Rig of the Month: Dancing Iridescence

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Woodworking meets case modding

Computer cases are usually made predominantly of metal and for good reason. Metal's a sturdy material that can support the weight of meaty components. Chris Albee's "Dancing Iridescence" bucks that trend by combining his woodworking skills with his obvious modding abilities. Only the front panel's made of wood, but the complete effect is still stunning and totally worthy of being named this month's Rig of the Month.
Chris says he was inspired by the "quirky" Lian-Li PC-Q30 and decided to accentuate the giant front-mounted window with a single piece of curly maple.
"I set about carving out the back of the maple so it would slide on to the chassis in place of the original curved front panel. The entirety of the woodworking was done with hand tools, including cutting to size and shape. The back was carved out so it is one solid piece that wraps around both edges and across the front. Stains and finishes were seleted specifically to bring out the curly figure in the maple."
The finished wood panel isn't the only innovation. Chris also created custom side panels made with candy rootbeer and Brandywine paint. A bit of work with a pneumatic grinder and Scotch-Brite created a base layer of swirls that was covered with three separate coats of candy paint and two coats of clear coat.
Under the hood is an ASRock ITX motherboard with an A10-7850K, 8GB of ADATA 2400MHz DDR3 memory, and a 120GB ADATA SSD. A custom loop keeps the rig water cooled with an external 140mm radiator.
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