Did {that a} desktop laptop, even one with high-end gaming or artistic professional elements, doesn’t must appear like a rainbow-powered hookah that fell off an alien spaceship? I do know, it was a shocker to me, too. But somebody at Corsair determined that such was the case, and launched a sequence of fashionable wooden panels for its PC circumstances.

The add-on mesh panels could be utilized to the highest and backside of the Corsair 4000 and 5000-series ATX cases, including a little bit of laser-cut sophistication to your construct. As famous by KitGuru, the customized panels substitute the usual airflow mud covers, and since they’re simply detachable, ought to work about the identical by way of cleansing and safety. You get a selection of bamboo (mild), teak (darkish), and sapele (someplace within the center) finishes to fit your style and decor.

Corsair

It’s too dangerous Corsair isn’t providing these wooden panels on a case from the manufacturing facility — they’re a relatively expensive $55-75 add-on for the present designs. (Though that’s useful if you happen to’ve already constructed a PC in a type of costly circumstances already, I suppose.) But for a extra ground-up answer, try Fractal Design’s lately launched North case. This extra understated design comes with vertical wood slats on the entrance air consumption. It’s kind of an Adirondack search for Fractal’s sometimes chill PC enclosure type.

Fractal Design

The North case is available in only one ATX measurement, however it’s accessible in “chalk white” and “charcoal black” finishes, with lighter and darker woods to match. You can select a tempered glass facet panel or extra understated mesh, every going for $129 retail worth. While these look like the one PC circumstances in the marketplace with wood accents (not counting Fractal’s Era mini-ITX, now apparently out of manufacturing), I’m hoping they result in a renaissance in PC designs which can be truly meant to mix into dwelling decor, as an alternative of protruding like a mini-fridge that’s internet hosting a tiny rave inside.

Of course if you happen to tire of ready for extra laid-back designs from accent producers, you possibly can at all times make your own PC inspired by classic amplifiers. Assuming you’ve got a long time of artisan woodworking expertise, naturally.