First time building gaming desk mod!

jasontripp903 · 9 Dec 2017 at 05:05

Hey everyone, just wanted to show my design for my desk i am currently working on. This design is juts a ruff draft and it might change in the future. Hope you guys enjoy and ill be trying to update weekly! I have some of it built (just part of the frame) and ill post pictures further i get. Have a good one!

jasontripp903 · 10 Dec 2017 at 03:09

Danny75 said:
Pic didn't post. Try an alternative like imgur.com

well fixed it, its big but its fixed lol

jasontripp903 · 10 Dec 2017 at 03:29

Just for the looks mainly

jasontripp903 · 10 Dec 2017 at 04:10

Thekwango said:
you don't show a gpu? are you not cooling it?

including unnecessary bends etc will negatively affect the flow and ultimately the cooling ability of your setup. cooling hdd's is completely pointless imo.

edit: where you show the motherboard, I assume that's both cpu and gpu cooling then?

Yes I'm cooling the gpu as well, I just didn't put it in there......I just want to cool them so it will look aesthetically pleasing with the tubing around inside the desk. Might be pointless but will still look good

jasontripp903 · 10 Dec 2017 at 04:40

Thekwango said:
it might look good but it may have a detrimental affect on the loops cooling ability, but it's your rig. hopefully it all works well and looks well.
what are the specs going to be?

Ill monitor the temps and all that, if it is ill re do the tubes.... Ill have a

Asus maximus ix extreme
1080 amp extreme
i7-8700k
32gm ram
2 TB HDD
2 EK coolstream xe 360 Rads
2 alphacool dpp655 pumps
2 or 3 Alphacool cape corp coolplex HF metal 25 reservoirs

jasontripp903 · 10 Dec 2017 at 05:05

Thekwango said:
nice. should look sweet. you got a particular colour scheme in mind?

Red and black, sticking with ROG colors. I was thinking white,red and black but wouldn't match my basement

jasontripp903 · 13 Dec 2017 at 00:49

Here is some of the progress so far! Still a LONG way to go but its fun! Ill post some pics of all the components that are going into it once i get them all. Enjoy!

jasontripp903 · 16 Dec 2017 at 00:20

here some more pics from today and yesterday

Put the dividers in and bracing for them

Put the top of the desk on and cut out the spot for the glass inserts

jasontripp903 · 17 Dec 2017 at 01:04

Chaos666 said:
is that mdf?

Yea it is

jasontripp903 · 17 Dec 2017 at 17:47

Chaos666 said:
its hard to paint mdf .. do you have any experience? I could use some tips and tricks

Not really I'm just going to spray it with some filler and sand the crap out of it.

jasontripp903 · 17 Dec 2017 at 23:16

4Qman said:
Nice work.

Have you considered some kind of vinyl wrap, not sure if that would be an option but it would be worth a look. You could also cut/stick a full coloured perspex sheet over it.

I thought about it, but I'm just going to paint it flat black and the inside floating board will be carbon fiber vinyl wrap.

jasontripp903 · 20 Dec 2017 at 19:49

4Qman said:
What about the top, clear perspex?

The top is going to be tempered glass as long as I can get some cut to the sizes I need.

jasontripp903 · 20 Dec 2017 at 22:57

I've cut out one side for my fans and my radiator. Put some putty on it and sanded some. Probably be a week or so before my next post. I am going to visit family for the holidays so will not be home to work on the desk.

jasontripp903 · 20 Dec 2017 at 23:02

Minibiker said:
Thats my CBR i have the same year and colour...

Good work on the build bud

Lol yea i wish i could ride but its too cold right now. Now its just collecting the saw dust lol.

jasontripp903 · 30 Dec 2017 at 19:00

I'm back from the holidays! My goal is to get this desk done within the month on January! I'm hoping to get the painting done this coming week at least. Still have some cutting to do and some puttying.
Gonna try to get the cutting and puttying done the next couple days. Wish me luck! Will post some more pics this week!

jasontripp903 · 31 Dec 2017 at 03:12

Heres both sides done, I will probably wrap the 2 level dividers tomorrow hopefully and sand and putty some more. Just preping for the good ole painting. Swapped all my images to large thumbnails so you can see better.

jasontripp903 · 2 Jan 2018 at 03:09

Just got my floor dividers wrapped.

jasontripp903 · 2 Jan 2018 at 21:43

Marc Bonser-Best said:
As long as you filler/sand flat the fibrous ends it will paint just fine.

Ok good that's what I planned to do.

jasontripp903 · 17 Jan 2018 at 21:35

Hey everyone, been a little since last update. Main thing I have been doing is sanding and painting. Here are some updated pics.

Sanded desk down with 220 grit and put some acrylic primer on

Sanded primer down and put the first coat of paint on the desk. Its wet now so it looks shinny but it'll be flat black when it drys.
Going to sand it down and put another coat on.

jasontripp903 · 6 Feb 2018 at 07:48

Got it installed downstairs! Now the fun part of getting all the wiring done