CPU/Mainboard may be damaged during shipment?

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Hello all, i'm building a new pc with an i5 6600k and a silverstone argon (ar01) cooler will be installed on it (very similar dimensions to that of hyper evo 212 and a bit lighter in weight), building over internet, do you think there's a chance the cpu/mobo would be damaged during shipment? motherboard is gigabyte z170x gaming 3 and the case zalman z3 plus (in case necessary). should i tell the guys to remove the cooler before shipping?
 
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You have to reapply thermal paste when it arrives (kind of nice as you can use your choice of paste and know they didn't cheap out on crap paste) and remount heatsink. If your worried about residue clean top of processor gently with isopropyl alcohol. With any computer best to remove heat sink during shipping, but with Skylake it is a necessity. Just Google aftermarket cooling solutions damaging Skylake processors. Skylake is highly vulnerable to pressure damage.
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You know their just gonna send you all the parts in their boxes. You will have to build it all yourself, so the cooler wont be on the motherboard. Nothing will be attached to anything.

Or are they gonna build it for you? if they are gonna build it then it should not get damaged when they deliver it.

But you should build it yourself, cause theres no fun in getting a custom PC and not build it yourself
 
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Thanks for the reply, they'll build it for me (paying for that :) ) but hmmmm it now sounds interesting to me that you reminded me to build myself :) Granted, i have knowledge of computer parts and such and i helped countless people to choose their parts before but i have never assembled a pc before :) you think i can do it by myself? i'm afraid of not being able to do it properly or to damage something while trying
 
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If you have them assemble it for you have them remove (or just not put on in the first place) the heatsink. Skylake processors are having issues with aftermarket coolers that previous generations didn't have. The "pressure" of some aftermarket coolers is damaging (crushing) the CPU, and cracking the motherboard. Intel is actually suggesting removing the heatsink before shipping.
 
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Hey and thank you for the tips. As i mentioned before, i'm buying this system over the internet and they said they are going to assemble the system and run it to check if everything is ok. So, they'll assemble everything and mount the cooler (also applying thermal paste) then run the system to make tests and then is it ok to remove the heatsink for shipping? i mean do i have to apply the thermal paste again when it arrives? will thermal paste dry out (is there such a thing?) and leave residue? seems silly but i need to know cause i'm a bit picky :)
 
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You have to reapply thermal paste when it arrives (kind of nice as you can use your choice of paste and know they didn't cheap out on crap paste) and remount heatsink. If your worried about residue clean top of processor gently with isopropyl alcohol. With any computer best to remove heat sink during shipping, but with Skylake it is a necessity. Just Google aftermarket cooling solutions damaging Skylake processors. Skylake is highly vulnerable to pressure damage.
 
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isoproply alcohol is the product name, also called rubbing alcohol. Any dollar store, K Mart, WalMart, can find it almost anywhere. Take it from me, also works great for cleaning out cuts and wounds, but burns like....

Good luck and enjoy your new system!!
 
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Yeah man its really easy to build it yourself, go on youtube, Linus tech tips, he has heaps of videos about hardware, and how to build PCs. Very easy. and the best part, ITS FUNN!!!!! :)
 
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Liquid/ Water Coolers don't really apply Pressure on CPU's.

My desktop was custom built by CyberPowerPC
LEPA Lenyx LP801A case
Intel i7 6700K CPU
Nvidia GTX 970 w Rise of the Tomb Raider Game coupon
800 Watt 80 Plus certified Power Supply SLI/Crossfire ready
Adata XPG Z1 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2800MHz
Corsair H60 Liquid CPU Cooler
256GB SanDisk X400 M.2 SSD
Adata SP601 256GB SSD + 2TB HDD @7200rpm
Gigabyte ZA-z170x-Gaming 3 MoBo
Professional wiring
a $50 Amex Gift Card
3 year Labor/ 1 year Parts warranty
excluded OS as I have Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and Win10 Pro x64
Cooler Master - Storm Devastator LED Gaming Keyboard and Mouse
LG 24x Double Layer/DVD R-W / CD-Rom Drive
Special Foam Packaging for installed components Protection while in Transit [Shipping].

cost = $1516 + $99 S&H 3 day UPS = $1615.

In May 2008 I had BIY desktop. It was fun but not interested in doing it this time.
Between purchasing parts separately or having CyberPowerPC the cost is actually cheaper by $20 to $40
to have Cyber do it plus getting 3 year labor / 1 year parts warranty is in my favor.
Also no fuss putting together cause IF I MADE A MISTAKE and went Wrong ... the cost of the part is on me.
Here, I can blame CyberPowerPC for a bad / broken system.
 
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