2017 Custom Desk Setup

[Silentsoul]

2017 Setup:

Custom made desk

Pc specs are in the signature

 

[Wwadsworth]

Holy cow man that looks incredible! Awesome job on that!

[Silentsoul]

1 minute ago, Wwadsworth said:

Holy cow man that looks incredible! Awesome job on that!

Thank you!

[Silentsoul]

[lonely_sata_cable]

Yea man thats really nice. Whats the final cost on just the desk.

2 minutes ago, Silentsoul said:

Thank you!

 

[moltencrystal]

pretty damn cool, nice setup! some led under glow could be a nice addition if that your sorta thing

[Silentsoul]

Just now, lonely_sata_cable said:

Yea man thats really nice. Whats the final cost on just the desk.

 

Ehh, probably $150-200 bucks in wood and maybe 15 hours building it. Then probably 5 hours of two people sanding then the color and 3 coats of poly on the top.

[Silentsoul]

3 minutes ago, moltencrystal said:

pretty damn cool, nice setup! some led under glow could be a nice addition if that your sorta thing

Thought about it but not sure how I would wanna do it, it's cream and burgundy to match a lot of the country décor in the house.

[moltencrystal]

Just now, Silentsoul said:

Thought about it but not sure how I would wanna do it, it's cream and burgundy to match a lot of the country décor in the house.

Ah, that might be a bit limiting then, maybe a warm white to make the base brighter then rather than rgb -  ive always found adding some under or back glow, even white can make a big diff, but ive also only had easy white walls and modern rooms to deal with so yeah

[Silentsoul]

Just now, moltencrystal said:

Ah, that might be a bit limiting then, maybe a warm white to make the base brighter then rather than rgb -  ive always found adding some under or back glow, even white can make a big diff, but ive also only had easy white walls and modern rooms to deal with so yeah

Yeah, soft white probably wouldn't be bad.

[moltencrystal]

if your already in the Philips ecosystem this could be cool

 

https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/7190155PH/hue-white-and-color-ambiance-lightstrip-plus

[Imbellis]

16 minutes ago, Silentsoul said:

Ehh, probably $150-200 bucks in wood and maybe 15 hours building it. Then probably 5 hours of two people sanding then the color and 3 coats of poly on the top.

Yeah, I'm in the middle of building my own desk. I had done previous woodwork; however, I underestimated the pain that warped wood causes. I just ditched staining the birch to mahogany-color and am instead just going to lay a sheet of glass above it for a flat surface. I've spent about 10 hours of work - and have about 3 to go.

[Himommies]

You could've probaly bought 1 pair of good speakers instead of 2 pairs

[Silentsoul]

23 minutes ago, Himommies said:

You could've probaly bought 1 pair of good speakers instead of 2 pairs

The speakers on the left are actually one of the best sounding speakers I've ever heard.

 

Size is deceiving 

[Himommies]

Just now, Silentsoul said:

The speakers on the left are actually one of the best sounding speakers I've ever heard.

So?You could have gotten better ones by getting 1 instead of a pait

[Silentsoul]

27 minutes ago, Imbellis said:

Yeah, I'm in the middle of building my own desk. I had done previous woodwork; however, I underestimated the pain that warped wood causes. I just ditched staining the birch to mahogany-color and am instead just going to lay a sheet of glass above it for a flat surface. I've spent about 10 hours of work - and have about 3 to go.

yeah the most expensive part by far was the top piece. It was expensive due to the quality and was perfectly level to start. Still had to sand out the tiny little imperfections thought.

[Silentsoul]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

So?You could have gotten better ones by getting 1 instead of a pait

I could buy go buy whatever I wanted, not understanding your point. I needed small speakers for the space.

[Himommies]

Just now, Silentsoul said:

I could buy go buy whatever I wanted, not understanding your point. I needed small speakers for the space.

Since you'll only be running one pair of speakers at a time,why not just buy 1 good pair

[Silentsoul]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

Since you'll only be running one pair of speakers at a time,why not just buy 1 good pair

Me and my wife both use them at the same time. 

[Himommies]

2 minutes ago, Silentsoul said:

Me and my wife both use them at the same time. 

Oh wow ok

[Silentsoul]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

Oh wow ok

We just use headphones if we're not doing the same thing. 

[Silentsoul]

58 minutes ago, moltencrystal said:

if your already in the Philips ecosystem this could be cool

 

https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/7190155PH/hue-white-and-color-ambiance-lightstrip-plus

I don't but it looks like a quality strip. The only thing I have Phillips is the 1 surge and it was maybe 15 dollars lol

[moltencrystal]

5 minutes ago, Silentsoul said:

I don't but it looks like a quality strip. The only thing I have Phillips is the 1 surge and it was maybe 15 dollars lol

lol, maybe not worth going in on hue for just one strip, i found this cheap single strip, it doesn't do much but it would let you try the look of an led strip in place 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Flexible-Waterproof-Christmas-Celebration-Decoration/dp/B00JQV6SFU/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1508195692&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=warm+led+strip&psc=1