Re-arranged my setup

a year ago by NotSteve_ to c/battlestations

Nearly all my furniture I got for free off the street on garbage day or from family. The computer parts however

Zorsith 11 points a year ago

Im sorry but keeping your back to the door is just too weird for me.

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NotSteve_ 9 points a year ago

I get that, I wouldn’t do that either. It’s a closet haha

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Zorsith 4 points a year ago

That does indeed make sense!

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jlow 7 points a year ago

I've read that it's not advised to have your monitor pointing at the window because then the light from the window gets directly into your eyes when trying to look at the monitor, so you tend to squint and generally are tensing up which can cause headaches etc. This made sense to me but if it's working well for you that's good 😸

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NotSteve_ 3 points a year ago

Yeah... I've noticed that actually 😅. Luckily the sun only shines directly through my window in the early morning but still, I've definitely had my blinds closed a lot more since re-arranging things to this setup

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Zatore 4 points a year ago

How do you actually watch the TV?

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NotSteve_ 2 points a year ago

I rarely actually use it to be honest. I mostly watch things in my living room, but still, I plan on getting a mount that swivels out to face the couch

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technomad 3 points a year ago

I'm going to need an explanation. Lol

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NotSteve_ 1 point a year ago

Idk what part to explain but I can break down my setup:

Computers

Desktop:

CPU: Ryzen 3700x

GPU: RTX 3070Ti

RAM: 24GB DDR5? I cant quite remember

OS: Linux Mint/Windows 11/Hackintosh (broken) tri-boot. Mint because I’m too lazy these days for Arch

CASE: Hollowed out modded Mac G5 Chassis

Main day-to-day Computer

MODEL: 14” MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB RAM

Work Laptop (mounted under desk for storage, swapped out with personal laptop during the week)

MODEL: 16” MacBook Pro M1 Pro

That screen in the corner of the second photo

MODEL: Mac Mini 2014

PURPOSE: Proxmox Backup Server for my servers in the basement

There's also an HDMI over CAT5e/6 receiver and an HDMI switch connected to one of my servers in the basement but it's not really used right now. Trying to figure out how to setup a KVM switch that can switch between my basement servers but haven't put too much time into it yet

Displays:

Main MODEL: Asus 4K 160hz

Secondary MODEL: Cheap Amazon 4K 60hz

I switch between the laptops and the desktop with a DisplayPort KVM switch. The laptops get plugged into a powered USB C/Thunderbolt dock that one display is connected to (for some reason my M3 pro doesn’t like my second monitor though so it’s always just black)

Random Stuff:

Greg Sestero signed Big Shark by Tommy Wiseau poster
2012 Macbook Pro Retina (got me through school along with a Thinkpad I sold o7)
Bong collection from back when I smoked
Model trains
Cool beer cans
Stupid amount of old laptops and computers piled up in various locations
IBM 5151 Display (the corresponding computer is in my closet)

I also have a cheap 3D printer

Let me know if you have any questions!

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technomad 2 points a year ago

Alright, firstly that's an excellent spec/hardware list. Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed reading through it.

Second, I should have been more specific. I really meant to ask why you arranged things the way you did. In my head, I'm being critical of the setup, but I thought you probably had reasons for why you arranged it the way you did and I didn't want to be negative 😅

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NotSteve_ 1 point a year ago

I modelled the room and all the furniture in all the possible layouts I could think of using SweetHome3D and this was just the layout I found comfiest 😄. I especially wanted the sort of floating desk thing because I mess with things a lot so it just makes it much easier than when it’s up against a wall. It also gives me more space to work with things since I can walk around the other side of the desk. The TV is in a weird state right now admittedly. I plan to put it on a swivel mount but I really use it so little that I haven’t bothered buying a mount yet

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j037 3 points a year ago

That's a nice 5151!

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NotSteve_ 2 points a year ago

Thank you! I wish I had a more visible place to keep it haha. The actual door is to the right of the display case

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Mongostein 2 points a year ago

I would put the back of the couch against the back of the desk. It would hide cables and allow you to see the TV from the couch.

Then if you need more room, push the desk back and put the bookshelf where the couch is.

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NotSteve_ 2 points a year ago

That’s an interesting idea, I may play around with that. I do plan on getting a swivel mount though for the tv so I can angle it towards my desk or the TV depending on where I am

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Mongostein 2 points a year ago

That’s a pretty good idea too.

It could also use a wine/beer fridge ;)

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mintiefresh 1 point a year ago

Pretty nice set up. I like having a tv kind of in a peripheral. You can watch something or just put something as background noise. Maybe even some lofi :)

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