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If it's just the PC with no loose parts I don't think you need to worry except if you are trying to race Dakar. Try to tightly fit the case between the back of a front seat and the back seats. Or if you are super worried just stuff some moving box with clothes and put it in there.

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Alright. You think I should just take a peek inside to see if anything's loosened itself up the past few months I've had it? Also, I have the original box the case came in, so I can definitely use that.

What would be a better orientation for said box? I'd heard that having it upright would ensure a better, more secure fit inside the vehicle, but I'm thinking that managing to lay it on its side (with the cooler and gpu facing up) would be better since it wouldn't be hanging off the mobo.

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If it's just a highway. I would take out the gpu. Just in case but everything else should be fine. Do you have a big cooler which sits on your CPU socket or is it a small stock cooler?

It's a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus, which hangs off pretty significantly. I'd rather leave it on unless it's really in my best interest to take it off; it was a bitch to put on there at first.

man, you can relax, just go and don't worry bout the pc it'll be fine

have it upright if you can fight it tightly between seats like I said. If not just lay it on your passanger seat so you can watch it. Or you could strap it on if it has the right size for that. I never removed any parts when transporting PCs, if you do you'll need a clean box stuffed with paper or something. You can also use the PC box to make the thing larger so it will fit tighter wherever you put it.

Laying it down is probably the best way to do it, but unless you're doing this many times a week it doesn't matter all that much. Just make sure it doesn't have the space to move around so much and you'll be fine.

I just drove 6 hours with my PC upright and I had no problems. The biggest problem I've ever had with my 6 hour drive to college is having to re-seat the GPU, it must have came a little loose during the drive.

lay it down so the cooler is pointing up and the mobo is laying flat parallel to the floor of the car. I strongly recommend removing gpu just in case, since it's not hard to re-seat, but even if you don't i doubt anything will happen.

I wouldn't worry too much about the CM 212. I brought my computer up from SoCal to about an hour north of Seattle (still here) and I just put my computer on it's side so the mobo is horizontal with the seat. It was fine the whole way up and no problems.

Other things is that my gpu is kinda small, but a little long (zotac gtx 660)

when i moved states i kept my cpu cooler in but i took the gpu out just in case, i'd do the same if i were you.