DIY Wooden PC Case! (2020)
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Yo make a tempered glass window that just slides in between the wood slots
THIS WOULD BE SICK
THIS
THIS WOULD BE SICK
Acrylic glass Ok? For cheap builds
@@R3TR0J4N Its ok
Ok. Feedback. Love where is this going.
1. Get access to a laser. TONS of maker spaces near by. making the cut outs for the io so much neater.
2. Make a wood frame and get a piece of glass cut (doesnt need to be tempered if it's for you and you are careful) and sandwich the glass in like a window or frame with clear silicone (on the inside) from the hardware store. Then use magnets to hold it (neodymium)
3. Sanding.. Harbor freight and a 20 dollar hand sander.. cleans up those edges ..
4. Nice medium walnut. giving it that classy Atari/retro look.
Freaking Lasers
Let's see your case then...
Awesome DIY case Matt, personally I would sand it down and round out the edges a tiny bit and stain it a dark cherry or mahogany. Clear coat it and then use some more spacers right above the GPU to make it a solid piece like the space between the GPU and psu. Another idea is sanding it and using spray paint making it some fun color like teal or orange and then clear coating or a combo of the two with an every other slot idea but that is tricky. Can’t wait to see the final build!
I wouldn’t personally make the space in between solid
I would have personally bought a case
I plan on doing this for my wife. She hates how big and "unnatural" PC cases look. Thanks for the ideas:)
Go with a matx
@@redice4971 mini itx with built in graphics. She only plays sims
@@breakdown7153 THERE YOU GO!
@@breakdown7153 maybe a Ryzen 5 2400G or a Ryzen 3 3200g would go nicely
@@mxstafa1357 yup, 3200g is the plan
This version 1.0 of your wooden case looks beautiful Matt. I cannot wait to see as improvements are made over time. There are already so many good suggestions from DIYers much more knowledgeable than me. I will only say I hope to see fan frames somehow integrated into the design for improved airflow. When you mentioned having an idea for a radiator mount I was extremely intrigued.
This is a great idea. It is inspiring me for several variations. I have three people in my life that are each unique and I could see 3 different cases coming out of this base design. Thanks and keep up the content.
I love that your approach to this channel is to do whatever comes to mind. It's easy to enjoy watching someone who enjoys what they're doing. Keep it up
add a wooden desk a plant and a monitor will wood bezels to get the clean setup looks. Nice vid
yup a nice combo
@@mohammadrr3285 Thx
The Great Powerful Matt has brought us another video for us to enjoy and experiment.
I think this is the kind of videos I like the most, awesome. About the finish, what I like the most is oil particularly in plywood. Keep up the nice work
This is awesome!! Underrated PC build video :D
I've been looking for a sweet wooden case design, this is a fantastic looking case 👌 very inspiring!
Looking to make a wooden case my self for a smal project and this was the best inspiration so far. I would probably go with way wider gaps and mesh from the inside, having the top all solid aswell. Thanks for sharing your build.
Matt this is amazing! Keep up the great work sir.
NICE! I would love to make a wood case in the future, gonna start making a test bench first.
This reminds me of my first pc case I built. All plexiglass and the system was an old gateway pc that ran Windows ME. Im just gonna say you did way better than me. Good stuff dude I can't wait until you're completely done with it!
Yo matt, i usually dont comment on videos but this case is sick
Your level of creativity is just amazing
Keep up the great work. Just love watching your content
Been watching you since 2016 :))
This is one of the best DIY PC cases I've seen without real manufacturing capacity (laser cutters and maybe a 3D Printer making brackets would go a long way), but you just used a saw and that's awesome.
That was a really cool build. Very inspiring too!
Looks sick man, great job
Yeah magnets for back panel. Looks great. 🙏❤️🙏 Gpu looks like it is drooping a bit, maybe needs support with a spare strip of wood.
Super cool case
Nice build bro, and you do good work with the tools at your disposal
This is so rad.
I love the case! Awesome, thanks for the video.
Great build.
Try sanding corners a bit and put some oil polish on it i actually loved it...and i would be glad to have such case..thank you..😋😋
Such an underrated channel bruh the big you tubers like Linus and Paul’s hardware don’t got the content like you do keep it up bro!
This is really innovative, well done!
as a tought after adding fans u could use a dowel as a gpu support for the front end to give it more support if u needed it
Amazing build Matt & I love the way it looks. Go with your gut feeling no matter what you decide to do with the case it's going to look fantastic..;-D
That is So Creative Bro! Looks Great!
Wonder how linus react
A nice dark stain would be sooooo awesome! I love dark tones in wood.
Finally a pc case that looks good with noctua fans!
You're like fine wine Matty....You get better with age. Bravo my friend!!! Looks amazing!!!
Looks great! I truly understand how much effort goes into making a case out of wood. I have been making mine for weeks now and still not finished. In my case though I have decided to create a non-standard layout to improve airflow and also make it very thin profile (135mm thick despite having a Ryzen 3800X and RTX 3080 in it as well as six 2.5inch drives). My case has six 120mm fans in it where air flows top to bottom..
Matt, you rock dude! I think a stain finish would be awesome.
U deserve a lot more subs and your totally underated imo
So satisfying to look at :3
Simply great
Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic WOOD EDITION
*O11 air
yeah that's what I was thinking and he said cheese grater I'm like bruh
Dude!! Well, done! I'm sure nobody realizes the amount of effort went into building, getting the B-roll, and editing this down. Top notch and I can't wait to see future videos about this.
My only suggestion would be to ask a few friends with Photoshop and have them play around with the color a little. Whichever one you settle on, I'm sure your audience will love it. Just pick something YOU like.
As for the side panel covering the cables, I'd suggest some type of hinge system with magnets on the opposite side. Once again, well done and keep up the awesome work.
Hey my comment was at the start of the video!!!! Glad to see you listen to your fans. Also that case is cool as heck keep on working. If you didn’t tell me who made it I would think I real professional did
Very good case...
this case looking really good. awesome work matt. hi from malaysia
its amazing good job
Really like to see people doing woodworking to accommodate electronics. Warmer feel with current high horsepower is the way to go in my opinion! For the case itself I think I will look way cooler if you round up the edges. I will show even more the layers there. For finish I recommend something clear: varnish or even oil based poly will have some yellow tint that will mess with that nice color. Maybe some clear lacquer or water based poly will do it.
For the next case you can raise the bar even more and make some semi transparent epoxy river cover or something like that :)
@Tech By Matt that is a really good one , i also took on that task with my last casemod and the next wooden case is coming up, with mine i went coffe ground stain and teak oil finish
muy bueno ! , estoy aventurandome en el mundo de hacer un gabinete para pc y me diste muchas ideas, gracias!
Great job!
This was really interesting to watch, i've been working towards building a new PC in a walnut case but im going to start with a cheap mATX case to scavenge bits off such as mounts.
If you're going to do more wood PC cases i would highly recommend a router and a belt/disc sander combo. I find the router is great for making holes for IO and the belt/disc sander is really good for making angles or rounding thin materials.
Looks like an Lian Li case. I have one that's how I recognized it. Great job 👍🏾. I'm planning on doing one out of wood. That's how I found your video.
I bet being your friend/school mate would be so cool hehe awesome vid!
Also a Trekkie here Matty ! 🙏💙 much love from South Africa 🇿🇦 amazing design.
Lian Li eat your heart out..nice design and job Matt!
For the side panel I would suggest making a wooden edge frame with a glass panel held in the middle. That way you would be able to have better control in how the panel was fastened and what points it was fastened at rather than just going for a plain piece of glass which could be difficult to work with when making holes etc. Some tung oil would probably leave a good finish but I expect it would be difficult to get in between the slats.
very well made video
ID use a make sure to seal wood before u stain so it isnt blotchy. add poly for shine /protect, cool box
The case looks good, but I suggest sanding down the rough edges for the intakes and exhausts
I love the way it looks! It looks modern! Once you get a proper glass panel and with a good sand and finish it'll look really high end. Think I'm gonna build my own from wood, except I'm gonna do a O11 style design with the PSU mounted behind the motherboard.
Matt another great concept brought to life, I've been a follower from the beginning and have been building "custom/bespoke" pc cases for a while and have been thinking about going "wood" but couldn't think of how I was going to deal with airflow, but I guess "great minds think alike" because as soon as I thought of alternating-multi layered strips, you released this vid and told myself, "wow, I'm not the only one!"
Moving forward, I have extras of the magnets I used for my TG window and rear panel, please PM me where I should post them.
And again, great vid as always!
PS don't forget the postal address so I can send the magnets, thanks
In my little experience, a simple spray on poly or oil sealing does a great job at bringing out subtler pretty details, especially in lower quality woods. Or, a neutral light gray stain would also do a good job at bringing out darks in that wood if you would want to sacrifice the natural wood brown in favor of color matching. In my opinion, that case would be absolutely ideal for an all-Noctua setup. I’ve wanted for years now make a wooden case so that my beloved brown Noctua fans would match perfectly in. You could even try using a replacement gpu heat sink for even more Noctua fans (like the one recently featured on ltt). I love this case, you’re great. If I were to give one important finishing idea it would just be to have some kind of simple dust filter on the venting.
Oh and you could even add a psu shroud for real estate to wood burn your own design in, if you’re using it for your personal rig.
Ngl.... This is super impressive.
really cool design. perhaps consider using a fine mesh layer inbewteen the case so restrict dust and other unwanted items out of the case. it might look really cool.
You picked the right table saw. I got enough tools and equipment to start a project from a tree or log. But am looking for all ideas I can find to do a computer case.
WHOOOAOAOOAOAOAOthe new kindle flow case by firemaster!!!
Damn thats awsome
LGR would love this build.
Side panel made with plywood strips with epoxy between to fit rest of the case would be great idea.
listen,great job you did,I suggest the second case to have:
1. anti GPU sag is a must have,all that wight on the PCB motherboard isn't going to end well.
2.wood finish for the case.
I love the natural look but you can spray protective layer of lacquer of your choice, clear on or with darker lacquer.
don't foget to sand the wood first,and for best result it depends on the wood type what kind of sand grit you use and what level you want it.
3. fan mounts for intake and exsaust air.
4.for the back lid I would love to see magnets in use.
I'd use oil such as a teak oil! man i love your wood cases design!
Nice design. Some tips for improvements would be to sand down edges so they align better, and use some fine mesh on the insides to prevent dust from getting in too easy. I'd also try making a "mold" or frame to get the strips more exact. The outside can be sanded down, but due to the overlapping of the sticks, the insides can't be adjusted later. I'd still remove the small splinters from them, with sandpaper. Makes it look more neat!
Great Case build! you should make a wooden anti-gpu sag so long and heavy cards like that wont sag down scarily
Using a nice mineral oil maintains the appearance of the light wood but gives it a bit of a richer feel, and also SAND the edges down so they're smooth and it looks finished.
Pretty awesome. You need a way to mount dust filters
I think this is a beautiful case. For the Stain you could just put a Polycoat and that would be enough because the Natural Wood Colour is pretty, but if you wanted a a darker finish id say a Ebony or Dark Walnut would look beautiful.
In terms of the case upgrades you should add a back cutout for the CPU cooler just so you can have access in the back of the case if you need to put a new cooler. Also i would put some of those small spacers where the Graphics card meets the I/O Just for added strength. For both the front glass and back panel you could make a frame for the class and put magnets in and just use magnets for the back cause that would probably give you the best hold
If you want to add fans and Dust you could use screen door mesh in the inside as a dust filter and get some 33mm screws like the ones for A radiator to connect them to the case. Heck speaking of a Radiator it looks like you could fit a 240mm in there with no problems.
That's all I got in terms of stuff you could do to it. This is such a great idea for a case and the fact that it only cost you about 30 bucks for the materials (minus the table saw) is fantastic.
I just built one myself and the video will be up soon, your case is way nicer. For a stain, choose what matches your desk or walls. Or if the wife has to see it, get her opinion. Great job.
It looks awesome. A darker stain would really accentuate the layers in the ply. However if you were to repeat this project, I would recommend starting by constructing all of the parts of the case that come into contact with the components first like the motherboard tray and rear io, then do the chamber.
Wow a case where the classic color noctuas will look nice in.
very nice build.. am impress.. maybe for the side panel you can use small circular velcro tape and to cover the circular velcro tape, just tape some black vinyl strip outside of the glass panel.
very cool
That's a dope case! For the suggestions you're looking for, personally, I'd add some rubber or brush grommets for the cable management holes, you may be able to find some light colored ones that will match the final theme and that will minimize some sanding you'll have to do. Also, the USB ports are kinda rough, not gonna lie, have you considered mounting that entire piece a bit more flush to the surface? Don't know if that's possible. And also, a GPU bracket to add support is a great addition! I know close to nothing of woodwork, so I am personally skeptical of not adding glue or epoxy to the mobo standoffs. You asked about the back panel, have you considered putting some small hinges close to the front and a pair of magnets towards the back? That would facilitate opening and keeping it shut. Great work, keep it up!
It looks really clean and professional for a DIY case! Better then the Linus Tech Tips DIY Case. But I do have a few ideas: 1) a power supply shroud with HDD cages below. You can make the cages out of wood with holes for the screws maybe or use some type of tool-less design, 2) you can attach the back panel with screws if you mount stand offs from the mobo into the frame the back panel sits on, I think that will be the cleanest and easiest way to do it, 3) you should have some type of fan mounts some how perhaps a frame behind the front panel that clips onto it like the case feet that way you can remove the fan frame when you don't need it but with some more powerful PCs they might need fans especially to cool the mobo, 4) the case would look really nice painted with an oak varnish stain or something like that to bring out the color in the wood, 5) you could probably sell these cases for $100-200 lol, 6) It would be cool if you made an ITX case like this style but like the DAN sandwhich style case or maybe like the Velka 3 case! Nonetheless thanks for this video. It was very well made and a great first draft of sorts. You can easily expand this design and I do like how it looks very seamless and almost like a proper case from Thermaltake or NZXT, maybe even Fractal Design. Would you paint the case black or try to keep the wood appearance? You inspired me to make my own ITX case out of wood though it might not use the wood strips method you used for the middle panel cause I don't have access to the table saw you used. Though I will see what I can come up with.
I have dell optiplex 9020 and man graphics card selection for that case is meager! I could actually attempt this!
Rent/borrow a router with a round over bit and get to rounding off the angles. Really helps it looked finished.
A solid poly and a dark stain would be choice.
Definitely sand the outside to get rid of the uneven sides. In my honest opinion, stay away from RGB fans, but keep the rgb local to only the inside of the machine. Looks great as is. The outward aesthetic is wonderful
Put a couple intake fans on the inside of the front, an exhaust on the inside of the back towards the top and an exhaust fan going out the top.
Funny that you chose my pc case as a reference lol!
Love the case, I see something as an advantage in this creation!. If your GPU has to much sag, you could very well add a cross-member of wood to hike it up! Thus doing away with GPU sag. Perhaps I might have to try making a case using chop sticks!
Love to see it
you might want to look into using annealed glass so you can cut and drill into it
Awesome case. How did you secure the power supply?
Lgr would love this
For the glass side panel and back cable management panel, I would make a few more blocks in the corners to screw down the glass and wood.
You could to it in the same style you did for the space between the PSU and GPU.
You may need to make the corners solid with a few more piece of wood, but shouldn't be too hard.
Or he could add lips of wood on the top and bottom to slide the glass and the back panel in place
@@vazlan Probably be a bit complicated and wouldn't be as secure as just a nut and bolt/ and or screws.
@@Kris451 complicated? How? He already did this case, how much harder would it be to literally just take a 3/4" long piece of wood that is one of the slats he made, and turn it into a lip screwing it in around the corners? That would be probably about the easiest option out of it all, cut pieces of wood, screw in place, put glass.
@@TheGauges420 The problem with the "lip" idea is doing it correctly to where the glass wouldn't move or break the wood if he moved the computer. There are going to be tons of weak points where the glass could break the wood when moving around. Also, the lip idea being more simple and not as complicated... No. The idea I am proposing is just to make the corners solid to screw down glass and side panel to the chassis, that's it. (Sorta like how he zip-tied the glass near the end of the video)
Tried and true, simple, and safer that a lip.
@@Kris451 constantly screwing and unscrewing wood causes it to weaken, and eventually the threads would literally be gone, without installing some kind of you know, threaded nut or something smaller. You know the solution about the glass breaking/falling off when moving it? Removing the glass panel and wrapping it up to protect it. Its that simple.
Finally Noctua fans will blend in with something at all
Hi Matt, im about to buy a old prebuild thinkcentre m73 but i need a videocard to pair it, could you make a video talking about some good low profile video card that are cheap, thats all, good video btw ;)
You would put/fit a little support in the end part of the GPU, this for redistribute the weight of it in the case and dont mess up the motherboard port.
Add sliding slits to back and glass panels, so you can pull them upwards to remove. Also make a long "feet" to negate the graphic card sag might help. Just use Danish oil to finish and make the grains visible?
Really like this custom case. It actually reminds me of corsairs' crystal 280x. One thing that you can do to the case is make the back panel magnetic and while a custom front panel can cost more, in my opinion it is worth it. You can even have something engraved onto it if you want. Also, you should try to add fan mounts to the case. While it does have good airflow, there's not really a path for the air and if you want, you can even add RGB fans to spice the build up a bit because no offense, it feels a bit boring (in my opinion, at least). Other than that, great job!
looks more clean than the factory cases on sale