The 'Wooden PC' meme, often associated with the 'Potato PC' trope, represents the ultimate struggle of running modern software on ancient or makeshift hardware. While it occasionally features literal DIY wooden computer cases, the term is most frequently used metaphorically in gaming communities to describe a computer so slow it might as well be made of timber. It gained traction as players shared screenshots of unrendered graphics or high-latency issues, blaming their 'wooden' or 'potato' rigs for the failure. The meme is a staple in tech and gaming forums to humorously acknowledge the pain of low-spec gaming and the inevitable overheating that comes with it.