Building My Own Case, Need Input

[AllAgainstPaul]

I've been scrapping old cases all my life and even with my reffited Compac Server case I don't get the look and feel I want. So I decide to build my own case out of wood. Before I started cutting I wanted to get the opinions of the community. I used GTKRadiant to make an accurate (down to the mm) representation of my case, minus the guts.

The motherboard will lay flat on a rack that has rails on either side so I can pull it out of the back with ease. The hard drive mount will be on rails but with 120mm fans and access from the front of the case.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i293/AllAgainstPaul/ComputerBuildLeft.png

Above is a side view.
Below is a front view.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i293/AllAgainstPaul/ComputerBuildFront.png

Below is the Back View

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i293/AllAgainstPaul/ComputerBuildBack.png

My only worry is that the PSU's cords wont be long enough to reach everything. I might have to move the PSU inbetween the 120mm fans or make extention lines.

[Pete]

Can always add on to the psu lines...or to make it neater take the psu apart and add on to them directly in the box!!!

[Thrilla]

You can always use extenders for your PSU, that's not a problem.
But make sure your internal support structure is strong enough, I was making a cube wood case just a month ago, but aborted because the entire cash just crushed when I sat on it...

[AllAgainstPaul]

I plan on using 1 inch thick oak wood.

[Thrilla]

I used 1 inch plywood and it crushed, don't know about oak, but if you don't plan on sitting on it (I was just testing...), then it should be good.

[AllAgainstPaul]

I've used metal cases before that have flattened just by putting a monitor on top of them. Oak hopefully will stand at least that much weight, not that i plan to us a monitor on top of this case.

[Knapman]

Wow, looks nice, is it going to be for a workstation? Its quite big.

[AllAgainstPaul]

Well those oak boards are no longer an option. Sump pump burned out, whole basement flooded last night. Only 5 inches deep mind you, just enough to soak the boards in groundwater overnight. I guess I'll have to just buy the wood somewhere. Home Depot most likely.