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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. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    New Dell U3014, daisy chained to my old U2711, barely fits my desk :eek:

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  2. XanderD

    XanderD Notebook Geek

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    Is that your computer case squeezed inside your desk drawer?
    If so, how does it breathe??? Do you have any overheating issues? :D



    Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2
     
  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Yes its flush mounted into the desk. No overheating issues, my gtx680 runs quite cool.

    There are grills all over the front, and the rear exhaust is ducted away from the case so warm air doesnt get recycled.
     
  4. Mauler

    Mauler Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is what my desk looks like. The setup is missing one 24" monitor because I left it at work (meant to fill in the gap in top left corner.) Eventually I will have to acquire another one to fill in the gap to the top right corner as well. Flight sim, MMOs, content generation, etc.

    View attachment 96707
     
  5. ashrivas18

    ashrivas18 Notebook Consultant

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    My moderate setup:

    Recent addition: Dell Ultrasharp U2412M Monitor :)

    IMG_0481.jpg
     
  6. iguanahotsauce

    iguanahotsauce Newbie

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    Don't have any pictures of my setup on me but I run two custom built desktops, an msi gx 720, a cheap acer that I just picked up for $280 and a 32gb ipad 4
     
  7. Bluesfella

    Bluesfella Notebook Guru

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    vkyosho Notebook Consultant

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    haha to the above ^^
     
  9. sonyfxa36

    sonyfxa36 Notebook Evangelist

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    edwardamin13 Notebook Consultant

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    My simple setup :p
    photo.jpg
     
  11. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    Humble Setup. Rocking the 1990s keyboard on my desktop, theres nothing like it:

    IMAG0002.jpg

    Taken with crummy smartphone camera.
     
  12. edwardamin13

    edwardamin13 Notebook Consultant

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    hahaha classy!
     
  13. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    [​IMG]

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    Needs more orange and purple...
     
  15. Yotsuba

    Yotsuba Notebook Evangelist

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    Desk is a Walmart special?
     
  16. Jarhead

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    Nope, actually it's provided with the room along with the bed, dresser, and such. Bookcase and table are Walmart, though.
     
  17. Yotsuba

    Yotsuba Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh. It just looked like one that I had seen at Walmart a few weeks ago.
     
  18. ChrisG1

    ChrisG1 Notebook Guru

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    Alrighty, heres my home set up (I'm at Uni, so my portable setup is far less impressive)

    My work bench, the left hand XPS is mine, the right hand is my brothers earlier generation.

    [​IMG]


    Stripping down a work Compaq CQ47, maintenance and RAM upgrade

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    And what came out of the fan/ radiator unit :(

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  19. radji

    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    Much better. Lot more room to stretch out in than the previous dorm can, yes?

    Nothing too special about mine. My Alienware sits on the bed next to me and I use my HDTV as my second monitor.

    [​IMG]

    Uploaded with ImageShack.us
     
  20. Jarhead

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    Much more room, so it's very nice to sit back and relax. Which, right now, means playing some GTA IV.
     
  21. radji

    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    We just moved my cousin into her student apartment. So much better than her original dorm room. :thumbsup:
     
  22. EpicBlob

    EpicBlob Notebook Evangelist

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    My new repositioned setup:


    fullsetupmini1_edited-1.jpg


    My signature has all the specs, pretty much running a desktop nvidia 660 connected to a 2012 mac mini in OS X and Windows 8. Mounted my monitor to the wall and put my speakers on the monitor so I had more space on the desk. My HDMI switch is for my gpu, mac, direct tv box, and hd pvr2 recording device.
     
  23. ashrivas18

    ashrivas18 Notebook Consultant

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    dellnewpic.jpg

    My setup.
     
  24. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    aban714 Notebook Evangelist

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    Sick setup! I would not see the daylight if I ever had a setup like that..
     
  26. Chad1988

    Chad1988 Newbie

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    I have a toolbox and I can't even find half the tools. They're scattered about. lol

    I love that idea of having the computer set on a toolbox. :)

    Chad
     
  27. blingers

    blingers Notebook Consultant

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    invested on a desk mount and a used HPLP2475W
    [​IMG]
     
  28. Akvavit

    Akvavit Notebook Enthusiast

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    Compared to all those fancy setups I've seen over the last 20-30 pages I've looked through, my expat setup does come off very simplistic. It gets the job done, and I like it :)

    [​IMG]

    The box the new Dell came in, stands in till I find the cooler I want. I need one that raises the lappy roughly the same height as here (suggestions are welcome!)
     
  29. Jarhead

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    Hey, sometimes simple is better.
     
  30. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    Here is my main setup. I have a desk that ill post later, but this is what I have to use 99% of the time at home.

    uploadfromtaptalk1382669680848.jpg

    Also working on my work setup as it just got handed all my home equipment and is actually kinda decent.

    Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 2
     
  31. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    Here is the desk at home. Kinda barren as I have to keep my nook "show ready" at all times. Hoping my work setup will be done this weekend...

    20131025_210336.jpg 20131025_210356.jpg 20131025_210407.jpg
     
  32. Akimitsui

    Akimitsui Notebook Evangelist

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    Dual-screen gaming on a budget :thumbsup:

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  33. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    Still working on this setup, but thus far its looking and feeling pretty nice. Switching from my docked m4600 to my alienware 14 is easy and comfortable. Just need to do a little tweaking, cleaning and build the cooling solution for the m4600.

    uploadfromtaptalk1382894486715.jpg uploadfromtaptalk1382894496706.jpg
     
  34. Akimitsui

    Akimitsui Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, I think it's about time to post my setup, after all this time of hiding it from the internet :eek:.

    Well, where to start, I guess with my main gaming rig, the specs are in my signature, and it is currently hooked up to my 70" 1080p Sharp TV:
    IMG-20131028-00106.jpg IMG-20131028-00107.jpg

    As you can see, the computer is in a very generic case that I've had for years... I already have a new case, the InWin D-Frame, but I'm going to do the case swap once I get an AMD R9-290X graphics card
    IMG-20131028-00109.jpg

    When I game I usually just bring up the couch with a table for the mouse/keyboard. I'm currently building a better table for this because this one sucks.... The mouse and keyboard are going to be replaced by Logitech as well.
    IMG-20131028-00111.jpg

    Now, I really LOVE racing games, so with a Logitech G25 wheel, PVC plumbing pipes, some plywood and black paint, I built my own racing cockpit! I have got to say, this thing is awesome, and it's on wheels so I can move it out of the way when I'm not using it :thumbsup:.

    ****pictures in next post*****

    *****Continued from previous post*****
    IMG-20131028-00102.jpg IMG-20131028-00103.jpg IMG-20131028-00104.jpg IMG-20131028-00105.jpg

    I will also be adding my old Alienware MJ-12 to the TV as a Windows XP NVidia gaming setup for my old games that don't run on AMD cards (Might and Magic 9, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, etc). The door broke off a while back, so that's why it looks really odd lol.

    *****pictures continued in next post*****

    *****Continued from previous post*****

    Sorry for multiple posts, but I have a lot of pictures, and only 4 are allowed per post. ****EDIT***** Well, just found out I can post more if I upload to another site and link it lol... but they display HUGE! I have no idea how to fix this :eek:.

    Just noticed one of the racing cockpit was not posted:
    ZmjnbRx.jpg

    The Alienware MJ-12:


    And sadly, my M11X R1 is waiting to be repaired... so my current mobile rig is the infamous Toshiba Libretto W100... it's awesome as an ebook/manga reader, but use daily as a full-out mobile pc, no.... just no:


    And finally, my loved gaming treadmill setup - the desk is also removable! With an Alienware M17X R1, Logitech G13 gamepad, and Thermaltake headset/mouse which will be soon replaced by Logitech :thumbsup:






    One of these days I'm going to make the desk on the treadmill bigger to fit a larger mouse pad and have holsters for my headset/gamepad. Anyways, hope you enjoy!
     
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  35. sonyfxa36

    sonyfxa36 Notebook Evangelist

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    This is my setup guys

     
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  36. Jarhead

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    Mostly the same setup as my previous pictures of my current room, though I rearranged some things and added a few things (new keyboard, 2DS, server, etc).

    [​IMG]

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  37. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    You finally bought a mechanical? ;)
     
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    Not a mechanical, it's an A4Tech something-something-something that I bought on massive discount from Newegg. Purely an impulse decision and so far, it's aright for $20 I suppose. Sometime in the future I need to program the macro keys.

    The keys feel too mushy though... I might end up just giving it to my brother or something if I can't stand it. Probably should since I've already bought something expensive for my mom for Christmas and I need to get something for my sister (she wants Hunter boots, and I told her she needs to buy me a bada** speaker system in return for those). The presents in the photo are the tablet and the mouse I bought for my mom and brother, respectively.
     
  39. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    Inb4 they visit this site and spoil christmas... tsk tsk.

    Still debating on getting a mechanical, looking at the MX Blue edition of the TK quickfire.
     
  40. Trickster29

    Trickster29 Notebook Consultant

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    There are alot of them so i decided to get the strongest camera in the house and give it a go ._. ill add specs tommorow to each and every one
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    the first R is my M18x
    And the Last is T my optiplex

    ill get pics for the 3 in the back since u cant see them that well XD

    i love how my brothers foot is too the left XD
     
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    Like anyone I personally know visits this site... :rolleyes:
     
  42. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    Amen, brotha.
     
  43. baii

    baii Sone

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    Damn you guys have big computer desks.

    /need a new desk.

    IMG_0036[1].jpg
     
  44. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    No comment on mousepad.

    My desk is small, barely enough room for my 14 inch laptop + 20 inch monitor/KB+M.
     
  45. Kirrr

    Kirrr Notebook Deity

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    Did you made the picture with the SH-10C?
     
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    No, it is from a mirrorless. But i think it is possible.
     
  47. gdansk

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    [​IMG]
    At least I have a view of Venice.
     
  48. Akimitsui

    Akimitsui Notebook Evangelist

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    Prepare for a long post, I re-did a lot of stuff since my last post :thumbsup:

    Firstly, my M11X R1 has been repaired, and I use it on my desk in my room or also on the go. My Toshiba Libretto W100 dual-screen tablet is also on my desk, which I use for e-book/manga reading wherever I go. My chair is a Ractive bucket car seat which I modded into a chair and is extremely comfortable - I use this same chair for my racing cockpit downstairs as well. Sorry for the mess on the desk lol:
    [​IMG]

    Next, my treadmill setup. Currently my M17X R1 is dead and needs a new motherboard and GPU, I have already received the GPU but I am still waiting on the motherboard - so that's why you only see half of my M17X lol. I made a new larger table from some old IKEA table that I was going to throw out, and the mouse and gamepad have been replaced by a Logitech G602 and XBox 360 controller - I use the same ones for my desktop setup also. The mousepad is some Dolca hard gaming mouse pad that I got for $5, so I can't complain there.
    [​IMG]
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    Now time for the game room hooked up to my 70" Sharp 3D TV (I never used the 3D lol). I have made the room look a bit more "clean" I guess:
    [​IMG]

    Now, here is how the TV stand is set up. The bottom left cabinet houses all my spare controllers for the consoles. The right one houses a few games. Now on the top from the left: Logitech Extreme Pro 3D flight stick, XBox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows, Wireless remote with keyboard and touchpad for the pc, Thermaltake Shock Gaming Headset, Modded XBox 360 Console with LEDs/extra internal fans for cooling to prevent RROD/ability to play backups because the console scratches my disks :mad:, PS2 fat and PS2 slim - both loaded with FreeMcBoot custom firmware, Original PS1, VCR rewinder for my old movies :D. Underneath I have a digital cable box and VCR player:
    [​IMG]

    When I'm gaming with mouse & keyboard I pull up the couch with the new table I made from that old IKEA desk that I was going to throw out :D. I use the Logitech G19 keyboard and the Logitech G602 mouse. I am still waiting on the Logitech G240 Gaming mouse-pad... they messed up my order and sent me an Ipad Mini case lol...
    [​IMG]

    When I play flying games or shooters that have planes/helicopters like Battlefield then I use this setup. The keyboard you see there is the Logitech Tablet Keyboard which I use on my tablet as well - and it works rather well in gaming. The massive G19 wont fit on the table properly with the flight stick added:
    [​IMG]

    When not gaming the table is tucked away beside the racing cockpit:
    [​IMG]

    Now here is the new beast I built, and for a full AMD build this is amazingly fast :D. Specs are:
    - AMD FX-8350 8-core 4GHz - overclocked to 4.5GHz (for now, will go higher once the CPU is more broken into)
    - 32GB Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz ram - 8GB each stick
    - Corsair H100 Liquid Cooling with 240mm Radiator
    - Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 Motherboard
    - Sandisk Extreme 120GB SSD
    - 2X Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM HDD's (4TB Total)
    - 2X Gigabyte Windforce R9 270X 2GB GPU's in Crossfire (these models have the extended cooling with 3 fans)
    - Coolermaster 850W Silent Pro Modular PSU
    - Coolermaster Cosmos SE case
    I know I said in my previous post that I would get the R9 290X... but everywhere I went didn't have them in stock, so I had to settle with the dual 270x's - but they still handle anything I throw at them at ultra settings so no biggie. I also just ended up selling the InWin D-Frame case along with my old desktop. Here are the pics:
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    Next to do on my list, a better camera. Feel free to add me on steam :thumbsup:
     
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    Back home, so my setup is a little smaller. Though I found an extra DVI cable, so I can use an older display just sitting around.

    [​IMG]
     
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    Awesome gaming room Akazeth
     
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