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Hi, 

 

In less than a week i have to move house, and i can't get a van to move my stuff until the 7th of feb. So i can ether take my gaming PC(its a mid tower) and monitor in suitcases on the ferry, or i can't wait two weeks and move them with the van. I don't like the idea of leaving them for for two weeks. 

Please help.

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Use some type of foam and fill the inside with it tight or you could disassemble it and reassemble it at your new place

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Hi, 

 

In less than a week i have to move house, and i can't get a van to move my stuff until the 7th of feb. So i can ether take my gaming PC(its a mid tower) and monitor in suitcases on the ferry, or i can't wait two weeks and move them with the van. I don't like the idea of leaving them for for two weeks. 

Please help.

If you just wait until you get the van, I think that will lower the chances of your PC getting damaged.

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Remove the HDD and GPU(s) then you are free to take it in a suitcase with little/no risk. That is what I would do but if for some reason you can't do that the van would be the safest option.

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@MADCATZ I agree with @ultimatemythbuster, wait for the van, it'll be much safer.

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Remove the HDD and GPU(s) then you are free to take it in a suitcase with little/no risk. That is what I would do but if for some reason you can't do that the van would be the safest option.T

That's an idea, the mean worry for me would be the cooler its a hyper 212 evo. Quite a big cooler

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@MADCATZ I agree with @ultimatemythbuster, wait for the van, it'll be much safer.

True i don't want to damage anything, but i will be one bored person with out my PC :P  

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That's an idea, the mean worry for me would be the cooler its a hyper 212 evo. Quite a big cooler

I originally had "and remove heatsinks" in the post but I saw you had a 212 evo and I thought it would be fine. If you are willing to get new thermal paste then you could take the cooler off.

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That's an idea, the mean worry for me would be the cooler its a hyper 212 evo. Quite a big cooler

 

Remove the cooler as well. I would suggest removing the cooler even if the system was being put in a moving van. The constant vibration of a moving vehicle would not be good.

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Remove the GPU and the harddrives

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you could disassemble it fully, then just move the case with the van, with closed cell foam, of course

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just throw it in the van. itll fit somewhere

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True i don't want to damage anything, but i will be one bored person with out my PC :P

I know how you'll feel :) but I don't think you'd wanna risk any damage at all.

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I am thinking if i put the case in the box it came in, take the GPU and the HDD out. And be very careful were i put the suitcase it should be fine. 

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I am thinking if i put the case in the box it came in, take the GPU and the HDD out. And be very careful were i put the suitcase it should be fine. 

 

this would be the compromise between the safest and easiest.

 

I've moved my entire pc + 2 monitors inside a luggage before, because I have to abandon my case - don't do it lol.

 

saving mobo, psu and most cables in case then safely putting it in the original box + foam the case up would be the most ideal way to do it as stated above.

 

don't forget bubble wrap for your HDDs and GPUs, don't want them taking unnecessary risks :)

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Use screws instead of plastic clips on GPU and HDDs, cover whole thing with towels or clothes. No problems. I've even let it drop/fall few times last time I was at Assembly. No damage on major components.

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If you still have the box for your monitor, it should be doable. 

 

At least your PC is only a mid-tower. Imagine trying to move a fully loaded Cosmos II or Enthoo Primo!

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Ok i have happily managed to get the van this weekend, which means i don't need to take my PC on the ferry so that's good. When i take it in the van i will take the GPU and HDDs out, i will put them in boxes and bubble wrap so they should be safe. 

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I've moved my PCs around so much, and it hasn't been damaged in anyway. I tend to put it in the back of my car, either in the boot, or on the backseat with a seat belt. The majority of people that I've talked to when they're shipping or taking their PC overseas take out the GPU and hard drives and package them separately.

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Ok i have successfully moved my PC, i took the GPU and Hardrives out and all was well. Thanks for all the tips :D

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