Project Ethos & Cube - Desk Awesomeness

Cleisthenes · 24 Nov 2013 at 20:53

SavellM said:
Mayhems Ice Dragon

Very threatening

SavellM · 30 Nov 2013 at 02:05

So we start out today with a SSD sandwich.
Double sided taped together.

All SATA cables made and fitted:

Doing a dry fit run on the lid:

Piano hinge screwed down:

All snug:

Test glass fitting:

Drilling into the lid, but why?

What's this shiny beast, you will see soon:

Grommet cut out and fitted:

Yup nice monitor arm:

Lid is silicone'd into place:

New monitor attached:

Fits like a glove... You can also see all the mess I have made, oops:

Testing it out... So pwetty:

Nice ultra wide monitor, works nicely:

Its actually really comfortable sitting here:

And a nice celebratory drink, for a job well done

Testing it out:

Gotta finish off the cable management. But the buttons look good

Quite a nice arm:

And the finishing bottle

There are still little bits to get done.
Like I haven't connected any of the LED's under the mobo, as I want to control the lighting if possible so its not too bright.

The network cables aren't in the correct place.

And just general bits and pieces here and there.

I will also get some professional pictures done once its completed!
Its been about a year almost but its so worth it.

cahonis · 30 Nov 2013 at 09:38

That is just awesome!

So much time, planning & effort has gone into this and it really shows.

You must be very pleased with the desk (and yourself!)

SavellM · 30 Nov 2013 at 11:54

cahonis said:
That is just awesome!

So much time, planning & effort has gone into this and it really shows.

You must be very pleased with the desk (and yourself!)

Thanks Cahonis...

I am uber pleased!
Its so nice to actually sit here and use it.
Feels so good, and I absolutely love this thing... Its my baby

randal · 30 Nov 2013 at 12:07

Bravo sir, bravo. To you and your chippy, superb work!

Now, you're not planning on moving house any time soon are you? That thing looks heavy, and probably won't fit through a standard door.

SavellM · 30 Nov 2013 at 12:13

HAHA hopefully I wont move anytime soon...
Yes it weighs a ton!

But it does fit through my doors, just.
So it wont be too bad.

SiDeards73 · 30 Nov 2013 at 12:41

Cant fault the amount of sheer effort that went into this build, its amazing. I just dont like it though

the Drive and Fan control etc stuck in the middle of the wood look like something out of 70's Radio Shack

And the Watercooling loop is phenominal, but with the amount of white in there it looks like a bathroom plumbing setup lol.

But i will say it is a truly epic design and kudos to you and your mate for the workmanship that went into it.

SavellM · 30 Nov 2013 at 13:10

SiDeards73 said:
Cant fault the amount of sheer effort that went into this build, its amazing. I just dont like it though the Drive and Fan control etc stuck in the middle of the wood look like something out of 70's Radio Shack

And the Watercooling loop is phenominal, but with the amount of white in there it looks like a bathroom plumbing setup lol.

But i will say it is a truly epic design and kudos to you and your mate for the workmanship that went into it.

Hehe its cool man.
Everyone is entitled to their opinions.

In terms of the fan controller and drive, what would you have done?
I'm always interested in other ideas.

And in terms of the loop, thats an easy fix.
I can change colour easily.
All the pipes are clear so it depends on the liquid used.
I was toying with the idea of using blue, but I might want to try like a UV green or something too.
These are all things I will do, in due course.

And thanks bud

Its been a great project.

SiDeards73 · 30 Nov 2013 at 13:42

hmm a black fluid would look mental, but yeah something UV would be good, could change your LED strips also to compliment it, with the dark backing inside the mobos etc sit on, a nice red or blue led with UV would really make it look alive.

As for the CD and Fan controller etc, they look smart where they are, but in the sea of brown wood, they look kinda Radio Shackesque, maybe if the section they are in was recessed behind a dark smokey window with a key lock or something? just something to give a bit more contrast to the surrounding wood.

Dunno, but hats off its a wicked concept.

Gambisk · 4 Dec 2013 at 11:49

Absolutely staggering build there well done. I'm cant really tell from the pictures but are your rads set to pull air through and vent it out from the desk or does it pull air in?

PhysicsMan94 · 4 Dec 2013 at 12:32

Wow, absolutely brilliant build this one - I applaud you for the effor and dedication put into this huge project. The final product looks great, very neat and tidy too.

In my opinion, it would look better with UV Blue or Aqua Blue in the loop instead of white though - but that can be experimented with I guess.

Cleisthenes · 4 Dec 2013 at 12:50

Very nice outcome

I wouldn't have a place for it but i'm still jealous!

SavellM · 4 Dec 2013 at 13:21

Gambisk said:
Absolutely staggering build there well done. I'm cant really tell from the pictures but are your rads set to pull air through and vent it out from the desk or does it pull air in?

Thanks bud

The Rads suck air from inside the desk and expell it out under the desk.
The fans are sucking air.

I thought this was it does a few things:
1) Keeps dust to a minimum
2) Takes out warm air from inside the desk
3) Dont see fans inside the desk itself

SavellM · 4 Dec 2013 at 13:23

PhysicsMan94 said:
Wow, absolutely brilliant build this one - I applaud you for the effor and dedication put into this huge project. The final product looks great, very neat and tidy too.

In my opinion, it would look better with UV Blue or Aqua Blue in the loop instead of white though - but that can be experimented with I guess.

Thanks dude

Its not the final pics yet.
I still have some LED's to sort out, and a bit more cable tidying to do.

Also I'll get my brother in-law (photographer) to come and take some proper pics once its fully finished

And ye I agree, I thought I would keep it to a theme, of Black and White.
But ye I will probably change it in the new few months to something else.
Maybe a UV coolant, or a pastel blue or something.

That's the joy of Acrylic tubing, you can change it how you see fit.

SavellM · 4 Dec 2013 at 13:24

Cleisthenes said:
Very nice outcome I wouldn't have a place for it but i'm still jealous!

Thanks Cleisthenes.

TBF it looks a lot bigger in the pics.
Its not THAT big, still fits through my door ways, so that's a bonus.

SavellM · 5 Dec 2013 at 10:37

Soooo....

I was thinking of taking of taking off the Sabertooth armour and spraying it white.
You can see it here in this pic:

Anyone have any thoughts?

Halestorm · 5 Dec 2013 at 11:11

I saw some sabertooth armor sprayed white on another build log and it looked class.
I'd say go for it, if it doesn't look right you can always spray it back or clean the paint off

SavellM · 5 Dec 2013 at 11:27

True...

Ok will do it this weekend hopefully

fantasticCG · 5 Dec 2013 at 11:27

Awesome build, yer spray it the white will look really cool.
Are you going to put another monitor at the other end?

SavellM · 5 Dec 2013 at 11:29

Nope...

That sabertooth is just my server.
Its running headless, altho I do have an HDMI lead to it, in case of emergencies.
And then I can just plug in a spare keyboard/mouse to sort it out.

But ye, its headless