Mini ITX Walnut Computer

very cool

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Been thinking of doing the same thing, what did you use for the DVD drive? and did you use a wireless remote also? Yea the woodwork is a ++ J

I have been building pcs for years. Started modding cases. Built one out of plexi.

Got a Mini ITX board years ago inside a portable camera case. I like this though.

-- Measure once cut twice....oh wait....ooops.

Hi JH1427,

I used a Logitech diNovo Mini for the HTPC keyboard/mouse. I can not recall where I got the DVD player.

The size of the case is is about 7×7 X 2.8 inches.

-- Jimmy

Nice work. I love wooden computer cases. Is the entire computer passively cooled (I don’t see any fans)? How’s the SSD compare to, say, a RAID 1 or RAID 0 drive setup for loading speeds? I’m also curious about the drive’s lifetime, as flash write cycles are rather limited.

cough there are 2 type of SSD , MLC & SLC.. let say MLC ’s life is
about 5-10 years, while it is about 50 years for SLC.. since SSD controller
will come with leverage algorithm that will manage the writing of data wisely.
these days, SSD access speed become much much faster than harddisk now..
it almost utilize most of SATA2 3 Gbps bandwidth..

I was planning to make a wooden case for my pc one day too :)))

Now, that is a cool idea.

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Hi Bob,
Initially I had no fan, but later added a fan because it was getting hot. I still only have that small hole for air. I have heard the cheap SSDs do degrade over time. If it lasts me four years I will be happy, most likely in four years i will throw away the entire thing and get a i3 pico sized board.

maluco- The RF could be a problem- for now I keep it away from my “nuts”

-- Jimmy

haha..that’ great… love it!

Nice case! Remember, DONT defrag SSD’s.

-- - Eric Indianapolis, IN