kizer Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I'm currently in the stages of building designing a rather large desk in my PC room/office and I would like to incorporate my unRAID build into it since I'm guessing unRAID will be part of my house for a long time. As well I have 2 other windows based machines that I use for day to day stuff. 1 is mine the other is sorta a guest machine/wifes machine. Basically I would like to decase my Cooler Master 590, but using the same layout of it and stuff it into a desk. Has anybody else done the same or have any good ideas? I figure tomorrow at work I would fire up Google Sketchup and do a mock up or 3 and go from there. I figured I would need the following: Proper Cooling Slide out Drawer to access internals Easy access to Drives so they can be swapped out and upgraded Anyways Ramble Ramble Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 While this sounds like a cool project, I don't see much point. Why not just design an opening large enough to accommodate the CM 590? Quote Link to comment
theone Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 You also don't want to design a too easy access to the HDDs so anyone get get at them Quote Link to comment
kizer Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 While this sounds like a cool project, I don't see much point. Why not just design an opening large enough to accommodate the CM 590? Just trying to have some fun. In the end its probably exactly what I'm going to do since my requirements would require the opening size anyways. LOL I just saw things like this and thought man that is cool as well I found a lot that was well NOT COOL. Quote Link to comment
mbryanr Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Just trying to have some fun. In the end its probably exactly what I'm going to do since my requirements would require the opening size anyways. LOL I just saw things like this and thought man that is cool as well I found a lot that was well NOT COOL. What is not cool about a tie-fighter?? how about an arcade game?? Quote Link to comment
kizer Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 No the T-Fighter is cool LOL. I was saying I found some real dudes thou. Quote Link to comment
Paak Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Love the Tie Fighter...You can check out http://www.willudesign.com/TheDeskTop.html He built a pretty interesting desk. Everything is fully functional, fully visible, and most importantly easy to access should anything go out! Quote Link to comment
kizer Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 I found the Google Sketchup I started a while ago. This is what I was going to do first. I'm still throwing things up in the air because I want to place 3 machines. Over all work space is pretty large, but I want it that way so I have plenty of area to spread out as well to allow for my wife to run her business and when my boy plays room to do all his drawing. unRAID server to be under the window for no other reason than thats where its going to end up. A basic under the desk shot to give you an idea Of course there would have to be USB plugs everywhere and a few other goodies like a connection to my 26" Wall mounted monitor that I often use to watch movies aka my mini Man Cave. Quote Link to comment
joshpond Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Brings back memories.... I remember building a wooden box for my computer once. Basically cut the carcass out of an old PC case (and the back part of the case so all the plugs and fans were still in the right place) and screwed it to a wooden board. Then made a wooden box to go over the top. I had a small slot cut out that allowed for a trayless dvd player and wired my own power button up. Can't really remember why I did that as a desktop case would have done exactly the same job and probably would have looked better too. mine looked like a piece of black spray painted junk. Why not try rackmounting on rails, could be neat tidy and accessable. Josh Quote Link to comment
kizer Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 I have a full size rack believe it or not in my office now. LOL I was thinking of racking mounting, but hanging high on a home made shelf would get it up and out of the way so you could stretch out your legs. Since I've had my rack in my office I can only think of a few times I actually had to pull the drawer out to service my PC. Of course I got the full rack for free otherwise I wouldn't be wasting its potential Quote Link to comment
opentoe Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I have a full size rack believe it or not in my office now. LOL I was thinking of racking mounting, but hanging high on a home made shelf would get it up and out of the way so you could stretch out your legs. Since I've had my rack in my office I can only think of a few times I actually had to pull the drawer out to service my PC. Of course I got the full rack for free otherwise I wouldn't be wasting its potential WOW, what is your electric bill? Is that rack full of stuff? Quote Link to comment
kizer Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Nope actually all that is in there is a single PC aka server I use for doing some surfing and downloads, Router, Switch, Wifi Router and two old School Toaster style NAS's. I use hardly 1/4 of it. Tis why it must go from the house back out to the garage. I want my space back, but at the sametime I want to house 3 PC's in some kind of desk enclosure because well I'm tired of hand me down looking stuff and I want to clean up things a bit. Quote Link to comment
WeeboTech Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I like the surrounding U approach. I have one around a very large room also. But it's also filled with gear music and computers. Don't mind my mess. <grin> Left (Upper right corner is my mini unRAID Server) Center (On the other side of the electronic drums are keyboards and where I work) Under the desk in the right is my first 9 drive trayless unRAID Server. Right where I work Behind me are the 2 88 note synths (electronic drums on the other side) View of Left from my seated position unRAID server (20 drive dust sucker) and my other servers. If you look really carefully you will see ORBS. I know it;'s not dust. I know there are spiritual beings around me. Looks like I captured them on camera. This is the first time I've seen this in my house. Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 OMG That is an amazing room. You DO have the UCD bad!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
kizer Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 UH, LOL WeeboTech I don't even know where to begin on my complaining about having stuff all over my office. LOL My reasoning for the Over sized U was so I had a large desk to work on. To my left would be a book shelf aka laptop tinkering shelf, charging station for my wifes iPad and iTouch To my right which is a wider surface space would be for working on machines opposed to throwing down cardboard on the ground and trying to be all anti-static Man I'm almost speachless and don't know what to even say seeing how much stuff you have in that room. LOL Quote Link to comment
joshpond Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 With the rackmount you could still have like 3x4u under the desk Josh Quote Link to comment
dgaschk Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 +1 If you go rackmount your desk will be 5-6 inches deeper than normal. That would be cool. Put the rack panel next to the extra deep file cabinet. Quote Link to comment
Chris Pollard Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Didn't Lian-Li make a desk/case type setup? Maybe the alu looking one shown earlier in the thread. Doubt it would have been commercially successful. bit of a niche product. Quote Link to comment
WeeboTech Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 UH, LOL WeeboTech I don't even know where to begin on my complaining about having stuff all over my office. LOL My reasoning for the Over sized U was so I had a large desk to work on. To my left would be a book shelf aka laptop tinkering shelf, charging station for my wifes iPad and iTouch To my right which is a wider surface space would be for working on machines opposed to throwing down cardboard on the ground and trying to be all anti-static Man I'm almost speachless and don't know what to even say seeing how much stuff you have in that room. LOL I've always been surrounded by computers and electronics. From the early days of high school working in a computer room. Since I'm a music buff (you have not seen the other wall with thousands of CD's on shelves), musician and computer geek, it's all gotta go somewhere. Fact is the inverted U works well for me. It's pretty funny when I have a couple people over for lan parties or jamming. But it works. For a building desk, I have a rolling TV cart that comes out from under the desk with an anti-static mat. I don't build nearly as many computers as I used to. In fact I'm dumping about 5 of them (still have 7, and a few laptops). These days, I prefer ITX and laptops unless it's a large unraid server with many disks. In regarding the build with the desk and the window, consider that any computer near the window is subject to the elements. I.E. Rapid changes in temperature, humidity, dust, etc, etc. Unless you have an exhaust fan. It's a concern for me because I live near the beach. our area may be different. Just thought I would bring it up. 1 Quote Link to comment
WeeboTech Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 With the rackmount you could still have like 3x4u under the desk Josh I like this idea, I've considered it myself. Quote Link to comment
sekrit Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 On 1/19/2011 at 7:40 AM, WeeboTech said: I've always been surrounded by computers and electronics. From the early days of high school working in a computer room. Since I'm a music buff (you have not seen the other wall with thousands of CD's on shelves), musician and computer geek, it's all gotta go somewhere. Fact is the inverted U works well for me. It's pretty funny when I have a couple people over for lan parties or jamming. But it works. For a building desk, I have a rolling TV cart that comes out from under the desk with an anti-static mat. I don't build nearly as many computers as I used to. In fact I'm dumping about 5 of them (still have 7, and a few laptops). These days, I prefer ITX and laptops unless it's a large unraid server with many disks. In regarding the build with the desk and the window, consider that any computer near the window is subject to the elements. I.E. Rapid changes in temperature, humidity, dust, etc, etc. Unless you have an exhaust fan. It's a concern for me because I live near the beach. our area may be different. Just thought I would bring it up. Do you happen to record your own music using Waves plugins by any chance? Quote Link to comment
WeeboTech Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 6 hours ago, sekrit said: Do you happen to record your own music using Waves plugins by any chance? At time I was doing recording it went to a 4track, 8 track, then mixed down to stereo directly into a sound card with sound forge. I haven't played or composed in a very long time. 1 Quote Link to comment
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