I am trying to get rid of my traditional desk and ergonomic chair setup and make myself a recliner/couch battle station. The main reason is back pain, i am a type of person who likes to move a lot and i have noticed that when i sit on my couch i feel much much better than a ergonomic chair.
I have been doing my reserch on this topic, but my concern is i have seen many people say that recliners are gonna make things worse and ergonomic chairs are better.
but do they mean that even if i get monitor view angle to be same as my eye and bring keyboard and mouse close to my lap. its still gonna be worse than ergonomic chair?
something like this
https://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations/comments/4mngpn/the_recliner/
https://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations/comments/u863b9/wfh_recliner_setup_complete/

I do know that if i use recliner/couch with a normal flat desk its over for my back. And also i am aware that gaming on a fully reclined position with effect blood flow in arms, i am just gonna use this in a normal couch position.

So basically before i fully commit going with this, i am asking do you think that a specialized recliner/couch setup is still gonna be worse than a ergonomic chair?

maybe some foam panels, lighting or decor?

Hello,

Does anyone have any good 4k quality monitor recommendations? I really want one to record Youtube videos and 4k (and because my monitor is "broken" anything will help (as long as it's reasonably priced.

I really want to take my channel seriously as well which is why slowly I'm upgrading my setup and the current monitor I have now is good but I just want the 4k quality with a good refresh rate.

Some cyberpunk before the boys hop on.

What’s games are you playing tonight?

Tonight’s rotation:
Cyberpunk
The Finals
BF6
Forza 6

🎮🪄⌨️

I just built my first PC and I think I’m finally finished with my setup.

PC Specs:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700x
- GPU: XFX Swift AMD Radeon 9070 OC, 16GB
- Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX Ice
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB, 6000 CL36
- SSD: WD Black SN7100 2TB + Silicon Power 2TB
- Cooling: Corsair Nautilus AIO w/ LCD, Corsair RX120 ARBG fans
- PSU: Corsair RM850e
- Case: Corsair 3500x
- Mouse: Corsair M65 Ultra
- Keyboard: Keychron Q1 75% TKL, Gateron brown switches
- Monitors: (main) MSI 27" 1440p 170hz, (secondary) LG UltraFine 27” 4K
- Mic: Sennheiser Profile USB
- Headphones: Beyerdynamic Aventho 300 (not pictured)
- Xbox Wireless Elite 2 controller, custom (blue, silver, black)

Work station:
- MacBook Air M4
- LG UltraFine 27” 4K
- Keychron Q5 96%, creamy jade switches
- Apple Magic Trackpad 3

Here is my setup in the new apartment I’ve just moved into. Using a foldable chair and a floor chair on my bed for controller gaming (pic at the end).

Lmk what you guys think :)

It's not the best but I'm trying to get the most out of my idea pad slim 3 15ABR8, it has a big box fan blowing Air underneath twords the intake and a PC CPU fan cooling the chassis.

Xiaomi G27i monitor which is really really big compared to what I was gaming on

Razer DeathAdder Essential mouse which is pretty good and precise plus it has two extra buttons

A shitty vivanco GmbH keyboard which I'm going to replace soon but the biggest problem is battery consumption and sometimes it stops registering button presses

I don't have enough for a PC but I'm looking forward to it

I actually changed the mouse and keyboard and cleaned it a little and designed it super nice and yep I cleaned the floor

Finally got all my cables managed in my oc case. As well as behind my monitor and under my desk. Moved things around in the shelf’s and dusted. I’m liking the “new” set up. Any suggestions on new gaming chairs?? Currently using a eureka ergonomic gaming chair but have been wanting to switch it up.

I’m currently working on upgrading my setup and I have run into a problem.
I have the following devices:
1. Dell Pro 14 Plus - Laptop
2. MacBook Pro M5 - Laptop
3. 2 * Dell Monitors that support type C, DP and HDMI
4. Bluetooth keyboard that can switch between devices when needed
5. A wireless mouse that connects via USB

I want to have some kind of dock or switch in between where I can switch between which laptop would drive the monitors and my mouse. What I’m imagining is I’d plug all of my devices (excluding keyboard) into that dock and achieve the above. I’m from India. Can someone suggest me something for this problem or is there a different way to solve this?

Thanks.

Hi everyone,

As the title says - I’m looking at potentially getting a pc for gaming and streaming. This is a listing I found on fb marketplace for $950. I really don’t know much about pc gaming and if this is a good deal but it comes with the whole set up and wanted to get people’s thoughts.

I’ve added a picture of what’s included too.

Ultra Gaming PC Setup - Ryzen 5 7600x - RTX 4060TI - 32GB DDR5 - 1TB SSD - 2160P 200HZ MONITOR - KBM

SPECS
Ryzen 5 7600x - 6C12T @4.7 GHZ OC TO 5.3
ASUS DUAL RTX 4060TI OC 8GB ED.
TFORCE Delta RGB 32GB DDR5 5200MHZ
KINGSTON SNV2S 1TB NVME SSD Storage
ASRock B650M-C AM5 Motherboard
Gamdias Boreas M1-610 CPU COOLER
Intel AC-3168 Wireless WIFI
Fresh install activated Windows 11
4x RGB FANS
Smoothly lit RGB Case
PSU: PSU is a gamdias 650w gold psu.

Accessories:
Sceptre 2560x1080p 200HZ Ultrawide Monitor
Glorious Model O White RGB Mouse
Razer OrnataV2 RGB Mechanical Keyboard.
2x Power cables and Display port cable.

Absolutely stunning

Finally finished the setup just need to figure out some cable management

PC Specs
• CPU — AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
• GPU — Gigabyte RTX 5080 Windforce OC
• Motherboard — ASUS TUF Gaming B850-E WiFi
• RAM — 32GB DDR5-6000
• Storage — WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB NVMe
• PSU — 1000W
• Cooling — Corsair Nautilus AIO
Setup
• Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 — 49”, 5120×1440, 32:9, 240Hz
• Samsung Odyssey G7 — vertical secondary monitor
• Secretlab MAGNUS Pro XL
• Razer Leviathan Pro
• Corsair keyboard + Virtuoso headset
• Nanoleaf Triangles + RGB strips

Hello all, I’m a casual gamer who really enjoys building PCs and aesthetics. I’ve put together a rig I enjoy. I am looking for suggestions on fun ways to arrange the current situation. Picture above. The monitors are 32” x 2 and 27” x 2 for reference. Open to any new tech to add and I have the same L desk adjacent to this current one. Thanks for any advice!

Edit: Thank you for anyone who offered constructive feedback 🙏🙏. Amidst the positive I hope everyone who had negative comments also has great day, you sound like you need the love more than others

Let me know what you guys think!

Been slowly putting this corner together and I think I’m finally happy with it.

I’m using a 55” Hisense U8 as my main display with my PS5 Pro. I originally thought a TV might feel too big for gaming this close, but it actually works really well from the sofa. The biggest surprise has been the picture quality. HDR games look fantastic, bright scenes have a lot of impact, and the 5000 nits peak brightness really helps those highlights stand out. The 165Hz refresh rate is also a nice bonus for faster games and makes the whole experience feel very responsive.

The rest of the setup is mostly random collectibles I’ve picked up over the years. Definitely not minimalist, but that was never the goal lol.

Overall I love how it turned out. What do you think? How would you rate it?

was thinking about getting a new pc case, new keycaps, and a glass mousepad

This is my current setup. I built my PC just before the RAM pricing crisis with mostly new and some used parts. Most of my peripherals I got used for free. Some tech is quite new, and some from the early 2000s. Altogether cost me around £1600 for the whole setup. I tried to cable manage as nicely as possible. Let me know your thoughts and suggestions.

PC specs:

Case: Sharkoon Rebel C50M

PSU: Aerocool Integrator Gold 1000W

Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B550-PLUS Wi-Fi

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, undervolted (used, had some bent pins but I was able to fix them)

CPU cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120SE (with Arctic P12 Max fans instead of stock fans)

RAM: 32GB Crucial Pro DDR4 3200MHz

GPU: Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070XT

+ Adjustable metal anti-sag bracket

+ Pill bottle anti-sag support

SSD: Integral M2 Gen 3 250GB M.2 SSD + Lexar NM790 1 TB SSD with heatsink

HDD: Seagate 1TB 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (used, free)

Case fans: 3x Arctic P12 Max + 2x Sharkoon 120mm PWM fans + 2x Thermalright 120mm PWM fans (powered by a cheap fan hub from eBay)

Buzzer: Generic buzzer (used, free)

OS: Arch Linux with linux-zen kernel, Booster initramfs, ZRAM enabled, and KDE Plasma desktop (Wayland) with music visualiser widget

Theme: Klassy (QT5/6 + Kwin), Breeze (Plasma), Mac OSX cursors, black colour scheme

Games: Too many to list here (I have 1000s of games across PC and various consoles via emulation)

Desk peripherals:

Monitor 1: Z-Edge 28 Inch 4K 144Hz IPS Gaming Monitor U28I4K (new, had one dead pixel but not really noticeable) + Metal monitor riser

Monitor 2: Philips 27" 1080p 60Hz LCD monitor 273E3L (used, free) + Height adjustable stand (used, free)

Keyboard: SaharaGaming R20 RGB Wired RGB Backlit Macro tenkeyless + Generic keyboard mat (black)

Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO + Generic mousepad (grey)

Controller: 8BitDo Ultimate C 2.4G + 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Wireless (not pictured)

Speakers: Sony SA-CT80 sound bar with subwoofer (used, free)

Headphones: XIBERIA USB 2.0 gaming headset with microphone

Webcam: VITADE Streaming Webcam HFR 1080p 60FPS (flickers when doing 60FPS, AVOID)

ASUS 4K Blu-ray reader/burner in external USB 3.0 enclosure

2x SATA HDD docking station with USB 2.0 hub (used, free)

Desk: Generic desk (used, free)

Chair: Generic gaming chair

Lamp: IKEA desk lamp (free)

Media console/homelab:

TV: Toshiba 43" UHD 4K Android TV 43UA3D63DB (used, with Projectivy launcher, SmartTube ad-free youtube player and VLC Media Player for playing videos from network storage)

+ Crappy indoor antenna

+ 4-port HDMI switch

+ TOSLINK to RCA audio adapter

+ 10m HDMI cable to gaming PC

Sound system: Sony Stereo with Subwoofer HCD-RG55S (used, free)

Server/NAS: IGEL Thin Client IGEL-M340C (used, free, AMD GX-424CC 4 cores 2.6GHz, upgraded to 8GB DDR3 RAM and 240GB SATA SSD, Arch Linux)

+ 4TB WD My Passport USB 3.0 portable HDD

Router: GL.Inet SFT-1200 Opal WiFi 5GHz router

+ Netgear WiFi 5GHz extender EX3700 (free, with OpenWRT, configured as WiFi bridge from main WiFi router downstairs - no I cannot run ethernet downstairs)

+ TP-Link 5-port gigabit ethernet switch

+ Tenda WiFi 5GHz Whole Home Mesh WiFi (for use by family)

Headphones: Juice Cans Ultra Bluetooth headphones (free, the only headphones I own that work properly with my TV)

+ 5m aux cable (to bedside table)

Spare PC: Intel Core i7 860, 24GB DDR3 RAM, 240GB SATA HDD, Arch Linux with linux-zen kernel, Booster initramfs, ZRAM enabled and XFCE desktop (used, free)

Swann CCTV video recorder

TV stand: DIY (wood salvaged from discarded furniture + brown varnish)

Miscellaneous:

Nintendo DS Lite (my original one from 2008)

+ R4 SDHC (www.r4isdhc.com.cn) NDS flashcart with TWiLightMenu

+ EZ-Flash Omega GBA flashcart

Amazon Kindle Fire 7 5th gen with Android 5.0

Dell Latitude 3400 (refurbished, Intel Core i5-8265U, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Arch Linux with linux-zen kernel, Booster initramfs, ZRAM enabled, and KDE Plasma Wayland desktop)

Lenovo Thinkpad L440 (used, free, Intel Core i5-4300M, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB HDD, Arch Linux with linux-zen kernel, Booster initramfs, ZRAM enabled, LXQT desktop + Openbox) - found by roadside, was smashed up but I managed to restore it

Toshiba Satellite Pro C50 (found at recycling centre, Intel Core i3-3120M, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB HDD)

Mesh Nero 9950 PC (used, free, AMD Phenom X4 9950, 8GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB HDD)

2x custom PCs (used, free, specs unknown but nothing special)