Under desk mount

[HerrKaLeu]

Apologies if that is the wrong forum. 

I'm getting a motorized standing desk and want to suspend the PC under the desk so it moves up  and down with the desk. One of my cases is the Fractal Design R5, the others are smaller. No glass panels. I like the flexibility to fit any under it. I'm wondering what i actually want and don't want to learn later there was that one feature i really would have liked. Some questions:

- Is swiveling useful? I can't see myself using that feature

- Are there options that allow me to open the side panel, or will such mount always require me to take the PC out if i need to "do something inside"?  

- there is a heavier duty (66lb) tube design. Other designs are rated for 22 lb. i never weight my PC, but fear with a large case, tower cooler etc. the 22lb rated ones are too tinny. Are the tubed ones less practical? 

- I don't have a glass panel, but if i ever had one, is there a mount that works nicer with a window panel? Meaning not covering part of the window? (not a deal breaker at all, I don't have a window panel)

- there are sliding options. Is that useful at all? 

- What are the good brands? Google brings me Vivo a lot, I'm not sure if that is a good brand or not. i want something that will work a long time and can be adjusted to differing well and doesn't have me cursing every time i need to work on the PC. 

 

Those companies call the computer they hold the "CPU". Obviously if I only needed to hold the CPU, I didn't need such large device...

[VIVO-US]

The Fractal Design R5 is about an inch too wide for our standard PC mount, but the heavy duty model in your link can easily support it.

 

For features like sliding and swiveling, this is up to user preference.  Some find the features useful, and some don't use them at all, so getting a mount with or without that will be up to you.

The tube design of the heavy duty mount does use up more space than the smaller sheet metal designs, but it's also more rigid.  The adjustments for the bottom and sides on this one are handled with thumbscrews and spring pins, so removing the PC for maintenance is a fairly simple process.

We like to consider ourselves a good brand, but that's not to say the other brands are bad.  Just check customer feedback on the ones that look good to you, and I think you'll end up with something that works well for your needs!

 

Regarding a mount that looks good with a glass window, I wish I could give you better news there!  The problem is the mounts have to be very sturdy to hold the PC safely, and one that doesn't have at least a large plate or bar on the side for support may not be dependable.

[geo3]

What standing desk are you getting?

[HerrKaLeu]

On 7/24/2020 at 8:22 AM, VIVO-US said:

The Fractal Design R5 is about an inch too wide for our standard PC mount, but the heavy duty model in your link can easily support it.

 

For features like sliding and swiveling, this is up to user preference.  Some find the features useful, and some don't use them at all, so getting a mount with or without that will be up to you.

The tube design of the heavy duty mount does use up more space than the smaller sheet metal designs, but it's also more rigid.  The adjustments for the bottom and sides on this one are handled with thumbscrews and spring pins, so removing the PC for maintenance is a fairly simple process.

We like to consider ourselves a good brand, but that's not to say the other brands are bad.  Just check customer feedback on the ones that look good to you, and I think you'll end up with something that works well for your needs!

 

Regarding a mount that looks good with a glass window, I wish I could give you better news there!  The problem is the mounts have to be very sturdy to hold the PC safely, and one that doesn't have at least a large plate or bar on the side for support may not be dependable.

Thanks for the response. i certainly will keep vivo in mind and appreciate that you responded 

23 hours ago, geo3 said:

What standing desk are you getting?

It is a 48"x30" deep. It is a used desk from my wife's office. they are getting larger ones, so i inherit this one. Yes , i know, if i would buy one it would be larger, but this is what is free. I don't have it here yet, but it is a regular standing desk with no drawers etc. Just the desk board and the legs. It is a quality product (some commercial office grade, not just a Home Depot thing)

[geo3]

3 hours ago, HerrKaLeu said:

It is a 48"x30" deep. It is a used desk from my wife's office. they are getting larger ones, so i inherit this one. Yes , i know, if i would buy one it would be larger, but this is what is free. I don't have it here yet, but it is a regular standing desk with no drawers etc. Just the desk board and the legs. It is a quality product (some commercial office grade, not just a Home Depot thing)

Well I meant like the brand. I have a Uplift Desk, and they offer PC mounting kits with their desks designed to fit their hardware. Maybe the maker of yours, whatever it is, does the same?