User puts his gaming PC in a rolling suitcase – Did the PC survive the 15-hour journey?

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A gamer wants to transport his gaming PC in a suitcase and gets a shitstorm. He still transports his computer this way.

If you want to travel or simply plan to move, you also have to take care of transporting your things. Sensitive devices in particular, such as a gaming PC, require a lot of care.

A gamer has solved the problem of transporting his computer in an unusual way. Because he packed his gaming PC in a rolling suitcase and transported it that way for 15 hours.

The community didn’t find this idea funny at all, so the user quickly deleted his first post. In his second post he explains that he has completed the trip and his PC is still working.

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Gaming PC survives the long journey

How did the trip end? He himself writes about it on Reddit:

In case anyone is interested, I was the OP who got hated in my previous deleted post with this photo attached. My PC is fine and working! I removed the GPU and removed the RAM, stuffed the inside with cloths and packed the whole thing in bubble wrap. I was on a 9 hour flight and then a 6 hour flight.

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The reactions are very different. Some still think the idea is incredibly crazy and believe it will damage the hardware. And you don’t want to expose a graphics card for 1,500 euros to the risk of damage so easily.

Another asks how exactly he traveled. Because he wanted to move with his computer, but the rolling case seems to be the cheaper option than insured shipping (via reddit.com):

I don’t have the context from the original post because I’ve never seen it, but did you take it as carry-on luggage or just regular luggage?

I’m mainly asking because I may be moving with my PC, but I was considering insured shipping instead and that seems like a far cheaper option.

Most people are at least impressed that the user actually followed through with their travel plan and that the PC survived.

Basically, you should at least pay attention to a few tips and hints if you want to take your gaming PC with you on a trip or move.

Hardware should be well secured during transport

How should I protect my gaming PC? In the best case scenario, you still have the old original packaging from your PC case with the foam protective modules. Because your system fits exactly in here and cannot move inside.

Basically, there is a recommendation to carefully fill sharp-edged corners in the computer with newspaper. Some manufacturers recommend using an air-inflated garbage bag for larger gaps. Bubble wrap is also a good and safe option to protect individual components.

However, you should carefully fill paper, foil and other packaging material into your case. There is a risk of damaging the components with force and pressure. Antistatic film is also recommended for sensitive components.

What can you do as an alternative to be safe? However, for safety reasons, you can also dismantle individual components and transport them individually:

  • You can remove the heavy graphics card and transport it in its own packaging (if available).
  • RAM is also easy to remove before it ends up bending during transport or damaging the motherboard.
  • You can also remove large or heavy coolers for your CPU and transport them individually.

    • Other people buy a new gaming PC and have to worry about annoying problems first. This recently happened to a user who just wanted to play with his gaming PC:

    A user can only play with a new gaming PC after finding a nasty, hidden error

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