Transporting a PC by car with a GPU inside

[YamiYukiSenpai]

A coworker bought my old PC with the following components:

• CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $264.99)
• Motherboard: MSI H170 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For $159.99)
• Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 CL14 Memory  (Purchased For $74.99)
• Storage: SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $129.99)
• Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 8 GB Vapor-X Video Card
• Case: Zalman Z11 NEO ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $89.99)
• Power Supply: EVGA G1 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $106.02)
• Optical Drive: LG UH12NS40 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00)
• Case Fan: Corsair AF120 Quiet 39.88 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $14.99)
• Case Fan: Corsair ML120 Pro 75 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00)

The PC is built, but I'm debating whether I should take out the GPU or not (he's not tech-savvy at all).

 

Would putting the PC on its side (mobo facing up) help transporting it by car?

[emosun]

if it's just being moved by car then laying it on its side is fine

[LIGISTX]

5 minutes ago, YamiYukiSenpai said:

A coworker bought my old PC with the following components:

• CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $264.99)
• Motherboard: MSI H170 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For $159.99)
• Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 CL14 Memory  (Purchased For $74.99)
• Storage: SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $129.99)
• Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 8 GB Vapor-X Video Card
• Case: Zalman Z11 NEO ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $89.99)
• Power Supply: EVGA G1 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $106.02)
• Optical Drive: LG UH12NS40 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00)
• Case Fan: Corsair AF120 Quiet 39.88 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $14.99)
• Case Fan: Corsair ML120 Pro 75 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00)

The PC is built, but I'm debating whether I should take out the GPU or not (he's not tech-savvy at all).

 

Would putting the PC on its side (mobo facing up) help transporting it by car?

Those are the prices you sold them to your coworker for..? 

[YamiYukiSenpai]

Just now, LIGISTX said:

Those are the prices you sold them to your coworker for..? 

$500 CAD

[LIGISTX]

9 minutes ago, YamiYukiSenpai said:

$500 CAD

Ah. Ok. I was going to say… lol

[NomBread]

Laying it on it's side with a seatbelt should be enough to hold it down safe and secure until it reaches the location.

[YamiYukiSenpai]

16 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

Ah. Ok. I was going to say… lol

Too cheap, or too expensive?

[JaffH_iii]

agree, $500 sounds like a reasonable price for this.

[Totallycasual]

I actually have an old desktop PC in my campervan (7700+GTX1080), i told myself that it needed replacing anyway so i'd just use it in the campervan until it died.  Two years now it's still going, just sitting in a normal desk PC cavity with a piece of high density foam on each side to stop it moving around lol 

 

As others have said though, just lay it down on a blanket or something thick/soft that'll absorb most of the road vibrations, you'll be totally fine. 

[Stormseeker9]

4 hours ago, NomBread said:

Laying it on it's side with a seatbelt should be enough to hold it down safe and secure until it reaches the location.

Unless rocky gravel roads lol. One never knows in Canada/Australia 

[YamiYukiSenpai]

20 hours ago, Schnoz said:

USD $500

You saying I should've sold it for more?