Building a new PC case, Static electricity problem

superawesomeALVIN · Mar 15, 2015

Sorry for my bad English. I'm gonna build a new PC, it's will use mini ITX board. I would like to carry it around in my backpack, so all the cases for mini ITX is not a good solution. I need to build a custom case, I can't get my hands on aluminium since I have no tools and shops nearby. I'm stuck with acrylic, which builds up lots of static electricity. Any solutions or ways to ground the charge ? Thanks.

Saga Lout · Mar 15, 2015

I'm not recommending this so all I will say is I once built a PC into a wooden box but I had to make it a reasonable size for colling purposes.

With modern laptops being so much more sophisticated than some desktops, why would you not want to go down that route?.

superawesomeALVIN · Mar 15, 2015

Saga Lout :

I own a laptop already, but... the laptop is not as capable as the system I'm gonna build, and I'm on quite a budget, mainly I can use some stuff from my older PCs. Thanks for replying anyways.

tech-wreck · Mar 15, 2015

what about an aluminium flight case, briefcase size? I have given this idea some thought, screen in the lid, polycarbonate cover over the mobo and components in the base... etc
but I have enough to finish already...

Saga Lout · Mar 15, 2015

Great idea tech-wreck. They even come with shoulder straps.

tech-wreck · Mar 15, 2015

the hard part is finding a flight case (or hard briefcase) of just the right dimensions, or i would have started making one by now... probably wouldn't have finished it though...

Saga Lout · Mar 15, 2015

The PSU would be the hard part to accommodate but some of those HP Pavilion Slimline PCs from a few years back came with a long, slim unit. Finding a screen to fit in the lid would be fun as well but I reckon it could be done

tech-wreck · Mar 15, 2015

dammit... I have to go look at ebay now for mini itx gear and hand luggage ...

Saga Lout · Mar 15, 2015

Sorry to spoil your day. I'm looking at a couple of my ali tool boxes - 18x14x6" high and wondering when I might have some spare time.

Reynod · Mar 15, 2015

Briefcase would be ideal - mount the screen inside the lid ... should easily fit the ITX stuff and a slimline PSU - make sure you vent it to the outside.

Onus · Mar 17, 2015

You would have no trouble fitting http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108428 into a backpack. If you use 2.5" drives, you can fit up to four of them in there; I'd just use a SSD system drive and a RAID1 data pair. The only down side is you're limited to half-high graphics cards, although you did not say if this will be a gamer. Still, a GTX750 should fit, or a HD7750 (those are harder to find) which is what I did.

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