My dad uses the computer only for browsing the web and reading his email, so it was possible to keep the specs quite basic. Athlon 64 2800+ with integrated graphics. He had a CD/RW drive in the old case, but in two years that he had owned the computer, he didn´t use it even once. That is why I didn´t bother to integrate optical drive in to the case. During the time I tested the configuration, without separate CPU fan, idle CPU temperature didn´t rise above 35°C and load temperatures stayed between 40°C and 50°C.

Expenses:

• Pinewood panel - 6 €
• Plywood cut to size - 15 €
• 0.5 L of stained lacquer - 10 €

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