Wood pc case reddit Furthermore, wood requires a thicker one to have a strong PC case. Welcome to r/Jaguar, your home to the iconic British-Indian luxury performance car brand and a subsidary of Tata Motors. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. This case is for a spare rig, but I will be using to go to things such as LAN parties. . Whether you own a Jaguar or simply love the sleek and luxurious design, powerful performance, and rich heritage of these cars, this is the place to connect and engage for both owners and enthusiasts alike. Although, you could probably make one yourself without a great deal of difficulty, depending on your skill level and available tools. All about small form factor PCs – decreasing size and maximizing space efficiency! Built this wooden PC case for a friend that couldn’t find what he wanted online. No significant differences with wood really. Posted by u/wheredafood - 18 votes and 10 comments No, I built 30+ wooden cases and did a failed kick starter. Wood warps mostly because it gains and loses moisture due to relative humidity. 5 month total. I felt like a normal case wasn't a good fit for my style. Or check it out in the app stores Custom open wooden PC Case Scratch build Locked post. where it would be pick up by the psu fan sitting above the motherboard . Open case design. The lighter wood is maple and the darker wood and walnut. I have made 5 prototypes in the last year, and I have finally a case that is 100% working. The staff of SFFPC have not verified this user as a vendor. on the original atx spec the cpu cooler fan is meant to flow face down the over the cooler and over the motherboard. I’ve been wanting to make a wooden PC case for a while and wasn’t sure how it would look. The case is genuine maple hardwood (no veneer or fiberboard here). i am new here in reddit but i think it is the best place for asking a feedback regarding a new design that i made. You can combat this with a good sealer like polyurethane or a shellac. As has already been mentioned, wood is an insulator not a conductor so you just have to make sure it is properly grounded but you do that anyway. I think it's fine and practically speaking, has not down sides other than time commitment. Would expect more like 450 to be fair. Let me know what you think! Parts: Motherboard: Asrock z390 itx CPU: i7-9700K GPU: Gigabyte 1660 PSU: EVGA Meanwhile, I shared my wood case thru reddit (posted to Imgur) and got roasted by a rando who saw it on the “new posts”. If you know someone with a woodshop and a love for computers, you might be able to convince them to make you a custom case. This is how the PC case looks with the normal glass panels versus the look of the wooden PC case panels. Probably wouldn’t have happened if mine looked 10% as good as this one!! What wood did you use and any special methods/tips? Hi everyone! This is a wooden PC case I have been working on for a while. This took me about a month to complete with some chisels, a tiny saw and some off time. A wooden case should be somewhere around $100 in materials depending on the design, assuming 2x2x1ft case and using just a skeleton design and $8/ft lumber (which is probably expensive even for nice wood in the 2021 market). I'm pretty new to woodworking so the fit and finish aren't great, but it is a work in progress. So well within an safe range. The lighting elements are ⅜” (10mm) acrylic, edge-lit with LEDs. I must say this looks pretty good! What would most likely happen even if you somehow had wood touching the hottest part of your PC, is a slight discoloration. I just made sure the design was built similar to an airflow pc case, with plenty of intake and exhaust fans to move good air. R9 5900x, 2x 2TB nvme drives, 32gb and a 3080. ) 33 votes, 26 comments. New comments (For example: friction fit hdd, motherboard standoffs glued into wood because of missing drillbit, the dankest gpu mount ever (no sag tho), a side window from a 10 year old case, poorly grinded wood also not polished and no filters which lead me to putting my pc in an actual case again. Think I've seen a modded OEM case with handmade wooden panels for that price on etsy. But you'd need to char the wood, hit the smoke point, and not do anything to correct course before you would ignite a fire in a wooden case. Getting to my question, are there any potential problems with making my case out of wood as far as heat dispersal and cooling goes? Is grounding a problem or can that be solved with utilizing the PSU? If your computer’s case is doing the cooling, I’m wondering about how you built it. And that no hot components touch the wood. Such as replacing an acrylic side panel with an eighth inch thick piece of finished wood that had ventilation slots cut into it. 11M subscribers in the pcmasterrace community. Idle temps / non gaming temps are about 32-34c and timespy at 1440p averaged 59c gpu 51c cpu. Thought you guys would find it interesting. PC Specs: Wooden PC case owner here. There shouldn’t be any real issues with it though, and not a reason that I’d avoid a wooden case. This post has been flaired as a Prototype, Concept, or Custom case. Nothing crazy, just some spare pc parts. Since cooling is a major deal and isn't given much thought unless you're overclocking its because cases tend to have good airflow and aid greatly in cooling. Wood combusts at 600c so overall its gonna be safe. gg/6dR6XU6 If you are trying to find a price for your computer, r/PC_Pricing is our recommended source for finding out how much your PC is worth! I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. I also built my desk, so I wanted something that would match a little. First of all, it's is quieter. This basically seals the wood. First literal build. It all fits to the ATX form factor spec, so I can swap out hardware in the future. Speaking from experience; unless you build intricate wood projects for a living, it is an absolutely terrible idea. Please limit discussion to feedback only and do not make new post with updates more frequently than once every 72 hours. 248K subscribers in the sffpc community. Let me know what you think! Parts: Motherboard: Asrock z390 itx CPU: i7-9700K GPU: Gigabyte 1660 PSU: EVGA Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. over the years its been forgot. Or check it out in the app stores All Wood Custom ITX PC Case Custom Case Design Share Sort by: Best yes pal iv seen it . With a wooden case this doesn’t happen. Also the heat from the pc helps dry out the wood over time. Welcome to the official subreddit of the PC Master Race / PCMR! All PC-related… Since wood is an insulator and stores heat it would make cooling the computer's components much harder. I've personally modified cases using wood. It is a wood mini itx pc case, made out of birchwood, with 2 panels of plexi. 969 votes, 84 comments. Unfortunately, wooden PC cases have never been manufactured. On a related note, a metal case does reduce the amount of EFI noise that escapes from the PC, and that is hit by the PC. Corsair 5000X PC case displaying both Sapele and Teak wooden PC case panels. I've built a nicer wooden PC case. Also, plastic and wood aren't good for high temperatures any given PC would generate, or heavy weight they take; the former would melt or bend, while the latter might burn up. Lots of sanding, designing pieces in solidworks and 3D printing to make it all come together. But definitely upgradable. The wooden PC case panels breathe new life into the 5000 series case. Upgrades are bold. first horizontal cpu fans, then they moved the psu to the bottom, or even worse ( with some itx cases) move the psu inside the case. Open case is made from scratch using wood that was stored in a barn for 30+ years. Personally, 4500$ for handmade wooden panels is just not a reasonable price. Getting tolerances right, having parts actually be secured, and making something that doesn't look like Frankenstein's monster is a nightmare. One reason being that there wasn't really a case that on the market that appealed to me, and another reason being I didn't really have the money to buy a case. Planing and building took about 2. like worse thing ever. https://discord. Again, not a real issue. Looking close at the video and their site, it seems to be a modded NZXT case. I have a video about the process of making it that I will link below, but I will also explain things briefly here for those who don’t want to sit through a 15 minute video. “Compline” is my wooden PC case design. I made the decision to build my own PC case out of wood and plexiglass. There are some advantages with wood though. damn privacy settings. xug xebgkz xecnsfa vyovx hhh blmeyv mbxukqvqj qker vhaunu ctowmf