building pc in desk

[mike123shanx]

hey guys so building pc in desk and i was wondering how i will fit the motherboard is there a plate i can buy for standoff etc?

 

[Morfinel]

I've been using bolts and two nuts and epoxy, work perfectly, or just use motherboard try from your old case

 

[mike123shanx]

I've been using bolts and two nuts and epoxy, work perfectly, or just use motherboard try from your old case

cant seem to get the tray out my caselol

 

[mike123shanx]

I've been using bolts and two nuts and epoxy, work perfectly, or just use motherboard try from your old case

after some drilling i got it out haha

 

[dangermouse425]

Will check out this thread, interested to see how it progresses.

 

[Morfinel]

yes usually dremel or angle grinder is required, or you can buy Lian Li atx tray

 

[Doomedspeed]

I hope you have thought about a proper design before you start making your desk..

One thing that can trip many people up is the CPU cooler backplate, as you need access to the back of the motherboard/tray to secure it in place.

Another consideration is cooling. Due to the nature of wood it can be too easy to trap heat, you need to ensure the air flow of the whole desk is worked out. Itd be best to have multiple short airflow channel, across the VPU, or WC rads abd the GPU (or rads for WC GPUs) to start with.

Then you need to think access to the components, its easy to neglect this but you will need to clean/update/replace components from time to time (or service/refill your WC loop).

Another boring topic but material choice is important, the last thing you want is fragments of wood to read on or damage your components, especially as you'll be using very high end hardware.

I hope this has helped.

 

[Ragnahex]

seen so many people do this now.... and so many people do it badly

 

[trentlad]

Photos!!

Seems wrong to request that after the previous post.

 

[pete910]

Don't forget about how you are going to route your cables whilst designing. Easy to forget about those when planing .

 

[mike123shanx]

Don't forget about how you are going to route your cables whilst designing. Easy to forget about those when planing .

thats the only part that really worries me is cables lol i imagine ill need them extended

 

[Doomedspeed]

thats the only part that really worries me is cables lol i imagine ill need them extended

This is why cable extensions exist, mainly for big cases, as your designing the case you can ensure your PSU is in the correct place to reach everything. You can even put it behind the motherboard tray.

 

[mike123shanx]

This is why cable extensions exist, mainly for big cases, as your designing the case you can ensure your PSU is in the correct place to reach everything. You can even put it behind the motherboard tray.

i was thinking of putting it behind the panel where rads will be in the middle

 

[trentlad]

Have you seen these extensions. Are you planning on a layout similar to that?

These guys used one and it sounds like you would set it up the same way (inc. liquid).

The PCI express cable might be the biggest space saver.