/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.1318267]

I want to build a computer case

Spoonfeed me something, anything to help me begin my research.

[Anonymous No.1318290]

no problem I have you covered
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=diy+computer+case

[Anonymous No.1318291]

>>1318267
1. Take some sheet metal.
2. ???
3. Weld it all together.

[Anonymous No.1318317]

can't get more asthetics

[Anonymous No.1318319]

>>1318267
motherboards come with defined dimensions, and the anchor points are standardized, like pic related

[Anonymous No.1318341]

>>1318267
Get some sheet metal sheets from home cheapo or lowes, they have quite a variety. Get snips (yellow for straight, green and red for cutting out circles). Get a Sharpie marker to make lines in the sheet metal prior to cutting. Get a hole puncher for sheet metal for vent holes and the like. Finally get an hvac metal folding tool, you can probably get away with hand seamers but it can be tricky for your individual bends to line up cleanly. You can secure up all the metal panels you make with sheet metal screws.

[Anonymous No.1318347]

[Anonymous No.1318359]

>>1318267
get a junkjard case and re-use the backside and motherboard tray.

[Anonymous No.1318363]

>install fusion 360
>download some aluminum extrusion and joining plate models
>assemble everything in fusion 360
>have the aluminum extrusions cut to length, buy connectors from aliexpress and have the panels laser-cut locally

[Anonymous No.1318365]

>>1318363
>instead of buying a case directly, buy the ugliest case in the most stupid way possible
>but you can screw it together yourself, that makes it diy

[Anonymous No.1318367]

>>1318365
>you're not doing it yourself unless you roll your own sheet metal and turn your own screws from raw material
>/diy/ purity spiral and faggot implications

[Anonymous No.1318371]

>>1318365
Industrial machines and furniture are done the same way

[Anonymous No.1318420]

>>1318267
So the basis for every computer is the motherboard.

Motherboards come in standard sizes.

Research which size you want to make for.

Figure out all the other shit you need like PSU, GFX, CPU cooling, LEDs, dildoes and other faggy shit I know you're going to put inside of it.

Once you know the volume of space and you have the motherboard footprint you can look for suitable sheetmetal or alternative construction materials.

You could probably laser cut some carbon fiber, or wood and glue one together for a prototype or a final design for your shitty maker-cred.

Then neck yourself.

[Anonymous No.1318534]

>>1318420
the ending kinda sours the post

[Anonymous No.1318535]

>>1318347
pile of ?

[Anonymous No.1318577]

>all these metalcucks
>not doing your custom pc case out of wood with hand-made joinery

[Anonymous No.1318707]

>>1318363
that;s a pretty good idea.

got any more photos?

[Anonymous No.1318715]

>>1318291
>give beginner a welding project from thin sheet
>definitely won't make swiss cheese out of it by burning through on every fucking weld
>totally won't look like the case has cancer because of the shitty welds

Pop rivets FTW, a lot more fuck up tolerant and can easily be drilled out.

[Anonymous No.1318716]

>>1318367
>buying steel
>not mining the ore yourself and smelting it
>do you even DIY?

[Anonymous No.1318718]

>>1318577
>wooden PC case
>because fuck cooling altogether

[Anonymous No.1318719]

>>1318718
you get 1deg higher temps, whoa you imbecile

[Anonymous No.1318726]

>>1318718
>thinking the material of your pc case effects temps in a relevant manner
Ah, a bright engineer.

[Anonymous No.1318743]

>>1318715
Kek. This.

OP don't try to weld it if you've never welded before. Rivets are a good choice.

An alternative is to make one out wood. It would make an interesting project and could look good if you sand and stain it.

[Anonymous No.1318750]

>>1318363
>fusion 360
>download it
but it's a paid software? it also requires all your data and a leg just to download its trial?

[Anonymous No.1318753]

>>1318750
All software is free if you're not stupid.

[Anonymous No.1318757]

>>1318753
>get sketchup for free
>learn it in 5 minutes
or stop being a massive cuck and needing 3D software to design a fucking box

[Anonymous No.1318822]

>>1318317
All its missing is the Nintendo logo

[Anonymous No.1318831]

>>1318750
Fusion 360 license is free and renewed on a yearly basis for startups and hobbyists. If you make six figures you are supposed to tell them so that they can charge you for the following years.

[Anonymous No.1318886]

>>1318267
Personally i like finding old beige shit cases with a fucking turbo button and gutting them.

[Anonymous No.1318890]

>>1318715
ANODIZED.

UPLOAD FAILED UPLOAD FAILED UPLOREEEEEEEEE

[Anonymous No.1318892]

>>1318718
#watercool

[Anonymous No.1318893]

>>1318753
FBI pls leave

[Anonymous No.1318900]

You don't want to build a computer case. You want to go home and rethink your life.

[Anonymous No.1318925]

>>1318757
This.

Jesus christ. You niggers realize that they used to design rocket command modules on millions of papers, with wiring harnesses that spanned hundreds of kilometers, and circuitry made entirely from resistors, diodes and relays.

You can't screw/glue a box together without asking an indochina antfarming board.

Fucking "makers" get out reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Anonymous No.1318948]

>>1318267
Look into basic plexi glass and warping it.

[Anonymous No.1318994]

>>1318718
How about making the case out of concrete?
Becaus coolin
>get box
>throw in the components (CPU, MB, RAM etc)
>mix concrete
>pour concrete in box
>post pic on |diy|
>when upgrading use hammer
>fuckit.png, youse hammir anyways
>throwcomputerboxintotrash
> ???
>no profit, but you did it yorselfe, yU makR now

[Anonymous No.1319000]

Find all the components you want to use and model them up in whatever CAD software you choose, create the chassis based on the dimensions of the parts. Insert them all into an assembly making sure it all fits then cut holes for sheet metal insets in the chassis using the holes in the parts as your reference points. Some tips: make as few bends as possible as you will have no bend allowance if you use free software, make holes at least 4 material thicknesses from edges and bends, dimension you drawings using outside dimensions, 1.5mm mild steel would be fine, name and structure your files properly so that it all makes sense, the people that are manufacturing things are stupid, make your drawing stupid proof.

[Anonymous No.1319001]

What all these replies should convey to OP is that while /diy/ is fun, part of effective /diy/ is fucking knowing what NOT to /diy/ if you have no tools, equipment or skills.

If OP begins with case mods he/she/xir can learn and grow. Google search case mods in real computer forums and you'll get many useful ideas and shop tricks. This is 4chan, not a serious place for learning because ephemeral threads.

https://hardforum.com/forums/cases-case-modding.13/

[Anonymous No.1319008]

Step one:
>get cardboard box
Step two:
>put computer parts in box

Now you have a computer case.

[Anonymous No.1319014]

>>1318925
They also did all simulations in their head. Sometimes things well slightly boom, because physics are not your bitch and somethings just don't scale very well.
Finding the tiniest of fuckups in that mountain of documentation was a nightmare.
>want to check actual clearance of these modules and the outer casing
>each module has an inch thick file of documentation and several rolls of drawings
>casing is curved, modules are not
>modules are not lined up to each other in any of the 3 axis, because little space left.
>what would take several minutes at most on a CAD package, takes hours with pen and paper
>you also need someone to double check your calculations, in case you missed a decimal point
>who needs a computer anyway, back then they had slide rules
>do you even math bro
>reeeeeeeeeeee
No
Paper fucking sucks donkey dick, learn to CAD, the steam age is long gone.

[Anonymous No.1319019]

>>1319014
>They also did all simulations in their head.
they did tests you faggot

[Anonymous No.1319022]

>>1318726

Computers heat up, you want the heat to escape.

Wood insulates better than thin metal.

[Anonymous No.1319023]

>>1319022
You stupid cockmongling donglicking dickingesting piece of shit, all the work is done by fans and airflow it literally doesn't fucking matter what your computer case is made of as long as it has proper airflow.

[Anonymous No.1319025]

>>1319023

You're wrong.

[Anonymous No.1319030]

>>1319025
He is correct you know, difference between metal and wood should be minimal since fans push hot airs out, in good case there should be no stagnant air

[Anonymous No.1319033]

>>1318267
Best way is to start with side where you put your motherboard and last side (with IO shield), then keep adding things to your case
I was about to make mine but friend was selling his case so i took that one, my focus was mainly on good airflow and stealth look, i moved psu from under motherboard to a side so case wont be as tall as they usually are

[Anonymous No.1319035]

>>1319033
you can find dimensions for IO shield on internet or measure them by yourself, take material that you are comftorable working with since it doesnt really matter that much if you have good airflow (thin mdf, aluminium sheet, acrylic but just be carefull if material is conductive to not short anything)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHoqYBZMc_c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8hLXJUQFoc

[Anonymous No.1319050]

>>1319030

In an ideal situation yeah, but as the airflow is less and less ideal wood being an insulator becomes more and more of a factor.

Someone building a first case might not manage to make perfect airflow. Being made of wood can absolutely be a factor.

[Anonymous No.1319060]

>>1319022
>you want the heat to escape
You do that with fans and holes in the case you brain dead retard.
>>1319050
>>1319025
The case provides minimal cooling you stupid faggot. And all the gayming cases have giant plexiglass windows.
Stop trying to sound smart faggot, you just end up looking like a retard.

[Anonymous No.1319063]

>>1319060
This shit gets me so mad, I've heard this braindead retard bullshit from so many people unironically already. Relying on your case being made of metal to cool down your computer is L I T E R A L L Y retarded, even with stagnant air inside, it's still retarded, you just can't fucking avoid having airflow.

>inb4 someone posts that "case" which is just a giant heatsink

[Anonymous No.1319071]

>>1319063
>inb4 someone posts that "case" which is just a giant heatsink

You almost got me there but using the case for cooling is pretty much the norm for amplifiers and PSU's. I assume it would also be ok for a PC if it was a really low power one.

[Anonymous No.1319074]

>>1319071
>You almost got me there but using the case for cooling is pretty much the norm for amplifiers and PSU
There the case is designed for that job you fucking retard. Computer case and components aren't designed to be cooled by the case you fucking retard.
Just because you have some minimal knowledge it doesn't make you an expert.

[Anonymous No.1319078]

>>1319071
>You almost got me there
I'm not talking about specialty cases or custom mini builds, just your average atx build.

[Anonymous No.1319083]

>>1319063
>case which is just a giant heatsink
yeah but those are just giant CPU, GPU heatsinks
normal PC case only obstructs cooling

[Anonymous No.1319158]

>>1318267
>not going with a hanging pc for maximum airflow

[Anonymous No.1319163]

[Anonymous No.1319184]

>>1318267
Put sd card reader in floppy case

[Anonymous No.1319189]

>>1319023
Never change /diy.

LOL

[Anonymous No.1319190]

>>1319063
But i wanna see it

[Anonymous No.1319195]

>>1319190
http://lmgtfy.com/?t=i&q=pc+case+which+is+just+a+giant+heatsink

[Anonymous No.1319198]

>>1319190

[Anonymous No.1319217]

>>1319074
>Just because you have some minimal knowledge it doesn't make you an expert.
You forgot to type that he is an fucking retard at the end of the third sentence, jus' sayin

[Anonymous No.1319255]

>>1318267
This is pretty cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-TkQ7KZcbI

[Anonymous No.1319265]

>>1318290
first reply best reply

[Anonymous No.1319268]

>>1318535
Great Stuff

[Anonymous No.1319425]

>>1318365
The extrusions are made as is. Getting cut to size sheet metal is as DIY. If you're insistent just put the sheet metal on top of the extrusions, it'll look the same but hold better

[Anonymous No.1319459]

>>1319014
>They also did all simulations in their head.

Get a load of this retarded dumbass brainlet

[Anonymous No.1319494]

>>1319459
Listen, we can't all be Kelley Johnson doing mach 3 airflow design by the seat of our pants.

[Anonymous No.1319549]

>>1319060

You do not sound smart when you're speaking like that.

I am not saying a metal case provide cooling in any measurable way, I am saying a wooden box is to a degree an insulator.

Obviously airflow is important, but so is not having your components in a box that's just going to heat up inevitably.

[Anonymous No.1319550]

>>1319063

Get mad about things I'm not saying all you want, it doesn't make me the retarded one.

[Anonymous No.1319560]

>>1319549
>Obviously airflow is important, but so is not having your components in a box that's just going to heat up inevitably.
Stop trying to save face, you just end up looking more stupid. Also there's a gayming case on amazon that's just pure plexiglass.

[Anonymous No.1320089]

How do I build this and where do I get dust filters?

[Anonymous No.1320090]

>>1320089
zip ties and wire framing

looks simple enough

[Anonymous No.1320226]

>>1320089
>Wire Shelving cage parts
>security cage parts

[Anonymous No.1320293]

>>1318267
>sheet metal
>cutters
>tongs for bending
>rivets and a drill

[Anonymous No.1320355]

>>1319158
>that motherboard

[Anonymous No.1320633]

>>1318267
What are you doing OP?

Building cases was cool pre 2000
Now you just make them as tiny/invisible and quiet as possible

[Anonymous No.1321090]

>>1320633
i'm recasing an existing computer with something i made instead of something i bought

simple, unobtrusive, perhaps a few hundred purple led's

[Anonymous No.1321109]

>>1321090
legit lol

[Anonymous No.1322023]

How do I make this case?

[Anonymous No.1322034]

>>1322023
get a metal trash can

[Anonymous No.1322071]

>>1322023
Literally this >>1322034


https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/102968-mac-pro-hackintosh-made-from-trash-can/

[Anonymous No.1322458]

[Anonymous No.1322465]

uhhhhh I made this last year, I think it's pretty neat

[Anonymous No.1322506]

>>1322465
>he pealed off the labels to hdd for purely aesthetic reasons
holy shit please die
why didn't you just fucking spray paint the mobo flat black while you were at it

[Anonymous No.1322507]

>>1322506
wow you're so mad you didn't spell peeled right

[Anonymous No.1322528]

first attempt

[Anonymous No.1322530]

>>1322528
later evolved into

[Anonymous No.1322531]

>>1318267
It basically looks like a milk crate. Couldn’t you use a milk crake?

[Anonymous No.1322905]

>>1322071
KEK

[Anonymous No.1322913]

>>1322530
looks lovely but how hot do the drives run?
i had to rebuild an 8 member array of 4TB reds just bare on my desk hit 40-50C in about 3 minutes raid controller was sending warnings constantly. sat 1 120mm fan on each 4 unit group temps sit at 24C, no more no less. room is a constant 18C i wouldn't have been comfortable running them bare long term unattended.

[Anonymous No.1322915]

>>1319255
I wonder if there is a market for selling these to hipsters?

[Anonymous No.1322921]

See through desk case is best case

[Anonymous No.1322925]

>>1319255
>why not have the psu fan controlled by the motherboard
hmmmmm because the fucking motherboard has no fucking idea what temperature is inside the psu?
fucking retard jesus christ.

[Anonymous No.1322926]

>>1319184
fuck now i really want to /diy/ some high capacity floppies

always wanted to cut holes in my desk and drop disks into it like scifi shit films. minidisk style.

[Anonymous No.1323030]

>>1322913
I've never had any issues.
They hardly ever even feel slightly warm to the touch.

[Anonymous No.1323160]

I've been planning on making my own case/motherboard stand soon. Im going to take apart my old PC and put it inside my media center to use as my media pc. The acrylic /glass ones seem to be motherboard only, so need to figure out what to do with HDD and PSU. DVD drive is broken so I'm not worried about that.

Then I have to worry about power button and ventilation.

[Anonymous No.1323286]

>>1322458
It's so bad I love it.

[Anonymous No.1323827]

>>1322506
WE NEED TO MALE THIS ANGERY FAGGOT A NAME.

Angryfag is your name now. Every single thread you shitpost in you will get called out on until you hopefully fuckoff and die

[Anonymous No.1323829]

>>1321090
Yis uv led. I wanna see when done

[Anonymous No.1323908]

>>1322531
This! You could put a a top on it that uses rails to support the boards and drives.

[Anonymous No.1324184]

>>1322465
I want to make love to that smooth wood

[Anonymous No.1325892]

>>1323829
what does that first sentence mean

[Anonymous No.1325909]

>>1319158
Is that rug blocking a window, or is it just a random rug on the wall for no reason?
I don't even know which is worse.

[Anonymous No.1326042]

Anyone got one that can fit an EVGA 1060/1070 with separate GPU thermal chamber and can fit in a backpack?

[Anonymous No.1326063]

>>1318291
>>>1318267 (OP)
>1. Take some sheet metal.
>2. ???
>3. Weld it all together.
4. Profit

[Anonymous No.1326069]

>>1318420
>Then neck yourself.
stopped reading right there
good post until there. why do you always have to ruin everything?

[Anonymous No.1326107]

>>1326069
>stopped reading right there

so you stopped reading after you had read the entire post.

I hope he can recover.

[Anonymous No.1326128]

>ITT: African tier computer building
Like whats wrong with a normal fucking computer case you megaautists.

[Anonymous No.1326129]

>>1326042
What?? Why are you putting a computer in a backpack

[Anonymous No.1327186]

>>1326128
>on /diy/
>why u build dis? xD why no just buy?

Go back to sucking on your girlfriend's dick you retarded.

>african
>implying a nigger would not just buy something instead of making something

[Anonymous No.1327190]

>>1327186
retarded piece of dickcheese.*

[Anonymous No.1327194]

>>1326069

Pictured: You

[Anonymous No.1327195]

>>1327186
There is a point where buying things is acceptable.

[Anonymous No.1328900]

>>1318715
Spot weld.

First project: Cannibalize microwave oven and make a spot welder.

[Anonymous No.1328972]

>>1318822
Ahahahahah based

[Anonymous No.1329093]

>>1318267
Made my own desk and wall PC last year (the cables in the desk aren't pretty I know)

[Anonymous No.1329095]

>>1329093

[Anonymous No.1329096]

>>1329095

[Anonymous No.1329097]

>>1329096

[Anonymous No.1329161]

>>1318267
Decide on why you want to do it first of all.
Building your own case is pretty stupid unless you have a unique requirement.
>Wall mounted
Looks cool but dust will infest your components, its basically just strapping a test bench to your wall.
>Desk PC
Rad af but pain to move, obviously
>Miniature form factor
Worth your time, itx PC's are over priced and most are shit
>Extreme cooling
See above
>Complete silence
Probably the easiest and best case project imo

You get the idea, just building a normal case won't feel satisfying as its going to be infinitely shittier than the off the shelf equivalents. So try to do something unique with it that you wouldn't get anywhere else.

[Anonymous No.1329167]

>>1329161
>Complete silence
>Probably the easiest
lol

[Anonymous No.1329183]

>>1318267

[Anonymous No.1330380]

>>1318822
kek

[Anonymous No.1330488]

>>1318757
>>1318925
And that shit fucking sucked, and an immeasurable amount of work went into trying to wrangle the drawings instead of doing the work.

This isn't about "being too stupid to design a box without software." It's about clicking some buttons, exporting DXF files (or whatever the local shop takes), and finishing the job in less than an hour beginning to end, instead of masturbating over having done it in the most roundabout way possible.

[Anonymous No.1332036]

>>1319158

[Anonymous No.1332237]

>>1318715
>>1318743
>>1328900
Literally nothing wrong with more ventilation

[Anonymous No.1332266]

>>1329183
what the fuck
this is a masterpiece