diy pc case

[yoursoawsome]

Has any one ever made there own pc case like from wood, plexiglass or metal? what is better a diy one or a prebuilt one? post some pics  :lol:

[Aniallation]

Has any one ever made there own pc case like from wood, plexiglass or metal? what is better a diy one or a prebuilt one? 

Yes, out of a cardboard box. Cause I didn't have any other case to build that system in. It was just an old Pentium D mobo+CPU with reused so nothing to lose really, Worked fine actually, quite decent temps with one 120mm intake and one 80mm exhaust.

[philipV]

i am building a case in plexiglass you can see it in my topic on my profile

[gylmir]

Ofc i made my own case i'm using it right now

this is my very first self made case from wood https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/44548-wood-case-first-self-made-finished-1109/

 

it was not as easy than i looks like but i'm planning on making a 2nd one be patient it may take up to 14+ hours easy before it is complete

make sure you got every detail planned because i went to fast and forgot about things and made my case with compromises.

 

if you want some info about anything feel free to ask i'm glad to help you where i can

[farhanorakzai]

i am building a case in plexiglass you can see it in my topic on my profile

that looks awesome

[Spotswood]

I've built a few wooden cases in my day:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And some aluminum:

 

 

 

 

All made using basic woodworking tools.

 

Have fun!

[gylmir]

@Spotswood wow nice job i like the black tower they are very nice.

what kind of paint do you use ?

[yoursoawsome]

Ofc i made my own case i'm using it right now

this is my very first self made case from wood https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/44548-wood-case-first-self-made-finished-1109/

it was not as easy than i looks like but i'm planning on making a 2nd one be patient it may take up to 14+ hours easy before it is complete

make sure you got every detail planned because i went to fast and forgot about things and made my case with compromises.

if you want some info about anything feel free to ask i'm glad to help you where i can

How would you add the rear pcie slots, front usb, audio,and power button. How would you mount the hard drive and optical drive?

Nice case!

[gylmir]

- for the pci slots you can drill a line thru the wood so that it stays on his place and screw it from outside to inside to lock it in place.
- front usb i thinked about that to best to place it in my head is make sure the holes are just the same size as the usb headers and make a platform if its huge to support it and glue it to that or double side tape, if you tape it make sure to have a support at the back of the usb ports that you don't push them loose and make them fall inside your case.
- audio would be just glue since they are small or if you find the with flat head and screw on the back that you can press your wood between.
- powerbutton of mine is with a screw on the backside.
 
hard drives i used some elastic type of band or cord to hold them in place but i don't really like it i have a better solution. depends on how many hdd you want (not for ssd) make a rectangle in wood from bars around 9mm and create a frame this kind of frame to hold them and add anti vibration tape inside and bottom that it fit exact

[Spotswood]

@Spotswood wow nice job i like the black tower they are very nice.

what kind of paint do you use ?

 

Not paint, but rather a stain.