Graphics card delivery

[Dockks]

Hi,

I live in Canada and its late november. I just ordered a GTX 580 graphics card through the mail. Will the freezing temperatures harm the card if it has to sit in an outdoor mail box for a day?

Thx

Andrew

 

[COLGeek]

No. Just let it get to room temp before you install it. It will be fine.

 

[Dockks]

thx

 

[shadow187]

Heat will damage cards far before cold does. Processors are brought to past -100c for overclocking.

Melting snow and ice, however, will damage it. If it was me I'd let the card sit in front of a heater for a couple days just in case ANY water/moisture got into it.

This assumes crappy packaging though. Nothing bad should happen.

 

[nforce4max]

The only cold temps that would physically harm the card while in ship would require it to be exposed to -150c temps and sustain physical shock. So you are good even with the deep freeze

 

[Dockks]

Best answer selected by Dockks.

 

[Mousemonkey]

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