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Project Alternate: PC in a desk scratch build & MODs
Hi all,
After what feels like a very long year I have decided to start work on my new desk build.
The idea for this desk came to me when i was working on my last desk & at one point I almost started the project
again, but I'm glad i didn't
Most people liked the desk & I learned a great deal during the build.
The Project Alternate design slightly changed month by month & I will show some of the other plans & explain why the changes was made.
This time I'm hoping to outdo my last desk & hopefully help others in the process.
The desk work is about to start, using mostly MDF, Perspex, clay, metal & glass I plan to build the desk in 3 parts,
starting from the bottom, then middle followed by the top section.
the tricky parts will be the sharp corners & angles on the edges.
In making the desk in 3 parts it will allow for easy transport from my garden shed to my
very small room/office.
I plan to have the 2 reservoirs just under the top shelf so i can see the water flowing by 🙂
have a couple of different layouts for the internal components,
but want to wait until the top compartment is built so I can see IRL what looks & works best.
For the specs, I'm upgrading from my trusty i5-2500k to a i7-5820K, due to the CPU upgread I will also be using the new ASUS X99 TUF
motherboard & DDR4
This time I will also go with 3 screens at 1440p if possible, or 1X 4K screen, so my HD7970s will also need upgrading to a R9-295x2.
SPECS
CPU - i7-5820k
MB - ASUS Sabertooth X99
RAM - 32GB Avexir Blitz 1.1 (DDR4)
GPU - ASUS R9-295x2
PSU - Cooler Master: V1200 Platinum
PSU2 - Cooler Master: GM750W
Fans - Cooler Master: Jet flow 120's & Cooler Master Silencio FP120 PWM
HDs - Western Digital Green 6TB - Barracudas x2 2TB - Wester Digital Green 1TB
SSDs - 2x Samsung EVO850s 250GB (500GB)
RADS - 2x Phobya G-Changer 360 RADs V.2
RES - 2x Phobya 450 reservoirs
CPU WB - Alphacool NexXxoS XP³ Light
PUMP - 2x Alphacool VPP655
GPU WB - Alphacool NexXxoS GPX
KB - CM Storm quickfire xti
Mouse - CM Storm Reaper
Build log 1
Build log 2
Build log 3
Desk top lift
Thanks to the sponsors.
Cooler Master UK, CM Storm, ASUS ROG, Phobya, OCOOL/Alphacool Mayhems GT Omega Racing & Avexir
For past & present MODs/Builds please check my Facebook & Youtube pages.
Thanks!
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
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.
& 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
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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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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deblow wrote:
Link to that powerbutton please?
