Windows 7 is coming in October. I plan on building a new rig for it. Whoop de doo. But what about my desk? I can't stand this desk. It's shallow, it has a stupid pull out keyboard tray, it does not have enough room for periprials, it can't facilitate anything over 19" (It barely fits mine now!) and cable management is non-existent.

Not only that, but the drawers are just plain useless. They're just standard size drawers that are 6 inches deep. And a flie size drawer at the bottom. Do you know what these turn into? Junk drawers. A nightmare.

So I'm building a desk. Or modifying one. Or buying one, and then modifying it. Or finding one for free, adding parts onto it, and.. you get the picture. I want to have switches, buttons, and displays as PART of the desk.

I spent the afternoon looking at ideas/concepts for what I really want out of such a project, and discussing it with my dad who's experienced in the electronic and technical fields.

PYRO has an ideal build, but I intend on using a case, but with the same kind of configuration for the desk and cables.






Switches like this one will be pretty useful. That one is ridiculously priced, but it's the thought.

If you haven't seen extreme pc mod then you're missing out. I have NO intention of doing a liquid or mod on anywhere near the scale of this guy. But the design is awesome.

Don't intend on a Liquid build, or using nearly that much glass, but I love this build.

This build is great. It is the most realistic build out of the several hundred that I've seen. Finding a good desk of that size is not unrealistic. I honestly wish I knew where he got that desk. It's not IKEA, I've looked. Only problem with the build is cable management.

However, the most important part of the build for me will be geek factor. I've always been interested in mods that incorporate this kind of stuff, but haven't ever gotten into it. The fantasy of this build is making a "Big red button" for LED lights turning off/on. Wimpinator I'm looking in your direction!


I'd love any cool links you guys find on the following:

• desks

• mechanical stuff/robotics that i could incorporate into the desk

• pc mod supplies that you think would be awesome to incorporate into the desk

• any useful programs

EDIT: By the way...

No, I don't pay the power bill. However, overloading circuits is dangerous and risky. So, ideally, gizmos and gadgets would be very low-power devices to lower the impact on the power supply or wherever it's plugged in.