrypted. Also uninstall anything large inside thats not secure (large cpu hsf, large vidcards, etc).

There's a bunch of tips if you search the site.

 

[Nenu]

Remove the cooler and CPU.
A shock can break the cooler mountings, bad enough by itself.
After that it can scrape or hit other components potentially causing a lot of damage.

Just spotted, Enginurd mentioned that.