Transporting base unit

Hairboi

Hairboi

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Anyone got any tips on transporting my base unit? i frequently (1 or 2 times a month) take a train journey lasting 3-4 hours, and involves about 10 stories of stairs withmy computer in a large travel bag. any ideas to stop it getting damaged rather than post it ahead of time or get a laptop.
 
Reinforcement of cantilevered pieces, such as the graphics card and any heavy CPU coolers can reduce the likelihood of damage due to bending and shear forces. Using mobile hard disks would greatly reduce the potential od damage to disks due to shock.
 
I used to just get a carry strap for my case and carry it. Sit near it and keep an eye on it, so that some twonk doesn't knock it around (had this problem).

Eventually I decided to just build a SFF machine though, and when I got it finished, I stopped travelling so much! :rolleyes:

Ah well. :D
 
Depending on how much you value your components i would personally take out any add in cards and maybe the ram. Wrap them in foam and put them in anti-static bags and carry em separatley.

Best option would be to get a small form factor pc like a shuttle, these are much easier to carry and therefore less likely to suffer any damage. Shuttle pc's can be built up to be very powerful, would still cost ya mind :(

Albaba
 
Buy a laptop..

Treat yourself... ( unless you need your PC for gaming) buy a laptop.. for as little as only 250.00 pounds... brand new.... just look around..
 
Yep, got me a second hand lappy for £280 that does that exact thing, provides me with a PC to take home from uni
 
Hairboi said:
what about lots of balled up carrier bags?
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Closed cell foam such as is used in computer packaging would probably be the best and won't add significantly to the weight, I don't think it has any real static producing properties but wait for confirmation.

Can I ask what the reason is that you need to transport it that frequently? A laptop would be significantly easier, as would borrowing someone elses PC at your destination unless you have something specific to do that requires your own PC. :)
 
Well Iwas going to suggest exactly what Cr0fty said - perhaps use a removable drive mounting to make things really easy. You would need two exactly identical PCs really though. Even then I'm not sure if OS authentication wouldn't look at at component serial numbers.

You can buy special strong bags and boxes to transport PCs. I would under no circumstances courier it or post it.

I think what you are doing is a really bad idea. All that vibration and shock is bound to cause problems sooner or later.

If you have a really heavy heat sink on your processor then that is the weak point I think. At best it might loosen. At worst it might come loose damaging the Mobo.
 
i need my pc at uni for music/video editing etc (laptop equivilent would be like £1000+), but i go home some weeks and need to do work + like to game at home, don't really want to waste money on a laptop when my pc can do the job, ill just get a lanbox at xmas xx
 
wont a small case with such a high spec cause stupid heat problems, could you recommend a motherboard+case? (which works with my ocz 520w psu)
 
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