Anti Static Bags Necessary for Repacking my Desktop?

awoglom

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Hello, I'm moving to Korea for a job and I want to take my computer on the plane with me because it's far too expensive to ship it there. I'm thinking of just getting some boxes and packing the parts individually and stuffing them in a suitcase. I wanted to get some anti static bags but no one sells them anymore. I can get them online no problem but I have to get on the plane this Tuesday morning and I wouldn't get the bags in time. So would it be ok just pack the components in newspaper (I'm thinking that's fairly static free) in the boxes? Or do I really need to find some anti static bags? Any input would be appreciated, thanks!
 
Hope it worked out.
For future readers, I recommend pulling the heavier components, like video card, heatsync, ... so when the PC gets tossed, it wont put stress on the board or CPU.

And yes. Antistatic bags are critical.