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Hey guys, this is the start of my DIY desk build guide. I've been itching to get some feedback as I'm a little over half way through the project now. Also, I have had people ask me to start posting about it so they can see the progress, so I figured I'd make this my home since Linus was making one as well! Here we go. Ok, so my budget for this desk was $500, because I wanted a really nice countertop to go on this. Something I could use pretty much forever. But if you guys want to know how to make it cheaper, it's easy to shave some cost on this project. For example, making shelves is cheaper than making drawers. But I'll get to that later. A little about me. I have built cabinets in the past before college. Something I miss to a degree. It is very satisfying to do woodwork. My wife and I just got married and bought a house pretty much at the same time. And so for the first time, I have a space of my own that I can actually do something with. With my previous experience building cabinets, I knew I wanted to build this desk. Items Needed Materials used so far: (Sorry I work in Imperial Units for cabinets as most homes are also designed and built with the same) 1 x MDF 3/4" x 4' x 8' Sheet | 31.95 2 X 3/4" x 4' x 8' Pine Plywood | 28.18 each 1 x 1/4" x 4' x 8' Sande Plywood | 19.92 4 x Sets Soft Close Drawer Slides 22" | 18.98 each 4 x Drawer Pulls | $5 each Titebond wood glue | $6.97 Drywall screws 2" and 1 1/4" | $8 1" Pocket hole screws | $4 Maple Butcher block Counter-top 74" x 42" x 1 1/2" | $219 1 Gal Gloss Paint | $35 So far total project cost is: $495 Tools used: Hammer Impact Drill (a standard drill will be fine, just be careful not to over torque anything) Standard Drill Speed Square Framing square (if you have one, you can get by without it) Combination Square (also can get by without, but man it'll make your life easier) Pocket Hole Jig Trigger Clamps Skill Saw (circular saw) with fine (finish) blade skill saw track guide table saw (you can get away with just the skill saw, but this will save you a lot of time and headache of making sure your pieces are square) nail gun and air compressor (mainly used for tacking when needed, however because of how I did my face frame I had to use it for that) nice level work area / bench The Design This room will function as daily use, work, and theater modes. So the space needs to be functional as well has beautiful. Here you can see the desk is made up of 4 main components. The counter-top will be a dark ebony and the cabinets will be gloss white, with a deep blue wall. Left Cabinet | Top drawer with internal slide drawer, Bottom drawer file cabinet | Plywood and MDF Right Cabinet | Top drawer with internal slide drawer, Bottom drawer file cabinet | Plywood and MDF Center Span | shelf to house A/V Receiver, and wire management boxes on each side | Plywood and MDF Desktop | Maple Butcher Block 74" x 30" x 1.5" The right shelf is the left over material from cutting down a 74" x 42" counter-top. Will make a great shelf for my computer and gaming consoles. Support TBD, probably going to use 3/4 plywood and paint white. Here you can see how I hope to lay out the desktop. Nothing always works out 100% on paper, so monitor placement with floating arms will take some trial and error for proper placement. The bracket behind the monitors on the wall is a concept for mounting the arms to, which will allow me to slide them left or right on the wall. The black boxes are Bose 301 V series Bookshelf speakers. The other two components are my computer and 50" TV. I had a lot of fun designing this desk and even more fun building it. (Still working on it) I wanted something clean and simple yet functional. As stated above the top will be a dark ebony butcher block, and the lowers will be gloss white. I wanted the faces of the drawers to be flush with the outside of the cabinet instead of having a more traditional 3/4" to 1" exposed face frame. This is a lot more difficult to do because working with 3/4" face frame material is a lot trickier with not a lot of tolerance. You'll see what I mean later. As you can see the top drawer has an inner slide drawer that is half the width of the drawer depth. These trays are great for quick access to smaller items (like pens) without having to dig in the drawer. Here we can start to see some of the cabinets construction. The frame is constructed of 3/4 plywood. The sides and bottom are full pieces where as the top and back use brackets to cut down on weight and also give structure to the cabinet. These brackets/cleats will be used to mount the cabinet to the wall as well as secure the counter-top. The arrows indicate where a pocket hole will be used. A pocket hole is an angled hole that allows you to secure the piece with a screw sideways. If you still don't understand it, google it. You'll see what I mean. This allows me to have a clean side with no screw or nail holes to fill before painting. It is also a far better way to Join pieces of wood.
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Hello glorious LTT forums, First, an introduction on me. I am an avid PC builder with 4 different personal builds and countless other builds for friends and clients under my belt. My first 3 builds were budget builds (low specs, no overclocking, basic web searching, light games, you guys know the deal), and my current build it a bit more of a beast in the hardware department. Full overclock, watercooling, the works. So, now that I have got that introduction out of the way, let's get down to business. Project SIBERIA I'm looking to do a new build, with a slight twist to it. Its in a desk! Ok fine, it's not like this is a revolutionary step forward in PC case modding, many people have done this before, but it is my first time to take on a build like this. The main purpose of this thread is to get ideas from this awesome community on how to build it. If anyone has any sort of ideas, suggestions, previous experience, etc. with desk builds who want to respond with their input, it would be highly welcome. A few preferred attributes of this build: I would like to make this build an ATX build, but that can change based on design. I would like to go with the color scheme of white as the primary color, black as the accent color, and blue LEDs for added sparkle. I will implement a custom waterloop (preferably from EKWB) into this build, so any suggestions about how to place the pump and reservoirs into the build would be fantastic. My overall budget for this build is $2000. I will be active in this thread looking out for cool suggestions and ideas! Thanks in advance to all the wonderful replies! American Mongoose
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Pretty self explanatory, I'm looking for a new pc desk as my current one is too old and wobbly that I can see my monitor shaking as I type this post. I don't really have any size constraints other than it should be able to fit in a medium sized room, and should have enough space to put a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and laptop on comfortably. I'm in the US, so any online store for the US should work fine. Thanks for your help!
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So for the record I have purchased this desk https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06X1H22XJ - I am looking to build my PC Rig into the shelving unit thatcan be seen in the images on Amazon with measurements here below too!, I am looking at using the EK water cooling set A240 But was wondering what sort of design layout people would choose to have their PC set up with? Designs - show me your designs, and also where you get the plexiglass from cheap enough to make doors with for the shelving unit... One of your designs may well get picked so make it Good and Feasable - My Budget is not an issue. unless it's going to cost over £300 All listed parts are accounted for already, so only Extras in the design need to be costed up! hardware to be inserted AMD Ryzen Motherboard RGB Lighting GTX 1080 Ti EVGA 750 W PSU 4 2.5" SSD's 2 3.5" HDD's EK A240 Water cooling kit Also Bonus Items - Custom Cables (from Cablemod!) - Theme - Got to match the black desk! - RGB (in theme) - Red Coolant Liquid! Lets see what your designs are!
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Heyo, I just bought a height adjustable standing desk frame and I'm not sure what's the best material to use as a table top. I'm planning to have my tower, 2 monitors and a couple of peripherals on top. I need something durable since I'll be clamping my 1 monitor and a mic.
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Hello Everyone, I am new to the forum site but haven't really had any luck with search results on this. I am building my own version of "The Ultimate DIY Desk" the one where LTT builds the computer inside of the desk. I have always wanted to do this and finally have the time and resources to do so. But I'm at a road block, should I use the screw stand off inserts like LTT does, Or tear apart an ATX Form Factor case and use the motherboard tray w/ PCI slots for stability? I noticed in the videos it didn't really go into detail how he had it setup for the PCI SSD. Just wondering if anybody has done this before and maybe any recommendations?
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Hey guys! New to the forums and don't know if this is the right place, but I'm planning a build and need to make sure I have the right desk for my needs. It's been really hard to find the right desk. Here's what I need. 1) A desk that is compact, with wheels for mobility and convenience. 2) A desk that can fit both a 19.2 inch tall tower and a 24 inch 16:9 monitor (I'll be using an older tower by Cooler Master that measures 19.2H x 8.6W x 19.5D) 3) A desk that doesn't look too modern or have too much of a "metallic" look. I like https://www.amazon.com/Coaster-Computer-Workstation-Sliding-Keyboard/dp/B0002KNLLS, but the middle platform wouldn't allow me fit my tower in it, and I like this https://www.amazon.com/Acme-00118-Vincent-Computer-Silver/dp/B004H6UQMK, but the glass/transparent top for the monitor is something I really don't care for. So, is there something you guys know of that is like the first one but without the middle platform, or is like the second one with a wooden top instead of a transparent top? Thanks!
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I am planning on building a full tower PC and needed a desk to be able to support it. My case is the Phanteks enthoo pro. Does anyone know if the "South Shore Axess Computer Desk 2" will be able to support it? If not I am looking for a black computer desk under 50" wide and enough depth and strength to be able to support my PC.
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I am wanting to make the most efficient use my desk space and am trying to get an idea as to what enhancement peoples have made on their desks. Only thing I could think of doing on my personal desk is adding monitor arms.
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Hi guys, I am looking for any suggestions for a new desk. Would prefer a corner desk, but single desks are doable, would love the desk to have some shelves or drawers too. Hope you can help, Thank you, Mac
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I'm looking into getting a desk/case hybrid for my rig. Been looking around and only things I can find are from Lian li, problem is I cant tell if I can use 2 cards in SLI or not. If anyone has an answer to this or knows of a similar product please let me know.
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So iv'e been looking for a computer desk that can fit my ATX full tower but I just can't find one. I was wondering if any one else has had this problem before. If so can you direct me to one that can possible fit 2 monitors. Thank you in advance. I have a AZZA CSAZ 8000B case The dimensions are (H x W x D) 21.60" x 8.70" x 22.60"
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Simply put I need idea for a new desk. Budget is only $200 but I would prefer to go a cheaper if possible.
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Can you guys give me some desk setup // desk ideas? I want something simple but modern looking Thanks in advance ! Edit: post pictures if you are available.
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Hey everyone. I am looking for a simple desk like this to go in my room for my new stream setup, i checked ikea and i cant seem to find anything. I reside in Canada and would love for some help looking for something like this!!! In the pic is a 8x8 F desk but im looking for something like 5x5 heres the names of the desks in the pic if it helps the middle piece is perfect just need 2 end pieces smaller ! 2x IKEA Vika Amon 120mm 1x IKEA Vika Amon Corner 120x120mm
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Hello people was I'm looking for a new desk at the moment budget been £150. I'm looking for something that can fit 3 monitors on it and with a bit draw storage since I'm in need of some. Asking you need more information. Thanks for any helps. Links and feed back welcome =)
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hallo im about to build a pc and im going with the intel core i7-4770K and my question is: Do i need to replace the BOX cpu cooler if im not gonna overclock. the answer is probably i don't need ,but i have a very small room and my pc is going to sit under my desk. it will be surrounded in 4 directions by wood and in the back ,a wall. there it may rise to high temperatures. my future pc case will have about 3 fans so it will ventilate ,but do i need a better CPU cooler :huh:
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What is better buying a desk or building one? If buying is better please share some links for good desks. If building is better then share some pictures of the one you may have built. Personally I use a white folding table, it gets the job done.
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Can someone help me out? So I've been plagued with desk after flimsy desk always coming up short and seeming fail me over and over again. I'm looking for a good sturdy desk , preferably black. Under $100 would be great, i just want a simple one that would be able too fit two 23 inch monitors, a large keyboard, large mouse mat and still have some room to put notebooks and do hw on etc. Any help would be much appreciated
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Check out this desk! What do you think? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/155163930/paradise-desk-everything-youve-ever-wanted-in-a-de?ref=country
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i need a new computer desk preferably an L-desk something that has space and cable management like under 100$ or if not maybe 200$