This is how the build finally turned out, and with this guide, I hope you can make one that looks even better!

I bought a simple desk from Lowes (click here for link) for about $200, and it worked out extremely well. Build the desk as instructed, but leave out the drawers, the overhead bin (unless you want it), and the bottom shelf.

Take out the unused bottom shelf that came with the workbench. I bought a piece of plywood from Home Depot, traced out the edges, and cut out the replica. Drill out all the matching holes as well.

Put together the bottom shelf just as the directions say, along with all the side panels, but don't put it in the desk yet. Make sure the plywood is in between the side panels and main plate, as this is being used to support the heavy weight of the PC parts. You may need to buy screws and bolts for this, as the included ones are not long enough.

I installed the bottom shelf by using a few boxes to hold it up as I tried to align it with the back panel that would have been used for the drawers. (sorry I don't have any better pics for this). I then drilled the holes to line up with the side panels as shown in the next pic.

This is what it will look like when you install the shelf in its final position. It should line up with the top panels and be flush with it.

To install the side fans that came with my NZXT case, I taped up the side drawer panel and traced the fan covers as seen in the next pic.

This is what it looked like when the covers were measured and traced, and now its time to cut!

This is the "saw" I used when cutting everything you see in this project. Sadly, I don't own a Dremel, and this was the next best thing I could find for cheap.

With some help from my Dad, we managed to cut out the fan holes better than we had hoped.

I used an old file from the toolbox to smooth out the rough edges you see here, and it worked pretty decently.

Here comes the hard part... I taped up the other drawer panel and lined up my radiator's bottom edge with the precut hole for the powerstrip already in the side. After some trial and error, my Dad and I were able to trace out a nice box with the drill holes on the side, as seen in the next picture.

This was the VERY rough cut that we made for the radiator, but as you can see we were able to drill the holes and get it cut without too big of a problem

Our desk is finally starting to take form as we put the side panels back on! If you didn't understand how the bottom shelf was installed earlier, here is the picture for you to base it off of. By the way, sorry for the picture quality and bad lighting, this was made under a loft bed xD.

Here are our fans all nice and fancy looking in their places!

I taped a grid inside the desk as I started laying out the components of my PC so they could be nicely lined up, and it worked well. Also, as you can see, the radiator is installed!

This is what the general layout will be for the finished product, and with the help of the grid and my newly installed LEDs, it looks nice!

I don't have any pictures, but I cut the back panel for our motherboard an all its plug-ins the same way I did the fans and radiator. Also, I cut the tubing for the water cooling components!

Everything from the power supply to the hard drives to the reservoir were secured with double sided tape that I got at my local Walmart. It holds extremely well and was way easier than having to drill into the desk itself.

After securing everything down with the double sided tape (besides the motherboard, which I still haven't been able to figure out how to mount) I put the top back on and got the thing running! I left it like this for awhile while I procrastinated getting the glass, but in the meantime I cleaned up the inside until it looked like the next picture.

One hour and 70 zip-ties later, this is what the inside of the desk finally looks like (again sorry for the horrible picture quality).

The inside is finally done and it's not perfect, but it's definitely looking great.

I stopped procrastinating and got the glass top in! With everything installed and running, this thing is looking like a BEAST.

Thanks so much for visiting my site and taking a look at my project. This was a pretty brief overview of the build and I know it's not the best out there, but I appreciate your feedback :). Look down below for how you can contact me!