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Today I thought it would be fun to show you what myself and Samsai have setup for our desks and gaming setups, and see what yours are too.
Myself
Here is my little bit of heaven, what I regularly use for all GOL work and livestreaming
Proudly still using my Linux Voice mug.
The corner when my desk sits is also quite dark, I really do need to look into a lamp as it's hurting my eyes more and more.
I'm starting to feel like my desk just isn't big enough. The pull-out tray for my keyboard and mouse certainly isn't, and I don't want them on the top of the desk as it's too high and would take up too much room. Looks like in a few months I will need to look into my desk situation again. This desk also isn't big enough to host my tower unit, as it's rather large.
Then there's also my Steam Machine situation
I do need a smaller case for my Steam Machine, but it also hosts other systems so it has a number of hard drives in it, plus the size of the Nvidia 970 inside has been a problem.
Samsai
Here is the setup Samsai uses for his weekly GOL livestream, articles and GOL Cast videos. The Coca Cola glass is an integral part of the setup.
Sobkas
Sobkas who usually does our Wine posts, some excellent Penguin graphics for us and more.
Show us yours in the comments, you can use any image hosting website you like, and link the url using the img bbcode tag in the box like so:
Myself
Here is my little bit of heaven, what I regularly use for all GOL work and livestreaming
Proudly still using my Linux Voice mug.
The corner when my desk sits is also quite dark, I really do need to look into a lamp as it's hurting my eyes more and more.
I'm starting to feel like my desk just isn't big enough. The pull-out tray for my keyboard and mouse certainly isn't, and I don't want them on the top of the desk as it's too high and would take up too much room. Looks like in a few months I will need to look into my desk situation again. This desk also isn't big enough to host my tower unit, as it's rather large.
Then there's also my Steam Machine situation
I do need a smaller case for my Steam Machine, but it also hosts other systems so it has a number of hard drives in it, plus the size of the Nvidia 970 inside has been a problem.
Samsai
Here is the setup Samsai uses for his weekly GOL livestream, articles and GOL Cast videos. The Coca Cola glass is an integral part of the setup.
Sobkas
Sobkas who usually does our Wine posts, some excellent Penguin graphics for us and more.
Show us yours in the comments, you can use any image hosting website you like, and link the url using the img bbcode tag in the box like so:
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You can buy custom keycaps for mechanical keyboards, several different places make them, some will print whatever you want on the keycap for you (within reason).... No picture of that yet.
Where did you got that keyboard with the Mint logo? Seems I can only find keyboards with Windows logos for super key.
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5had0w5talk3r 15 Apr 2016
Damn, half the builds are completely nuts, and the other half are like... 20 year old hardware...
That's the beauty of Linux: you can have a fully functioning Pentium 4 based system if you want, or you can have the latest and greatest; and either way, they'll work brilliantly.
Last edited by 5had0w5talk3r on 15 Apr 2016 at 11:56 pm UTC
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Keyrock - What is your trackball? I've been looking to replace my old one, but don't want a thumb ball...
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OLucasZanella 16 Apr 2016
Simplicity above all.
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Keyrock - What is your trackball? I've been looking to replace my old one, but don't want a thumb ball...It's a Microsoft Trackball Explorer. 5 buttons, index/middle finger driven ball, thumb scroll wheel. Best damn mouse I've ever owned. I had one many many years ago, but over time I broke it (I love the trackball, but the build quality on the buttons is not exactly top notch), that was when I was younger and didn't take care of things like I should. I fixed it (read: superglued), broke it again, fixed it again, finally broke it beyond fixing. I went out to get a new one and found out, much to my horror, that they stopped producing them years earlier. I tried for years to find a suitable replacement, but nothing could replace the Trackball Explorer. Eventually I got desperate and searched online. You can still find them on ebay and such, but they're expensive becasue they haven't been manufactured in like a decade plus and they are sought after. I wound up paying twice as much for a used one than what I paid for a brand new one some 10 years earlier. Worth every penny.
Last edited by Keyrock on 16 Apr 2016 at 2:49 am UTC
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Everybody's got posh desks. :P
Real men have spent 12-gauge shell casings, bowie knifes, and fencing nails on their desks:
Real messy men. Or farmers. Take your pick.
UFA?!? - we must practically be neighbors! Well, at least in the same province.
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Mine is in the basement.
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UFA?!? - we must practically be neighbors! Well, at least in the same province.About an hours drive west of Edmonton just a short ways south of the Yellowhead.
My rapidly filling UFA farm receipt calendar.
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TacoDeBoss 16 Apr 2016
Here's mine! I use an old CRT I got for $10 as my second monitor.. It comes in handy :D
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Ok, fine... I won't clean my computer center before taking the picture.
[email protected] 16 Apr 2016
My desk for work and gaming.
Wallpaper by me and available for download here > http://kryuko.deviantart.com/art/SteamOS-Blue-wallpaper-1920x1080-587622276
Wallpaper by me and available for download here > http://kryuko.deviantart.com/art/SteamOS-Blue-wallpaper-1920x1080-587622276
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Good setup custom build, Enjoy for linux gaming :D
oh yeah my keyboard unsupported but you can install unoffical drivers on this :P This is SteamOS desktop
i have a cheap apartment :P cheap apartment = more monney for gaming :D
Last edited by IDNO on 16 Apr 2016 at 12:01 pm UTC
Good setup custom build, Enjoy for linux gaming :D
oh yeah my keyboard unsupported but you can install unoffical drivers on this :P This is SteamOS desktop
i have a cheap apartment :P cheap apartment = more monney for gaming :D
Last edited by IDNO on 16 Apr 2016 at 12:01 pm UTC
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Small itx case is hidden under table because as you see the desk is quite cramped.
Small itx case is hidden under table because as you see the desk is quite cramped.
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My work desktop
and gaming station :)
Last edited by Kamillus on 16 Apr 2016 at 10:18 am UTC
and gaming station :)
Last edited by Kamillus on 16 Apr 2016 at 10:18 am UTC
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Armand Raynal 16 Apr 2016
Here's my desktop :
i7 3770k, 3x4gb, GTX 660 TF3, ubuntu 16.04.
and as a bonus, my laptop :
I3 5003, no dGPU, 8gb, Manjaro !
i7 3770k, 3x4gb, GTX 660 TF3, ubuntu 16.04.
and as a bonus, my laptop :
I3 5003, no dGPU, 8gb, Manjaro !
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Mine's really messy right now (a truckload of work), and as it's Saturday, will be cleaned later this afternoon. Sorry for the potato phone camera quality…
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crazyg4merz 16 Apr 2016
Hey, guys. Greeting from Indonesia. Been a long time silent reader here, just made a new account just to post my home gaming setup. :)
Lights off:
Lights on:
Close up:
OS: Manjaro
DE: Gnome
Spec:
i5 4690k processor, MSI Nvidia GTX960 Gaming 2G GPU, WD Green 1TB HDD and Samsung 120GB Evo SSD storage. :)
Lights off:
Lights on:
Close up:
OS: Manjaro
DE: Gnome
Spec:
i5 4690k processor, MSI Nvidia GTX960 Gaming 2G GPU, WD Green 1TB HDD and Samsung 120GB Evo SSD storage. :)
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UFA?!? - we must practically be neighbors! Well, at least in the same province.About an hours drive west of Edmonton just a short ways south of the Yellowhead.
My rapidly filling UFA farm receipt calendar.
I'm two hours east of Edmonton, also just a short ways South of 16 (6 miles south).
I'm heading to UFA today!
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boltronics 16 Apr 2016
Current specs:
Intel [email protected]
Thermaltake Water 3.0 AIO in a 3/3 fan push/pull configuration
G.Skill 3200MHz CL15-15-15-35 1.35V 32Gb
MSI Z170A Gaming M7
Asus Strix Radeon R9 285
2x Western Digital Black 1Tb in software RAID0
1x Western Digital Green 6Tb
1x Sandisk 480Gb SATA SSD
1x OCZ Vertex 2 120Gb SATA SSD
Ducky Shine 5 RGB mechanical keyboard (CherryMX brown)
Logitech G502 wired mouse
Sennheiser TR185 / Sennheiser PC 360 / Logitech G35 headphones (depending on what I'm doing / using)
Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speaker System
Various gamepads and a Thrustmaster T.Flight Hotas X (which I've never been able to get the throttle working quite right on GNU/Linux so far)
Phanteks Enthoo Primo Special Edition case
Antec High Current Pro Platinum 1300 PSU
The pictures suck because my apartment is really dark and my phone doesn't have a flash.
Last edited by boltronics on 16 Apr 2016 at 2:39 pm UTC
Current specs:
Intel [email protected]
Thermaltake Water 3.0 AIO in a 3/3 fan push/pull configuration
G.Skill 3200MHz CL15-15-15-35 1.35V 32Gb
MSI Z170A Gaming M7
Asus Strix Radeon R9 285
2x Western Digital Black 1Tb in software RAID0
1x Western Digital Green 6Tb
1x Sandisk 480Gb SATA SSD
1x OCZ Vertex 2 120Gb SATA SSD
Ducky Shine 5 RGB mechanical keyboard (CherryMX brown)
Logitech G502 wired mouse
Sennheiser TR185 / Sennheiser PC 360 / Logitech G35 headphones (depending on what I'm doing / using)
Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speaker System
Various gamepads and a Thrustmaster T.Flight Hotas X (which I've never been able to get the throttle working quite right on GNU/Linux so far)
Phanteks Enthoo Primo Special Edition case
Antec High Current Pro Platinum 1300 PSU
The pictures suck because my apartment is really dark and my phone doesn't have a flash.
Last edited by boltronics on 16 Apr 2016 at 2:39 pm UTC
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