Gaming Desk Build Log [Selfmade]

[Maxido]

Hey guys,

I just want to show you the results of my deskmodding and some pictures of the construction.

At first some "blueprints":

 

It all started with a large board of 28mm thick mdf and some smaller pieces with 19mm for the "pc-box".

I wish I had more pictures of the early stages but I didn´t think that this project will get that big.

So here are some pictures of the framing:

 

After that I made the holes for the speaker I got from older sony speakers and the left one also got a hole for the cd-drive.

 

 

While I waited for some hardware I got some cheap drawers which helped me to gather some stability for the heavy board.

 

 

Since I still waited for the hardware I needed to continue, I started to round the edge of the tabletop... 

 

 

Then one day..finally..the fan control arrived and got its place at the back that is used as a cable channel.

Besides that my uncle made me some metal sheets.One for the fans and another one just for visuals.

 

 

 

...and yes I started to prime the speakers because there was still missing some hardware.

However I started to fit my monitor in by removing the base and drilling a hole for it.

Some days later I finally got the amplifier for the speakers which of course instantly got its place at the back.

Then I shaped the hole for the glass panel I forgot to order..

Soon after this was done I primed the rest of the parts which took me a while (Everything had to be primed in parts).

 

 

I sanded the parts and sprayed them black.

Slowly coming to the end I started to fit my pc in the box.

In order to make the parts easy changeable I removed the backplate with the IO from my old case.

It took me a while to get all the parts in there 

I decided to do a double-layered bottom to have a better cable management.

For this my dad made me two extra aluminium sheets I put next to the backplate.(Can´t be seen at these pictures)

 

 

And that´s almost the end of the project

Some details later (LED stripes,power button,carbon foiling,cable management,missing sata cables and more..) I came to this result.

 

 

At this point I want to thank my dad who helped me with the whole project.

I hope you enjoyed this log.

If you have any questions just ask

 

[The Sloth]

could i have a blueprint or a cad file, i would also like all the measurement if you can sorry for the trouble.  

[Fr0sty22]

damn thats sweet. i wish you extended the pc throughout the whole desk and would give you more leg room. also i would have liked to see one or 2 more monitors but i really love those built in speakers 

[Fr0sty22]

can you give us the measurements just so i can give more input  

[Maxido]

Yes I realized that the leg room is a bit small but too late

Whoops I forgot the blueprint..I´ll just edit them in.

[Maxido]

Sorry guys can´t find the original one..I hope these will do it as well

Oh yes I have also planned a board above the desk.So don´t be confused about that in the blueprint.

[H3LLSMAN]

Thats an awesome build

[Maxido]

21 minutes ago, H3LLSMAN said:

Thats an awesome build

Thanks

[dizmo]

That looks absolutely amazing. Good work!

It doesn't look like the leg room is toooo tight.

[Crosseyed Sniper]

I love it! Makes me want to build my own.

[Vacras]

Damn that is a sweet build! 

Kinda jealous right now with my "new" super Xeon x5670 I just got.

 

really nice work on the lighting, it looks amazing.