Desk PC

[Spanky]

Ok, first post, first major PC mod. I decided to post this to give myself some insentive. I'm a real good starter poor finisher :D. I started this weekend but the majority of the project will be done in July when I have a week off from work. I will try to keep the site updated too.

http://spanky.isa-geek.com/misc.html

[High Voltage Guru]

Well, can't judge it right now, but it's looking good.

[Southerntracker]

Welcome to the forums. Looks like a great project. Can't wait to see the finished results.

[Wyndle]

Looks like you beat me to my big project, oh well. It looks good so far!

[scifikg]

lookin good spanky. :)

[Spanky]

Thanks for the reply's! I added a few more pics tonight. I did some work on mounting the PSU's.

scifikg can't wait to see more of the smoothwall project its looking awsome.

[High Voltage Guru]

I forgot to say...

http://www.printmini.com/printables/furn2/welcomep.jpg

to the forums!

[Spanky]

Ok, finally got around to doing some more. Actually I have been working on it I just wanted to get more progress done before I posted again. Also the hardware shown is not what I will be using its just for lay out. :D

http://spanky.isa-geek.com/images/im000743_small.jpg (http://spanky.isa-geek.com/misc.html)

[dworld]

thats pretty cool i know whre to get my next computer desk lol :rolleyes:

[scifikg]

I like how all the main computer parts are on there own seperate tray. It should make upgrading easy. How are you ging to do the air flow?

[kerbz]

omg is that a 5 1/2 floppy drive?
If it is, wow where did you find that relic?

[Spanky]

Thanks! :D

dworld: Im just hoping to get this one done. I will have the week from July 3 thru July 11 off and other than racing on the 11th Im working on the desk.

scifikg: Im thinking that I will put two fans on each end 2 sucking 2 blowing hopefully that will be enough.

kerbz: Yep I had an old 486 laying here and the drive was just sitting in it nice and handy when I needed it.

[Spanky]

Ok, got up this morning with an idea stuck in my head. (Thanks scifikg :D) so I spent all day on something no one will see. Tell me what you think.


http://spanky.isa-geek.com/images/im000748_small.jpg (http://spanky.isa-geek.com/misc2.html)

[dworld]

realy nice

[spoeden]

Originally posted by Spanky@Jun 27 2004, 11:04 PM
Ok, got up this morning with an idea stuck in my head. (Thanks scifikg  :D) so I spent all day on something no one will see. Tell me what you think.


http://spanky.isa-geek.com/images/im000748_small.jpg (http://spanky.isa-geek.com/misc2.html)
Ah spanky. I hate to break it to you, but the images on you grill page don't show up. You still have them linked to your hard drive.

[Spanky]

Doh!
there should be fixed now.

Thanks spoeden

[spoeden]

No problem, just though that you should know. Done that a time or too myself.

[dworld]

:P oh i just thought my computer was giving me fits

[Spanky]

Well, I got some more work done off and on the last couple days. I feel like i'm on the homeward strech now!

http://spanky.isa-geek.com/images/im000753_small.jpg (http://spanky.isa-geek.com/misc2.html)

[Xtremist]

I love your idea and can't wait to see the finished product.

Keep up the Great work!!

[Spanky]

I feel like I got quite a bit done today, I think I have been driving a desk to much lately, everything hurts. :D

http://spanky.isa-geek.com/images/im000766_small.jpg (http://spanky.isa-geek.com/misc2.html)

[Spanky]

Ok ran into a snag :angry: for some reason I have no power, am I missing something obvious here is there a ground wire or something I should have run? Or should I just be able to hook it normal even though everything is mounted to wood? I hope I didn't fobar something :unsure:

P.S. I have only tried one machine I don't want to mess them both up!

[kisa]

you don't need a metal case to ground to. I would check your I/O area for a bad ground, reseat your plugs, general psu troubleshooting. I do all my last resort power check with the whole system layed out on a wood bench :)

to check your power supply, disconnect it from everything with the exception of one fan, then jump the green wire and a black wire on the motherboard connector of the power supply.

Hope that works. it looks great. I might suggest Steel or aluminum 3-4" pipes with ground flanges for supporting it. that would go well with the very clean look you've got going on.

[Spanky]

Thanks kisa,
I changed power supplys and that did the trick. I had done some sodering on the wires close in to the actual box and I think I got it to hot.

I have actually got the legs built now and the desk is painted. I just havn't posted anymore pics. ( to busy working on it) I am posting this on the machine I was having trouble with so all is good now. except for a funky floppy drive (yes I still use them) but that is minor.

Thanks again

[kisa]

Originally posted by Spanky@Jul 15 2004, 12:09 AM
I was having trouble with so all is good now. except for a funky floppy drive (yes I still use them)
*turns up nose at spanky for using a floppy drive, suggests viagra or enzyte to turn it into a more functional Flash drive or Hard drive. :)

Also notifies the rest of the Yoshi crew about some other politically incorrect terms and their "new" monikers.

11. SCSI - Cleanliness impaired
10. Killer App - Socially Maladjusted App
9. USB - USA
8. Floppy Drive - Erectile Dysfunction Drive
7. DIP Switches - Mentally Challenged Switches
6. HyperThreading - Attention Deficit Disability Threading
5. Heat Sink - He/Sheat Sink
4. Winmodem - Funmodem
3. ATAPI Device - Native American Device
2. Motherboard - Non-gender Specific Parentboard
1. Cancel/Retry/Abort - Cancel/Retry/Allow Woman to Choose



Desk looks sweet I can't wait to see it tricked out.

[JeyNyce]

This mod was done before, a bit different from what you're doing. I'm going to see if I can find the link for it and post it here. Maybe this guy can give you some advice and what to look out for.

BTW: Welcome to the fourms and from what I'm seeing this desk mod is going to be cool!

[Lockblade]

Looking good!
I have a 5 1/2" floppy drive and a another drive from a 486... looks like a floppy, but th hole where you put the floppy is almost 2 times as long! Can anyone tell me what this is? (I still have games 4 it! :o)
Anyway, good job on the desk mod, and post some more pics!

[Devryn]

LOL! YOU SERIOUS?! That's a 5.25 Floppy Drive.

[synergy_711]

mmm nice desk, it gives me ideas

nice job keep up the good work

[Lockblade]

I am serious. Here's a pic.
http://agent_comp.home.mindspring.com/512floppy.JPG
:o OMG A 5 1/2" floppy!!!

[Spanky]

Ok folks pretty much got it done (well as done as you ever do) I ordered the glass today should be done in a day or two. I still plan on lights and lighted fans when the accounting department says so. :rolleyes: Let me know what you think!

Also thanks for all the response on this as I said when I first started. Im a good starter poor finisher your encouragement helped a lot.

Spanky

http://spanky.isa-geek.com/images/im000778_small.jpg (http://spanky.isa-geek.com/misc3.html)

[WVJammer]

Great job spanky!
The only thing I would
even think about changing
is to get rounded cables, or
fold the flat ones "up", so
you can't see as much of
them.
But a really great job man.

[JeyNyce]

Freakin' A man! That's the biggest desk mod yet! Way cool!

[Stang_Man]

Great job, and i love the concept, i was thinkin about doing one my self, but i got hung up over heat issues so i scrapped the project, by the way, how you dealing with heat? I can see you have several fans in there, but do you think you might go with water cooling, or thermal electric in the future?
Looks great so far, would look sweet with some lighting in there, but personally i would have gone with some frosted acrylic instead of clear glass, would give a better glow :D

[Spanky]

Stang_Man,

If you notice the PSU's are piped out and somewhat seperated from everything else. Also its hard to see in the pictures but there are 2 fans at each end of the "case" 2 sucking, 2 blowing. Without the glass in, the CPU is running at 95 deg. F I don't know yet what will happen with the glass in! :D

[Spanky]

Just got the glass in today! I've been running DVD's on both machines for the past hour and the CPU temp hasn't gone above 107 degs F. and the MB temp hasn't gone above 89 degs F. in case anyone cares. :D

[WVJammer]

Cool spanky. I was wondering
what kind of temps you were
going to have once the you
got the glass in.

[burchie2001]

Awesome Job, but where did the fan grills go. You gotta use them somehow, if the wife doesn't mind ;). Did you use MDF for the casework or is that something different?

[Spanky]

The Fan grills will go on a different project I,m working on. (no the wife doesn't mind) B) and yes it is MDF that I used for the case and most everything else. Its a heavy old tub.

[IsMaR]

that is hella project

[Curse]

very very original

[Metae]

I love this desk I love the size.

[WeetaBiX]

Very nicely done Spanky1! Very good pics and you have set the bar of excellence :)

[reeseslover531]

thats awesome. and holy crap you have a lot of comps

[BigD145]

So nice. Makes me long for my L-shaped desk. Each computer needs it's own large desk space.

[Raladine]

Spanky that is incredible. Just one question though....Do you pull a Dukes of Hazard sort of deal to get behind the thing or just climb under? I had to ask since both ends are against the wall.

[Spanky]

Actually thats just an optical illusion. There is at least 4 feet between both walls and the desk plenty of room to move around it.

And thanks for the great comments everybody. :D

[kennyt772]

dude this is awsome. did you make everthing so it can be moved around?

[Spanky]

No its not to mobile. Its extremely heavy. I only plan on moving it one more time and thats into the space where my office will go. I will then have to build my office around it. If I ever get tired of it I will have to break out the chainsaw.

[kennyt772]

well what i meant was are the monitor's cords run directly into the mobos or did u make it tyo where its eaiser to swap out monitors and mice?

[Spanky]

Oh sorry, actually everything on it can be upgraded or swapped out in just a few minutes. Even the motherboards and drives can be swapped quite easy.