100% Safely transport my GTX 1060 gaming desktop PC in a car? (2000+ Kilometers / 1200+ Miles from Scandinavia to the Balkans and back)

[rundownturner4]

Hello everyone, in two days i'll be going on a vacation from Scandinavia (where i live right now) to the Balkans to visit my family where i'll be staying there for a while. I'll ofcourse arrive there and come back via airplane, however my dad will go there and back with his car.

 

Now ofcourse i want to bring my desktop PC with me, since i have basically nothing else to bring there to not get me bored. My old laptop broke, i can't use my tablet since i've forgotten the password, and i can't install any programs or games on my phone. So bringing my desktop gaming PC is basically the only option i have to not get bored to death. Which is why i got the idea to package my desktop PC inside a box with ALOT of bubble wrap, and then ofcourse put the box inside my dad's car somewhere where it will remain completely still and not slide around, fall over or bump into anything.

 

So what is the problem? Well i've already searched up my question on google and i've come across multiple forum threads with the OP asking the same question as me, and alot of the answers told the OP to take out the graphics card AND the cpu cooler if it is heavy and bulky.

 

Now here's the actual problem itself, i didn't actually build my PC by myself, i just picked the parts and let someone else build it for me since i was too afraid of messing the slightest thing up, and as such i have no experience with building or even just dismantling computers, which is why i would prefer NOT to have to take out my graphics card and/or my cooler.

 

 

So here is my actual question, if i want to transport my desktop gaming PC inside a car on a road trip, 2000 KM from point A to point B and back safely, do i have to take out the graphics card and/or the CPU cooler aswell? Even if the whole computer is carefully packaged inside a box with LOTS of bubble wrap, and put in a place of my dad's car where it will remain completely still? Like i said i have no experience with dismantling or building computers and i feel like taking out the graphics card and/or the cpu cooler is too risky. (Graphics card is a GTX 1060 and the CPU cooler is a "be quiet! pure rock" by the way.)

 

(I would prefer not to dismantle my computer, but if it's absolutely needed to ensure not a single thing breaks then i guess i'm fine with doing it anyway.)

 

Sorry for my bad wording by the way, i'm a bit stressed out atm.

 

[Snipergod87]

You can rotate the case so it is on it's side and the CPU cooler and GPU are facing upwards, less likely for damage and coming loose over bumpy roads.

[Firewrath9]

put in a shipping crate with a ton of the stuff inside pillow or styrofoam peanuts. ask your same friend to demonstrate how to take out gpu. 

[Christophe Corazza]

If you really don't want to take out your graphics card and cooler, rotating your case on its side imght be the best solution. You can then fill the inside of the case with foamy material like packing peanuts to prevent the internals from going all over the place.

[rundownturner4]

5 minutes ago, Snipergod87 said:

You can rotate the case so it is on it's side and the CPU cooler and GPU are facing upwards, less likely for damage and coming loose over bumpy roads.

Yeah i forgot to mention that that is what i will do, but yeah if i do carefully package my computer sideways in a box with lots of bubble wrap and somewhere where it will remain completely still and not slide around, fly up in the air or bump into anything, then will i still need to remove the graphics card and/or the cpu cooler to be sure nothing gets damaged?

 

EDIT: i might be willing to actually open my computer if i really have to in order to guarantee nothing gets damaged.

[Craiseri]

I have used Pillows and blankets and straped in a seat belt.

Make sure its straped securily that its not going to vibrate and rip off your cpu cooler.

 

[rundownturner4]

4 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

put in a shipping crate with a ton of the stuff inside pillow or styrofoam peanuts. ask your same friend to demonstrate how to take out gpu. 

Yeah i can't get in contact with him right now, however i guess i could watch a youtube video right now on how to carefully remove a GPU and a CPU cooler, i should have probably done that before writing this but whatever.

[EPPHO]

Balkans = very bad roads, I'll say that from experience

[imreloadin]

This is why I keep my case boxes after I buy a new case. This way you have the original packing material for shipping the PC around later if you need to. Same goes for the GPU.

[rundownturner4]

4 minutes ago, Christophe Corazza said:

If you really don't want to take out your graphics card and cooler, rotating your case on its side imght be the best solution. You can then fill the inside of the case with foamy material like packing peanuts to prevent the internals from going all over the place.

Alright, i'm not completely hesitant to take out my graphics card and cooler, but since i have no experience on building or dismantling computers, i don't want to mess anything up.

[rundownturner4]

4 minutes ago, frozeNNN said:

Balkans = very bad roads, I'll say that from experience

Yeah i know, shouldn't be TOO much of a problem though hopefully.

4 minutes ago, imreloadin said:

This is why I keep my case boxes after I buy a new case. This way you have the original packing material for shipping the PC around later if you need to. Same goes for the GPU.

Yeah i know, i still have my case box and it's the box i'm planning on "repackaging" my computer in.

[Christophe Corazza]

3 minutes ago, rundownturner4 said:

Alright, i'm not completely hesitant to take out my graphics card and cooler, but since i have no experience on building or dismantling computers, i don't want to mess anything up.

 

To be honest, taking out a graphics card is peanuts. Unless you're a savage brainless baboon, you won't break anything off 

The cooler is a little more fragile but also nothing to worry about.

 

[rundownturner4]

6 minutes ago, Christophe Corazza said:

 

To be honest, taking out a graphics card is peanuts. Unless you're a savage brainless baboon, you won't break anything off 

The cooler is a little more fragile but also nothing to worry about.

 

Alright thanks that is good to know, tomorrow when my dad's car trip starts i will unplug everything from the computer and then i guess i'll unscrew the side panels and try to take out the graphics card and cooler, i will watch videos on how to do it right now.

[Christophe Corazza]

3 minutes ago, rundownturner4 said:

Alright thanks that is good to know, tomorrow when my dad's car trip starts i will unplug everything from the computer and then i guess i'll unscrew the side panels and try to take out the graphics card and cooler, i will watch videos on how to do it right now.

 

It's really not that hard.

Only take out the GPU and CPU cooler. I wouldn't mess with the CPU itself, since those pins can be bent quite easily. Just leave the CPU in its socket.

 

This might also be a good opportunity to replace the old thermal paste on the CPU when you reassemble the PC again. Your thermals will thank you 

[rundownturner4]

3 minutes ago, Christophe Corazza said:

 

It's really not that hard.

Only take out the GPU and CPU cooler. I wouldn't mess with the CPU itself, since those pins can be bent quite easily. Just leave the CPU in its socket.

 

This might also be a good opportunity to replace the old thermal paste on the CPU when you reassemble the PC again. Your thermals will thank you 

Yeah thanks again, i'm probably just making it look more complicated than it is, but either way as soon as i unplug my computer tomorrow and open it's case i will do just that.

[Christophe Corazza]

3 minutes ago, rundownturner4 said:

Yeah thanks again, i'm probably just making it look more complicated than it is, but either way as soon as i unplug my computer tomorrow and open it's case i will do just that.

 

Good luck and have a nice vacation