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| System Name | Americas cure is the death of Social Justice & Political Correctness |
|---|---|
| Processor | i7-11700K |
| Motherboard | Asrock Z590 Extreme wifi 6E |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-U12A |
| Memory | 32GB Corsair RGB fancy boi 5000 |
| Video Card(s) | RTX 3090 Reference |
| Storage | Samsung 970 Evo 1Tb + Samsung 970 Evo 500Gb |
| Display(s) | Dell - 27" LED QHD G-SYNC x2 |
| Case | Fractal Design Meshify-C |
| Audio Device(s) | on board |
| Power Supply | Seasonic Focus+ Gold 1000 Watt |
| Mouse | Logitech G502 spectrum |
| Keyboard | AZIO MGK-1 RGB (Kaith Blue) |
| Software | Win 10 Professional 64 bit |
| Benchmark Scores | the MLGeesiest |
The simplest way to resolve the "do I ,or do I not ,save retail packaging" dilemma is as follows.
First off you need to realize that aside from one component(Motherboard), I can't even recall a company asking for original packaging on an rma, the concern comes when you try to resell in the used market,or return to retailer for refund or replacement. sometimes people like having the original packaging when buying used,so that's really your primary focus and not warranty so much.
Once an item's "window of return"(not to be confused with warranty) has ended you can throw away, or get rid of 95% of your retail boxes. The only time I recommend that this does not apply is with motherboards. You need to save both the socket cover for the CPU socket, as well as any of the original packaging. they always ask for drivers or manuals or any accessories to NOT be sent, they just want the board & box & a protected CPU socket.
The above covers warranty and return or refund situations ,now all that's left is resell or saving out of Obsessive habit (which IMO is why 90% of enthusiasts save their boxes). If you intend to resell any of your items in the future ,a smart move is to break the boxes down (so they're flat) put them in a tote or some type of box ,and store them somewhere out-of-the-way. Theyre not gonna be annoying once broken down ,they take up a fraction of space (about the same amount as a vinyl record) and really everyone has enough room to do that, (they fit nicely under a mattress etc).
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save MoBo boxes always.
the rest can be thrown out (after window of return has elapsed), or broken down for storage
always keep anti static bags, they come in handy down the road.
First off you need to realize that aside from one component(Motherboard), I can't even recall a company asking for original packaging on an rma, the concern comes when you try to resell in the used market,or return to retailer for refund or replacement. sometimes people like having the original packaging when buying used,so that's really your primary focus and not warranty so much.
Once an item's "window of return"(not to be confused with warranty) has ended you can throw away, or get rid of 95% of your retail boxes. The only time I recommend that this does not apply is with motherboards. You need to save both the socket cover for the CPU socket, as well as any of the original packaging. they always ask for drivers or manuals or any accessories to NOT be sent, they just want the board & box & a protected CPU socket.
The above covers warranty and return or refund situations ,now all that's left is resell or saving out of Obsessive habit (which IMO is why 90% of enthusiasts save their boxes). If you intend to resell any of your items in the future ,a smart move is to break the boxes down (so they're flat) put them in a tote or some type of box ,and store them somewhere out-of-the-way. Theyre not gonna be annoying once broken down ,they take up a fraction of space (about the same amount as a vinyl record) and really everyone has enough room to do that, (they fit nicely under a mattress etc).
TL
Rsave MoBo boxes always.
the rest can be thrown out (after window of return has elapsed), or broken down for storage
always keep anti static bags, they come in handy down the road.
. If you save all of them all it might cut about $100 off the upgrade cost to your next rig. I also don't hoard parts, if I don't use it I will sell it. That gets rid of the old boxes.
All man organized
