Wood PC 1.0
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| Posted: | September 4th 2005 |
| Updated: | September 4th 2005 - 11:27 AM |
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Good (5.3)
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| System Specs: | Athlon 64 3000+, 512mb Mushkin XP3200, DFI Ultra-D, WD800JB, 128mb X700Pro, Antec SL350, Lite-on dvd burner. |
| Performed Mods: | custom case.... :) |
| ~140hrs put into it, its solid red oak, stained golden oak. | |

26 Comments
-Dan
You should make some drive bay covers out of wood also, maybe spring load them so they pop open when the drive opens :D
but ati and sli ?? don't think so
-Dan
*DD is now producing something similar* -- those lazy b4stards
I thought about making a wooden cover, I may for the bottom, but for the top I cant, as the CDrom doesnt go all the way in (its a PITA to make those slots the way I did.. dado it big enough for a cdrom to slide in...).
I plan on making a new one, but it may wait til after graduation :(
The case stays very cool, I have 2 90MM fans blowing in, and 2 out @ 50CFM each, and I can turn my tornado up to full speed if I need to, the bottom fan in the window blows directly into the video card heatsink, giving it fresh air :)
design is important :D
I have many aluminum cases that perform terribly compared ot this..
Overall, very nice work!
Pine is soft and will be dented, scratched and wont take much of a beating.
I would actually just suggest thinner wood along the front/top/bottom/back, I used I think 3/4" and it was a fun piece to cut.
And my door implemention is far from optimal. Consider EVERYTHING when designing it.
Design twice, cut once. (In something like this, draw it all out. to scale is best)
I am not worying about the fact that pine is soft. PC case will not be beat up like other furniture. I am just worrying about cracking and shape change.
I am going to use thick board (1-1/8" for top/bottom and front/back, 3/4 for side) and try to hide everything to make it look like just a piece of furniture. Any suggestion?
Messy wiring
vv
I can't stand wood desktop cases when there are so many other forms of structure available. Is money that big of an issue that you can't go and find something other than this.....even a freakin' aluminum trash can would be better suited.