energyweapon
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Processor | P4 3.2c |
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Motherboard | P4c800 D |
Cooling | Zalman 9500 |
Memory | HyperX 1GB kit x 2 |
Video Card(s) | Fanless 6600GT |
Storage | 60GB x3, 80GBx4, 120GB x1 |
Display(s) | Viewsonic p220fb CRT |
Case | Thermaltake XASER III 1000D BLUE |
Audio Device(s) | SB A2 ZS |
Power Supply | Thermaltake Truepower 560w |
I noticed some wood PC mods are far more attractive than those “lightening” or “painting” mods. I listed some of them below, which is far away from completed.
Now I am going to start my own. The basic idea is to build a wood “face” on an old steel case. Why I want to do that? - Most of the wood cases listed below are really pure wood for the case, which is of course the whole point of woodworking. However, a case of only wood is not good for EM shielding, which not only reduces system stability also not good for any person close to the system. Most metal cases do an excellent job to block system generated EM radiation inside and environmental EM noise outside. The drawback of metal cases is they are lack of characteristic and difficult to be mixed into your furniture collection. The case that I am going to build is try to have a furniture looking and decent performance of a normal metal case.
I chose pine board for the case to keep the cost down. I am going to use 1-1/8 board for top, bottom, front and back and 5/8 for side panels.
http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/details.php?id=43
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article237-page1.html
http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/nova/229/woodenpc/
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article644-page1.html
http://www.voidedwarranty.com/PC_Case_Reviews/p2_articleid/46
http://www.techimo.com/forum/t176643.html
http://www.instructables.com/id/EAGGY1YGSCEP287G7L/
http://home.no.net/flops/modd.htm
http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/442
http://www.waiteworks.com/case1.html
Now I am going to start my own. The basic idea is to build a wood “face” on an old steel case. Why I want to do that? - Most of the wood cases listed below are really pure wood for the case, which is of course the whole point of woodworking. However, a case of only wood is not good for EM shielding, which not only reduces system stability also not good for any person close to the system. Most metal cases do an excellent job to block system generated EM radiation inside and environmental EM noise outside. The drawback of metal cases is they are lack of characteristic and difficult to be mixed into your furniture collection. The case that I am going to build is try to have a furniture looking and decent performance of a normal metal case.
I chose pine board for the case to keep the cost down. I am going to use 1-1/8 board for top, bottom, front and back and 5/8 for side panels.
http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/details.php?id=43
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article237-page1.html
http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/nova/229/woodenpc/
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article644-page1.html
http://www.voidedwarranty.com/PC_Case_Reviews/p2_articleid/46
http://www.techimo.com/forum/t176643.html
http://www.instructables.com/id/EAGGY1YGSCEP287G7L/
http://home.no.net/flops/modd.htm
http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/442
http://www.waiteworks.com/case1.html