Wooden case

[pilihp]

I want to build a computer from scratch using my own wooden case.
Apart from RF radiation and EMC considerations, am I likely to run into instability problems? Does the motherboard have to have a metal ground plane as in a conventional steel case?

 

[paparazi]

Although I completely agree that no ground is "technically needed" for the motherboard and I too test many motherboards on a wooden work top, I would still be inclined to makeup a seperate earth wire between one of the soldered mounting points on the mainboard and the PSU.
Just to be sure.
It can't hurt to be over cautious.
Martin

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[chriseubank]

A little off topic, but:

Here's some interesting case information for those of you who like clear cases. This fellow is in the same city as me, and is apparently widely popular:

http://www.clearpc.ca/