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Winter wrote:So, memory got in the way of mounting your CPU cooler's second fan on the front?

Yes, sadly.

Was quite surprised back then about the size of that thing. If the cooler would be only 1mm taller my case lid would touch it.^^
But anyways it´s ok, since i´ve a shitload of fans and mesh grid on the case. I even capped the rpm on 30% since i like it quiet and the cpu is still running under 60°C while gaming.

Swoopie wrote:Get on muh lvl

I am on your lvl




thinkpad masterace!

Thinkpad T430
i7-3520M
250GB (Samsung SSD 850 EVO) + 500GB (5400rpm) btw just got my ssd 2 days ago, still moving files around
12GB Ram
NVIDIA NVS 5400M

BENQ BL2411 as main screen when I'm home.

Imagine having a proper gaming setup



That's mine atm.

MSI GF65 Thin 9SEXR
-i7 9750H
-RTX 2060
-16GB RAM
-SSD with only ~500G space
Razer KRAKEN headset (Took me a long time to start liking them tbh)
Steelseries Rival 110 mouse

And also a Desert Eagle to protect my property from any further invasions

you got invaded by elephants?

Brati007 wrote:you got invaded by elephants?

2 fat guys

My setup below. Most of the time the desk is full of shit, but for today's "presentation" I tried to make it look nice for mr. sexiis
Can't show you the case because it's hidden behind the desk so that my son doesn't "interact" with it

The notebook on my desk is my work laptop, as this has been my work-office for more than a year now since r0na hit us.



Case: Fractal Design Define R6 Black
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
GPU: Gigabyte nVidia GTX 1070
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
RAM: Corsair 32GB DDR4, 3000MHz (2 x 16GB)
CPU Fan: CM Hyper 212 Evo Black Edition
PSU: Corsair TX850m, 850W, 80+

Storage:
SSD: WD Black SN750 1 TB (WDS100T3X0C)
HDD: WD Green 1 TB (WD10EURX)
HDD: 2 x Samsung 1 TB (ST1000LM024)
HDD: Seagate 2 TB (ST32000641AS)
HDD: Seagate 4 TB (ST4000VN000)

Displays:
Main: AOC CU34G2X (34", 144hz)
Secondary: 2 x ASUS VG275 (27", 75Hz) - fitted on MacLean MC-766 desk mount

Keyboard: REDDRAGON K558R (Mechanical)
Mouse: Logitech G502
Headphone: Jabra Evolve Link (alternatively HyperX Cloud II)

so why two keyboards

Dr_Slartibartfart wrote:so why two keyboards

The regular one (non-mechanical, seen at the bottom) is connected to the laptop.

Dr_Slartibartfart wrote:so why two keyboards

Laptop I guess

Edit: Well

Xen wrote:

is that for real a real doorstopper for a real door? wow xen, so much upgrades, very impressed

Does anyone of you have a recommendation for a monitor arm? It needs to support 7kg and a 34" ultrawide.

Also: Where would you buy a deskplate?

Mettkrieger wrote:Does anyone of you have a recommendation for a monitor arm? It needs to support 7kg and a 34" ultrawide.

Also: Where would you buy a deskplate?

dedicated woodshop or the hardware store like hornbach

Mettkrieger wrote:Does anyone of you have a recommendation for a monitor arm? It needs to support 7kg and a 34" ultrawide.

Also: Where would you buy a deskplate?

Just bought a solid oak-"countertop" from Hornbach to build a desk. 200cm x 80cm x 4cm. Was a bit over 200€. Combined with the feet I got of amazon, The desk plus oil to prep the wood was below 350€. Considering what a finished desk of that size looks like if you wanna spend less than 350, i am very happy with it. I even got a 50€ discount on the wood because it had some minor damage I just got rid of afterwards while sanding, so I ended up with paying less than 300

spoiler contains pictures of the components and the process




I love how it turned out and this thing is absolutely massive. It will probably survive me

Currently building a desk as well.

I purchased an electric frame which is due mid june.

Bought a piece of solid oak at 260x80x27 (which I cut to 160x80x27) at Bauhaus for a bit more than 100€. Sanded it down and applied hard wax oil (google said it's called like that).

Some Pictures:


I'll post once I assemble the whole desk and provide a picture.

Also bought some other things while I was at it: Monitor arm, Schiitstack and a wireless charger that I'll put into the table (from below, not visible from the top)

Something something about me wanting to post an update:



(MacBook is from work)

Things I added from my previous setup:

• Monitorarm
• Schiitstack
• Wireless charger (built into the desk)
• Screen light bar thingy
• Clean(er) cable management at the back

More pictures:

i r8 9/10 m8

Currently imma do some changes with my rig. I wanna upgrade my shitty desktop speakers to some neat bookshelf speakers. I don't have a lot of room to fit the shit. Here is a draw out:


To get the first thing out of the way. My 2nd monitor is in portrait mode because I wanted to already place the amp I bought today and otherwise it doesn't fit. It's a Marantz SR5600, got a nice 80e deal on it and it came with a working remote and hdmi to coax adapter thingy which I actually plan to use to hook a chromecast up to so I can ez play music from my phone. It's pretty neat for the two 60W bookshelf speakers im getting. More on this in a bit.

What I am going to do tomorrow is wallmount my second monitor to be above my current monitor, not the most optimal positioning but its more than fine enough for what I usually use it for which is keep things which dont fit on my main screen and look at it every now and then. And tbh at how it is currently placed also isnt optimal at all because I need to turn my neck a shitload since my desk isn't very deep.

Once my monitor is moved I got space for the speakers. The speakers are interesting cuz im not gonna buy working speakers.... but a speaker kit (https://www.soundimports.eu/en/c-note.html) Its pretty neat and from what I can read the sound quality is really good compared to speakers you can just buy for the same price. It's gonna be gud fun putting that together. I could also get the components without the wood shit and pick my own wood to work with, but thats something i'll do later when imma make a DIY 7.1 system (but actually no kappa. would be neat if I can manage to make my own lil speakers and woofer to add later.) The speaker kit will arrive somewhere tomorrow or day after tomorrow so then i'll be able to work on them. Gonna be neat



EDIT: Forgot to tell a neat thing. But I can actually use my FiiO k5 pro as DAC for the amp

Dr_Slartibartfart wrote:Currently imma do some changes with my rig. I wanna upgrade my shitty desktop speakers to some neat bookshelf speakers. I don't have a lot of room to fit the shit. Here is a draw out:


To get the first thing out of the way. My 2nd monitor is in portrait mode because I wanted to already place the amp I bought today and otherwise it doesn't fit. It's a Marantz SR5600, got a nice 80e deal on it and it came with a working remote and hdmi to coax adapter thingy which I actually plan to use to hook a chromecast up to so I can ez play music from my phone. It's pretty neat for the two 60W bookshelf speakers im getting. More on this in a bit.

What I am going to do tomorrow is wallmount my second monitor to be above my current monitor, not the most optimal positioning but its more than fine enough for what I usually use it for which is keep things which dont fit on my main screen and look at it every now and then. And tbh at how it is currently placed also isnt optimal at all because I need to turn my neck a shitload since my desk isn't very deep.

Once my monitor is moved I got space for the speakers. The speakers are interesting cuz im not gonna buy working speakers.... but a speaker kit (https://www.soundimports.eu/en/c-note.html) Its pretty neat and from what I can read the sound quality is really good compared to speakers you can just buy for the same price. It's gonna be gud fun putting that together. I could also get the components without the wood shit and pick my own wood to work with, but thats something i'll do later when imma make a DIY 7.1 system (but actually no kappa. would be neat if I can manage to make my own lil speakers and woofer to add later.) The speaker kit will arrive somewhere tomorrow or day after tomorrow so then i'll be able to work on them. Gonna be neat

Spoiler:

i'll do some strims when setup is done hehe

EDIT: Forgot to tell a neat thing. But I can actually use my FiiO k5 pro as DAC for the amp

Good stuff I can only recommend to not skimp on the wallmount, you should get an option that has good ergonomics, so you dont regret your decision later on!

McMokka wrote:

Dr_Slartibartfart wrote:Currently imma do some changes with my rig. I wanna upgrade my shitty desktop speakers to some neat bookshelf speakers. I don't have a lot of room to fit the shit. Here is a draw out:


To get the first thing out of the way. My 2nd monitor is in portrait mode because I wanted to already place the amp I bought today and otherwise it doesn't fit. It's a Marantz SR5600, got a nice 80e deal on it and it came with a working remote and hdmi to coax adapter thingy which I actually plan to use to hook a chromecast up to so I can ez play music from my phone. It's pretty neat for the two 60W bookshelf speakers im getting. More on this in a bit.

What I am going to do tomorrow is wallmount my second monitor to be above my current monitor, not the most optimal positioning but its more than fine enough for what I usually use it for which is keep things which dont fit on my main screen and look at it every now and then. And tbh at how it is currently placed also isnt optimal at all because I need to turn my neck a shitload since my desk isn't very deep.

Once my monitor is moved I got space for the speakers. The speakers are interesting cuz im not gonna buy working speakers.... but a speaker kit (https://www.soundimports.eu/en/c-note.html) Its pretty neat and from what I can read the sound quality is really good compared to speakers you can just buy for the same price. It's gonna be gud fun putting that together. I could also get the components without the wood shit and pick my own wood to work with, but thats something i'll do later when imma make a DIY 7.1 system (but actually no kappa. would be neat if I can manage to make my own lil speakers and woofer to add later.) The speaker kit will arrive somewhere tomorrow or day after tomorrow so then i'll be able to work on them. Gonna be neat

Spoiler:

i'll do some strims when setup is done hehe

EDIT: Forgot to tell a neat thing. But I can actually use my FiiO k5 pro as DAC for the amp

Good stuff I can only recommend to not skimp on the wallmount, you should get an option that has good ergonomics, so you dont regret your decision later on!

Picked out my wall mount to have enough flexibility for what I want, enough tilt and weight so I dont have to be afraid of that. Can also swivel around and shit, which I will probably never use tbh.

Mounted it on the wall today with my dad. Really handy to have dads which know how to actually do these things



Having it up high is actually pretty fine for viewing, just need to lean back a bit more which is fine tbh.

The space I suddenly got availabe is really neat even though there is a huge amp sat there now
speakers will arrive tomorrow and then the continuing begins.