Safest way to send a pc by courier ?

[At0micguru]

I will be starting college in the next few weeks and will be needing to get my computer from Ireland to the UK(south). What would be the best approach for preparing my setup for the journey ?

I was thinking of dismantling everything and putting them in their original boxes and then sticking the boxes into the case with some padding so they wont jiggle about. the HDD's are my main concern as i'm not sure whether to take them on the plane with me(if thats even possible ?) or to keep them in the case and jam in some padding in the drive compartment for extra safety.

Thoughts ?

Heres my Rig:
CPU:Intel Core i7-4790K
Cooler:ARCTIC Freezer i11
Mobo:Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H
Ram:Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB)
SSD:Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5"
SSD:Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5"
HDD:Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5"
HDD:Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5"
HDD:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5"
GPU:Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Case:BitFenix Neos White/Blue ATX
PSU:Corsair Builder 500W
Wifi:TP-Link TL-WDN4800

 

[Gam3r01]

There really are only two things you need to do.
Remove the CPU cooler and graphics card, set those aside in their own boxes.
Then put the assembled system back into the box the case shipped in (hopefully you have it as well as the padding that came with the case).

Thats what I did for my move to college and it worked great. HDD will not take any sort of damage, as they have to be shipped to you in the first place. Since nothing else is large or hanging off the motherboard its all good.

 

[mbarnes86]

Hi

Probably the most serious risk is the heatsink comming out of the motherboard and wrecking the motherboard, so removing it is important
Disconnect the main 24 pin or atx 4 or 8 pin plug from motherboard so it cant be started up by accident without the heat sink

Removing the hdd , SSD and putting a transport boxes is more for data security than protecting the drives. ( unless going by air freight)

Removing the graphics card may be a good idea as well

You need a box at least 6" 150 mm bigger than the case to protect the system
Either using foam plastic blocks or bubble wrap to protect the case & contents

Better still put PC case in the box it was delivered with then put that inside a larger box


Choose your carrier carefully get insurance with carriage charge

Royal mail is not recommended for delicate products like pc or printers

regards
Mike Barnes

 

[USAFRet]

The drives are of no consequence if you have installed them correctly. Securely mounted to the case is safer than taking them out and shipping/carrying them individually.

Consider this:
If you were to buy a prebuilt PC from some company on the other side of the planet how does it arrive? Completely assembled.
And it just works.