Paradox me

I need to ship a CPU tomorrow but I'm not sure what to use. I don't have the little plastic thing that goes over the bottom.

Would just bubble wrap work or should I go out and buy an anti-static bag, then wrap it in the bubble wrap?

ghozt302

you should be fine, even if you fit it inside like a paper envelope and then a bubblewrap packaging would be fine. That is as long as it isnt an older one with pins!

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MintMouse

yes. don't just bubble wrap.

Paradox me

Nah, a Q6600. Shipping the box with it so I was planning on wrapping it in bubble wrap, putting it inside the CPU box and then the cardboard box to ship. I'll get the anti-static bag anyway.

Just thought I'd ask to be safe.

Edit- Where do you think I could find an anti-static bag at? I'm guessing post office, does UPS sell 'em?

SuppA-SnipA

yes not in a bubble bag, due to possible static, conceal it in an ESD bag, tape down the bag, then i'd put in paper, then the bubble wrap. then again i never shipped a cpu lol

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xxicrimsonixx

honestly, a static bag is like 5$, if that, and if the chip were to fry during shipping because you do not have the 5$ anti-static bag, then you will sorry that you have basically lost an expensive item because you were too cheap to protect it.

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microman

if you have the original box then you dont need bubblewrap unless the box you are putting it in is way bigger. cpu's arent exactlly fragile

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Diesel Phreak

How about hit two birds with one stone, go pick up some anti static bubble wrap. Staples usually has some.

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IEATFISH

I'd agree, an anti static bag will be a good thing. It is like a bed of nails and the distribution of the pressure. There are so many pins that they won't get bent if it is in the right box and doesn't bounce everywhere.

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Swiftes

I usually put in the plastic holder, then wrap it in a anti static bag, then fit it snug in the little plastic thing from the box, then in bubble wrap.

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