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Custom Built Wooden Computer Case

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I've wanted to do a custom computer build for quite a while now, and I finally found the opportunity to build one when I traded an old laptop for a "mostly" working gaming rig. Some of the ports and buttons weren't functioning, and the previous owner had lost the 2 side panels to the case. The previous owner clearly didn't know what they had, and it didn't look like it had been used in some time. Hopefully he'll get more use out of the laptop. I wanted to make this truly custom, so I tore apart the case (literally) and built my own computer case out of birch. Yup, I said birch, as in wood! I also made the top plate out of plexi-glass so you can see all that beautiful hardware. Here are the tech specs of the hardware going in this sweet machine: Intel i7 4790k processor 16GB (4x4) of Corsair Vengence RAM Asus Z97 Mainboard Thermaltake 750W Power Supply Corsair Water Cooler + (2) 4" Exhaust Fans + (1) 8" Intake fan w/ blue LED's