We Roasted Your WORST Setups

[mariushm]

@c0sfIt looks great, but it's way too much gray and sterile for me... makes me think of hospital rooms. 

I also have to wonder how good is for your hands to type on those laptops ... I assume you don't, and just switch keyboard between them. 

[c0sf]

21 minutes ago, mariushm said:

@c0sfIt looks great, but it's way too much gray and sterile for me... makes me think of hospital rooms. 

I also have to wonder how good is for your hands to type on those laptops ... I assume you don't, and just switch keyboard between them. 

I kind of wanted an "all white setup" or as close as possible. I know it's not for everyone, but I like it.

 

Yeah, I don't use the laptop keyboards, only the fingerprint readers for authentication. My usb3 hub where I have the keyboard, mouse, webcam, and microphone connected,  switches between the 2 laptops...and my DP bidirectional switch connects the laptops to the monitor

[Leios]

I thought I would put my mobile workstation here. I have carried it onto ~5 international flights now and it has not yet been stopped by security, so I guess it's fine? I actually made it air-cooled specifically because of TSA restrictions, but I could not *quite* fit my Noctua fans in the case, so I had to go back to the stock coolers.

It's got a GTX 970 (I know it's ancient, but I am waiting for GPU prices to drop before buying a new one), Ryzen 7, and 32 GB of RAM.

I use it for pretty much everything (video editing rendering, streaming, GPGPU tests before sending it off to HPCs, etc). I don't do very much gaming.

I guess it goes without saying, but I use Arch btw.

[Forbidden Wafer]

18 hours ago, GodAtum said:

Want to guess how messy it is behind my setup?

 

Looks fantastic. I'm impressed this kind of stuff even exists outside of professional simulators. Did you build it yourself or hired someone? 

[bikerchris]

Thought I'd add mine in case there are future roasts, though I'm sure you're in awe really 

 

I built my new office, not quite got round to tidying things up though, putting drywall on and sorting flooring, got work to do that pays the bills!

 

 

Many seconds were involved in getting the cable management just right  Got the blink security camera in there, cos you know, someone might wanna break in and tidy the place up.

 

 

My network config is superior to all others 

 

 

What I'm finally hoping it'll look like...one day (funds permitting) - a visual I did before I'd dug the ground for the foundations.

 

 

But errrr, it looks like this at the moment...

 

[Dracarris]

1 hour ago, bikerchris said:

I built my new office, not quite got round to tidying things up though, putting drywall on and sorting flooring, got work to do that pays the bills!

Having a coffee source and snacks right on your desk is a really bad idea...

[GodAtum]

3 hours ago, Forbidden Wafer said:

Looks fantastic. I'm impressed this kind of stuff even exists outside of professional simulators. Did you build it yourself or hired someone? 

Thanks, I built it myself using 3rd party components.

[tFighterPilot]

I've got a PC and a work laptop. Each got its own headphone (the one with the microphone is for work, for meetings) and its own mouse (easy to see which). One of the monitors is connected to my PC with DVI and the other is connected to both the PC (with DisplayPort) and the laptop (with HDMI). It's easy enough to switch between them (3 clicks) I only got one keyboard because I use the laptop's own keyboard.

[bikerchris]

4 hours ago, Dracarris said:

Having a coffee source and snacks right on your desk is a really bad idea...

You're right, it's a very bad idea indeed, I've got some self control though - not much, but enough!

[pb_ozai]

20 hours ago, mariushm said:

I could NEVER handle anything covering parts of my screen so those giraffes would have to find another place 

Also main monitor smaller than the others... why torture your eyes daily?

The main monitor is higher refresh rate, and comes forward for gaming so I can really burn out my retinas.
The top right monitor is mostly used for communication software or spotify, so I'm not looking at the top half very often. The giraffes tend to move around also, as they make wonderful rubber ducks.

[mariushm]

13 hours ago, bikerchris said:

Thought I'd add mine in case there are future roasts, though I'm sure you're in awe really 

 

I built my new office, not quite got round to tidying things up though, putting drywall on and sorting flooring, got work to do that pays the bills!

 

 

Many seconds were involved in getting the cable management just right  Got the blink security camera in there, cos you know, someone might wanna break in and tidy the place up.

 

 

 

You really should cut down on your Coke consumption... it will seriously damage your teeth... speaking from experience. Should get into the habit of having a 2L bottle of plain water near you and take a sip whenever you feel like having coke. 

 

8 hours ago, tFighterPilot said:

I've got a PC and a work laptop. Each got its own headphone (the one with the microphone is for work, for meetings) and its own mouse (easy to see which). One of the monitors is connected to my PC with DVI and the other is connected to both the PC (with DisplayPort) and the laptop (with HDMI). It's easy enough to switch between them (3 clicks) I only got one keyboard because I use the laptop's own keyboard.

 

 

 

 

Seriously, I would go to Ikea or somewhere like that and buy a desk that's a bit lower (or height adjustable) and extends all the way to the right wall and has a bit more depth. 

You'll hurt your hands and neck keeping the keyboard and mouse so low and always moving your eyes from the monitors down to the keyboard 

 

 

[bikerchris]

51 minutes ago, mariushm said:

You really should cut down on your Coke consumption... it will seriously damage your teeth... speaking from experience. Should get into the habit of having a 2L bottle of plain water near you and take a sip whenever you feel like having coke. 

You're absolutely right, coke is really bad for teeth and you should always mention it. In my case though, the quantity of cans only represents how little I clean up - at times I have one can a day as a treat. Ummm, when I took this pic, I hadn't had a can of coke for 5 days 

 

My dental problem is actually Tea, I'm actually trying not to drink it after lunch, switching to water/squash instead.. it's kind of working!

 

Really feels like I need to plug a product.... I'd get one, but it's like $55 after postage! 

 

[Video Beagle]

I mean, legit question...do people not have boxes of kleenix around their living spaces? You know, for legit blowing your nose purposes?   I have one in the bathroom, one on my nightstand, and one on my desk where the computer etc is.

 

And if you're taking a picture of your setup to submit...whouldn't you tidy up a bit?

[Nagby]

Sadly missed that video until now.

No really usefull, but I thought I could show the desktop I have for games since january 2019 gotten for 500€ :

Ryzen 7 1700 (150€), 8GB RAM (70€), 1TB Sata SSD(upgraded for 100€), small MSI GTX 1060 3GB (150€), Asrock AB350M PRO4(70€), Seasonic M12II-520 Evo 520W (65€)

could save some bucks because I already had a tower cooler, storage and wanted to make the case :

 

Lasercut wood and aluminium extrusion frame at the back + threaded rod as reinforcement at the front

The PSU is just placed on the bottom (not held in place) with a backup HDD on top of a piece of foam for vibrations

Wanted to have compact case as I live in a small appartment + good airflow while having minimal dust, so it is covered by vacuum filters

The filters are doubled because 1 layer was too see-through and fragile, but doubled not that much air goes through.

So I just remove the top cover and open the front when gaming several hours

 

I use a Clevo P150SM laptop from 2014 gotten for 1200€ for everything else :

I7 4700MQ, 24GB RAM(upgraded), 480GB Sata SSD(upgraded), GTX 860m

860m can't be used because of driver issues so really not good for games with the intel HD 4600 iGPU, but still great for everything else for me.

 

I won't upgrade before I can get a 150€ GPU (always paid 150€ for my GPUs :x) that is at least 50% better than the 1060.

And the upgraded motherboard/PSU should have the new 12v standard to have lower heat generation in low loads.

Maybe upgrade the laptop once Ryzen Framework laptops exist to still have an easy to upgrade/clean laptop but thinner and lighter

[JamesUK76]

My goodness, I love that toaster and portable rig. Anyway since everyone is doing it...

 

I should just say, I put that damn mouse mat through the wash but this will teach me for not using the coasters all the time. Also yes that is a damn rocking chair with the legs on backwards. It was all I could afford... and it's surprisingly ergonomic

 

 

[Kenerd]

[Gork]

reposting my rig

Note the...lack of cable management.

[Osirius]

 

 

Here are the specs :

1) AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

2) AMD Wraith Prism Cooler

3) Asrock Steel Legend B450M

4) Cooler Master Master Watt 650W Bronze (Semi-Modular)

5) MSI GTX 1650 4gb Ventus XS (OC edition)

6) XPG Spectrix S40G ARGB 512GB

7) Toshiba X300 4TB @ 7200 RPM

8) Corsair Vengeance Pro (2X8GB)

9) TP Link TX50E (Wifi6 / Bluetooth 5.0)

10) Inwin Jupiter ARGB AJ-120 Fans

11) Custom PCB 2 splitter.

12) Samsung 27" 120Hz IPS Panel @ 1080P

13) Royal Kludge G87 Wireless RGB Keyboard

14) Corsair Harpoon RGB Wireless Mouse

15) Tecware M3+ MATX (White) (Discontinued)

 

[VistaVerse]

Build this desk myself as it was my first project making something from scratch. The desk is actually adjustable in height by use of a bicycle lift which is attached to a hand cranked pulley system. The desk is held in place to the wall with a pair of bicycle chains. The desk is also foldable, so when I need more space i can move my setup and fold the desk flush with the wall.

 

Let's see if you can roast mine (disclaimer, you most likely can and will)

 

Laptop

 

- Lenovo Legion 5 17IMH05H-81Y8002SMH - Gaming Laptop - 17.3 inch

- Intel Core i7 6 cores 2,6 GHz (max. 5 GHz)

- 16 GB RAM

- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

 

Main Monitor

 

- Gaming C32G1 - Full HD Curved Gaming Monitor - 144hz - 32 inch AOC

 

Auxiliary Monitor

 

- Old Medion Monitor

 

[bikerchris]

2 hours ago, VistaVerse said:

Build this desk myself as it was my first project making something from scratch. The desk is actually adjustable in height by use of a bicycle lift which is attached to a hand cranked pulley system. The desk is held in place to the wall with a pair of bicycle chains. The desk is also foldable, so when I need more space i can move my setup and fold the desk flush with the wall.

 

Let's see if you can roast mine (disclaimer, you most likely can and will)

 

Laptop

 

- Lenovo Legion 5 17IMH05H-81Y8002SMH - Gaming Laptop - 17.3 inch

- Intel Core i7 6 cores 2,6 GHz (max. 5 GHz)

- 16 GB RAM

- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

 

Main Monitor

 

- Gaming C32G1 - Full HD Curved Gaming Monitor - 144hz - 32 inch AOC

 

Auxiliary Monitor

 

- Old Medion Monitor

 

Nice desk idea

[yvanofg]

My room:

 

What you can see are:

- a Clevo laptop (from French seller Keynux) running Gentoo. i5-10210U, 16GB of dual channel RAM, Intel iGPU (with a thunderbolt 3 port just in case). Yes it's connected to the screen at the right of the desk

- the first PC I ever built, this summer ! Runs Windows 10 because it's for gaming only. Ryzen 7 5800X, RX 6700XT, 32GB of dual channel 3600 RAM (the big CPU cooler prevents access to a RAM slot unfortunately so quad channel looks impossible....unless I change it). AMD GPU in case I ever fully ditch Windows for Linux, and because in the famous words of Linus Torvalds: "F you, Nvidia !"

- an old HP laptop with an AMD A9-9420. I upgraded the RAM to 8GB but the thing doesn't even support dual channel, so it's single channel. Looks like a pretty terrible laptop (dual core CPU without SMT !!!), but it works. Runs Void Linux

- a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB running Arch Linux

- a Raspberry Pi 2 B running Void Linux. Hard to see because it has a small screen but it's near the HP laptop

 

The laptop has a 1080p 60Hz display and is connected to a secondary 1080p 144Hz display. The gaming pc has a 1440p 240Hz Samsung monitor. The HP laptop is 1366x768 60Hz, the Pi 4 is connected to an old 1080p 60Hz monitor that doesn't even belong to me (loaned by my employer for remote working purposes), and the Pi 2 has a small 800x480 60Hz screen

 

Yeah I know, I have way too many PCs and no real use for them. I use the Gentoo laptop to daily drive, the Windows PC is solely for gaming/emulation. The old HP laptop and the Pis are fairly useless but I like having them around

 

A look at the inside of my PC. As a first time builder I was fairly worried about breaking stuff but I have to say, stuff's really well made. With a tutorial this was easy as pie

 

Edit: lol just realised the RPi 4 isn't visible on the picture. It's outside it to the right

Edited September 24, 2021 by yvanofg
realising a mistake

[WhitetailAni]

Soo...

Which PC you want displaying to screens?

Y2K (Pentium III build)
Phenom (MC server build)
Main PC

[Admiral Shark]

On 9/22/2021 at 5:54 AM, PlacaFromHell said:

PC specs: Ryzen 5 3600XT, MSI GTX 980 4gb, 8x2gb 3200Mhz OLOy RAM, Asus Prime B350M-E, Gigabyte something 256gb SATA SSD, 1TB WD HDD.
The case is from an old Turbo XT I found at a dumpster, unfortunately the GPU was too big so I had to cut a hole in the top part. The keyboards are an IBM model M 1390639, an IBM model M50 and a Monroe 573A repurposed as a calculator. Everything else is generic except for the Samsung LCD screen. I had a better looking desk but it was too small.

Ayy, good to see you here, Placa! Pro setup (especially pro keyboards), of course!

[Dj homeslice]

Alright i made an account just for this go ahead tell me something i dont know. This has a 10900k cpu 1070ti until i can get my hands on a 3080ti 32 gigs ram 2tb m.2 1000 watt sesonic power supply. dont mind the kyle bales tag hanging on my wall they are my best friends and he said i wouldn't hang it on my wall so here we are 5 years later.

[Forbidden Wafer]

50 minutes ago, Dj homeslice said:

 

 

Is that fan in the right for sweaty hands? Why is your mic support crooked? Only thing bad is cable management. Some LTT Velcro straps would mitigate that in a few minutes.