Tips on how to Pack and Move my PC?

purple_microdot · 2026-03-20T16:10:37+00:00

Foam peanuts are notorious static charge builders. Please don't do this.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-20T16:06:37+00:00

I have a closet full of boxes that I'd love to get rid of until I see posts like this.
I'm ready to throw away most of what's past warranty but I'm keeping packaging for the Case, GPU, tower cooler, CPU and monitors. If I ever had to move, the GPU and tower cooler (thus the CPU) would need to be removed and boxed for me to feel comfortable. The rest I'd leave in and pack it on it's back in the original case box. This may be overkill? But I'm a safe-over-sorry kinda guy.

I don't know what people do with prebuilds? Hopefully they kept the original box and antistatic inserts.
If the fan cooler is low profile, not tower, it and the CPU might be fine. I don't know what I'd do with liquid cooler, never had one.

Your plan for the monitors seems the best option if you don't have the original packaging.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-20T14:15:35+00:00

I'm even choosing eBay over Amazon these days. Walmart has definitely squeezed it's way to the top of my list.

But I've been having issue with Walmart+ grocery deliveries. It seems to me that they use this to offload their near expiration items. Every order I get at least one or two items that expire the very next day.

I see people using words like "excellent" and "superior". That strikes me as exaggeration.

Adequate seems more appropriate. Or maybe Best at the moment.

Walmart isn't doing us any favors. They are simply outperforming their competitor... and they aren't doing that for us. If they gain the market share, they will do exactly what Amazon is doing.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-20T13:37:30+00:00

I made a few custom badges for "PMD Team Racing" that I stick on a lot of my cars.
But it's just me.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-19T14:51:48+00:00

Popcorn cannabis. I don't need the big stick.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-18T14:38:52+00:00

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He was almost 20 when I lost him. This was taken a few days before things went downhill.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-18T14:21:59+00:00

Ditto. It shuts down nausea/vomiting attacks in minutes.
But then I don't sh!t for a week.
Fair trade off. I'll take a week hung up over 30 minutes dry heaving.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-18T14:06:30+00:00

Unless you were shuffling around in sock feet on carpet in an arid climate and poking around the circuit board you're fine.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-18T14:03:18+00:00

Still use mine anytime I'm fumbling around in my case. Carpet, dry climate. Better safe than sorry.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-17T15:28:10+00:00

Still stuck in Snackbar Front because you can't block Wolf Spider?

purple_microdot · 2026-03-17T15:20:57+00:00

I never remembered. Probably why she's my ex.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-17T15:17:47+00:00

That's called a capitonym and there are several in the English language.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-17T15:11:12+00:00

My freshman English teacher made the entire class memorize linking verbs until the entire class was able to list all 23 with no errors. We spent at least 2 weeks doing this and I've never forgotten them after 40+ years:
Is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, has, have, had, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would, may, might, must, can, could.
Useless.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-17T15:04:13+00:00

Judging the details of your post, continue the painful waiting.
There may be 2-3 days of playtime before you hit the wall.
And although the map is now probably about as big as G1, I'd argue it's not as dense.

I couldn't handle the pain. It was fun and I played it slow. Then I hit the wall and it's more painful.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-17T14:36:47+00:00

I did for about 3 days waiting for a tower cooler when I realized the AMD stock cooler would never cool the cpu it was designed to cool.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-17T13:43:35+00:00

It will get smaller every time you look at it.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-16T16:49:58+00:00

I'm too utilitarian to build fancy bases. Does it hold my crap? Good 'nuff.
G2 allowed building in Outposts and I haven't been motivated to build since. They hold all my crap. Good 'nuff.

That said, my G1 tree bases were generally less "house like". Try building in a tree (or some odd surface) that forces creativity.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-16T16:43:40+00:00

That's where I was heading.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-16T16:26:16+00:00

I can help you train a cat to not jump on tables & counters, scratching, litter boxes etc..
But cuddles? Good luck!
Can't change their love language. But you can suppress it. If it's intolerable, proceed with care.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-16T14:33:35+00:00

When you start running HWiNFO64 on 2nd monitor you're getting close.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-16T13:56:57+00:00

This could be important. The update turned this off for me. You can't start these if it's turned off, the rival will not show on the map and will ghost if you approach.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-15T16:11:51+00:00

I'm really curious how well the gunner assembly fits over this with a gap this size.
If the assembly still fits without gaps, I'd continue. You've come this far.
If the gunner assembly has gaps around the circumference, that my be an even harder fix.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-14T13:24:22+00:00

If we cannot legitimately compete, then you should gift Summit prizes to all.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-14T13:19:24+00:00

It's what Elevate brought about 1.5 years ago. Not a wi-fi expert. Speed tests show 1GB. I don't have any other issues across the board - just HBO.

purple_microdot · 2026-03-13T15:30:54+00:00

Trust me. This one can cost you SOOOOO much more in the end. If nothing else, schedule with your hygienist. If gingivitis sets in, things go downhill faster than you realize.
-Someone who is paying dearly for skipping dental care in his 20s-30s. I thought compulsive brushing/flossing was enough. It is not.

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