Re-arranged my setup
11mon 1d ago by lemmy.ca/u/NotSteve_ in battlestations from lemmy.ca
Nearly all my furniture I got for free off the street on garbage day or from family. The computer parts however
Im sorry but keeping your back to the door is just too weird for me.
I get that, I wouldn’t do that either. It’s a closet haha
That does indeed make sense!
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 😸
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
How do you actually watch the TV?
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
I'm going to need an explanation. Lol
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 <something> 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!
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 😅
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
That's a nice 5151!
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
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.
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
That’s a pretty good idea too.
It could also use a wine/beer fridge ;)
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 :)