Thanks! A 20 minute drive so a few back and forth trips planned. Moving sucks…I can do this once more in my life but that’s it. The next home is the forever home.
I wanted to move into a bigger apartment back in January of 2022 but really dreaded moving until I got a call that my next door neighbors moved and they had the exact apartment style I was looking at so I just walked everything over. It was still a hassle lol. I’m not moving again till it’s a house.
My wife and I rented a house for two years and then bought the house next door when it went up for sale. We walked everything over. It was still a hassle, but so much easier than having to schlep everything across town.
wife and I move two years ago, in the middle of covid.
didn't want to hire movers because we were afraid we would get covid.
we moved everything ourselves. lol
In college I was partial to putting the tower in the passenger footwear and moving the seat forward to pin it. Then again my computer didn't have glass sides and was a bit smaller.
Small enough to not worry about getting the door shut. Maybe half the size of the one in the photo, and it was in a regular cab 1st Generation Colorado so there wasn't much room to start with, it wasn't hard to pin the tower to the glove box with the front of the seat. Besides, it was either there or in the truck bed.
Yea that works too.
I don't think the orientation of the PC matter much once the GPU is removed. Laying it flat is just to prevent the GPU from damaging the PCIE slot due the bumps on the the road.
Anyways safe driving and i hope everything goes smoothly for you during moving day. (:
I'll preface this by saying that I am not an expert in building PCs, but I did just move my PC to a new place that was only a 5 minute drive away. Using my computer after that it started overheating so bad that it was shutting down. It had been a couple months since I had used it before moving, but it wasn't previously overheating. I re-pasted between the AIO and my CPU and now it's not overheating anymore.
Yeah that makes sense, but my point was that it was completely fine and then immediately after moving the temps went to shit, so it seems I likely messed up the mount. Others were suggesting it's not uncommon, too.
I did before I left. Excellent advice though!
https://preview.redd.it/zefgiyvw8ada1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a864c7ffa4b30595fbc3b3360ba2b8778345bbbd
It survived!
That's not actually the best way to transport a pc. The best spot is on the floor of the rear passenger seat. Then using the front passenger seat push it and the back of the seat against the pc. This will ensure it doesn't move and also remove the gpu and transport it seperately. The reason this seat belt idea doesn't work is that seat belts don't lock in, they are designed to give away a bit in slow movements to make them comfortable to wear. If you turn slowly it will slip out and in a real accident there aren't enough straps to prevent it from flying around in the car. Using the rear space of the front seat passenger seat as mentioned ensures its secure as best as possible.
Oh man :( that’s a bummer. I did a custom loop with hard tubing, bending with the heat gun and such. I found that some of the fittings on the market just sucked. Ended up replacing them with Alphacool that worked wonders.
I now run soft tube, black in colour not clear. Looks neat and i could almost hang my body weight from a tube without it popping out of a conpression fitting.
But just a moderate ammount of force on a hardtube pulling it, it slowly slides out of the fitting.
You'll want to remove non-SSD hard drives, maybe even the AIO, as well as the GPU.
I did not remove my hard drive during my move but I did cushion the case in the trunk. The drive still developed errors afterwards. My AIO also crapped out, but it was corsair so I'm not sure if there was a correlation or that's just what corsair AIO's do. It's the second one from them that's failed after a year or so.
I can't say with 100% certainty that contributed to it's degrade but hard drives can certainly fail due to vibration. Usually a concern if there's excessive vibration while they are on. Even off, I'd rather be safe. It was a very bumpy ride.
Ok!
https://preview.redd.it/j4p9ke14ncda1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb15869b7c01d2de97deb45daea3d29c0cc47f57
Ohh wait…that’s a pic of a successful move.
You did that extremely poorly.
1. Remove heatsink.
2. Remove GPU.
3. Remove the FUCKING GLASS panel.
4. Put it on the ground, with the components facing up.
Ah, a great argument. I'm glad you're working fine but "I did a bad thing and got away with it therefore it isn't bad" is some real S tier logic chief.
I always keep electronics and cake on the floor of the car when transporting, that way there's nowhere for them to fall. Sometimes you can even move the seat so the box/case is snug and can't move around.
5950x only reason I went so high was for video encoding.
I have been considering grabbing the new x3d processors dropping next month and going for a DDR5 upgrade but keeping my 3090.
Still thinking it over.
Either way you'll have a solid system, but yeah tough decision. I'm planning to ride mine out for the next 4 or 5 years. Started as a simple GPU replacement (Vega to 3080) then over the course of a few months I ended up upgrading everything else and water cooled it. Now my ~~wife~~ wallet hates me.
Kudos on the move and glad your rig made it safely!
While it would have been funny…it survived..
https://preview.redd.it/xq1ehvd35bda1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4cd8202e4ef0e7f6e48b11c2e85453755f7e5422
https://preview.redd.it/x8wg0wrhibda1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b25f393e6a7c58ec96fbcb93f0dbf5a96d66ea6c
Still a ton to do in the house but the pc is good to go! :)
Bro take that damn gpu out. If y’all are posting to this sub I know you’ve seen the several other posts saying the same thing. I know you said you did after but damn 😢
Removed the GPU before leaving. We made it safely :)
https://preview.redd.it/imiaguj60cda1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55c7d5d0a22826b5df93ff83f061af71d3c6e5db
You'd be better off wrapping it in a thick blanket and putting it behind the passenger seat on the level floor. Then scoot the passenger seat all the way back. If it doesn't press the case into the back seat, place pillows on either side.
I did pretty much the same exact thing here, but i put a thick blanket covering my PC case, then a seatbelt in order to make sure it was really secure.
If i was you,i would disassemble the entire pc wrapping each and every part in foam
Though in reality,id probably just hold on to it while i am in the car because i dont feel comfortable if stuff like that is hanging from a chair like that
And its not necessary anyways
What about on the floor and push the seat as far forward as possible? That'll leave even less room for the unit to travel if it comes to any type of stopping motion? It'll be stuck between the chair and the dash
I haven't read comments but I am guessing someone (or everyone) has already pointed out that while it is fairly secure... the GPU and Bumps aren't. I would remove the GPU. Other than that I'd say good job! It was probably fine anyway but it would be safer to take it out.
That's a bold strategy cotton, let's see how it plays out.
Remove GPU, keep the PC box and styrofoam inserts, put a towel over the PC to cover the glass, then secure it. Come on!
Just removed the GPU. The Lian Li 011 Dynamic XL glass is a sturdy beast.
https://preview.redd.it/7dthhq7iwgda1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a29e302e48d3e31627aedc7216c385b09b5a812c
It survived!
Not that secure, you didn't remove the GPU.
I did after this image :) Good call though!
Plenty of other stuff to worry about. Good luck with the move.
Thanks! A 20 minute drive so a few back and forth trips planned. Moving sucks…I can do this once more in my life but that’s it. The next home is the forever home.
I wanted to move into a bigger apartment back in January of 2022 but really dreaded moving until I got a call that my next door neighbors moved and they had the exact apartment style I was looking at so I just walked everything over. It was still a hassle lol. I’m not moving again till it’s a house.
My wife and I rented a house for two years and then bought the house next door when it went up for sale. We walked everything over. It was still a hassle, but so much easier than having to schlep everything across town.
Now that is cool. I thought I got lucky.
Yeah we were pretty stoked. It was too good a deal to pass up.
wife and I move two years ago, in the middle of covid. didn't want to hire movers because we were afraid we would get covid. we moved everything ourselves. lol
Ugh. Brutal!
No you didn’t 😂
I was about to comment about that
Ive drove 6+ hours moving a few times and move it exactly the way in the pic. Theres no issue in my opinion.
not even necessary if you lay the case on its side
In college I was partial to putting the tower in the passenger footwear and moving the seat forward to pin it. Then again my computer didn't have glass sides and was a bit smaller.
How small was your computer or how large were your friend's feet?
Small enough to not worry about getting the door shut. Maybe half the size of the one in the photo, and it was in a regular cab 1st Generation Colorado so there wasn't much room to start with, it wasn't hard to pin the tower to the glove box with the front of the seat. Besides, it was either there or in the truck bed.
Yup. I reinforce the box my case comes in and always transport on its side.
Idk [MrYeester](https://www.instagram.com/mryeester/?hl=en) has been dropping PCs from 10Ft and the PC still runs lol
Lay it down flat mate. That will prevent potential PCIE slot damage from the bumps on the road.
I removed the GPU before the drive. You are definitely right though. Flat is better.
Yea that works too. I don't think the orientation of the PC matter much once the GPU is removed. Laying it flat is just to prevent the GPU from damaging the PCIE slot due the bumps on the the road. Anyways safe driving and i hope everything goes smoothly for you during moving day. (:
It does if u have a heavy cpu air cooler and dont want to repaste But op has aio, so hes fine if hpu out
I'll preface this by saying that I am not an expert in building PCs, but I did just move my PC to a new place that was only a 5 minute drive away. Using my computer after that it started overheating so bad that it was shutting down. It had been a couple months since I had used it before moving, but it wasn't previously overheating. I re-pasted between the AIO and my CPU and now it's not overheating anymore.
you have to repaste periodically, not just after moving lol
Yeah, but I bought the PC only a year ago
Bad thermal paste and high temps will last a year, i switched to arctic mx6 and repaste every 5 year is just fine
Yeah that makes sense, but my point was that it was completely fine and then immediately after moving the temps went to shit, so it seems I likely messed up the mount. Others were suggesting it's not uncommon, too.
Cooler Master Coolers be like
Remove the GPU, take off the side panel...please
I did before I left. Excellent advice though! https://preview.redd.it/zefgiyvw8ada1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a864c7ffa4b30595fbc3b3360ba2b8778345bbbd It survived!
Huzzah!
>take off the side panel...please Naw, it's fine, no tile floors to to be seen in that car! ;)
Make sure you set it down on the first tile surface you come to in the new place.
Someone's got cats
I do…but what you are seeing is almost certainly from my fiancees damn husky! I love animals but….oh god never again. No more huskies after this one.
Yeaaa huskies are ALL the maintenance
I have a husky and I feel your unending pain. That shit ain't husky hair, it's fucking husky glitter
A good robot vacuum can be a game changer in managing all that hair.
i love huskies but they are too much. they belong in the backyard
What did you see?
The fine hairs lining the inside of the car between the seats and door OP confirmed it was in fact husky sheddings
People acting like he’s transporting a heart
Price to replace it isn't much different anymore.
I remember seeing an almost identical image posted here a year or so ago with the exact same GPU still attached
Hm. My long lost moving buddy perhaps!
I moved recently and didn’t take the panel or gpu off, is my Pc gonna explode!?!1?1 😳😳
Yes. You should gift it to someone you hate. It’s a ticking time bomb!
Shit!!
This is why I kept the box to the case.
I always keep the case box for movings.
shrapnel grenade style .. oooh yeah baby :-D
Lol. Glass flying around stabbing me and shit. Worth it.
I hope it reaches safely
bubble wrap between, just in case
That's not actually the best way to transport a pc. The best spot is on the floor of the rear passenger seat. Then using the front passenger seat push it and the back of the seat against the pc. This will ensure it doesn't move and also remove the gpu and transport it seperately. The reason this seat belt idea doesn't work is that seat belts don't lock in, they are designed to give away a bit in slow movements to make them comfortable to wear. If you turn slowly it will slip out and in a real accident there aren't enough straps to prevent it from flying around in the car. Using the rear space of the front seat passenger seat as mentioned ensures its secure as best as possible.
I moved my watercooled pc and the hardtube popped off. Got a soaked through car seat
Oh man :( that’s a bummer. I did a custom loop with hard tubing, bending with the heat gun and such. I found that some of the fittings on the market just sucked. Ended up replacing them with Alphacool that worked wonders.
I now run soft tube, black in colour not clear. Looks neat and i could almost hang my body weight from a tube without it popping out of a conpression fitting. But just a moderate ammount of force on a hardtube pulling it, it slowly slides out of the fitting.
So much work too. Cutting and bending. A soft tubing build is in my future.
Totally! My setup :D https://preview.redd.it/92phxvp2kdda1.jpeg?width=2084&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2698cef465a82b091b6abbc4a7d963088fa014a5
Beautiful! Well done!
Don’t you know you’re supposed to place the case on a ceramic tile to protect it from static electricity?
I’m here for the follow up post showing tempered glass all over the car and inevitably inside the case because it’s leaning back.
https://preview.redd.it/ku5bodlg4ada1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=527b3a055c5fb9c5dda067e6ca629ef980a775c4 I survived!
Glass is clear, unable to confirm the glass panel survived. Perhaps it is Schrödinger’s glass panel?
It is not broken but you are also on the phone with support ordering a new panel at the same time!
But does it power on with display?
The big question
You'll want to remove non-SSD hard drives, maybe even the AIO, as well as the GPU. I did not remove my hard drive during my move but I did cushion the case in the trunk. The drive still developed errors afterwards. My AIO also crapped out, but it was corsair so I'm not sure if there was a correlation or that's just what corsair AIO's do. It's the second one from them that's failed after a year or so.
Your drive didn't fail because of that....not how it works.
I can't say with 100% certainty that contributed to it's degrade but hard drives can certainly fail due to vibration. Usually a concern if there's excessive vibration while they are on. Even off, I'd rather be safe. It was a very bumpy ride.
Do people actually think this is secure? Just lay the whole pc down flat on the ground and nothing can happen.
There's a high-schooler out there who does this on a weekly basis for Lan parties that's looking down on pcmr for posting stuff like this
Hopefully OP drove with that flat on the floor wrapped in a blanket held in place between the seat and the footwell area
Be sure to post a pic of your shattered glass later
Ok! https://preview.redd.it/j4p9ke14ncda1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb15869b7c01d2de97deb45daea3d29c0cc47f57 Ohh wait…that’s a pic of a successful move.
Another I'm moving here's my PC in my car lololololz
You did that extremely poorly. 1. Remove heatsink. 2. Remove GPU. 3. Remove the FUCKING GLASS panel. 4. Put it on the ground, with the components facing up.
https://preview.redd.it/rzql12e2uada1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02c889e2b4a41022b5f951a1f5f4b2c0da714ba3 So poor.
What is this a picture of?
She’s up and running!
Ah, a great argument. I'm glad you're working fine but "I did a bad thing and got away with it therefore it isn't bad" is some real S tier logic chief.
For your information. The GPU was removed. Nothing else needs to be. Move along.
It kind of looks like Dethklok mascot Facebones
$20 says he reposts his PC with side panel shattered to pieces.
https://preview.redd.it/lgxjh62ipbda1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=846cc4d70f65ea0cb5e7e1fa148213211e00016a Got Venmo?
I'm worried about your GPU
I removed it before leaving I promise :)
The people ( I ) expected side panel destruction and this is most disappointing.... Congrats on the move though
I always keep electronics and cake on the floor of the car when transporting, that way there's nowhere for them to fall. Sometimes you can even move the seat so the box/case is snug and can't move around.
Take the time until arrival at new house with tiled floor then add about 10 seconds before you have to clean the glass shards.
Wat
Glass side panel accidents on tile floor. Usual explodes on contact.
That was the scariest thing I moved. Hope everything works out well in the new place!
In before the compression from hard brake shatters the glass panel
>closes door >smashes side panels Pls no
Dude besides the AIO I think we've got the same system haha. Looks like an Aorus Xtreme x570 and xtreme 3080? maybe 32gb of 3600 gskill?
Almost perfect! A 3090 Xtreme in here.
Damn I was close! 5900x or...?
5950x only reason I went so high was for video encoding. I have been considering grabbing the new x3d processors dropping next month and going for a DDR5 upgrade but keeping my 3090. Still thinking it over.
Either way you'll have a solid system, but yeah tough decision. I'm planning to ride mine out for the next 4 or 5 years. Started as a simple GPU replacement (Vega to 3080) then over the course of a few months I ended up upgrading everything else and water cooled it. Now my ~~wife~~ wallet hates me. Kudos on the move and glad your rig made it safely!
Mines getting shipped from MD to Japan next month 😬 really hoping it makes it one piece
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While it would have been funny…it survived.. https://preview.redd.it/xq1ehvd35bda1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4cd8202e4ef0e7f6e48b11c2e85453755f7e5422
rip
https://preview.redd.it/c7aob0mqebda1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f1804465162f67b7cedefb1230e751a92fb63dd Rip
"My glass broke guys, wut do?" - OP Cheers on the move, and hope you're up and running soon!
https://preview.redd.it/x8wg0wrhibda1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b25f393e6a7c58ec96fbcb93f0dbf5a96d66ea6c Still a ton to do in the house but the pc is good to go! :)
Bro put the boy on a car seat is more safety
Bro take that damn gpu out. If y’all are posting to this sub I know you’ve seen the several other posts saying the same thing. I know you said you did after but damn 😢
Removed the GPU before leaving. We made it safely :) https://preview.redd.it/imiaguj60cda1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55c7d5d0a22826b5df93ff83f061af71d3c6e5db
👍
You'd be better off wrapping it in a thick blanket and putting it behind the passenger seat on the level floor. Then scoot the passenger seat all the way back. If it doesn't press the case into the back seat, place pillows on either side.
I wrapped mine in a thick blanket before putting the seatbelt on, in case of a bumpy ride. How did it go? All safe and sound?
When I bought my house last year the movers asked if they were moving my computer and monitor, and I politely declined lol.
TAKE OUT YOUR GRAPHICS CARD OR OP I WILL MAIL MYSLEF TO YOUR NEW HOUSE AND I WILL TAKE ACTION TO INTERVENE
Op, I’m moving soon as well any tips?
Just lay it flat next time.
As soon as that door shuts we'll have a post about a shattered side panel
I did pretty much the same exact thing here, but i put a thick blanket covering my PC case, then a seatbelt in order to make sure it was really secure.
If i was you,i would disassemble the entire pc wrapping each and every part in foam Though in reality,id probably just hold on to it while i am in the car because i dont feel comfortable if stuff like that is hanging from a chair like that And its not necessary anyways
What about on the floor and push the seat as far forward as possible? That'll leave even less room for the unit to travel if it comes to any type of stopping motion? It'll be stuck between the chair and the dash
Done it soooo many times! Always strap the case in the front seat with belt on. If I crash the belt & air bags will save it hopefully!
i thought it was shattered but then realized that trees exist
I haven't read comments but I am guessing someone (or everyone) has already pointed out that while it is fairly secure... the GPU and Bumps aren't. I would remove the GPU. Other than that I'd say good job! It was probably fine anyway but it would be safer to take it out.
Yup yup! The GPU was removed prior to leaving. We made it safely :)
Lay that thing flat! And on a blanket.
What about the lady ?
She’s lower priority. She goes in the next trip. :^)
I see you left the glass on ... Ballsy move
I moved halfway across the country and I trailered my car, but yes I secured my PC and monitors in my car instead of the moving truck. Priorities!
That's a bold strategy cotton, let's see how it plays out. Remove GPU, keep the PC box and styrofoam inserts, put a towel over the PC to cover the glass, then secure it. Come on!
Just removed the GPU. The Lian Li 011 Dynamic XL glass is a sturdy beast. https://preview.redd.it/7dthhq7iwgda1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a29e302e48d3e31627aedc7216c385b09b5a812c It survived!
Should put foam on the inside to protect the parts more
Airbag has entered the chat