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Sure, I could have put this in GD or Home & Garden but as a gamer, there would have been a lot of stuff not so relevant (Especially GD, honestly, it is scary).

I will be embarking on some home improvements over the course of the next year. Lots of stuff to do.

One of the areas needing to be redone is where my gaming PC resides.

I currently have an Ikea Malm type desk and it "Does the job" but is far from perfect. I like using dual screens, big mouse mat, 3 speakers for 5.1 system on desk, does not really work.and to be honest, could do with being a bit deeper.

I have some ideas about what I want to do but thought I might be able to get some inspiration. Mood lighting, cable management built into the desk etc.

I am thinking merging the desk into a corner unit/shelf system but not sure how best to do that yet.

All I know right now is that I want to design something myself so I can chose the exact fit for the house and what I need without the "compromise" of an "off the shelf" design.

Input welcome from experiences of anyone else who has done the same thing for their gaming rig and any wisdom you can impart from either mistakes made and knowledge gained.

Thanks.
 
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Old image but it's literally an Ikea kitchen worktop they were selling cheap, chopped down to fit and secured to the wall. Not really a desk now I think about it, but at my ideal height :)

I got the worktop on special offer last year, Ikea Akerby, was £39. It's an oak veneer, so it's few mil of oak on top of a very solid core. Cheap and effective!
 
How about building the PC into the desk, sure it's been done countless times now, but it's still undeniably cool, then wall mount or dual stand your two monitors, lighting behind the monitors under the desk and of course coming from glass/Perspex window of the desk housed PC under your XXL mouse mat! Sounds pretty awesome too me!
 
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I've done that as well, didn't want it to be on show though so all shoved inside a drawer I made. Mounted on runners so it slides out for access much like rack mounted servers.
 
Halfmad said:
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I've done that as well, didn't want it to be on show though so all shoved inside a drawer I made. Mounted on runners so it slides out for access much like rack mounted servers.
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Thats cool, i've been meaning to do that for about 15 years but still havent got around to it, im a kitchen fitter so i've had the gear to do it but never could be bothered actually doing it :)

Linus Tech-tips did another one of them desk-PCs recently, they showed how to make your own very cheaply. Seen some really nice ones done over the years though, a guy did a couple of nice ones on these forums.
 
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Very easy to do and mine was bodged together from an old pine shelving unit. I couldn't hear it when it was turned on though which was fantastic and I just fitted a couple of momentary buttons on the side for power on/off and reset.

Have ditched it now, but only due to wanting to move to MITX and getting a case at a good price off MM :)
 
It may not be the type of thing you're after but I modified and customised my desk quite heavily. I wanted something stable and unique that would fit in with its function as a gaming desk. To make the space as usable as possible, I made a monitor shelf to ensure to avoid its base taking over too much room. The monitor mount was embedded in that:



Basic desk:



I built a front section and wrapped that in blackboard vinyl along with the rest of the main desk surfaces. I also made various side pieces and shaped and spray painted these.





To avoid unsightly cables, I bought a desk with a vanity board to allow me to attach various power strips and hubs to the back of it out of the way. As I didn't have much space on the desk, I later built a stand for the PC which also allowed me to use its cavity to hide other cabling, a power strip and a router.




For lighting, I attached LED strips to the underside of the desk, behind the monitor shelf, behind the monitor and underneath the PC stand. I used separate strips with colour controllers to allow for different colour zones. All of these were connected to a single power strip which is connected to an RF operated plug to allow everything to be switched off and on together. The remote for that is attached under the desk, out of sight.







I'm a little obsessive with tidiness so this weekend I built an attachment for my new rift sensor to stick to the back of the monitor. The cost was about £3.



No idea whether any of that is useful ...
 
ThereIs0nly0ne said:
It may not be the type of thing you're after but I modified and customised my desk quite heavily. I wanted something stable and unique that would fit in with its function as a gaming desk. To make the space as usable as possible, I made a monitor shelf to ensure to avoid its base taking over too much room. The monitor mount was embedded in that:



Basic desk:



I built a front section and wrapped that in blackboard vinyl along with the rest of the main desk surfaces. I also made various side pieces and shaped and spray painted these.





To avoid unsightly cables, I bought a desk with a vanity board to allow me to attach various power strips and hubs to the back of it out of the way. As I didn't have much space on the desk, I later built a stand for the PC which also allowed me to use its cavity to hide other cabling, a power strip and a router.




For lighting, I attached LED strips to the underside of the desk, behind the monitor shelf, behind the monitor and underneath the PC stand. I used separate strips with colour controllers to allow for different colour zones. All of these were connected to a single power strip which is connected to an RF operated plug to allow everything to be switched off and on together. The remote for that is attached under the desk, out of sight.







I'm a little obsessive with tidiness so this weekend I built an attachment for my new rift sensor to stick to the back of the monitor. The cost was about £3.



No idea whether any of that is useful ...
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very nice looking setup,i would post mine but its a poor messy setup lol
 
Tombles said:
Probably not what you are after but this is what I put together from a few different items purchased from IKEA.

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I'm looking to do pretty much this, except on a right hander then add an arm so the monitor can go on either side.

Which legs did you go for to support the back corner? Did you attempt the join yourself? Just seen that's two worktops and another couple of legs...

Looks good though, like it. :)
 
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