Good point. I hadn't thought about what damage it could cause on that side. You don't think it could really torque the system board every which-way? I usually carry the whole machine in the box the case came in which has styrofoam inserts, and I could place that box on top of a comforter while transporting it. I have plenty of room in my minivan to make accomodations.

But this may all be moot anyway. The unit may not fit in my system. Could there be any problems from having the heatsink very close to the PSU shelf? The PSU fan isn't pointing downward, it's just the metal shelf is pretty close, and it looks like the top of the HS might just barely not touch the PSU shelf. Could that cause problems at all?