Hey, I need help with a PC / Desk Mod.

[Don Sadet]

Hey, I work in IT and i absolutely love gaming. I got tired of the usual PC case and lighting so i got a bunch of inspiration from the L3p D3sk and other PC / Desk Mods and i wanted to start my own. Problem is i dont really know much about liquid cooling and about woodworking/metal working and was wondering if there was someone who was experienced and willing to chat with me help me come up with ways to do this!

I have a lot of ideas id love to implement into this desk idea and im just looking for someone who is interested in the same thing and is willing to help a Noob in need! i am willing to pay for someones time as long as its actually getting things done.

Any one here have the patience to help me out?

 

[chugot9218]

I don't know the specifics, you could take a look at this gent's build, you could also try contacting him to see if he could offer advice, one of the neater and most thorough build logs I've seen here: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1759881/build-log-desk-project-unity-unity-desk.html Obviously the Watercooling sticky would be a place to look at for the water-cooling portion, go through that and see what questions you have after.

 

[Lutfij]

I have the patience but I'm not going to charge you - the info here on Tom's is free and service given on Tom's is free. Period.

I'm an architect and I've designed a couple of workstations - just about to begin work on a new one for a SFF system. It's not necessarily a system within a table but a system on the table - and in a compact form factor to warrant a large table top with minimal ground usage.

I'd like to put a word of caution out to you and those interested in building a rig+a workstation:
You need to find the dimensions to your keyboard and monitor heights to prevent back injury and muscle and attention fatigue.

This link will help you understand the appropriate dimensions - however there's one other point to note - some of the numbers need a lil manipulating since you might have a different posture while gaming/typing or even sitting upright. Having your arms at 30+"'s all the time will cause fatigue in your triceps area.

Hope these help in moving your work forward - I'd also like to suggest you sit with a blank mind and some paper in front of you - jog up some ideas and move onwards.

 

[manofchalk]

Liquid cooling and desk idea's and design I'm good to help with, I have experience in both.
Actual wood/metal work, I cant really help with that. If your money is going anywhere for this, let it go to a tradie rather than us.

Couple of Build Logs you might be interested in
The one Chugot linked, never seen that one before but its a good find.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/295841-28-scratch-build-project-ultimate-computer-desk
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/337794-31-bombproof-builders-desk-build
Heres a good source of even more logs, Bit-Tech has a fairly active Modding community including a lot of cases built from scratch.
http://forums.bit-tech.net/forumdisplay.php?f=42&prefixid=project_scratch

This was when I was looking for feedback on a custom desk for a design project, might be useful.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1704813/dream-desk-features-hate-current-workspace.html

 

[Daniel Guniitsky]

hey, i built my self one of those pc desk.. put some LED lights and now i am a balling.
my advise to you is built the biggest desk, because no matter how big it will be, you will want a bigger one!!!!
good luck