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Transporting watercooled system?

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jamezzz122

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I was thinking of going watercooling but was wondeirng about transporting the computer around. Let's say I take it to a LAN or something. If I laid the computer on it's side in the backseat of a car, would that be bad?

Basically if I have a non-leaking system then I can lug it around with no problems right?
 
You just have to be extra careful with that. For one, watercooled pc will tend to be heavier than aircooled, I found out that after everything was installed and filled with water, the case was significantly harder to lift and carry. Then, you need to be sure that things like your filling T or the cap on your reservoir are properly sealed. Things like these can be sometimes overlooked, since water normally doesn't spill from the top of your reservoir or the T in normal computer use. And I guess the final point would be that all that tubing puts load and constraint on the waterblocks that are ultimately sitting on your videocard or processor socket. You gotta be careful to assure a "soft landing" when you put the pc down, or you might risk ripping something off.
 
Really, if the water cooled system is setup properly, you could put the computer upside down and not have a problem. The WC system should be able to operate in any orientation because it's a closed loop system. Gravity does play a small part, but should not have any adverse affects transporting the system or even operating it on it's side.

Like Rez said, though, make sure everything is tightened down and stable before moving it.
 
Inaba said:
Really, if the water cooled system is setup properly, you could put the computer upside down and not have a problem. The WC system should be able to operate in any orientation because it's a closed loop system. Gravity does play a small part, but should not have any adverse affects transporting the system or even operating it on it's side.
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Yeah, until the air bubble from your res/t-line floats into your rad and sets up camp. But that doesn't effect the transport, just the performance afterwards.

Personally, my case sits in the front seat upright, with a seatbelt on. My case is heavy enough to trip the seatbelt retractor catches, so it's not going anywhere. :D

And yes, make sure that everything is tight and isn't gonna move around.
 
mini server case

I set mine standing up but sideways on the back seat so the the computer is upright and the side of the computer case is up against the back of the seat. Wrap a beach towel over/around it and seatbelt it in with rear seatbelt/shoulderbelt.

No problems so far, but I drive a caddy (soft springs) and will go all the way around a parking lot to avoid speed bumps.

Thinking about getting one of those little fold up hand carts.
 
I take my system to a lan every month, it's about 5 miles from my house but I have some rough roads to drive on and I usually haul it in the front seat of my S10. I only occasionaly get air bubbles in the system but they bleed out quickly, and I only get them because I fill my bayres half full (Check pictures and you'll what I mean). My system is basically the LAN server, I have a ton of stuff packed into it and it weighs right around 70lbs. I have added handles on both sides of it and have a friend help me carry it, but its not too bad, it also has wheels for rolling on the ground, a big plus. I took this same PC to quakecon which is a 350 mile drive and didn't hurt my watercooling at all, although I lost a hard drive on the trip back, too much vibration I guess.
 
sweet system Jiggaman2576 !

and jamezzz122 if you're technically inclined enough to build a watercooled system in the first place you should be able to build it well enough to not die when you move it :)
 
I was contemplating this some more... and one issue did cross my mind. In my case, at least, my GPU block puts a lot of downward force laterally on my video card. It's concievable, that with a big enough bump, the water block would have enough energy to snap the card off in the PCI slot.

The tubing takes up some of the strain, but the block is heavy. Make sure that when you're transporting it, all the water blocks are in a position that does not strain any of the PCBs. Maybe remove the video card out of the slot and let it dangle or something?
 
I don't foresee laying my system on it's side to cause a problem, but I would rather not risk it. I buckle it into the shotgun seat..
 
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