My guess is you haven't seen a machine like this before

So I just finished up building a custom PC for the lady. She loves barns... loves photography, and we've been looking into getting her a machine that would allow her to do her own post processing. Check out the rest of the photos and build details here: Barnwood Computer.

That's just way too cool!

Sure has a lot of grain.

I have seen PC's that looked like Engine blocks and so many things but this one takes the wood.

Mate, that is my next pc case

Very well done. And that monitor to go with it is icing on the cake. Looks awesome.

Very cool, but the monitor is what really makes it.

Scatterbrained wrote in post #15921227
Very cool, but the monitor is what really makes it.

I have seen ALL types of computer cases including ones built into Lay-Z-Boys to ones made of glass. This one is cool however since they took the time to do the monitor too! THAT you dont see too often.

Way cool! I'm with the others that the extra effort to do the monitor as well really makes the project.

great concept and really making it custom to the person using it...

but from an IT point of view, the peak temp may be 68* right now but give it a month of so of dust buildup and that thing will be shutting down left right and center. you need to get an intake and exhaust port at minimum for it. the client will have issues as there is no air flow in there to keep things cool.

other then that, very cool concept

That is amazing! You did an awesome job! You should sell these!

outtamymind wrote in post #15921703
great concept and really making it custom to the person using it...

but from an IT point of view, the peak temp may be 68* right now but give it a month of so of dust buildup and that thing will be shutting down left right and center. you need to get an intake and exhaust port at minimum for it. the client will have issues as there is no air flow in there to keep things cool.

other then that, very cool concept

It does have an intake and exhaust... There is a 120mm fan in the bottom sucking in air... and the 120mm fan on the power supply pushes it out. It also has slits at the top rear that don't allow hot air to just sit there. In regard to the client... its my soon to be wife, so if it does start acting up, she can complain directly to me

sorry, i just didn't see them in the pictures.

ya i work IT for an oil company....family and a few select other people receive free computer work from me as well.

I would swap your flow around, Pull air in from the top. You will get far less dust sucked into the system that way.

Neat build. Personally I would have gone with a larger box to space things out more. That looks like a real rats nest and less than fun to get your hands in to work with.

I've seen a lot of wooden cases over the years, but usually either beautifully polished pieces of fine craftsmanship or fairly plain and drab things designed to blend away into the background. Can't say I remember seeing a barn wood box before.

Luckless wrote in post #15927418
I would swap your flow around, Pull air in from the top. You will get far less dust sucked into the system that way.

Cold Air falls Hot Air rises.

By sucking air from the top you are sucking in warmer air. Always suck from the bottom and blow out the top for best performance.