Ultimate DIY Desk PC FINAL INSTALLATION In Glorious 8K
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2017-05-06
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1,389 words · ~6 min read
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So, we received a ton of feedback about
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the DIY desk PC project. And ignoring
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all the complaints about those ugly legs that look so terrible and they're awful,
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there were two main points that I plan to address in this the final final
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video. Number one, how on earth are you
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guys going to get that monstrosity upstairs and into your office?
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And number two, I forget, right? Why is
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it that after sitting through three freaking videos and waiting months, I
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only get to see like 30 seconds of glam footage? Well, we're going to address
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those things today, which I sort of already said.
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at the link below. Okay, can we go through can we go
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through the plan? Okay, plan time. So,
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first okay, couple key things. We don't want to get any additional scratches. I
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am quite certain that none of these marks are from me, but for some reason
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there are a whack ton of marks along the edge. Okay, so we don't want any additional scratches. We need to take
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the glass off the table. Yeah, the glass is scratched there. It's okay.
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Secondhand glass. So, we'll take the glass off, put it
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somewhere safe. Okay, so that's step one. Why don't we
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actually just start with step one, but we have to be No, we can't scooch
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the glass because if we scooch the glass, it will scratch the paint surface
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underneath it. So, we have to lift the glass,
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which is stuck to the paint a little bit, which I did not anticipate.
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I see that. Um, oh, bloody hell.
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Well, it's a good thing we got the camera rolling if we're going to have
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shenanigans. Now, I got this side. Oh, my fingers. Okay, hold on. Hold on.
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Don't lift yet, though, cuz these frames are really fragile.
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Okay, how we doing? Oh, wow. These gloves are really slippery. Yes. Be careful.
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That makes me nervous. Okay, I got it. Okay.
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Oh man, my options were this guy or Dennis.
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Well, hey, I can move stuff. That's easy. I just have a bad attitude.
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Here, why don't we just put it on this garbage can? Oh, that's a great place for it.
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I'm going to grab a measuring tape and I'm going to prove that it isn't centered where you just put it. I can't
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find a measuring tape. You're lucky. So, it's funny because this wasn't a
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planning thing, but our stairs are actually wider than normal stairs
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because we put our server room under them and I needed some extra width. That
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could be what ends up saving this project because I'd be lying if I said
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that we thought at all about moving it
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upstairs. Now, I'm pretty sure that the cutout in
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the middle is going to allow us to rotate through the door. Okay, we can
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start bringing it down. Okay, are you guys rolling? Cuz if he's going to get
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tired and drop it down the stairs, I want you at least to capture it. Okay,
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here we go. Oh, dang. This is really
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tight. You got to move your hand. Hold on. No, no, we got to move the
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There we go. There we go.
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That was very, very close.
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Okay, now you're first. Oh crap, my
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other desk is still in there. What? Okay, just hold on. Let's just Okay.
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Okay, my office is finally going to be
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actually complete. Also, my computer is
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uh still like booted up and stuff. I was not very prepared one moment.
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No, we could just Now you have your desk on this side of
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the room. Well, I was kind of thinking I might move my desk to that side of the room.
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Okay. So, what started out as a simple
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swap the desks operation actually has gotten more complicated. Uh Taran, do
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you mind grabbing that side? So, we're going to move it over here. Our new
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riders are going to be taking up a lot of the space that I would have had
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downstairs in the warehouse. So, I'm actually going to move my benchmarking
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area here. No, hold on. Miscalculated
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the uh UPS positioning.
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Ah, man. These things are heavy.
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Okay, perfect. Okay, so there's networking
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there. This is my new UPS that I still haven't installed.
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And then um let's go get the new desk.
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One, two, three. H. So, you can see those open holes on the
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sides now have these blue furnace
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filters. Obviously, blue was not the ideal color, but I have yet to find them
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available in white or black. Still working on that. But the idea is that
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all the air No, no, not I. I have to sit back there.
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The idea is that all the air coming into the case will be filtered. All right,
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let's go ahead and scooch it right over to the wall. Wait, where does the air leave the case?
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Here down. Oh, so everything gets drawn in here across
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and down. But there's filters on the bottom. I guess you don't need them.
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Nope. Okay.
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Oh, how am I back? I'm good. You got to keep a straight line.
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Well, it's hard when it's like that. You just need No, it's easy.
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Okay, just keep it straight. Okay, hold on. Hold on. Okay, all the
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way in. Okay.
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Okay. Oh, we got to get the glass. Yeah,
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let's do that.
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Okay, you good?
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Okay.
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Uh, let's just lean it up against that. Okay.
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So, first the ultimate in static safe cleaning techniques. Wipe everything
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down with a cloth.
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Do it again.
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I think my hands are good.
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Okay. Another key aspect of this is that
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your left hand side needs to go in and
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slide toward the end first. But hold on. Don't move it. Don't move. Slide without
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scratching paint. So,
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okay. Is it in as tight as it can be? Okay.
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Um Is it not? It's It's supposed to be
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able to fit. Yeah. Is it going to it?
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Well, that happened. Good.
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Okay. Perfect. Is Well, good luck with the uh
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SPC. Don't crack glass like you cracked
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the Thank you. Last computer you had in here.
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Thank you. Leaking mineral oil all over the place. Thank you.
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So, I guess this is the part of the video where I reveal the big twist, the
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big secret. The reason it's so important to clean all this stuff and have it look
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as perfect as possible is this will be
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our first video officially shot at 8K
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on Red. So, without further ado, enjoy
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the glam footage.
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We're moving through the night with
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destiny in our sights. We've got to
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fight
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through all the rain. We must ignore our
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pain to take what still remains of our
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life.
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Heat. Heat.
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within. We've justified our sin. We're
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going to take you on a ride till we find
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answers within. Location not here. In shadows, we all
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disappear. Hold on. Switch gears. We're going as fast as we
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