Is it safe to transport watercooled PC?

[TechnoNerd]

Hey. I'm going to my dads and bringing my PC with. Is it safe to transport in the car...

 

- a custom loop PC

- an AIO CPU cooled PC

 

Thanks.

[VincentiusIV]

Drain the custom loop. Then it should be more then safe.

[ind3x]

The AIO is safe, the custom is safe if you've made zero mistakes, and every fitting is 100% tight.

But i would personally drain a custom loop if i needed to travel long distances.

[Chiobe]

I have transported a custom loop my self, its no problem.

If you are worried, just wrap it in plastic first, so any problems are contained.

 

Draining it might be safer, but its a lot more work.

[airdeano]

AIO=easy, no preparations

 

custom:

vinyl tubing: pretty ok, the GPU (if blocked) could be a concern as it has a lot of copper

and the pci slot is minimal support

PTEG/Acrylic: no, most use a slip fit seal and cannot withstand a lot of jostling.

[<doge>]

When I moved to a new city a few months ago, I just laid my whole computer sideways so the graphics cards would be facing up(motherboard and graphics card made an upside-down T shape, if that helps to visualize), didn't drain the loop, or tighten anything more than it already was. Got to my new home and everything was fine.

 

If you are worried, just tighten everything a little more and drive slow.

[turbz]

+1 on breaking down petg/acrylic loop.  Especially acrylic - prone to cracking with very little stress.

[X_Rated_Box]

AIO=easy, no preparations

 

custom:

vinyl tubing: pretty ok, the GPU (if blocked) could be a concern as it has a lot of copper

and the pci slot is minimal support

PTEG/Acrylic: no, most use a slip fit seal and cannot withstand a lot of jostling.

+1

[Necrodead]

+1 on breaking down petg/acrylic loop.  Especially acrylic - prone to cracking with very little stress.

I think thats a myth. Saw a video of a guy bending an acrylic tube from 90 to 180 without cracks or breaks.

[Chiobe]

I think thats a myth. Saw a video of a guy bending an acrylic tube from 90 to 180 without cracks or breaks.

Bending and cracking is 2 different things:

[Necrodead]

Bending and cracking is 2 different things:

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