I wouldn't use wood near any electronic equipment, unless the insurance agent is a friend of yours ;-)
(In event of fire, regardless how much care you took, the insurance will not pay if they know you used wood)
(In event of fire, regardless how much care you took, the insurance will not pay if they know you used wood)
To each his own I guess but I'm absolutely confident the wood wouldn't make any difference that aluminum would in case of major failure.
Yeah I use wood too. Wood has a pretty high point of catching fire. It's a great insulator against electricity and heat up till that point.
I'm pretty sure the concerns around wood are with regard to PC components failing catastrophically, not auto-ignition. The auto-ignition point of white pine is like 400C...
Yeah, you're going to have other problems other then a wooden frame if you have an electrical fire. Silicon burns too as do the plastic most motherboards and heatsink fans are made out of.
This is why you invest in a good PSU that will auto shut off if such a thing happens. And second the smoke alarm.