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    Show us your computer room 2!

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by lupin..the..3rd, Jul 6, 2007.

  1. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Hello !
     
  2. beanwolf

    beanwolf Notebook Consultant

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    Here's my setup when I'm at home. It's pretty basic, but it ensures I never have to move from my desk.

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    The NES PC is detailed in my signature, if anyone was wondering. :)
     
  3. Syndrome

    Syndrome Torque Matters

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    You've got your set up like mine, large screen above smaller screen. Some of my friends criticize me for it, but I enjoy it more than any other configuration I've conjured up.
     
  4. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    GHosted Newbie

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    Hi guys,

    This is my current setup, I've been working on it for a good few years now.

    I have an LG 47" LCD LED 120hz TV and a 7ft projector on the ceiling.

    Let me know what you think!

    Office 3.jpg

    Office 1.jpg

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  6. EpicBlob

    EpicBlob Notebook Evangelist

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    Kickass setup! Kind of like a personal home theatre (but still enough room for others). What kind of specs are you rocking?
     
  7. GHosted

    GHosted Newbie

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    Ill list it out the best I can remember.

    i5 2500K unlocked 3.5ghz Corsair H100 water cooled
    Asus P8Z68-V Pro
    16gb pc3-12800 g.skill rimsaw ram
    GeForce GTX 660+
    Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion 7.1
    128gb Sata3 hdd (OS Only)
    500gb 7,200rpm hdd (games only)
    1tb 7,200rpm hdd (storage only)

    Everything else:
    Shure Microphone
    7.1 speakers (currently various brands) hooked up through Denon AVR1510 7.1 receiver
    R.A.T. 7 wired gaming mouse
    Razer Lycosa Keyboard (I've had many keyboards, this is my personal favorite by far)
    Logitech 1000 touchscreen remote
    HP MPF1212nf All in one business printer

    I'm sure I've missed something but that's the idea anyways. I know I could really do with a processor upgrade, all in due time.
     
  8. AboutThreeFitty

    AboutThreeFitty ~350

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    [​IMG]

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    I need to find or make a decent table. This one feels cramped and is really wobbly on carpet. (The screen shakes when I type :mad:) Ikea makes good computer desks but I live nowhere near one and they charge ~$350 (no joking :p) to ship them to me.
     
  9. Albake21

    Albake21 Notebook Consultant

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    Nice setup. I actually have the same desk. Yeah it can feel cramped but if you put your setup in a certain way it could feel way bigger. Like when I got my new 27 inch monitor I put the monitor on the corner instead of on one if the sides. It adds way more room and looks nicer. Also with that desk, it would be easier to put the tower under the desk. Or put it under the corner, that's where I put mine.
     
  10. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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  11. jmp22684

    jmp22684 Notebook Geek

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    My Favorite room in the house!!
    Nothing too special...
    Asus G73JH 12 gigs ram
    Razor Naga Mouse
    Thinking about the 6970 upgrade but want to wait until there is more about the 7970 at this point.
    TonePort UX8 SoundCard.... and a "few" other toys ;)
    DSC00009.jpg

    Now I know this is "Show Off The Computer Room" .... but these are my babies and I'll show off at every chance possible!! :D
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    In line:
    2007 Paul Reed Smith Swamp Ash Special
    1998 USA Fender Stratocaster Deluxe
    2005 USA Fender Telecaster Standard
    1999 Taylor 310ce
    2011 some crappy bass off brand that looks awful pretty ... haha
     

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  12. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    ^^^Dem guitars!!!
     
  13. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    OK, here is mine. Three computers in this room.
     

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  14. darkydark

    darkydark Notebook Evangelist

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    This is what it used to be:
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    And after gf moved in:
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    I'm now situated in ex toilet. I can, with only removing 1 tile, install a crapper in my "room".
     
  15. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Just DO IT!
     
  16. Kyle

    Kyle JVC SZ2000 Dual-Driver Headphones

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    Didnt know you were a thinkpad fan, Jarhead!!
     
  17. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    Well, now I am (though I'll still look around if I need yet another laptop, due to the new Thinkpad keyboard).

    Father had one years ago (was a kid, didn't pay attention to model) and I thought it was a nice computer. Bought the W520 because I wanted decent mobile gaming, no funky styling (sorry AW/MSi), and great battery life (sorry Clevo/Compal). Bought the X61t recently since I wanted to take digital, handwritten notes on PDF hand-outs and (when I get back into it) digitally draw on GIMP. Also nice to have a machine with only Linux (instead of the Linux VM on the W520), partly for the hell of it and partly because I didn't want to spend $20 on a Win7Pro/Ultimate license again (and I don't have a working external DVD drive, nor a good-enough flashdrive).

    Desktop's just there because I wanted to build one, then came up with an excuse later :p. So far that's being used for F@H, Steam, and any compute-stuff I want to do while in my room. Or I can turn the TV around, balance it on that metal bar (it's possible!) and watch TV.
     
  18. Kyle

    Kyle JVC SZ2000 Dual-Driver Headphones

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    I gotta get me a X61t or something like that, prolly used, exactly for the same reason, to take handwritten notes on pdf handouts.

    BT, have you tried foxit? It allows you to embed notes in pdf documents?


    And what is this new keyboard layout that people are tearing their hair out about?
     
  19. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    Had FoxIt on both Windows and Linux for awhile (though I'm back to Adobe, no particular reason), and I'm not sure if it allows you to embed notes into a PDF. I use Xournal when writing notes into a PDF on the tablet.
     
  20. Kyle

    Kyle JVC SZ2000 Dual-Driver Headphones

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    Foxit does, I'm quite sure of it. Although linux support is not as good as windows support.
    You can only type notes in though.
     
  21. failwheeldrive

    failwheeldrive Notebook Deity

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    Here's a couple pics of my setup, try to ignore all the clutter and boxes to the right :D

    Desktop setup 2.jpg

    desktop setup.jpg

    Kuroi: you still think the M11x is large? Check out its big brother :p lol
     
  22. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    Need a pretty big backpack to carry that around... O_O
     
  23. failwheeldrive

    failwheeldrive Notebook Deity

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    Or a pretty big wheelbarrow :D
     
  24. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    Get rid of GF!!!

    One of the better notebooks I've seen! How big is that screen? My Oosmio is 18"
     
  25. failwheeldrive

    failwheeldrive Notebook Deity

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    Thanks, it's 18.4." I really wasn't prepared for how big it was until I saw it. I've owned 17" notebooks in the past, but this just seems so much larger. Heavy, too. I think it's around 14lbs. Can't argue with the performance though :)
     
  26. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Fixed up my office a bit

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  27. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    I'd like to hook up my Nikon D3 to that telescope! :)
     
  28. CharlieM76

    CharlieM76 Notebook Consultant

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    Oh, I'll play. This is as far back as I could get.
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  29. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    This is what mine used to be:
    https://plus.google.com/photos/112313031674047768952/albums/5750286676064720561?banner=pwa

    This is what it is now after me and gf moved in together:
    Tour of Vicious Manor - 6000 Subscriber Special & Why I was gone for a while. - YouTube

    Not exactly the same but got what I need and still working on building it up, can't go too far or GF will complain that the living room looks like a single mans dorm room but think I did pretty good to get what I have :D
     
  30. Jarhead

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    ^^^ That's a very, very nice setup there Vicious. Not just the computer-related stuff too, but the whole damn thing!
     
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    senshin Notebook Evangelist

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    WWJW0f8.jpg

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    This is my setup :)
     
  32. Domo_x9

    Domo_x9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, here is my current setup: Ikea desk + Acer 3820TG + Samsung BX2231 + Logitech mouse and keyboard
     
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    failwheeldrive Notebook Deity

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    senshin Notebook Evangelist

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    I bought a little bit of stuff, here are some new photos:

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    Really happy with my BenQ XL2420T @ 120hz! :D
     
  35. V10Ace

    V10Ace Notebook Consultant

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    Some nice rooms up in here! Unfortunately for now my kitchen table is my desk. :(
     
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    PlatinuM195 Notebook Consultant

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    Some new hardware I got recently.

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  37. jjohnston12385

    jjohnston12385 Notebook Guru

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    What keyboard is that?

    Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2
     
  38. PlatinuM195

    PlatinuM195 Notebook Consultant

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    It's a CM Storm Quickfire Rapid with MX Red switches. Great keyboard for gaming and surprisingly nice for typing too.
     
  39. radji

    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    My posting office has a view that can't be beat

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  40. gdansk

    gdansk Notebook Deity

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    [​IMG]

    That's my desktop on the left. My brother's on the right. Cheap Asus UX32a on the table. That's the old TV that we couldn't find room for anywhere else, so we put it in the computer room.
     
  41. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    ^^^That tissue box :D.
     
  42. gdansk

    gdansk Notebook Deity

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    I never use it, but I imagine it's awfully convenient. Creepy :D
     
  43. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    While I LOVE the thinkpads, I cant help but wonder how you function with that setup. Has to be unconfrotable resting your arms on a laptop to get the desktop keyboard.
     
  44. Jarhead

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    I don't actually use them like that. I just grouped the laptops together on the desktop desk to get them all in one picture frame. Normally, it's just the desktop keyboard, TV, mouse, Xbox 360 and router (behind the X61t).
     
  45. Ultra-Insane

    Ultra-Insane Under Medicated

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    I like it. If you had one arm that came from the center of your chest your mouse would be in the perfect place. :D
     
  46. sbdjaro

    sbdjaro Notebook Enthusiast

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    IMG_20130513_160455.jpg IMG_20130513_160511.jpg IMG_20130513_160704.jpg

    Here is my temporary setup at hotel while i'm "working" out of town :)
     
  47. Yotsuba

    Yotsuba Notebook Evangelist

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    Some updates. I've spent my evening cleaning up my "desk" and setting up my new entertainment stand. I think it looks better than it did before.

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  48. Domo_x9

    Domo_x9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    What a mess ;)
     
  49. jmls

    jmls Notebook Enthusiast

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    uxrgazK.jpg smil25H.jpg Here is my current set up. Normally, I would have my laptop on the right of my 19" monitor, but since it's out of order I have to use an old Dell dimension 5150 I have. Hopefully it'll be back to normal soon. As you can see in the drawer, there is most of it.... If you look carefully you can see parts on the desk. I also have my phone and tab there, as you can see.
     
  50. Joce21

    Joce21 Notebook Consultant

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    Well mine is pretty simple, but I like it like that ! :D

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