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mateenah95

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Hi everyone,
So this holidays, I'll be travelling from Canada to Dubai and want to take my desktop PC with me. I plan to take it assembled for the most part in the original packaging that my PC case came in (I have the foam and packaging material). Only I will be removing the GPU, the HDDs and RAM modules. However as I have had no experience travelling with desktops before I would appreciate if you guys could let me know if there are any other precautions I should take. I also have a Hyper 212 Evo as a CPU cooler but am unsure if I should remove it or keep it in place as it seems to screwed into place quite strongly.
Thanks.
 
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They're physically secure and won't fall out, true... but they're connected to metal, which means that every single bump and throw that computer takes is going to get transferred to them.

As opposed to slipping them into a box in your backback, where you can be careful with them.

I would take them out, personally; hard drives do not take well to shocks.
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DarkSable

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Tighten the screws by hand. Check them when you get to the other side.

I've taken my computer by plane before... as a carry on. I absolutely would NOT trust it for a moment in the hands of baggage claim. I mean, think about what damage they can do just to suitcases, and now imagine that happening to your computer.
 
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Dunlop0078

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I would leave the cooler in place just make sure you pack it VERY WELL use as much packing material as you can so it doesn't move around at all maybe put a fragile handle with care sticker on it as well because those luggage guys like to throw stuff around.
 
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Graphics cards are NOT fastened well enough to be secure when undergoing sustained, bumpy travel, and HDDs should be removed and placed in a protective environment.

Come on, man, I know that we don't all have the answers, but don't encourage something that could easily cause serious damage to the computer.
 
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ok :)

didn´t think about Graphics cards, but HDDs are as secure in the case as in another box.
 
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They're physically secure and won't fall out, true... but they're connected to metal, which means that every single bump and throw that computer takes is going to get transferred to them.

As opposed to slipping them into a box in your backback, where you can be careful with them.

I would take them out, personally; hard drives do not take well to shocks.
 
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