I'd use the box section.

Reasoning:

a) 1.7m of RSJ @ 19kg/m = 32kg, whereas 1.7m box section @ 7kg/m will weigh 11.9kg, thats nearly 2/3 less to move around...
b) RSJ will deflect .004mm in centre under its own weight plus 0.0004mm per kg load (i.e. negligible), Box section will deflect 0.018mm under its own weight, plus .004mm per kg load. So a 10Kg z-axis will deflect the rsj gantry .008mm and the box section gantry .058mm. In the scheme of things this is negligible.