V voltaic1008 Distinguished Apr 13, 2010 109 0 18,680 Oct 13, 2010 #1 I have an old athlon 64 cpu that I'm planning on selling for little to none, and I don't have the plastic it came in. What would be the safest way to ship it? I was thinking an anti static bag wrapped in bubble wrap in a small box, but idk.
I have an old athlon 64 cpu that I'm planning on selling for little to none, and I don't have the plastic it came in. What would be the safest way to ship it? I was thinking an anti static bag wrapped in bubble wrap in a small box, but idk.
lupinesithlord Distinguished Feb 16, 2007 153 0 18,690 Oct 13, 2010 #2 if you have some foam (not the spongey variety, but the more dense type) from the bottom of a motherboard insert cpu into it to protect the pins Upvote 0 Downvote
if you have some foam (not the spongey variety, but the more dense type) from the bottom of a motherboard insert cpu into it to protect the pins
V voltaic1008 Distinguished Apr 13, 2010 109 0 18,680 Oct 13, 2010 #3 So putting a small piece of foam on the pins, and tightly wrapping it in bubble wrap and then placing it inside an anti static bag? I'm doing priority mail, so yeah. Upvote 0 Downvote
So putting a small piece of foam on the pins, and tightly wrapping it in bubble wrap and then placing it inside an anti static bag? I'm doing priority mail, so yeah.
jsc Champion Jul 14, 2004 16,893 6 52,960 Oct 13, 2010 #4 voltaic1008 : So putting a small piece of anti-static foam on the pins, and tightly wrapping it in bubble wrap and then placing it inside an anti static bag? the bubble wrap should also be anti-static. Upvote 0 Downvote
voltaic1008 : So putting a small piece of anti-static foam on the pins, and tightly wrapping it in bubble wrap and then placing it inside an anti static bag? the bubble wrap should also be anti-static.