Pkekyo's Stealth Desk

[AMaleWhale]

You're going to need so much coolant though... do you really need 4 reservoirs?

[Pkekyo]

Well, I do need four reservoirs in order for it to look good. The desk was made to fit four reservoirs, after all.
- And let's be honest; when you start spending this much money unnecessarily, it's all about making it look good.

I'll be using distilled water for coolant (colored acrylic tubing), so exactly that part of it won't break the bank. My main concern at this point, is what the hell I can put in the right compartment.

[Monty007]

Love this build. You have spent a fortune on this build. Love it!

[_wky]

Really good looking build, also 'Dat placeholder'.

[techswede]

I thought it was against the forums code of conduct to post pornographic content?

This sure as hell qualifies. Awesome build 

[TriBeard]

I've always loved these desk cases. One day maybe I'll have one myself, but at least right now I move around too much and need to take my desktop with me from time to time. Though not too much, cause it's still at least 60 pounds or so. I can't even imagine how heavy that desk is though, particularly once you get all the hardware in it.

[EldarNi]

looks awesome!

but £1250 for the desk alone...

[CtW]

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nice.

[Pkekyo]

I thought it was against the forums code of conduct to post pornographic content?

This sure as hell qualifies. Awesome build 

 

I thought everyone were always naked when building?

Oh well, at least this build doesn't have any reflective surfaces that could end up making one or more of those photos terribly embarrassing...  :rolleyes: 

 

 

I've always loved these desk cases. [...] I can't even imagine how heavy that desk is though, particularly once you get all the hardware in it.

 

The desk on it's own weighs roughly 60kg, or 132lbs. I am expecting it to pass 100kg (220lbs) once it's completed and filled.

And since this weight unit conversion bollocks is already annoying me, I will leave this right here:

[Tearass]

I thought everyone were always naked when building?

Oh well, at least this build doesn't have any reflective surfaces that could end up making one or more of those photos terribly embarrassing...  :rolleyes: 

 

 

 

The desk on it's own weighs roughly 60kg, or 132lbs. I am expecting it to pass 100kg (220lbs) once it's completed and filled.

And since this weight unit conversion bollocks is already annoying me, I will leave this right here:

 

[...]

 

'MURICA!

I was excited for an Update, man...

[ericlee30]

The desk on it's own weighs roughly 60kg, or 132lbs. I am expecting it to pass 100kg (220lbs) once it's completed and filled.

220lbs, not bad( fully loaded ), its a hell of a lot lighter then my desk. Love the build by the way :)I love PC and desk combo builds.

[Pkekyo]

I was excited for an Update, man...

Calm yer panties! Radiators are on their way

[Tearass]

Calm yer panties! Radiators are on their way

 

Hey, you don't know if I'm naked right now...

[Pkekyo]

Picked up a little something on my way home from work.

 

Originally, I was planning to get two 480mm XSPC radiators.Then I got these two, for less than one XSPC radiator would cost me. In general, I really dislike most of EK's stuff, but I wasn't going to let that stop me from getting a bargain
Packaging is sufficiently protective, build quality is sturdy, the matte black finish looks great, and is a lot smoother than I had expected. The radiators measure 520mm x 130mm x 4mm, with the in/out ports protruding another 5mm off the front.
My instincts tell me I should hit up the ports, EK logo "coint" and the white text with some black gun paint, but I'm not sure if I can be arsed since the radiators won't be visible...

Apart from a trip to the dentist first thing, I have sweet sweet fuck-all on my plate for tomorrow, so they might go in the desk then

[Tearass]

 

Picked up a little something on my way home from work.

 

[...]

 

Originally, I was planning to get two 480mm XSPC radiators.Then I got these two, for less than one XSPC radiator would cost me. In general, I really dislike most of EK's stuff, but I wasn't going to let that stop me from getting a bargain

Packaging is sufficiently protective, build quality is sturdy, the matte black finish looks great, and is a lot smoother than I had expected. The radiators measure 520mm x 130mm x 4mm, with the in/out ports protruding another 5mm off the front.

My instincts tell me I should hit up the ports, EK logo "coint" and the white text with some black gun paint, but I'm not sure if I can be arsed since the radiators won't be visible...

Apart from a trip to the dentist first thing, I have sweet sweet fuck-all on my plate for tomorrow, so they might go in the desk then

 

 

WOOOOT!

Thank you for a rad update!

 

An Idea would be to paint ports and covers a colour that's commonly found in the build, something to give it some nice accents merbah?

                                                       * or have it the same colour as the tubes? *

 

As for the Logo, up to you, but I would hide it.

[Pkekyo]

An Idea would be to paint ports and covers a colour that's commonly found in the build, something to give it some nice accents merbah?

Well, the color commonly found in this build is matte black. Hence the "stealth" part

I decided not to paint up the radiator for now - if it starts bothering me and making my OCD tingle, I might reconsider at a later point.

 

 

Right! Mounting radiators.

I got some neoprene gaskets for make benefit anti-vibration and a tight airseal. Since the gasket isn't exactly a perfect fit with the thin edges on these radiators, I had to use some screws as standoffs to make sure the holes lined up before I let the adhesive fix it to the metal.

 

The screws holding the honeycomb grills onto the desk just happened to be long enough and the right thread, so on the radiators go.

 

For some reason, the second radiator didn't come with those fancypants rubber plugs, so I hit them up with some painter's tape so they don't fill up with crap until I build the loop.

Now, this obviously won't do. There's just about enough space to run push-pull if I saw fit, but it's messy. Time for a move!

 

EXCELLENT! Now, this does mean that all the cables for my PSU are too damn short. Including the entire sodding "Individually sleeved cable" kit I bought from Corsair. Fuck it, custom it is then!

And last, but not least, I finally put back on the bottom access panels that I have neglected for weeks on account of...MEH!

 

If everything goes as planned, I just might end up ordering the fans and CPU, come Monday

[district_11]

cant wait to see this finished!

[Pkekyo]

Yeah, you and me both There's a long haul ahead though.
 

Woop!

That's the end of my money for now, when my paycheck comes in in a few weeks, I might grab reservoirs and start working on some more water cooling stuff.
Until then, I guess painting the rings on the Corsair fans black will be the next step, might have a go at painting the rear of the motherboard IO cover, and the bracket on the graphics card. I'm selling off some stuff, if I get enough cashmonies I might start getting some sleeving supplies and start getting to work on the metric fuckton of sleeving work that's needed on this desk.

Oh, and I've also been buying some more odds and ends, tool-wise as of late, and stuff is starting to trickle in from ye olde eBay.
Today's loot consists of a forstner bit set, and a set of countersink bits.

 

The slight surface rust on the forstner bits irk me a little, but I figure it'll polish off with some use. If it doesn't, I guess some frog lube is in order.

[Joshua Ondangan]

awesome rig matey.

 

lol you should make the desk totally invisible >.< where they only see the led,parts, rads etc.

[Tearass]

Those fans...

 

That noise...

[Pkekyo]

Right. This project has essentially been dead in the water for quite some time now.
TL;DR: Had to spend $3500+ USD on unexpected maintenance and repairs on the redneck-mobile this summer, and recently quit my job because I'm going back to school.

In the mean time, I tore my old rig out of the Fractal Design Define XL it used to live in, and made this happen:



I've recently been pondering if I should just part out all the hardware and sell it to pay off some debt, but then I thought "Problem? Throw more money at it! Soblem Prolved!". And I'm glad I did, because it would have killed me to sit here, staring at an empty desk for the next three years.
I'm doing it with a very limited budget though, so my original plans have been postponed indefinitely. But hey, I'll at least have a top of the line gaming rig, that will last for years (with the way those filthy console peasants keep holding back progress in gaming), so...could be worse, right?

Here's some stuff that arrived today:

 

I bought this piece of shit cheap-o reservoir to save a few hundred... Big mistake. Unlike the product photos, it only has ports on one side, and it's bloody well impossible to fit two 3/4" OD fittings on it at the same time.
Had to order an EK X3 400mm reservoir instead, should be here by week's end if I'm lucky.



I've always said that Bitspower fittings are the tramp-stamp of the liquid cooling world, but they were cheap, and this cooling setup will be a cheap bitch - so I just have to roll with it. Even though they'll be entirely concealed in the rear compartment of the desk, I am pondering if I should hit them up with some Plastidip - same goes for the silver "coin" on the EK CPU block.




Budget fan controller. At the price I got it for, I'll be surprised if it will even power up - but if it does, I'll consider it a bargain.
Hopefully, it will stand the test of running 14 Corsair fans.




Took one of the radiators out of the desk when I put my Haswell rig in it, so I figured I had the chance to dress it up and make it all purty and stuff.
Looks pretty good imho. Ordered 14 of those fan filters... Only three arrived. Hopefully, the retailer will unfuck themselves so I can get the rest of them sharpish.
Removed all 14 of the white fan rings, going to hit them up with black Plastidip over the next couple of days.

Three or four more packages are scheduled to arrive over the next few days, so hopefully I'll be able to update this thread continually.

[Tearass]

Good to see you back!

[enthalpy]

yea =) subbed!

[GeekySole9354]

FINALLY!!!

 

 

I actually forgot about this a long time ago

 

[Pkekyo]

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Hahah, no worries dude - I would've forgotten it myself as well, if I hadn't sat here staring at it and hating myself for the last few months

 

Another piece of the puzzle:

I was initially planning to put two 1TB Samsung 850 PRO SSDs in a Raid 0, but these two will have to do instead.