Scratch Build – Complete Project Alternate 'COMPLETED'

I'm sorry if you mentioned it but how do the speakers perform? Would be cool to have them built into a deck but would go overkill on then just so I don't want the change them for a long time.

 

Can ´t wait to see what you will do with this one

 

Thanks Waynio, mad_mic3 & jojoharalds

lol, now you put it like that, im going to add 5 more inch

They sound better than they did in the plastic housing, part of a 7.1 setup so i still need to find places around the room for the others..
I will probably have the center speaker under the monitor as im doing with my current setup, but if it looks stupid I will just use the sides and add some tweeters..
Also needed to add some padding to the speaker box for damping.

 

Over the past week or so I have finished lowering the desk by 2"
cut the air-vent hole, made the vent cover & some other small bits like the shelf mounts.
I cant attach them properly yet & do the fine adjustments until some of the components arrive so I can check placement & sizing.

Iv also started to undercoat some of the desk & done lots of sanding.


Here are the 2 shelf supports, they might need some adjusting at a later date when i start to fit the RES, there will be 2x 450mm reservoirs on each side on the shelf bottom.




here they are in place, the shelf isn't shaped & fasten in place yet.




Cutting the 3mm black plexiglass that will be used for the vent cover.






This is the frame for the vent cover, think im going to have this with a mat finish & the blades will be polished to a shine








I'm not that great with plexiglass, so this took some time lol





Thinking the blades might be a bit too long, will cut them down later in the build if I don't change my mind...

I'm short on time today, so I will try add more updates tomorrow.

Thanks for for looking

 

A quick mid week update for you,
Started work on the center shelf holder that I plan to also run the water tubing though,

The shape might change slightly later in the build when i have the 2x RES in place.






Here it is in place, as you can see Iv also started to undercoat some parts, I started this now to see how well it would hold up & to help show imperfections.




You can see the parts I started to sand down, I have now given the desk 1 coat of MDF primer & 2 coats of white primer, sanding after every coat apart from the last one..
Whether I use a paint or go with wrap the surface will need to be sanded as good as possible.






Sanded down the speaker covers, not sure what colour Im going to use yet.



Decided to make the cones for the front of the desk from clay lol, yes clay... thought why not, I need the practice for a later
none PC related mission






Its air dry clay, so my cats looking after it for me as its out in the sun for the day




once it was hard enough I sanded them down to a better finish ready to prime & sand once more, I hate all the sanding



I also hollowed out the center to reduce the weight & cut some groves for the bracket.




Thats all for now, I will try have more updates for you at the weekend..

 

Very nice Work, ill be keeping an eye on this one

 

Thanks Bygone

 

here they are fitted, still just the undercoat until the build is complete



the gap wont be there when fastened down,

 

worked out better than I hoped, cant wait to get them painted up

 

A plan from the start but not shown to everyone was some front lighting, I decided to keep it on the down-low encase I failed,
as Iv never done Plexiglas with LEDs..

Anyway, I think its looks good for now, should I change my mind later in the build when iv
painted or wrapped the desk I will cover them over

your thoughts on them would be appreciated, good or bad about anything on the build, constructive criticism can be a great help

don't want it to look too cheesy, but as there at my side I think they could act as nice room lighting


Started by cutting some plexi to the same angel as the front corners,







Sides move out the way so I can cut some groves for the plexi.





Did a bit more undercoating & the groves are now cut on both sides, top shelf still not completed as im awaiting the RES before
I make final cuts.








Oh, Im just using super bright white LEDs for the front, its possible I could change them for RGB at a later date?

 

The ASUS Sabertooth X99, the most tidy looking motherboard iv ever seen, should be quite easy to mod to my colour scheme.
Will be using this MB along with some DDR4 & the Intel i7-5820k.

Done some shots with & without the caps/covers




P.S 1st page has been updated with some specs

 

Iv stopped working on the outside of the desk for the moment as Im awaiting the reservoirs so I can complete the top shelf
& start to fasten things into place,
but with the arrival of most of the other Phobya & OCOOL parts & the X99 motherboard, I could start working in the inside,
so Iv fitted a motherboard tray & sorted the housing for the 2X RADs.

I'm not following a design for the inside so I tend to spend hours just sitting looking at the empty cavity & trying
to picture ideas in my head lol
however I have worked out where the main components will be going.


here's one of the packages I received thanks to Phobya & OCOOL (Alphacool)
All sorts of goodies, RADs, controllers, cables, hard tubes, switches, GPU & CPU blocks & many more that I will show in more detail
as the build progresses




Another secret I keep to myself & a couple of people was the idea to have the sides lift away from the desk to make room for
storage & also make use of all the available space...

As both the secret ideas worked out ok I will show you one of the original designs for the desk, kept them a secret encase things
went wrong with the plan.




I played with lots of ways to accomplish the task, the first two ideas FAILED
but after one more attempt I cracked it

So now the side will lift up & out to the side making room for my gamepads & other bits that make desks look a bit untidy.




Almost all the parts inside the desk are removable, no screws used so as to make it easyer to MOD at a later date & also reduce the
weight when moving.

This double platform will hold the pads & bits, can be lifted out from the top or from the side.



They all still need tidying up a bit & sanding down,
waiting until most of the desk is complete so if anything gets damaged as im working I wont have wasted too much time.


Cutting up a cheap old case for the parts, MB tray & front drive bays.




MB in place, will MOD more at later date.
For now I just want to make sure everything has a place.




MB back plate is just temp & will also be changed later in the build.




Cutting 4 holes for the RADs exhaust.






I will be using 2X Phobya RAD mounts to fasten the RADs to the underneath of the desktop.




As Im wanting the RADs further away from the back I added some barriers for the hot air, raised as high as possible.






The RADs are attached to the desktop but the exhausts are attached to the back of the desk, I made the fittings as tight as possible
but to eliminate any small gaps that hot air could escape though Iv added some padding that's been coated to help keep the softness but also create a thin skin.

 

Me & my daughter have been doing a spot of painting

Added some red to the Sabertooth x99 MB to tie in with my desk colours a bit better..

Mine is the one on the left!




Top plate off

 

With the arrival of my reservoirs I could start fastening down the top shelf & shape it better,




I also did some work on the inside but had to stop for a bit as I await the pumps so I can make the cuts
needed before working on the layout a bit more.

while I wait I'm getting on with other bits, painted the MB last week & this week iv been making the
front switch panel to house 5 Phobya push switches..










could have the switch holder in a couple of different positions.
feel free to add your thoughts on what you think looks best

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Thanks Mic, im trying to make the most of all the space, but going to leave a little
for any future bits i might want to add or change..

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Video now up for the rundown on build items, don't lol to hard at my recording voice, its was 3am & im very sleepy Zzzzzzz



I also did a small video log, its mostly all the photos already posted on the forum along with some music.




Update log should be up later today

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With the arrival of the reservoirs last week & now the pumps I can workout the internal setup.
over the last week iv added some internal walls & removable bases, installed the 2X reservoirs,
radiators & soon i will have the pumps in place.

When im happy with the layout it will then all be removed before painting/wrapping.

after that's completed it will then be time to move the desk inside so i can work on the tubing & wiring.

Oh, also went with position 2 for the front panel & edged the front of the desktop.






The next 3 photos show the cover thats now in place to hide the leg cutout.








Some of the base covers in place, & a better view of the leg cover






Cut a fan hole for the V1200 PSU, but not sure im having it in this position now?








The Phobya 450 reservoirs, used them on my 2013 build, decided to stick with them again







Using the provided brackets to fit them under the top shelf, will wrap or paint them at later date.



Covered them with some masking tape so as not to scratch them






A final pic for you, looks almost complete here, but still lots of work to be done

 

Awesomesauce!!

 

So oversized, so overkill, so much love

 

Thanks for the Sauce!

Thanks for the Love!

Love & Sauce, Im soooo happy!

 

Must..resist...obvious....disgusting...sex.....joke. This desk is looking BRILLIANT. It's so far beyond the usual square desk builds, where all the aesthetics are mostly inside the desk. In this one, the desk itself is a large part of the look. That makes it pretty unique IMO.