Post Your Workstations 2020

Mad Maxx

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Guess I'll get this year's thread started, too...

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Fresh re-arrange without any cable management. Bookshelf speakers to come on the wall next to the TV and a few other tweaks but this is the basics. Day time and night time shots included.

Top system (big TV on top) is my i7 6700k server and bottom system (dual screens) is a Ryzen 2700x with a mild OC. Second pic is a real-world shot with games open, TV playing, etc.

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Fresh re-arrange without any cable management. Bookshelf speakers to come on the wall next to the TV and a few other tweaks but this is the basics. Day time and night time shots included.

Top system (big TV on top) is my i7 6700k server and bottom system (dual screens) is a Ryzen 2700x with a mild OC. Second pic is a real-world shot with games open, TV playing, etc.

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Sulfur... Coal or charcoal... Gunpowder... Diamonds... "He has reasoned it out, Doctor!!"
 
Tsunami dream case! I have one of those stuffed in the attic somewhere, great case back in the day!



Gotta love it! I just recently started a fresh rewatch of TOS, I love the campyness so much :D


I have one of those Tsunami's too it was a great case and one of the first all aluminum and blue led fans awesome sauce


Beam me up :D
 
My always messy setup, recently added in the corner piece and gave myself more desktop area, I don't have a recent picture of the TV mounted above the monitors, I finally built a proper mount and it is level and the spacing is improved. Also included a shot of my MAME cabinet, a work in progress!
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A friend gave me his 2500k setup after I built him a Ryzen 2060 Super setup.
Put the parts into a new Corsair 465X case and put it up in my bedroom.

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MSI is home computer, Lenovo is COVID-19 VPN special (back wall, just swivel 180 degrees in place)
Good for cranking 94.7 the wave while social distancing)

Can definitely confirm home computer is where it's at.

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Just finished my new 10' desk, built the legs out of 3"x3" steel tube and painted it with some hammerite. Flat plate with threaded inserts to mount the top to the frame and mcmaster carr levelers for the feet. Used a Baltic birch counter top from Lowe's with 2 coats of stain and 4 coats of poly. Turned out nice. Still need a few more screws to attach it and drill some grommets for wire management. Ncase on the right is my primary and my old Phenom II X6 rig in the HAF X is the secondary.
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*I accidentally posted this in the 2019 post. Oops! I went ahead and deleted my original one.

The centerpiece is the LG C9 65" in the center.
A list of Hardware:
Desktop (See signature)
Left Station (Razer Blade - See signature)
Right Station (Alienware A51m - See signature)
Monitors - Asus VG248QE
Surface Pro 7
iPad Pro 1TB LTE
Razer Phone 2

Peripherals:
2x G933 Headset
2x G203 Mouse
2x GPro Keyboard
G915 Keboard
2x Xbox Elite Controllers
Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller
Logitech z906 surround sound
Airpods Pro , Airpods 1 w/wireless charging, Galaxy Buds
Plantronics 8200uc , Plantronics Voyager Focus UC-B825

Other:
Ember Smart Travel Mug
 
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Case: Thermaltake Core X-5

CPU: AMD Ryzen9 3900x @ 4250 mhz.

CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Prism with AS5 paste.

Motherboard: MSI ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate AM4 AMD Promontory X470

Memory: 16 gigs of DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance “B” die. Timing 14-16-16-36 .

Video = MSI 2080 RTX Gaming

Main Drive = Samsung 970 Pro 512 gig m.2

Storage Drive = 8 tb Seagate Barracuda.

PSU = EVGA SuperNova 850 watt

OS: Windows 10 Professional 64

Monitor: AOC AGON AG322QCX 31.5" Curved screen. 2560x1440 @ 144 mhz.

Sound System: Logitech Z-5300 5.1 (bought new by me in 2003)

Mouse: Razr

Keyboard: Corsair Strafe Blue led

Printer: HP Envy 5660

Desk: 96” x 30” butcher block on rusted and clear-coated 2”x2” legs, built by owner.
 
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Been working from home for over 5 years now. This is the gaming side of the office. The other side has a 2012 21.5" iMac in Target Display Mode connected to a 2015 iMac Retina 5k strictly for work.

I just modded my case today to fit a vertical gpu mount. Now I have noticed the clear plastic strips are hazy, and not transporting the light all the way though.... Shucks.


Note: it may be apparent who I work for.

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Moved my setup down into the basement as the Wife took over the office (as she's doing actual work at home while I mostly game/consume media). I quite like the setup and regret not doing it earlier, much more spacious down here and it shares space with my workout equipment - so perhaps i'll get more fit?

Cabling is a bit of a mess in the back, probably use some straps and magnets to attach them to the back of my tanker desk (which was a pain to drag down stairs).

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Figured I'd share my brand new setup. New Branch chair, new monitor, all new computer.

Monitor: 49" Samsung ultrawide 5120x1440
Case: Lian Li PC-7FN
CPU: AMD Rizen 3900x
Motherboard: Asus Prime X570-P
G-Skill 64GB PC3200 Ram
RTX 2060
Intel SSD6 1TB M.2 Drive
6TB WD Black
3TB WD Black
WH16NS60 X2 Bluray MDisc UHD drive
HDDVD/Bluray Drive
DVD Ram Drive
Rosewill USB3/USB2/Card Reader
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The 27" was nice, but being at 1080P was killing me. I was looking for local deals, and found a Dell WFP3008 for $100. Picked it up for $80. Guy actually lived in the same neighborhood.
This one is only 60hz, but it feels and looks like the original Apple Cinema displays I used to constantly work with.
I have DP hooked up, and this thing is definitely a space heater!

Anyways, here is my new setup with a new desktop and gaming resolution of 2560x1600.

(I know this monitor is old, but I can't get over how much I love it)

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i9 10900x, 32GB DDR4 3000, MSI X299 Pro, EVGA RTX 2080Ti, 7x SSD drives , 4u rack server case, Prism Callia USB audio + studio/MIDI stuff. Screen is a Samsung KS7000 uk (KS8000 USA version). Speakers are PSI A25M mastering monitors, UPS, 3TB Network backup drive.
 

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Nice Tsunami case... man... that brings back some memories.
Thanks.
It was a friends case that I upgraded last year to a Thermaltake one with glass side panel and 3 RGB fans in the front.
I also sold that Tsunami with an 8 core AMD earlier this year and slapped together a modded Xeon 771 and Gigabyte 775 setup to replace it,
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How do you like the Viotek? Just ordered the smaller 1080p 144hz for the kid.
I am curious too.. the prices on those are insanely good.

Here’s my m-f view now..
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I have my work laptop under the desk with about 8 things plugged into it.. power, usb external sound card, usb c hub for kb mouse and webcam, hdmi, Ethernet.. lol.
 
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How do you like the Viotek? Just ordered the smaller 1080p 144hz for the kid.

The very short review is that I got what I paid for. The power cable connection is loose out of the box, so slight jostles turn the screen off. Sometimes I need multiple power cycles for it to pick up a signal from HDMI/DP. It used to make an awful screeching noise. There is constant "static"/artifacting that appears on the screen on certain background colours when running at 100hz.

Given that it was 50% the price of the comparable *good* ones I can't complain too much, but I certainly wouldn't recommend or buy from Viotek again.
 
The very short review is that I got what I paid for. The power cable connection is loose out of the box, so slight jostles turn the screen off. Sometimes I need multiple power cycles for it to pick up a signal from HDMI/DP. It used to make an awful screeching noise. There is constant "static"/artifacting that appears on the screen on certain background colours when running at 100hz.

Given that it was 50% the price of the comparable *good* ones I can't complain too much, but I certainly wouldn't recommend or buy from Viotek again.


Fair enough! I just hooked my kids up and so far it's doing well. He's coming from a 10+ year old ViewSonic 22" that claimed 60hz but ghosted like it was 24hz 😃
 
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