How to Build the Ultimate Ikea Drawer PC
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มี.ค. 2023
- Need some more space on your desk? We built a solution!
The 011 dynamic fits perfectly in an Ikea Alex Drawer with space left for an active exhaust, rear IO and intake. Super happy with how everything turned out.
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• Case (Lian li 011 dynamic - NOT XL) - www.overclockers.co.uk/lian-l...
• Drawer - www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/alex-dra...
• AC vent - amzn.to/3n1DBXo
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Little tip for cutting holes in melamine to prevent blowout. Use blue painters tape to cover the hole saws entry and exit. This holds it together as the saw passes through the board preventing it from splintering.
will keep that in mind, thanks for the tip!
Also helps if you drill trough half the hole and then go at it from the other side, long as you have a bit with a regular drill in the middle (not sure how its called)
This reel showed up on my IG and I immediately had to come watch the full video. Really cool. I've always wanted to make a desk PC and this makes that a very practical option now.
Thankyou so much. Appreciate the kind words 🙏
Just an idea: keep one drawer guide on the right side and attach the white gap closer to it. That way you can reach over it when the top drawer is extended and just slide it out.
The finished product looks super clean! Fits in with the overall vibe of your space.
Thankyou thankyou. Appreciate it 🤝
Awesome build idea to put the Lian Li 011D in there! I do have 2 things I would change though:
1) The vent item is rad, but also runs at 12V 6W (so 0.5A although I'm sure it goes a tad higher in fluctuation). You could find/make an adapter to power it from the PC itself, saving a hole in the back and another powerbrick on the surge strip.
2) Instead of cutting the intake holes on the side and having to create a wood strip on the front to fill the gap next to the PC, you could create a vent panel to fill that gap. The thickness of the gap and being the full height of the case would be plenty for intake airflow, plus you save yourself having to cut the side of the cabinet. And it allows the cabinet to be placed against a wall or have something else on that side.
Great points on both ends! Would love to see a build with amendments made 👀
Awesome build! Would you be able to link the backplate adapter you used for the power cable too?
Also, something to consider, but the extra piece used on the right of the case could likely be attached using simple hinges - this would make the tower a little more accessible.
The exhaust hole looked so bad, it caught me off guard when it came out looking fantastic. Great job!
Muchly enjoyed the video. Being a Cabinetmaker myself, this has just triggered off a slew of Idea's! Cheers - Jass.
Appreciate it :) best of luck with the new creations!
This is sick. Good Work!
Thankyou so much
It’s so cool man honestly props to you 🔥
love bro I appreciate that
It looks great 👍 nice work 😮
Thankyou mate
i like that it cool i would not think something like it keep up guy !
I've done quite the same thing but to put in my laptop. It actually improved performance, laptop gets fresh air as it sits close to the ground, and it makes far less noise since it's in a drawer. Saved a lot of space on the desk. It's well-worth it.
Ahh thats awesome man!
Just out of curiosity, wouldn’t you be better off just building a water cooled PC in the Alex drawer? You could attach the mobo to the drawer rail and it would actually slide out if needed, and the cost of the case could get you pretty close to the cost of a custom loop or very large AIO
That is absolutely sick got me curious about my lian li lancool 216 lol
Looks amazing
thankyou :)
this looks really cool and I think I’m gonna try it. But wouldn’t it be better to put the exhaust vent at the same height of the PC exhaust vents?
Its beautiful
I wish best pcs for all you guys
Aye appreciate you 🤝
For the side panel vent on the right side, you should have made another one for the fan of the PSU, otherwise it won’t be able to pull in much air
What an amazing build!!! Wish I had seen the video before building a similar IKEA drawer solution for my corsair case...
Btw adding that rear IO to the drawer may end up crippling your PC' output quality in terms of HDMI 2.1 and Ethernet
Ficou lindo hein , vou fazer aqui em casa❤
Just want I was looking for, wanna build my new pc and new desk and this is both together
Awesome! Thanks man
You showed temps while idle but not gaming?
whats your desk mic it sounds amazinggg
I very much like this.
Can you please link the table top?
Whered you get the power supply cable that goes into the back of it? couldnt find it anywhere
i love this guy's energy.
🤝🤝🤝
V kind tysm
the goat has returned to youtube!
Aye love man thanks
Awesome buil! Your whole setup looks nice an clean. What tablete and which size des it have It looks huge
thankyou! its the 254cm karlby from ikea
LMAO THERE'S NO WAY I just saw this build on my instagram reels! This is amazing!
Ayee thankyou 🙏
I have a alex unit with a door and a shelf and i just close the door and the pc seems ok with no ventilation even at full load hasnt died yet and it has been a few years
Awesome work ..instead of the AC vent would a regular vent and a few extra pc fans work you think
Yeah absolutely, if you finished it with some mesh it's still look clean
Crazy that this only has over a thousand views, such high production value and entertainment
That means the world tysm
Don't think my evo will fit but love the idea. I'll be measuring my wife's alex drawers soon 😂
The Dsicord link is not working
the coffee table sim in the background hahah
😂😂😂 something coming up for that
Very good
Thankyou brother
Hey is it xl or not xl? Also what is the mwasurement
so is this for a O11 Dynamic Evo, or is it a O11 Dynamic XL?
i have to know how well this works with the h9 flow
Would not work in the same way, might have to remove the fake drawer and even then might have clearance issues. O11 D is 446mm while h9 is 495mm.
What if you need to do pc management? Do you have to take it all apart just to get into the pc?
It would take an extra minute at most, all you have to do is remove the little side bit next to the PC and then you have full acess.
Where did you get the strip for next to the front of the PC? The only reason I ask is because I have the grey ones already for the Alex drawers and I think i'll give this a go honestly.
I got it from an existing draw we took out :) the bottom interior lining of the drawers was the same colour as exterior - alternatively your local diy should have a strip of wood for cheap you can paint match. GL and lmk if you have any questions
@@ArkiTechnology legend, thank you :)
Woow!
i cant find that case can somone send me a link to it
Its beautiful 🥲
Too kind. Appreciate you
What purpose does the rear Io serve? Would it be the same if I just cut a small hole to run my wires through a grommet?
Just made it a bit easier to change cables out / reach rear io.. if you never move things about running wires as you mentioned would be no bother
Thank you 😊
Why isn’t this viral
You say the lian li dynamic xl in the video, but in the description say not xl. Should I go which the description if I build this
Apologies mate, confirmed its the standard size 🙏
Personally I'd put another hole for exhaust at the back of the draws for the psu otherwise it's gonna get hot in there
yeah would agree but the side with spacing is where the PSU exhausts so not overly worried. is plat standard as well
surely now that you have TWO Ikea Drawer PC's... you could duel Ikea Drawer Stream? 🤣🤣
Looool 😂😂 you could. Dual streaming with no pc on the desk 😎😎😎
do you think the XL will fit flush?
unfortunately it is slightly taller so you might have some issues
Where is the countertop from??
Ikea Karlby mate :)
I’m sure the “shoutout to the guy from Reddit” meant a lot to him
couldnt remember the account name haha
Very dope! Nice, are you going to make more of these?
Appreciate you bro! More drawer pc's? We should start making kits (maybe with slightly better tools) 😂
@@ArkiTechnology nah i ment video's like these. Longer form vids. Top notch quality production mate. Probably takes a lot of time to edit?
@@Atariximagery absolutely man :) one coming next friday! They take a bit longer but a lot of fun
that one dead fan, R.I.P
its good but ı laughed so hard when the drawer fell
😂😂😂 thanks
we need the temps on this one
Near the end bro
YES my desk is 2 1/2 by 2 feet with a small uper level that has my pc on it and half the space is taken up by my monitor
How or what is the IOplugged into? You skipped all of that… I actually am working on my dual pc and I want my stream inside the Alex drawer I actually had the same idea before watching this but not the IO part I still don’t understand what plugs into it or how? lol I’m not the most tech guy here
Sorry mate! IO has a few extensions in and mounted on rear, alternatively just cut a big enough hole in the back 😂
@@ArkiTechnology brotha thanks for replying to that. I already ordered those panels and fans lol..
Would have painted that brown vent to white....
Its bronze but fair :) I like that it matches the desktop
interesting, but I wonder what s the point buying pc case and put it in there, since you've already made so much modification to the drawer, why dont you just use it as case?
Is it me or there is a meshlicious sitting on the desk?
Yup!
I can't join your discord :(
link updated :)
Rip airflow and lots of dust
been powering my sim since we got it! no issue mate :) dust filter on drawer and active exhaust
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really cool build but honestly, buying a $100 case to have it all hidden inside a wood box it's kinda pointless.
each to their own for sure, still a great case to build in & no real worry if you already have one
It's not like you have to use an O11.
But i don't have a dad
Skill issue.
I’m not so familiar with this way of speaking without pronouncing any t.
Is that just him or is it an accent from somewhere I never noticed ?
😂😂 english (near london) mate
@@ArkiTechnologyhaha sorry 😅 Nice video thanks 👍🏻
Vocals seem to be very low compared to the music. That's a dislike and an unfinished watch from me. I have to turn it up way too much compared to other videos and when you switch to music only it's just way too loud.
clown build- why put a 150 euro case into a 30 euro drawner?
Cause it looks nice?
Why does the thumbnail have a pic of a guy holding a drill with a 2 1/2” - 3” hole saw bit photoshopped onto the end of it at an angle which isn’t even possible. And I doubt that drill can ever power a bit that big to realistically drill through anything. And what would you need that for to assemble a computer? I didn’t watch the video just assuming that’s what it’s about. Very weird
😂😂 if you watched the video you'd see we used that bit, on that drill (no photoshop) to cut through an ikea drawer to make intake holes. Ofc it makes no sense without context fella
Imagine commenting before watching the video. its LDF Not hard to drill what so ever.
Looks lame. These dumb inventions ruin the pc look
cheers mate
You're lame. These kind of dumb non constructive criticism comment ruin TH-cam, well internet in general.
I hate you for not putting the HDMI ports next to each other. :D
Too concerned about the airflow.
Surprisingly good
@@ArkiTechnology hmm ok