Moving, how to pack PC

[Clockwork_princess]

So im moving for the first time in years and I few 6 desktops and litterly bins of used parts. Can I just keep the parts in the bins and have to be fine? Their all thrown in not put Nicely.

 

And for the desktops how do I move then safely? It's a 30 minute drive and we have to go down a super steep hill becase my house is on the edge of the lake and it has a big back sliding glass door I can. Use so we have to go down a steep hill to go to the backdoor 

[Guest]

For PCs, I typically will open the side panel and fill the open spaces with paper or plastic bags until there is no room for a component to move.

Same with the bins. Add bags or towels to reduce the amount of space parts have to bounce around.

[MedievalMatt]

5 minutes ago, Clockwork_princess said:

So im moving for the first time in years and I few 6 desktops and litterly bins of used parts. Can I just keep the parts in the bins and have to be fine? Their all thrown in not put Nicely.

 

And for the desktops how do I move then safely? It's a 30 minute drive and we have to go down a super steep hill becase my house is on the edge of the lake and it has a big back sliding glass door I can. Use so we have to go down a steep hill to go to the backdoor 

When i have moved in the past.  I lay the PCs down, motherboard side up, stack them and then brace them in my trunk .  and then drive slowly.  I have a hatchback, so its relatively easy to cushion larger loads in the back.  put them on pillows and blankets wrapped around etc.

[Guest]

Literally fill the inside of the case with foam and stuff it into a padded box. 

Not sure about HDDS though, you might want to be more careful with them. 

[MadModder]

I always remove the GPU(s) before I move mine. I also lay them flat on the side the motherboard is on, so nothing is hanging off of it. Put it on some pillows in the backseat, and drive carefully.

[Himommies]

The safest way is to disseamble the PC's put evreything in their OG packaging and just carry it

[Gawron10001]

I can asure you that it worked. But gf got mad on me. Any way, computer arrived safetly

 

And to be honest, dissasemble cpu cooler (if big) and graphic card then you sould be fine. 

[Guest]

15 minutes ago, Gawron10001 said:

I can asure you that it worked. But gf got mad on me. Any way, computer arrived safetly

 

And to be honest, dissasemble cpu cooler (if big) and graphic card then you sould be fine. 

Computer>woman. Well done.

 

[Gawron10001]

1 minute ago, ImadKnight said:

Computer>woman. Well done.

 

Only can do it if you are in happy relationship. And the pc ended up in the back any ways. Once i catually transport 3 pc cases like this and it was fine tho

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Gawron10001 said:

Only can do it if you are in happy relationship. And the pc ended up in the back any ways. Once i catually transport 3 pc cases like this and it was fine tho

Ahahhahaha. I bet you didn't hear the end of that one for a looong time.

 

[KawaiiRaven]

For loose parts I put them in a box of packing peanuts. I used a old pillow, cut it open and used the cotton stuffing to help with the tower. The screen I layed flat on a car seat and secured with a seatbelt. 

[Megah3rtz]

On 10/5/2017 at 6:31 PM, Legendarypoet said:

For PCs, I typically will open the side panel and fill the open spaces with paper or plastic bags until there is no room for a component to move.

Same with the bins. Add bags or towels to reduce the amount of space parts have to bounce around.

On 10/5/2017 at 6:58 PM, Gawron10001 said:

 

On 10/5/2017 at 6:34 PM, MedievalMatt said:

When i have moved in the past.  I lay the PCs down, motherboard side up, stack them and then brace them in my trunk .  and then drive slowly.  I have a hatchback, so its relatively easy to cushion larger loads in the back.  put them on pillows and blankets wrapped around etc.

By your powers combined, I give you Indestructo PC !

 

[frontliner]

I get someone else to drive and hug mine in the passenger seat

[Crunchy Dragon]

I just put it in the case box(I don't have a dedicated GPU to worry about...yet..)

[donalddumb]

i moved recently and i had my pc in the passenger seat......with the seat belt strapped over it.  maybe if i had packed better i wouldn't have had to leave my old 42" plasma tv i used as a monitor behind.  

[Alariel]

7 hours ago, DarkMatterX1 said:

Put it in the case box. You did keep the case box in case you had to move the pc some day, right?

People actually do that? If I'd kept the packaging for all my machines I'd be drowning in boxes. I guess it's easier to find space for old cardboard if it's only one box.

[Bouzoo]

I transported quite a few different PCs, always put them behind the shotgun seat, no problems. The only things you might want to take out are the graphics card and the HDD. I take out the card if it's a heavy triple slot, those tend to hang on their own in the case if there is no, erm, support beam for the card. HDD for obvious reasons if the road is gravel or something similar that shakes the car quite a bit. 

[Clockwork_princess]

20 hours ago, Alariel said:

People actually do that? If I'd kept the packaging for all my machines I'd be drowning in boxes. I guess it's easier to find space for old cardboard if it's only one box.

yeah lol. id have easily over 30 pc case boxs. and most are the 3340 so its not a tiny box