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Desk - Planning the build

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KnT
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia243 Posts
June 04 2013 01:22 GMT
#1
I'm looking at building myself a desk to start off my battle station project. I have a few ideas in mind, but want to get as much input from some fellow gamers as to what makes a good desk.

Having access to many a 3D design program, I'll be drafting up different designs for you all to look at and comment on over the following weeks, followed by a community poll to finally decide which desk I'll end up making - fully documented here of course.

So what say you, TL? If you could build the ultimate desk, what would you have on it?

I played a PvP last night, he had stalkers I had stalkers they both shot laser. I lasered harder and won.
DenTenker
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
United States606 Posts
June 04 2013 01:27 GMT
#2
For me, the desk would have to be deep enough for all my stuff to be put on it so it isn't squished and I have room to move my keyboard further up the desk if I so choose. The desk would also be long enough to support multiple monitors and my computer on top without all being squeezed together. Some drawers would be nice and rounded corners so my wrists wouldn't hurt when I put them on the edge. It also has to be sturdy so when I put a couple of books or start taking my anger out on the desk, it doesn't crack or break.

Good luck on your desk!
If your all in didn't work, you didn't pull the workers.
tl2212
Profile Joined April 2013
Belize731 Posts
June 04 2013 02:08 GMT
#3
it would be left handed
economy over everything
KnT
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia243 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-04 03:42:58
June 04 2013 02:10 GMT
#4
By left handed you mean that you sit on the left side right? Is this personal preference or for PC airflow or another reason?
I played a PvP last night, he had stalkers I had stalkers they both shot laser. I lasered harder and won.
Juliette
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States6003 Posts
June 04 2013 03:38 GMT
#5
minimalism to avoid a messy look, which detracts from productivity.

to be fair, the desk I have now is ideal (I have an L shaped desk in a corner) but there's too many things on it.
OKAY FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE I SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
elmizzt
Profile Joined February 2010
United States3309 Posts
June 04 2013 03:46 GMT
#6
make sure that it's high and wide enough between the drawers that your chair arms fit under it. that's the only annoying thing about mine.
d=(^_^)z
KnT
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia243 Posts
June 04 2013 03:58 GMT
#7
^ This is a must for me. I'm just shy of 6ft tall so for me to sit somewhat ergonomically I think I'll need about 800mm^2 worth of sitting space. Currently playing with dimensions of 1115 (enough for 2x24" monitors) long x 760mm deep x 835mm high if I don't have my computer on the tabletop and 1500x760x835 if I do.

Also, the GF is now asking for a similar desk for her computer so we can have a room that "doesn't look mismatched" so I might need to go for a huge corner desk.

Current plans are;
Having a glass infinity mirror tabletop, like so but not near as bright. Will probably have a dial or something similar somewhere hidden in the desk to control brightness/colour;
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Built in power board
Having as close to zero cable spaghetti as possible
I played a PvP last night, he had stalkers I had stalkers they both shot laser. I lasered harder and won.
KnT
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia243 Posts
June 04 2013 07:13 GMT
#8
Alright, got a quick mockup of the desk so far.
Details:
1115x760x835
Cabling to run down the hole in the back behind the backboard to the computer.
2 Drawers, one long, one short
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I played a PvP last night, he had stalkers I had stalkers they both shot laser. I lasered harder and won.
GTPGlitch
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
5061 Posts
June 04 2013 08:23 GMT
#9
built in cupholder and side-mounted trashcan pls
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salle
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Sweden5554 Posts
June 04 2013 09:08 GMT
#10
The desk I have now have some things going for it and some not so much. This is my wishlist of a desk:
1 a sturdy desk, as little wobble as possible so steady, bulky and heavy is the way to go there.
2 different heights for where the keyboard sits and where the monitor(s) stand. most modern monitors don't have high enough stands to offset this and thus end up standing too low unless you have different heigh on the desk or wall mount them or something.
3 hard surface that can handle to be banged a bit (ie not glass or super polished metals etc which shows dents too easily) so like wood lacquered wood or something.
4 easily movable (like on wheels or something similar. so it can be moved out of the way when not in use but put in a good spot when working, or easy cleaning behind it so the vacuum cleaner doesn't pull out some cords or something, etc.
5 being able to change the height of the desk so much so that you can be standing while using the computer too. (so not just sitting while working, changing posture is very good, and standing is pretty good)
6 no weird corners but a smooth surface with rounded corners for as little possibilities to get scrapes from the edge of the desk when using it.

I guess this is mostly practical things but I'd rather have a desk that I don't get inconvenienced by, or getting small scrapes or pain from some weird part of the design. Have had too many good looking desks that had flaws in them (cause I'm not silly rich and can get a perfect in all respects table.)

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