Moving my computer for about an hour drive

[jakjakattack]

So my family has a lakehouse and we go up every weekend. I cant drive yet so if they go I have to as well. How would you recommend I transport this for about an hours drive on a highway and some country roads? Another thing is that if I lie it facing up (so mobo and ram/cpu facing up) my glass panel will be facing up. What should I cover this with?

[toggleguy]

i would place it on the side with the window facing up, and i would place the case on something soft, so if your car goes over a bump, the computer does not get the full impact.

[Pugs501]

Take out the GPU, Heatsink, and anything that attaches to the Mobo.

[lani100]

So my family has a lakehouse and we go up every weekend. I cant drive yet so if they go I have to as well. How would you recommend I transport this for about an hours drive on a highway and some country roads? Another thing is that if I lie it facing up (so mobo and ram/cpu facing up) my glass panel will be facing up. What should I cover this with?

With the motherboard faced down and components face up.

[Cryptonite]

So my family has a lakehouse and we go up every weekend. I cant drive yet so if they go I have to as well. How would you recommend I transport this for about an hours drive on a highway and some country roads? Another thing is that if I lie it facing up (so mobo and ram/cpu facing up) my glass panel will be facing up. What should I cover this with?

put it on the side so that the motherboard is at the bottom and the components at the top, place it ontop of a few blankets or a pillow or two for the country roads so that the pc doesn't take the full impact of bumps just as a precaution, it's not like a pc is super fragile but rather safe than sorry, if you want wrap the entire thing in a thick blanket.

[jakjakattack]

put it on the side so that the motherboard is at the bottom and the components at the top, place it ontop of a few blankets or a pillow or two for the country roads so that the pc doesn't take the full impact of bumps just as a precaution, it's not like a pc is super fragile but rather safe than sorry, if you want wrap the entire thing in a thick blanket.

 

Yeah I will probably do that, but they are not that bumpy, just curvy.

[Cryptonite]

Yeah I will probably do that, but they are not that bumpy, just curvy.

cool, then you've got nothing to worry about, just be sure your hard drives aren't loose in the case as some people tend to have them. it should be screwed tight/ fitted on the case otherwise the drive might fall onto other components during the trip. (if it is tightened in some manner you don't need to worry though)

[Monkey Dust]

I often wrap my PC in a duvet to transport it. It's survived hundreds of miles of, um, 'enthusiastic' driving like that.

 

If you have to move it every weekend rethinking your case might be a good idea, a portable LAN case would be ideal.

[Guest DollarPC]

Get rid of HeartDrives,SSD's,GPU,CPU cooler,case fans and processor.Leave the motherboard always can get a new one if it breaks

[WinNut]

Take out the GPU and secure mechanical drives, as the GPU can be subject to harsh flexing during the ride.

[Real_PhillBert]

Maybe consider not bringing it if the trip is only for a weekend. Spend some time with your family, they will appreciate it.

[jakjakattack]

Maybe consider not bringing it if the trip is only for a weekend. Spend some time with your family, they will appreciate it.

The only night I am allowed to play are Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday. So this kinda isnt an option.

[Brenz]

Get rid of HeartDrives,SSD's,GPU,CPU cooler,case fans and processor.Leave the motherboard always can get a new one if it breaks

 

That's a bit OTT.

 

As long as you wrap it up in a blanket/duvet and lie it with the Mobo at the bottom it should be fine. Take out the GPU if its quite big but make sure you still wrap it up and protect it with an Anti static bag

[jerhms]

Put the components in anti-static bags and then wrap them with towels. Be very careful. If you can't do that, get a wagon and put your computer on it and walk as if you are in the olden days.

[halfbreed]

Place your system back into the case packaging and secure it the best you can so it doesn't bounce around.

[Kyuubixchidori]

I transport mine in the car on crap unmaintained Michigan roads in just the box the case came in.

I have a dual gpu set up, and one of them is a triple slot. Weighs a ton. Honestly never had issues of a 40 minute drive twice a week

[ObeseWalrus]

When I'm going to LAN's I take the GPU out and put a seatbelt on the PC

[Cryptonite]

some of these okes are way over the top >_> holy crap you'd swear a pc is the most fragile thing on the face of this earth.

[vanman69]

If it's just for the weekend, I would say leave it at home. You'll survive a couple days without it. However, if you absolutely feel the need to take it, or you were going to move it for a longer period of time in the future (i.e. college or something) by car, then take the GPU out and, if you have a large air cooler, the CPU cooler. Then, put the computer in the back seat standing upright and strap it in with the car seatbelt. If the seatbelt is enough to protect a person, it ought to be enough to protect the computer. Don't know what to tell you about the side window, as I don't have one. Also, tell your parents to drive carefully.

[jakjakattack]

If it's just for the weekend, I would say leave it at home. You'll survive a couple days without it. However, if you absolutely feel the need to take it, or you were going to move it for a longer period of time in the future (i.e. college or something) by car, then take the GPU out and, if you have a large air cooler, the CPU cooler. Then, put the computer in the back seat standing upright and strap it in with the car seatbelt. If the seatbelt is enough to protect a person, it ought to be enough to protect the computer. Don't know what to tell you about the side window, as I don't have one. Also, tell your parents to drive carefully.

 

This isnt really an option as we leave friday night usually and come back late sunday, and as I am only allowed to play on the weekends I would get no time for gaming on my computer that I bought for gaming.

[anders_b]

make sure evrything it screwed in proberly and if you still have the cardbox and protection the case came in use that but if not a plastic bag so it is harder to get scraces and window up sorry for bad english

[SeriouslyMikey]

Take out anything that may come loose. GPU, CPU cooler and maybe even the fans. Put them back in the original boxes if you still have them. If nothing can come loose, and I doubt the CPU itself will, nothing can be damaged. Keep it laid flat and on it's side too, then even the mobo cant come free from the motherboard tray.