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How to transport computer?

SerenadeRB

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Hey everyone :D
I just got a new apartment (brooklyn baby!), and I just happened to finish my new rig. It's watercooled and has a lot of copper weighing down the motherboard as well as two separate loops. Between the copper and the water the motherboard is supporting a lot of weight.
How should I pack it so that it will survive the trip (around 40 miles).?
Is there something I can pack it in to absorb most of the shock?
 

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just lay it on its back and put it next to you in the vehicle. Maybe wrap it oin a T shirt to avoid any scratches against seatbelts and such.

Ive traveled from around Toledo to Indy (about 4 hours drivetime) a bunch of times. Never had an issue.
 

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just lay it on its back and put it next to you in the vehicle.

The roads in NYC are very bad. There are ditches everywhere. An edible arrangements I bought fell apart on the car ride home :/
 

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well I wouldnt ship it in the back of the truck TBH. I would rather , especially oin crappy roads, to be able to keep a hand on it.

Just my take, other than that, disassembly is the best option.
 
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