Custom desktops are likely to go for outrageous aesthetics, with RGB lighting, big arrays of followers and liquid cooling, and just about anything the builder can dream up. But this mission from prolific builder Jeffrey Stephenson turns again the clock, utilizing wooden and pretend brushed metallic to evoke the look of vacuum tube amplifiers from the Sixties. He calls the mission the “Clean Slate.”

Housed inside the major wooden block is a Micro-ATX motherboard, with the I/O panel dealing with rear. The varied connections and cables are all routed by the bottom, with the GPU, CPU cooler, and energy provide all mounted vertically. Each one is hidden behind a secondary defend with built-in mesh grilles for airflow. Note how the GPU and energy provide sit on both facet of the central CPU cooler for a balanced look.

Jeffrey Stephenson

Despite the superb outcomes, the mission didn’t require any large feats of engineering, just a few extraordinarily exact woodworking expertise with plenty of planning and ending. You can undergo Mr. Stephenson’s construct course of on his personal site (by way of Hackaday), or try his YouTube channel for much more classically-inspired customized PC builds. If you dig the aesthetic, however don’t have dozens of free hours and a woodworking store, try the brand new North case from Fractal Design.