Shipping CPUs

[Towkneee]

Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

I have to ship my old q8300 processor tomorrow and I was wondering is a anti static bag essential? I have heard mixed things about it. I also should add I don't have any of the original packaging.

Thanks to anyone who helps.

 

[mickyflinn]

Processors are not shipped in antistatic bags usually in a box, the cpu is surrounded buy a plastic cover.

If you have to ship it, i suggest you wrap it a plastic cover surrounded by packaging like bubble wrap to protect the processor.

 

[shadow_boxer]

If you have none of the original packaging then you'll really need to be careful. Remove the processor carefully without bending pins (might be worth taking a photo of it with serial numbers and to show pins are all intact when shipping) and place the pins onto a soft surface, you can get bits of soft foam or sponge and then pace it in a tight fitting box with bubble wrap.

 

[Martini1991]

If you have none of the original packaging then you'll really need to be careful. Remove the processor carefully without bending pins (might be worth taking a photo of it with serial numbers and to show pins are all intact when shipping) and place the pins onto a soft surface, you can get bits of soft foam or sponge and then pace it in a tight fitting box with bubble wrap.

Core 2's don't have pins on the CPU.

 

[Justintime]

Nothing wrong with putting the cpu into an anti-static bag and then bubblewrap in a small box.

 

[SouthEastBlue]

Last CPU I sent I bubble wrapped, then put a small piece of cardboard around the CPU, then put that into another small box.

The last CPU I received was sent with anti static, bubble wrap then put in a jiffy bag! Still worked and looked perfect when I unwrapped it, but I wasn't overly impressed.

 

[SouthEastBlue]

Last CPU I sent I bubble wrapped, then put into a small piece of cardboard around the CPU, then put that into another small box.

The last CPU I received was sent with anti static stuff sello taped around it then put in a jiffy bag! Still worked and looked perfect when I unwrapped it, but I wasn't overly impressed.

 

[Justintime]

To be fair non-pinned LGA cpus are much more resilient and a jiffy bag is probably fine if adequate padding is used. The IHS will have to be bent for any 'real' damage to occur and that would take some doing.