All in one desk PC

[NorthmanYYC]

PC Specs

 

Thermatake Core P5

Asus Maximus Hero VII 
Intel I7-4790K 
Gskill 64 gb DDR3 PC12800 
Asus STRIX GTX970 4gb x2 with ROG SLI bridge
Win 10 64 bit

256gb Samsung M.2 950 PRO SSD (Main OS/Programs)
240gb Kingston SSD (Primary Games)
2tb Seagate HDD 64mb cache (Other Games) 
3tb Seagate HDD 64 mb cache x2 (Media Drive and Fraps) 
Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum Keyboard
Roccat Kone XTD Mouse
Logitech Z-5300 5.1 Speakers 
Kingston Hyper X Cloud II Headset 
Asus 22" V223W x2 
Samsung 32" F5500 1080p Smart TV (primary)

 

Being that I live in an apartment and my gf has a fairly large desk and pc aswell for gaming, i decided that i wanted to integrate my pc into my desk and when saw the Core P5 case I knew that was going to be the focal point of my build. I more or less already had an vision in my head of how i wanted the desk to look. Once I spent some time drawing it out on paper I started picking up the materials needed. In addition to the Core P5 case I decided to use the Ikea "Ingo" dining table as my base "desk" to build off of.

after picking the table up from Ikea next stop was home depot for some pine and hardware

began assembling the back/monitor stand and top shelf

once the main portion of the desk was compete I started measuring out the cut out for the Core P5. My plan was to use the lexan window of the P5 as the desktop surface and have the pc components visible from the top of the desk.

with everything measured out I started cutting out the center and using a router bit for the recess for the lexan window to sit in. I would like to point out this is my first time attempting this kind of woodwork lol, im more of a car guy and can bolt things to other things like its nobody's business   I did this desk build using only a Black and Decker Matrix system 20v Li-ION cordless drill

With the desk portion of the build more less finished, I painted the desk black because, well, black... While waiting on the paint to dry I started dismantling my old desk and putting my components onto the P5 panel.

Before:

After:

Moving parts from my old Antec 900 gamer case to the new P5 "case" (which I wrapped in white carbon vinyl wrap prior to installing the parts)

with all the parts mounted (hdd's mount below) i put some finishing touches on the desk such as 2 control panels (Aerocool V12 control panel and Asus ROG front bay) to monitor the fans/temps ect and 2 Zalman power monitors for the video cards (monitors voltage/amperage/wattage) also moved the control panel from the P5 to the desk as well for more accessibility.

I had some custom ROG and Strix logos made for the lexan window to give a frosted look to the lexan

with the "case" mounted under the desk I was able to remount the monitors and add the lights

for the mic i wanted a boom but wasnt willing to pay the 200ish price locally for a mic boom so I was able to modify a $9 Ikea desk lamp to work with my Blue Yeti black edition

Still to come is watercooling, some finishing touches on the desk itself including closing off the rest of the case, thanks for taking a look at my build

[Slottr]

That looks super badass. Nice job!

[deleted_member_030719]

Your house is a fucking mess.

[NorthmanYYC]

@Jed M cant argue that... the apartment was a proverbial shit storm during the build... had a very patient gf during the process that aside, next time you chose to reply to one of my posts, i would greatly appreciate it if you would keep your comment relevant to my post, the condition of my apartment past or present is not the focus of my build thread, thanks

 

@Slottr thanks