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Nature meets tech
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Love nature, but love tech too? Yep that's me. That's why when the time came to build my gaming/work setup, I tried to make the best of both. Because of dad's recent passing, I had decided to move back to my parent's place to give my mom all the support I can. My dad also loved seeing me build stuff, so this build is also a tribute to him. I had never built anything home-related before, so all these is pretty much a first for me. Thankfully there's Google, and I loved how it turned out. This is for you, Dad! The plan ------- I already had lots of tech stuff to move back home, so the plan is just to build this gaming/work cave as cheaply as I can. I try to save and reuse things where possible ( the ceiling and wall panels are all recycled from my old cupboard), but I don't scrimp when it comes to the stuff that I feel matter. I outline the plan for each section here. details can be found when you click on the tags. Theme ------- I was planning to start with a minimalist theme, but I realised that wouldn't be practical with the amount of work I needed to do, the surround sound system I am setting up, and the sound absorption and diffusion I would need. Hence the decision to make a nature/cozy theme. I love nature, and keep a few pets I needed tanks for. So I ended up with the idea of mounting the PC to an alcove in my room, placing a few tanks around, and filling the rest with fake plants. Audio ------- The end goal is to create a system that would play music on stereo well, and provide complete 5.1 surround immersion for games/movies. With some extra foliage, I managed to hide the rear surround speakers in the Kallax shelves for extra cleaniness points! The design of the room is to minimise flat surfaces as much as possible to break up standing waves while keeping a clean look. PC ------- My daily workhorse provides enough computing power for my daily work as a web developer, while still being able to run most modern games at 80-100fps on ultra. I wished I had gone for a custom loop at the start, but it's my first build and I wasn't confident. Standing desk ------- A standing desk is something I always wanted. With the long hours I work, sitting too much is just bad for my back. A standing desk is a godsend when it comes to preventing back pain. I bought the frame and got the tabletop custom-made in 200cm x 80cm to fit my needs.
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Lifestation
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Where I live :) Purchased over the last 9+ years + many items provided by awesome sponsors AMD, AVerMedia and 2K NextMakers. Used for livestreaming on Twitch, gaming, hosting, video editing, video podcast production, vr, keyboard building, tabletop roleplay shows, studying computer science, cross training, looking after tiny dragons (17yr old leopard gecko and 9.5 yr old crested gecko) and lots and lots of petting cat ^.^ Half of ergo split keyboard Kyria (from splitkb.com) + trackballs used for gaming and editing due to old permanent injury to right hand limiting mouse usability. 3 PC setup to accommodate gaming + streaming/recording + extensive camera coverage for video content creation & security. A 40% keyboard for each PC because I'm extra. In seriousness: I have small hands and got faster at typing with layers: think shift key modifier, but for the whole keeb. I still have numbers and functions and arrows and everything there. I'm faster since I don't have to move my hands from home row and can map more modifiers and macros for my left hand to take stress off the right. 3 keyboards because faster than kvm switch, eliminates failures from software solutions and cute ^.^ Why dual sit/stand desks: Sit/Stand because it keeps me healthy and functional. Had serious hip issues before I did sit/stand. I do swap often throughout the day. Dual because lots of tech, awesome new sponsored beast of a monitor that I didn't want to sit too close to, wanting to separate jumping cat and my hands and projects from wherever all the cams & monitors are mounted to prevent shaking when I build keebs/work on projects, wanting to simplify cables between multiple PCs... this last bit I totally had wrong, the cables are maybe a smidge simpler between stream and cam PCs that are now on second desk, but the cables between the two desks... that both need slack in case one goes too high and the other too low and need to reach other PC across room... it's just a bit .. complicated. Worth the hassle though. Keyboards are Mercutio, MechminiRGB, and JD40 in a BM43a case. Furniture is 99% Ikea :) Keebs on walls and further PC details will have to be linked in another setup, same for VR stuff (it's very cobbled together) If you've read this far you're a hero and if you have questions, feel free to ask me anytime during streams. I love talking tech and will forever have so much to learn!