- Nov 9, 2013
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Greetings everyone!
I am making a custom wooden case where my monitor is vesa-mounted to the inside of the lid and the internals of the box is the case. I have the case fit to size for the monitor and all my parts fit fine in the case cause they are mini-itx except for the mobo which is micro-atx but not too much bigger.
Basically I was wondering what is the safest way to fasten the motherboard and components into the box. I got some thin strips of wood and was thinking of making a wooden frame and to drill screw holes into it and then screw the components into the frame and then bolt the frame into the floor of the wooden box.
I got a piece of perforated metal from a diy store to act as a lid and I will make a wooden frame around what is left between the metal and the box and maybe fasten it on by hinges or something. The box already has a handle and something to keep the lid upright at a 90 degree angle for viewing the monitor like a laptop. Basically my question is will the PC boot and post if it is screwed directly into wood without standoffs?
I do have some small brass standoffs but I am not sure if they are the right size though they were from a computer case screw kit from Amazon and they should fit. I just don't know how to fasten them to the wooden frame. Would washers work or what should I use? I was thinking to just literally screw the motherboard to the frame or maybe zip-tie it. I have seen people on YouTube even glueing it with hot wood glue but I would never do that!
I will also be installing two fans for exhaust to pull the air out of the case and all my components will be set to exhaust outside the case. I will drill a few holes for the PSU to exhaust as well since the PSU is laying flat and the fan facing upwards. The mobo is laying flat with the Noctua low profile CPU cooler fan facing upwards. I got a riser cable so my graphics card can lie flat because of space issues and I will drill some holes for it to push the air out of the case it should be fine. Here are my specs:
i7 4770 (not overclockable)
8gb ddr3 ram
gtx 1050ti low profile
525gb ssd
1tb hdd (will be getting another hdd cause i am running out of space)
300 watt silverstone mini-itx PSU
Noctua low profile CPU cooler
2 corsair red LED fans 120mm
MSI H81M PRO-VD motheroard
I am making a custom wooden case where my monitor is vesa-mounted to the inside of the lid and the internals of the box is the case. I have the case fit to size for the monitor and all my parts fit fine in the case cause they are mini-itx except for the mobo which is micro-atx but not too much bigger.
Basically I was wondering what is the safest way to fasten the motherboard and components into the box. I got some thin strips of wood and was thinking of making a wooden frame and to drill screw holes into it and then screw the components into the frame and then bolt the frame into the floor of the wooden box.
I got a piece of perforated metal from a diy store to act as a lid and I will make a wooden frame around what is left between the metal and the box and maybe fasten it on by hinges or something. The box already has a handle and something to keep the lid upright at a 90 degree angle for viewing the monitor like a laptop. Basically my question is will the PC boot and post if it is screwed directly into wood without standoffs?
I do have some small brass standoffs but I am not sure if they are the right size though they were from a computer case screw kit from Amazon and they should fit. I just don't know how to fasten them to the wooden frame. Would washers work or what should I use? I was thinking to just literally screw the motherboard to the frame or maybe zip-tie it. I have seen people on YouTube even glueing it with hot wood glue but I would never do that!
I will also be installing two fans for exhaust to pull the air out of the case and all my components will be set to exhaust outside the case. I will drill a few holes for the PSU to exhaust as well since the PSU is laying flat and the fan facing upwards. The mobo is laying flat with the Noctua low profile CPU cooler fan facing upwards. I got a riser cable so my graphics card can lie flat because of space issues and I will drill some holes for it to push the air out of the case it should be fine. Here are my specs:
i7 4770 (not overclockable)
8gb ddr3 ram
gtx 1050ti low profile
525gb ssd
1tb hdd (will be getting another hdd cause i am running out of space)
300 watt silverstone mini-itx PSU
Noctua low profile CPU cooler
2 corsair red LED fans 120mm
MSI H81M PRO-VD motheroard
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