Project MEGA DEBLOW - Watercooled Desk Mod

deblow · 13 Apr 2014 at 22:29

Received my CM Storm MECH last weekend and started working on some ideas to help match it up to my current build style, mostly carbon lol

heres how it looked when new, and directly below is one of the designs i deiced to use, wasn't too hard and didn't take long to complete

when i recover from my opp i might work on a second design involving a lot more air brushing

deblow · 13 Apr 2014 at 22:37

The aluminum shell comes of very easily with the provided allen key, perfect for modding

This was another idea i had, but was very time consuming to get this far (5%), would have taken too long to complete so i decided to try some other ideas.

some more messing with ideas, looks a mess because i was using it for a brain storm.

Removed ready to start again, this time with my original idea

deblow · 14 Apr 2014 at 00:12

The final design, hard to capture the effect on camera because of the 4D, but hopefully when i do a YouTube vid you will see it better

Furyus · 14 Apr 2014 at 08:28

Love looking at this build! Such creativeness! I really like the carbon fibre wrapping!!

deblow · 14 Apr 2014 at 22:18

Furyus said:
Love looking at this build! Such creativeness! I really like the carbon fibre wrapping!!

Thanks Furyus, yeah the wrap is great and a lot less messy than paint

but i am tempted to do some air brushing, if not on this build maybe in the future.

tipes · 14 Apr 2014 at 22:22

Is there no end to your creativity and skill - superb.

Mark

pipson · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:10

tipes said:
Is there no end to your creativity and skill - superb.

Mark

This.

Amazing stuff here

Mole. · 15 Apr 2014 at 00:40

That is an awesome looking keyboard, That's the way it should look when it leaves the factory!

WalderX · 15 Apr 2014 at 08:45

That carbon wrap is sick!

deblow · 15 Apr 2014 at 16:06

WalderX said:
That carbon wrap is sick!

And i still have some more to wrap

Mole. said:
That is an awesome looking keyboard, That's the way it should look when it leaves the factory!

Yeah, great idea to use a removable plate
even better when you wrap before painting because its easy to remove it when you fancy a change without needing to use paint remover and sanding papers

i got the matching headset & mouse also, wrapped the mouse but not painted yet, not started on headset and not sure if i will be wrapping and painting it ????

pipson said:
This.

Amazing stuff here

Thanks

deblow · 15 Apr 2014 at 16:13

tipes said:
Is there no end to your creativity and skill - superb.

Mark

Thanks again Mark

Even my wife has started to take a interest in my desk after a trip to the gadget show,
though she would hate the show and all the gadgets but she was like a new woman after lol

she also spent all the money, i got nothing

deblow · 15 Apr 2014 at 16:32

Here's a picture of what they looked like at the start apart from the Keyboard that i had already painted when i took this pic

The mouse to go with the headset and MECH, only wrapped it in carbon ATM, but will most likely paint it when i get out of hospital

I cut the mouse mat down to a size that worked best for me and has the same shape/light as the keyboard & mouse.

tipes · 15 Apr 2014 at 16:54

deblow said:
Thanks again Mark
Even my wife has started to take a interest in my desk after a trip to the gadget show,
though she would hate the show and all the gadgets but she was like a new woman after lol

she also spent all the money, i got nothing

Lol, never let the other half control the cc - he, he. You earn it, and they spend it :rolleyes:

Mark

WalderX · 16 Apr 2014 at 15:34

Love it so much!

how much to build me one then? hehe

Shimz · 17 Apr 2014 at 16:20

The carbon look is amazing, how many hours has it taken so far?

Dedwoods42 · 18 Apr 2014 at 03:43

Absolutely love all those finishing touches - keyboard and mouse especially! Bravo!

MonsterMoshi · 18 Apr 2014 at 07:45

Really love that keyboard!

tomb.raid-er · 18 Apr 2014 at 08:04

Looks great! Lot of time put into this build. Impressive.

deblow · 19 Apr 2014 at 12:55

Thanks for all the comments guys, i will update you asap and reply properly as soon as i feel a bit better, just got back from hospital and im in some pain still

deblow · 23 Apr 2014 at 00:41

WalderX said:
Love it so much!

how much to build me one then? hehe

the cost is a bit hard to put a figure on due to using old bits, at a guess i would think its about £150/200 if you was to buy all the wood and glass from new.
maybe when im back on my feet again i will build another with parts from the DIY shop and then i will have a better idea on costs.

Shimz said:
The carbon look is amazing, how many hours has it taken so far?

this is also very hard to give a answer to, i started in November last year and from the time i started until now iv had lots of health problems that's put things on hold, iv been on crutches from day one so that's slowed everything down mainly because i cant move and carry things at the same time

If i was to do it again with all i have learnt from this build and in full health i think i could do it in 4 weeks or so, that's with normal family life and if i was not working.

things was also put on hold 2 or 3 times as i waited for items to arrive, next time i will get all i need at the start

Dedwoods42 said:
Absolutely love all those finishing touches - keyboard and mouse especially! Bravo!

Thanks, the keyboard looked ok to start with, but just like my last one i had to do something to it lol
im sure i will do more designs at a later date

the mouse took me 5 miniuets to cover but not airbrushed it yet though