Planning Desk PC

[Neomuffins]

Hi all, I'm Neomuffins. First time caller, long time listener. My last car payment is next month, and tax returns are right around the corner so I thought I would plan out a new PC. Then my desk broke. So now I'm planning a Desk PC!

 

I'm deep in the planning stage at the moment. I've decided to hold off on picking out specific PC parts because the desk build is going to take a little while, and by the time I'm ready for parts new stuff is sure to be out, and prices are sure to be different on current stuff. I'm just planning the build around having an ATX size motherboard, a GPU laying down, 2 quad rads, 2 pumps, 2 PSUs, and a car stereo amplifier. The question is, will all that fit inside this:

 

 

Note that the 9" depth should actually be 7" because there will be a steel frame, covered by MDF in the bottom of the compartment to prevent the desk from warping. Length and width-wise I should be able to organize everything easily under the glass portion, but is 7" going to be enough clearance? I'm probably going to water cool the ram (for looks), so the bend that comes out of the memory waterblock would probably be the highest point on the motherboard.

 

If you are wondering why there will be a steel frame inside, this picture should answer that:

 

 

It's gonna be a sit/stand desk, with 14" of lift. I've reached out to a few companies about good, high quality, linear actuators with position feedback, so until a I make a decision I can't really model them in, but 2 are going to sit inside that steel telescoping column. The top of the column will be bolted to the frame inside the desktop so it can be taken apart for easier moving, getting thru doors, ect.

 

I'm not quite done with the sketchup model, but I have 2 months to get it perfect before I start buying materials and put pencil to wood. I would love to hear any thoughts on the design. Should I keep up a "buildlog" through the modeling phase?

 

TL;DR: Is 7" enough height to build a water cooled PC in?

[anybodykek]

2 minutes ago, Neomuffins said:

Hi all, I'm Neomuffins. First time caller, long time listener. My last car payment is next month, and tax returns are right around the corner so I thought I would plan out a new PC. Then my desk broke. So now I'm planning a Desk PC!

 

I'm deep in the planning stage at the moment. I've decided to hold off on picking out specific PC parts because the desk build is going to take a little while, and by the time I'm ready for parts new stuff is sure to be out, and prices are sure to be different on current stuff. I'm just planning the build around having an ATX size motherboard, a GPU laying down, 2 quad rads, 2 pumps, 2 PSUs, and a car stereo amplifier. The question is, will all that fit inside this:

 

 

Note that the 9" depth should actually be 7" because there will be a steel frame, covered by MDF in the bottom of the compartment to prevent the desk from warping. Length and width-wise I should be able to organize everything easily under the glass portion, but is 7" going to be enough clearance? I'm probably going to water cool the ram (for looks), so the bend that comes out of the memory waterblock would probably be the highest point on the motherboard.

 

If you are wondering why there will be a steel frame inside, this picture should answer that:

 

 

It's gonna be a sit/stand desk, with 14" of lift. I've reached out to a few companies about good, high quality, linear actuators with position feedback, so until a I make a decision I can't really model them in, but 2 are going to sit inside that steel telescoping column. The top of the column will be bolted to the frame inside the desktop so it can be taken apart for easier moving, getting thru doors, ect.

 

I'm not quite done with the sketchup model, but I have 2 months to get it perfect before I start buying materials and put pencil to wood. I would love to hear any thoughts on the design. Should I keep up a "buildlog" through the modeling phase?

 

TL;DR: Is 7" enough height to build a water cooled PC in?

Yes...? You can just custom mount many of the parts and some custom cables. It will vastly help.

[Neomuffins]

Your the second post in thread, you don't need to include the ENTIRE first post in your reply, and just say "yes" at the bottom of it.

I'm asking because alot of modern cases are in the 8-9" wide range.

[Aereldor]

14 minutes ago, anybodykek said:

-Snip-

Oh, come on. Snip your quotes.

[Aereldor]

@Neomuffins- It looks great. However, is the desk going to be bright green?

[Neomuffins]

Bright green AND purple Decipticon Devastator is the inspiration here lol.

 

Edit: That and, every other mod you see is black and accent color, or white and accent color. Im doing something custom, so might as well do something different.