Project Alternate
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Been a bit busy over the past month, but im back now 
I recently got the 2 finaly items for the build from Cooler Master, a CM Storm Xornet 2 gaming mouse & Swift RX mat.
Cheap mouse! £20 or less...
Couple of photos for you to have a look at & iv also uploaded a quick hands on video.
also over the past week my new screen has arrived, I liked the 40" 4K screen so much that iv now gone for a 43" 4K.
I cant go any bigger than this, as it will cause some neck problems in the long term lol
Its a better fit for the desk also, as it now spans the total length of the centre top shelf.
More photos on that & other bits later.
mouse vid.
I recently got the 2 finaly items for the build from Cooler Master, a CM Storm Xornet 2 gaming mouse & Swift RX mat.
Cheap mouse! £20 or less...
Couple of photos for you to have a look at & iv also uploaded a quick hands on video.
also over the past week my new screen has arrived, I liked the 40" 4K screen so much that iv now gone for a 43" 4K.
I cant go any bigger than this, as it will cause some neck problems in the long term lol
Its a better fit for the desk also, as it now spans the total length of the centre top shelf.
More photos on that & other bits later.
mouse vid.
Its not as mean looking as i would have liked lol , but its a better match for the desk than any of my others, mostly because its mat black & has the RGB
I've not been here for a while, it was worth the trip, absolutely stunning, well done
glad you made it back,
Thanks mate
I thought you was going to end that sentence with "its S***" or something on them lines lol
Thanks a lot Craig, I still get a bit of a buzz when I first walk in my room & see it & now & then I run my hands up & down the side covers
What's next deblow ?
I was going to say, Iron man project (not pc related)
But I have an urge to do a case build, want to use some of the paints & tools I spent money on & work on a smaller scale lol
I started to make a video for YouTube & realized I still needed to sort my wires out as the KB & Mouse wires was hanging over the front of the desk.
Had a couple of options, go to the sides, back or front
going to the sides would mean the mouse & KB would need to be disconnected every time I
lift the glass & you could also still see the wires.
Same story for the back they would be seen still.
Going with the front meant I had to make a hole in the desk
But this idea was best, wires cant been seen & the KB & mouse can stay on the desk as the glass lifts
high enough to get inside to most the components & clean if needed.
The KB will still need to be taken of the desk if I lift the glass all the way back though.
Looks cleaner now, just need to touch up with some black paint.
Had a couple of options, go to the sides, back or front
going to the sides would mean the mouse & KB would need to be disconnected every time I
lift the glass & you could also still see the wires.
Same story for the back they would be seen still.
Going with the front meant I had to make a hole in the desk
But this idea was best, wires cant been seen & the KB & mouse can stay on the desk as the glass lifts
high enough to get inside to most the components & clean if needed.
The KB will still need to be taken of the desk if I lift the glass all the way back though.
Looks cleaner now, just need to touch up with some black paint.
After completing this build iv gone though 4 screens, at the start I still had my 1440p IPS screen but with
the new desk I wanted to use some more of that GPU power & go with 3 screens or 1 4K screen.
As the bigger 4K screens offer more desktop space & higher resolution I decided to go with that.
The 1st screen was a BenQ BL3201PT 4K 32"
very nice build quality, but with other screen on the market with the same specs & 10" bigger I decided to try the next step up
AMH A409U 4K 40"
Its also shown in the main photos uploaded last month so I wont post them again.
The screen was great, build quality & menu not as good as the BenQ though, but as its the screen Im most bothered about this monitor was better in my eyes
& 8" bigger.
Was having some problems with the remote on the AMH, so the seller offered me a Crossover 434 4K 43" instead, cant complain with that
Loving the new screen, best of the 3 4K screens iv had so far.
As I was swapping screens I took a couple of shots without the screen on the desk...
the new desk I wanted to use some more of that GPU power & go with 3 screens or 1 4K screen.
As the bigger 4K screens offer more desktop space & higher resolution I decided to go with that.
The 1st screen was a BenQ BL3201PT 4K 32"
very nice build quality, but with other screen on the market with the same specs & 10" bigger I decided to try the next step up
AMH A409U 4K 40"
Its also shown in the main photos uploaded last month so I wont post them again.
The screen was great, build quality & menu not as good as the BenQ though, but as its the screen Im most bothered about this monitor was better in my eyes
& 8" bigger.
Was having some problems with the remote on the AMH, so the seller offered me a Crossover 434 4K 43" instead, cant complain with that
Loving the new screen, best of the 3 4K screens iv had so far.
As I was swapping screens I took a couple of shots without the screen on the desk...
Thanks Luggs, perfect size for the setup, but would consider an ultrawide when they start to pop them out over 34"
Think I was in 3rd on Bit-Tech, same as last time lol
but great to be in the top 3 as my 1st desk was in 2nd to last i think lol
BTW, Im also on the list to be mentioned on a live case at some point,
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/496604-featured-build-logs-004-voting-thread/page-?mode=show
Drop a vote if you can
I want linust to say my name
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Been sorting though my videos & decided to not use this clip in the final video im working on, so sharing it now to show how the desk top lifts & the way the wires are running.
I did have motor sound but unfortunately I also had some random music in the background that go my vid copyright flagged
so you have to make do with some YouTube tunes lol
Sorry.
I did have motor sound but unfortunately I also had some random music in the background that go my vid copyright flagged
so you have to make do with some YouTube tunes lol
Sorry.
Thanks
I did consider the option of using a motor screen lift but as the desk is in my small room I dont need to hide the screen and wouldn't probably
use the feature so I decided to save some time and cash,
instead I went for a motor glass top lift as this is more useful to me, also hadn't seen it done before.
Quick update,
I have a GIVEAWAY live now on reddit, you only have to drop a comment on the post to get yourself entered..
ends in 3 days time - https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3ohqwx/my_4k_gaming_pc_custom_built_in_desk/
Here are the items -
1X Cooler Master V750 Fully Modular PSU
1X Cooler Master Nepton 120 XL
3X Cooler Master Silencio FP-120PWM fans
5X Cooler Master Jetflo 120 Fans (red LED)
1x Cooler Master ic essential E1 thermal compound
I need to say thanks to Chris @ CoolerMasterUK, when I asked if it was ok to giveaway some fans I didn't need
he said "Sure but lets add some extra bits to the giveaway to help someone get there build of the ground" ... also agreed to post them for me too
And thanks to the reddit admin that are helping with the post.
Iv also completed the final video for the desk build, should give you all a better idea of the overall look and so on..
give it a look when you have a spare 8mins or so. took me ages to get this last vid done lol
hope you enjoy!
Over and out....
I have a GIVEAWAY live now on reddit, you only have to drop a comment on the post to get yourself entered..
ends in 3 days time - https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3ohqwx/my_4k_gaming_pc_custom_built_in_desk/
Here are the items -
1X Cooler Master V750 Fully Modular PSU
1X Cooler Master Nepton 120 XL
3X Cooler Master Silencio FP-120PWM fans
5X Cooler Master Jetflo 120 Fans (red LED)
1x Cooler Master ic essential E1 thermal compound
I need to say thanks to Chris @ CoolerMasterUK, when I asked if it was ok to giveaway some fans I didn't need
he said "Sure but lets add some extra bits to the giveaway to help someone get there build of the ground" ... also agreed to post them for me too
And thanks to the reddit admin that are helping with the post.
Iv also completed the final video for the desk build, should give you all a better idea of the overall look and so on..
give it a look when you have a spare 8mins or so. took me ages to get this last vid done lol
hope you enjoy!
Over and out....