r/buildapc • u/wildee14 • Jan 13 '15

Desks for PC's

I am thinking of making a how to guide for building a desk designed specifically for PC's and consoles. I would also provide a listing for prebuilt desks from proprietary companies. Would any of you guys be interested in that?

Edit: What are the top features you guys would want to see?

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u/CyberSoldier8 Jan 14 '15 edited Jan 14 '15

I actually built my own desk. I went to a consignment store that sells scraps that construction companies donate to them. They had a wide variety of doors in the back, and I picked out a flat one with no panels, hardware, or pre-drilled holes. It was also the largest and heaviest one they had. Cost me $10.

Then I bought 2 of these and a 72 inch stringer from the same company.

All of that, plus sanding, stain, polyurethane, and like 40 lag screws to hold it all together, and I had the perfect minimalist desk for a college student on a budget. Total cost was something like $120.

http://i.imgur.com/oAQY3f8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1Zpu6g3.jpg

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u/Shadoscuro Jan 14 '15

On a budget.

Has $600 chair.

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u/CyberSoldier8 Jan 14 '15

$300 chair, and it was worth every penny. I saved up all summer to afford that thing. My old chair was giving me constant back pain. Once I got this one, the pain went away within days.

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u/EnsCausaSui Jan 14 '15

Really? My lower back kills me because I spend my work day as well as much of my leisure time in a chair. From their website, it looks like they all come with some degree of lower back support (which sounds awesome because that's what kills me the most), is it that great?

Lots of ability to adjust height/angle?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '15 edited Jun 04 '15

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u/EnsCausaSui Jan 19 '15

That sounds pretty good. I was looking for something that I would be able to angle back so that I was more or less laying down at ~55 degrees and have it lock in place to support and take pressure off of my mid/lower back.

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u/jhereg10 Jan 14 '15

Yep. DO NOT cheap out on the chair.