Wooden Case?

[mattesca]

the case wont be that big, it wont be that heavy either

no i am not taking it to a lan party

[mattesca]

lynx Posted on 12 August 2004 - 12:00
  QUOTE (Stuny @ 12 August 2004 - 06:56)
Wouldnt a wooden comp like get really hot? 



QUOTE (barbarossa @ 12 August 2004 - 09:52)
(so long as you keep it dry!!    )



Hmmm, soak the case in water and have the evaporation help keep it cool? 

that would cause humidity, be like a rainforest

[Sasage]

Make sure you get wood that won't warp over time.

[mattesca]

yes i know, that would reallly suck

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by mattesca@12 August 2004 - 07:02
the case wont be that big, it wont be that heavy either

no i am not taking it to a lan party

u never know. this compared to a aluminum case. umm... aluminum is lighter. but wood looks cooler. so i'll shut up now

[clocker]

Originally posted by Stuny@11 August 2004 - 23:56
Wouldnt a wooden comp like get really hot?

Why?
It's hardly as though convection plays a major role in a typical PC's cooling.

The standard computer case is absolutely riddled with holes, so air intake/exhaust happens whether you plan on it or not.
A homebuilt wooden case will have venting only if the builder puts it there and might run hotter due to poor planning, not because it's made of wood.

[mattesca]

Thank you clocker, my plans are to have as much ventaltion as possible, my mobe will be upside down and the case will be about 4 - 5 inchs off the top of my desk. It look like it is on stillts and so i put fans in the bottom which will blow directly on the cpu and then fans on top, for exaust.

I think it will be great figuring Im and expert in building things out of wood.

[clocker]

I like the idea of vertical airflow...makes more sense ( at least intuitively) than front to back.
As long as you're at it...
-position your motherboard so it's not smack up against the sidewall (this traps heat behind the board). If the mobo was say 1-1 1/2" off the wall ( easy enough to make custom standoffs) then your floor fans could be positioned to flow air up both sides , which should help alot.

-I see you plan on using a bunch of 80mm fans....bad idea.
Fewer 120mm fans will move more air with less noise.
Why not start with all the advantages you can?

-The only tricky part of a case is the I/Oport and PCI/AGP slots. You can cannibalize this from an old case and save yourself a lot of grief.

[mattesca]

Im using 4 120mm fans 2 on top 2 on bottom



i have a few ideas for the I/Oport and PCI/AGP slots, that will be the hardest part.

[clocker]

Originally posted by mattesca@15 August 2004 - 08:38




i have a few ideas for the I/Oport and PCI/AGP slots, that will be the hardest part.

Good luck, then.
On my latest project I found getting that part right was by far the trickiest.
If your AGP access slot is not perfectly aligned, when you tighten the retaining screw it will either try to cock the video card in the AGP header or flex the whole motherboard.
Be careful.