Hi all.
:)

I want to build a case of my own, which is made out of nice dressed-timber.

Yes, I said timber!
:eek:

I am bored with metal cases and their bland appearence.
Yes, they are cheap and do the job very well, I just want to do something different.

I have seen PC's built into anything these days, usually using those dinky ITX boards.

What I want to do, is put my Mini-ATX board, and all it's peripherials into a woden case. The m/board will be mounted on a ground-plane taken from an old PC case, and this will be screwed to the wooden case. The reason for this, is to provide the m/board with some sheilding.

Hard and floppy disks will also be mounted in 3.5" carriers, taken from old PC cases, and likewise, screwed to the wooden enclosure.

The front of the case will consist of a cosmetic air-vent from a hardware store, which hindges down to cover the entire front - including the CD-ROM drives etc. When you need to put in a CD, you open the flap, and then open the drive tray.

The majority of the rear panel, will consist of 80mm fans, wired togeather both physically and electrically, controlled by several thermal sensors placed on things like CPU and hard disks.

The CPU will be cooled by the fan-duct method, allowing me to remove the noisy CPU fan.

Do you think this will pose any problems?


MM.

I have read about someone who designs and builds computers with high quality wood for executives' offices... It is quite possible to do... Heat would not even be that much of a problem since the CPU would shut down before it got to a dangerous range for burning wood....

Great!
:)
So, am I to understand that so long as:

1) You provide enough cooling/airflow
2) You use a groundplane for the motherboard
3) Everything is secured firmly

that there is not problem in doing what I am about to do?

My friends will wonder where I got the case!
:p


MM.

I suggest doing a search in Google for "custom computer cases wood" to see what others have done...

If you are going to mod your case here is a good place to start gathering hits/tips and advice. One of many sites related to modding. If you take time and search you will find others who have used wood.
http://www.mnpctech.com/

Here is google link for more sites.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=modding+computer+cases&spell=1

There is a company, I believe in India, who supply computers in Wooden cases,so it is quite practical.
For additional screening, you could always line the case with cooking foil. A woodscrew through it will provide an earth connection.

COOL! - Thanks guys, will carry on then and start work on it. MM.

http://members.aol.com/whyzman/Cardboard.jpgIf you like tree products and the unique:

OH MY __GOD__!!!
:eek:

Hell!

That is one very cheap and nasty case(if you can call it that!)

This is not QUITE what I plan to do - a little more professional wood-finish then this!

Although, the fan on the top of the box is a nice touch!
;)


MM.