Wood?

shepherd

Anyone know of any company that makes wooden case mods??

I prefere the look of wood.

I know of these guys : http://www.swedx.se/index.php
But they dont even do cases - just cheep looking mice, keyboards and LCD surrounds.

Or these guys :
http://www.holzkontor-international.com/
But this stuff is WAY too expensive.

Im think something like this:
http://www.coolcomputercases.com/wooden-computer-case.htm
Or this :
http://flickr.com/photos/zapwizard/81189913/in/set-625883/

Any thoughts?

( Am I mad or is this really cool too : http://www.flickr.com/photos/zapwizard/23324140/in/set-476089/ )

TomCo

I doubt a wooden case would be good for your temps.

Might be good for a HTPC though.

PogMoThoin

As TomCo says, wood would keep in heat & lead to a serious rise in temps. :mad: Not very practical.

You can buy woodgrain contact or if your good with a paintbrush you can "grain effect" with a paintbrush & gloss paint.

TomCo

Yeah, you could also experiment with wood paneling, laminates, and incorporate aditional fans as required.

shepherd

From what I can gather, the temp rise thing is a myth. On standard PC, only a tiny fraction of the heat built up is lost through the casing, almost all going through fans/grills etc. : Those who have tried it before seem to be saying wood does not contribute to any temp rise, once the air flow is the same as a standard case

It seems that wood is also a much better sound insulator too, which is a nice bonus.

I suppose Ill just have to go build my own...

Thanks.

unklerosco

That zap Wizard must have been a tree in a previous life... His work is amazing..