Anyone built their own case?

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My mate is thinking about building his next case himself from scratch using a combination of wood/metal/perspex as he ideally would like something larger and different than what you can usually get in the shops.

As he's asked for my help I wondered if anyone has done anything similar, and if there are any tips and things to watch out for?

Thanks for any replies

 

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Number 1 tip: Build it to a ATX specification exactly, and remember motherboard risers.

Thanks, thats probably a good starting point

I'll advise my mate to think it over long and hard and draw up a proper plan before he starts anything. Somehow I can see plenty of opportunity for this one to go horribly wrong