transporting my PC to Australia

mraie

hi guys, build a gaming PC last year. I am moving to OZ for 8 month and want to bring the PC with me. The case is a cooler master haf and I have a 27in moniter. I would prefer not to take it apart but I am a bit worried whether my rig would take much punishment during transport. Any recommendations on transporting would be appreicated.

Mister Man

You could ship it using like UPC/DHL or whatever. I wouldn't recommend sending it using a removal company with other stuff. They tend to break everything they can
If you sent it via UPC/DHL Etc, you could just wrap it up in boxes just like when it was shipped to you. Shouldn't be a problem at all. Although, price might be a bit steep!

Tea_Bag

id try take it as hand luggage wrapped in antistatic plastic.

the monitor in the clothes bag.
and er the keyboard/mouse bought over there. id say the keyboard will look dodgy in the xray machine. im fairly certain xrays dont do anything to PC's cause they send your laptop though it dont they?

weeder

yeah ive haad laptops xrayed before and they were ok

johnners2981

If you have a heavy cpu cooler i'd take it off before sending because it's the most likely to break or cause some damage

Serephucus

Put the PC in your clothes case, and pack socks/underwear/whatever on the inside around the components to hold them in place. If you have room, you can also pack towels around the case on the outside. This means your case is (relatively) secure, and protected in your luggage, and you lose the minimum of space. I'd then carry the monitor.

Better paying €50-100 for overweight luggage than €400 to ship it using DHL/FedEx.

p

My suggestion - leave the computer at home and take up surfing for 8 months!

Skerries

or buy a cheap laptop over there and use OnLive