I’m in the process of building a PC and will be moving states next month. Ideally, I’d like to at least get it built and booted up before moving, because I’m moving to a more rural area without easy access to a MicroCenter or other store that sells components. It’ll be a ~700 mile drive, the second half of which will be through smaller mountain roads. What is the best way to do this, so I can avoid damaging any components?

Edit: Thanks for the advice everybody, the consensus seems to be to remove and package separately the hard disks, GPU, and anything else heavy that sticks out from the board, then wrap the whole thing in towels and blankets and lay it on its back for the duration of the journey.

  • saltesc@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    I remove the GPU because it’s so heavy and will damage the slot. Then just place it behind the passenger seat in the footwell surrounded by soft stuff (pillows, blankets, towels, etc) and roll the seat back so it’s snug and firmly locked in. All you’re looking to do is prevent shock. Movement is totally fine, but hitting a big pothole with nothing to absorb isn’t ideal.

    Safely transporting your panels requires more care. Don’t want any pressure or objects to get on the displays. One object slightly moving can press a bezel or rest on the panel 10 miles in and just do damage over time for the next 690.

    Edit: Shit, I prob should’ve mentioned how to transport panels. With as much clear room as possible. Back down, face up, no point covering the screens it’ll just put a very false sense of security in. I will put them in the passenger footwell and on the passenger seat. If I have “plenty of room” to fit another box, I do not. They need that room. They are expensive, they are fragile, they are critical. They’re like massive exposed motherboards that cost a lot more qnd don’t have a PC case protecting them.