Wooden Computer Case

Honestly, I would start with a cheap metal case and remove the metal panels. Then replace them with wood. This way your grounding is taken care of my the bare chassis, however the exterior would be wood. I've seen some really NICE custom wood cases posted online in the past. Good luck, and post a pic of you get it complete. Also, some of the motherboards can generate alot of heat. So if you coat your wood with a lacquer or clear coat of somekind, I wouldn't want the hot components to touch the wood and melt anything.

How about leaving the metal panels there, and just adding the wood on top? That would avoid a lot of complications IMO.

Just curious, does anybody know if wood is good for soundproofing?

Wood...i've though about it too but if that thing catches fire....your whole rig is gone Like Rowe suggested...not sure if this would work...but a metal case is a good idea/start point.

No clear coating...just raw wood is what i picture in my mind...i'm gona look up some wood PC's...LOL

How much wood can a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Cloud? I mean Kill@dor?

I'd advise attaching wood panels to the outside of an existing metal case of your choice. Certainly you need grounding at some points and mounting components in a metal frame from some other case would do the job. But the metal outer panels of any case are important for electromagnetic noise shielding in both directions! The case keeps exterior signals from interfering with the computer's functions. But even more importantly, is limits the amount of high-frequency signals the computer broadcasts out into the surrounding room. Notice that all computers and cases have these obscure notices about meeting some federal regulations that limit noise signals sent out to interfere with nearby devices like radios, cell phones, etc.

deffo a good idea, cant wait to see pics, this place has some neat designs if you need inspiration www.harrysjoint.com

I came along this thread and I am currently working on the same thing. I already stripped down my case and used my dremel tool to cut new holes in the front for 2 80mm fans. My question is How would I go about making the side panel as a door with hinges. Any suggestions also what wood should I use.