custom integrated pc desk

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hi peeps im going to be building an integrated pc desk as i love the style and the neatness of them. ive been looking online at as many as i can find but they are quite the rarity.
if any of you could point me to some good build threads it would be appreciated.

im looking to start with the basics really i.e how big should i make the desk? i see most prebuilt ones are around 800mm deep by 1400mm long. mine at the moment is a sort of l shape around 1500 long and 600 wide along the front and 1m on the l part that comes forward. i dont want something massive but i also dont want something small and crammed.

im also very torn between 2 options, i will be moving my 900d water cooled set up into the desk as the main pc but my son also has a new pc setup that i could incorporate into the desk so i have the 2 inside, i think that would really fill the desk up nicely and i never move either pcs around or go to lan partys ect so thats not an issue. i just think would it look better with just 1 computer inside with a few res in the middle and run 2 water loops with solid tubes? whats you opinions?
its mainly all to create a show piece so ill be filling with led lights and possibly building the inside with coloured acrylic

if any of you have made your own please feel free to give any advice or tips
 
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Don't be too intimidated, a desk build can be much simpler and less involved than these guys. But for the absolute best bits of inspiration I can think of, in terms of both the PC build and the construction itself:

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...ild-dreamhack-summer-masters-winner.18803604/

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/tankian-desk.18815891/
I’ve seen them builds there pretty cool!
I’m going to be building exactly like the tankian desk but I’ll be going with rigid tubes and possibly 2 pcs, I’ve found one that’s pretty similar to what I’m thinking
https://www.l3p.nl/projects/cross-desk/
This one looks amazing! I think I’d be going longer tho as this one looks to only be around 4 feet long I’d like mine about 1400mm I think so I can fit 2 people under it.
I’ve just ordered 5m of assignable rgb led strips and an Arduino so I can be practicing with the lights to get familiar with them and see what sort of length wires I can get away with as it’s probably going to use a fair few meters worth
 
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