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Shipping a desktop across country

KleinKlein Registered User regular
in Help / Advice Forum
So I am studying at another college for the summer and I want to bring my desktop with me in someway. Any suggestions for shipping or getting it there without damage? I have looked at some ways but it is coming up to ~$100, just for the tower, and at that point I may as well think about investing in a laptop.

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  • PhyphorPhyphor Registered User regular
    edited May 2013
    In general the components that are most likely to get damaged from vibrations, getting tossed around, etc are: CPU, graphics card & (non-SSD) disks. You shouldn't take the CPU out without the proper packaging, but removing the heatsink would help (though it really depends on your style of heatsink/mounting bracket). You can take this stuff in your luggage instead
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