Any ideas on stuff I could work on in my

[storm bloom]

Its perfect, the minimalist look is best in my opinion

[trim tartan]

2nd monitor perhaps, but if you're just gaming (not streaming or work) then don't bother - your setup is super clean

[ancient umbra]

i agree but i do think theres stuff to improve on

[ancient umbra]

nah i dont just game, tbh part of me wants an oled monitor since this one is super small anyways, my monitor stand has a 2nd arm i took off

though im lowkey undecided if an oled monitor is worth it

but i think id want the samsung odyssey g6

[trim tartan]

I just upgraded to a 4K QD OLED - it's sooo worth it. Easily the most impactful upgrade of my setup

For context, my monitor progression has been like this:
24 in 1080p 60hz TN -> 27 in 1440p 144hz IPS -> 32 in 4k 120hz mini LED -> 32 in 4k QD OLED

[steep adder]

only thing I would change is the monitors otherwise its perfect

either a big ultrawide or multiple smaller

ones

[trim tartan]

the jump from 1440p IPS to 4k OLED was even bigger than my upgrade from 1080 to 1440

[steep adder]

ultrawide would look fantastic on that setup

or something like this:

it looks a bit empty with 1 "small" monitor

[ancient umbra]

I tend to mix between competitive games and non competitive or general stuff on my pc so I believe a 27inch oled with the older monitor being put horizontal would be sick but the screen difference might look really bad after

[ancient umbra]

I think the issue is every game I play other than league of legends basically don’t support ultra wide

It wouldn’t really ever get used much

I do have a 5060ti so I have the gpu to handle it, I was considering it with the odyssey g8

[steep adder]

You can also get a second monitor or upgrade and put your current as the second monitor

Ultrawide comes with tradeoffs

Ultrawide 1440p is halfway between regular 1440p and 4k so

[ancient umbra]

I was imagining this configuration

[steep adder]

Yea that works

Would make the whole thing look more complete and give you more monitors to watch stuff etc

[ancient umbra]

Do they make like super cheap 1080p 30-60fps monitors that are oled? Cause I’d replace my main monitor completely with one of those after too so the screens don’t look weird together

[steep adder]

I think there are 1080p oled monitors

But its not a big thing

[ancient umbra]

A screen for terraria wiki and the other for terraria

Peak

[steep adder]

Yep thats why dual monitor is so op

Dont have to alt tab

[ancient umbra]

Yeah

A lot of games also crash when I tab

Some just really don’t like it

Also I was thinking I could even get white rustoleom paint and paint my monitor white

It was look sick if it was white too right?

[steep adder]

Never painted a monitor but white goes well in your setup

[ancient umbra]

That reminds me, should I try and do something about my mic just standing there, it’s lowkey far ish and awkward looking

I could prob paint that after too

[steep adder]

This guy has an arm for it

That fits right under the monitor

So he can pull it out and tuck it back

[ancient umbra]

That’s actually really nice, if I could somehow attach that to my monitor arm so it’s above and not below it was lowkey be super sick

[steep adder]

https://youtube.com/shorts/YkdGYrsgGQA?si=MfbHBVAJqd1dBkI1

[ancient umbra]

Yeah that’s sick I’d totally do something like that

[steep adder]

He has the arm mounted to the desk

I think

[ancient umbra]

Yeah it is

I could imagine that working pretty well in my setup tho

Also one thing that bothers me a lot is the inside of my pc

You think there’s a way to have like a 180 degree cable for the cable my gpu uses? I checked online but didn’t seem to find much

[steep adder]

Ah

You can buy cable extensions

That are tighter than that

Im p sure

Or just buy an rgb strimmer cable

So that cable doesnt stick out like a sore thumb because of the rgb

[ancient umbra]

I gotta say I really don’t like the rgb cables tbh

Idk if its weird that I don’t but it just looks annoying imo

[steep adder]

not weird

not everyone likes rgb

me personally I want to feel like im in a christmas tree but thats not everyone

[ancient umbra]

Nah I totally get that I love that stuff but I mean in a pc I just don’t like the shutting down of beautiful components cause of lights but instead outside the pc

[ancient umbra]

I found this but ngl I don’t have a high opinion of the guys who make it cause of experience with other products

[steep adder]

I'd start asking around in the buildadvice channels I dont know that much I built my first rig a week ago lol

[ancient umbra]

Lmao fair enough

[ancient umbra]

Ngl that’s a crazy ass first build bro 😭

[steep adder]

yea I was shaking during the entire thing

took me 3 days

lol

[ancient umbra]

😭 yeah no shit

I shook with bad ones lmao

[steep adder]

took my cpu out about 3 times to check for damage or bent pins because I was afraid I put it in wrong

[ancient umbra]

Tbh it never stopped for me

Lowkey understandable

Tbh tho people over react over a bent pin

It’s pretty easy to fix

Or even a pin that breaks off

Just gets donator pin lmao

[steep adder]

the thing is I let one side of the cpu fall into place about 1 centimeter above the pins and after a while I got scared I broke something so I took it out again

[ancient umbra]

Ah yeah fair

Tbh one thing I learnt with pc building was everything is gonna feel like you’re somehow breaking it

It’s mad goofy

[steep adder]

I felt pretty confident until I had to unbox the mobo and I could not for the life of me figure out how to hold that thing without breaking stuff

[ancient umbra]

Like why does putting in ram sticks or a gpu feel that bad 😭

[steep adder]

TRUE

[ancient umbra]

SAMEEEE HAHA

[steep adder]

my ram was stubborn I had to do some gymnastics to get the sticks in

[ancient umbra]

Ngl I realised I can hold it however I want and stopped caring but yeah just from the sides is ideal

[steep adder]

also the gpu is a nightmare to put in for the first time

[ancient umbra]

I swear that be every component tho 😭

[steep adder]

especially the damn psu cables for me

the 24 pin is so hard to take out

[steep adder]

same with the SSD

[ancient umbra]

Especially me I have a hard time with the angles I need to put my body cause I’m a bodybuilder so the muscle in the way is mad awkward

Ssds still terrorise me

M.2 ones

[steep adder]

"put the ssd in at a 45 degree angle it will be fine" me trying to get that thing in right without applying to much force for 30 minutes

[ancient umbra]

Lmao exactly

Mine was completely bending but apparently that’s fine I guess

Also ngl I NEED pc fans mine are mad ugly

[steep adder]

I didnt wanna say

The rear fan

Is not it 😭

Rest are clean

[ancient umbra]

Nah I know 😭

Tbh I just ain’t sure what I wanna get

Issue is some fans be super damn expensive and I also wanna keep a theme

My gpu has lines of rgb and my ram too so something like the old lian li fans design would be sick

[steep adder]

there are fans that look like lian li fans but are way cheaper

[ancient umbra]

I don’t mean the new ones tho the infinity mirror and stuff ain’t for me

I mean this one

[ancient umbra]

These aren’t as pricy and I like them quite a bit, mild compliant that the rgb is on one side only but as long as I get the proper reverse fans in the right places it would look sick I think, would keep that white and silver theme going well too ngl

[steep adder]

Clean

Thats the cool thing about pc building

You can do whatever you want

[ancient umbra]

yeah im aware lmao i been doing this for a few years 😭 just unsure what i want tbh

[pulsar talon]

@ancient umbra this is a really nice setup for your desk! Could you tell me what the back panel wall is and the desk?

[torn coral]

By far one of the best setups I've ever seen. Got some RGB in there but not too much. Clean, and minimal. 100% stealing this design, but going to add more plants. Love the backdrop and lighting too

[ancient umbra]

https://www.amazon.com/Art3d-Decorative-Panels-Diamond-Design/dp/B00S2JQEME/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3OYM99GDUUL1R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jmTJ70ZR-idOoPMhkhveEK7EbVbieaLMlhEPvm2edmb3ICjKtRDJPtMdeXF9gP9Js6s789Nrtkvts6WpBU8akw6yHpAQfrg3EFvOg4CdHI_1VHM6uFIe6Dgh0a3ZfQoHFz0SZ3O9C3N3sAB8uuvzIOZfvoAXKQr0yQIPEwMW8y0zADDhf2-_ZiAh6PS5V5l5Dfiyz5xDz0MPZknjBX12kN98SRBKr6sLFgiJiFS7Ot3NVqmU4rIplDH5_t1Vw8l0-QUajG5nnsOSztR7mPq2IZNOmyfcWlvOlGkDXhgV0V0.u0JMCnf1JpZOytZ_BjPyBdxMUlnOXKKjvBcw1vJuXdo&dib_tag=se&keywords=art3d%2Bwall%2Bpanels&qid=1750713789&sprefix=art3d%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

those are the panels i used

i stuck them onto a panel of mdf though so i could detach and re attach it whenever i want, so i can clean and stuff

https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Assistant-Diffuser-Channel-Skirting/dp/B0CQ7SH82T/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LLRMWMIOHY2O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Z6AgUhU0a4MWIlO9te53t3AoW4SIGU5O4Y3VxS8U7epd0odaU5wbSwBDpO2a7DITlzvOXeXzhifPLZjF3btNQEL6_RvshGU0OYyWeElXan1I9BpHSyisxYYAuKvr9i586TpEa-rw-erfci-KLToT14vZT1UMMavvzHShELOnmQCcbM8dg4rVow3RUIIcaNEoPAnU-fYWJfj47U1yOzXYFVw8XxuUcwtd6H3ZCV0jO6m_WdftGKePfjxBFGbUYRm5Dpd31-cDTLEHIwFFFTrgE_Cf2djipl1ypWJ7EKb_XB8.BSnTIobjSDJM2V0Uw_faWKHFuJRApPikTueI5Rcm6h8&dib_tag=se&keywords=govee%2Blights%2Bwith%2Bdiffuser&qid=1750713913&sprefix=govee%2Blights%2Bwith%2B%2Caps%2C208&sr=8-1&th=1

this is the light that goes around it

for the panels always turn a panel every time u stick it so the pattern repeats less, basically making it like a checker board

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/alex-drawer-unit-white-00473546/

2 of those alex ones for the drawers, a lot of gaming setups use them

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/alex-storage-unit-white-50563752/

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/alex-drawer-unit-drop-file-storage-white-50508176/

those three are the same but different versions based off taste

then u need the top part

https://www.tiktok.com/@saaqib.mhdt/video/7518457059843656982

for the desk follow this vid tho

this guy explains it well

mine is 2 meters long btw

[ancient umbra]

lmao ty bro, gl on that then, personally i really hate plants in setups tho

[pulsar talon]

@ancient umbra you're the best ty

[ancient umbra]

no worries gang, message me if u got any other questions

[pulsar talon]

Do you have anything on the underside of the desk, in the middle, to give it support and prevent sag?

[ancient umbra]

nope, the table is supposed to have a leg in the middle to do that but im risking it and not putting it for aesthetics

cause its lowkey ugly

[pulsar talon]

And forgive me for dumb questions, but how do you attach the MDF to the wall to make it removable?

[wooden mist]

Honestly if you center a big ultra wide on that backdrop it’ll look insane

Add a white low profile mic arm that swivels under the monitor

You can get one of those headset holding mounts that go under your desk if you want a cleaner option

And a Velcro strap to hold the bundled wire behind your monitor mount pole 👀

[steep adder]

Bro out here making a whole guide 😳

Do they have those back panels in black?

[pulsar talon]

I think so, yeah. I'm going with darker wood top and grey or black white drawers
I'm not sure how well the backlight will illuminate black tiles though

[wooden mist]

Sexy now you’re getting into my setups theme 👍💥

[pulsar talon]

Send pics of your setup 👀
I am just now ordering parts for this. Got lights, tiles, big foam board (thin PVC shell) to put tiles onto (I rent and want to make it easy to move) , strut channels for support underneath

[wooden mist]

Honestly there’s never an easy to move setup but for your case having a big board with them all attached would be smart

[pulsar talon]

I don't mean to hijack the thread, so I apologize if that's how it seems.

I got the idea from @ancient umbra, they're a smart cookie.

The only real problem is that the space I'm putting the desk in right now is only 78", so if I want to add more tiles later I would need to somehow add 1 ft to the board lol

The desk would be 74", tile wall 72" as of now

[wooden mist]

Oh lol I thought you were the op

I’ll just dm you

[ancient umbra]

Like this, I didn’t wanna put it on my wall and not be able to ever paint my wall (which I plan to do) or even if I want to clean or dust it properly

They’re called French cleats (the pic is from Google ain’t my wall)

[ancient umbra]

Tbh im not sure what i wanna do with that yet, but yeah a monitor that’s ultra wide would look super crazy but tbh i dont like it in the practical sense, id much prefer a 2 monitor config i can use to eventually start streaming with, also ultra wide support is terrible on most games i like

[ancient umbra]

Yeah, art3d on Amazon, they got a lot of colors from what I remember

[ancient umbra]

Yeah I agree, I personally figured out how to move everything onto my desk charging wise so only unplug 1 wire and I can literally move my setup across the room

[pulsar talon]

I have some 3x6' half inch thick foam board that I was planning on attaching the tiles to, and just nailing or screwing in the corners into the wall

That way when I move I can take it all down in one piece and I won't be ripping up the wall with sticky tape stuff

[ancient umbra]

That could work too yeah

Depends a lot on the foam type

U can stick the panels with vhb (double sided tape from from 3M)

[ancient umbra]

Yeah exactly

Same reason why I did mine like that

[pulsar talon]

Bruhhhh these aren't 12" like the listing says 😭
So now my board is cut to 36" x72" but these will measure 35.433"x70.866"

[ancient umbra]

Idk inches but it’s 30x30cm for me

Even measured the panels when I got them

[ancient umbra]

I fixed them stupid ahh fans

Ngl looks crazy good I really like it, considering the price point I was able to do that at what an upgrade, they lowkey mad quiet too compared to the others I had

[ancient umbra]

i did it bro, my dumbass bought an ultrawide, u put the idea in my head and i couldnt get it out of my head

arrives soon

bought the samsung odyssey g8 34inch oled

rip wallet 😭

[steep adder]

Ngl you wont regret it

I went ultrawide

And never looked back

Shit is so immersive

It looks very clean too

Especially in your setup

Depending on what games you play its also a huge buff

Only a select few esports games dont support it

And give you black bars

[storm bloom]

That's the monitor I have, its great

[ancient umbra]

yeah i just saw a vid of ultrawide league of legends

unlocking my camera is no longer a thing

[ancient umbra]

tbf tho its very few games and a lot of then have mods to do it anyways

[ancient umbra]

w

im super excited for it

[steep adder]

Mine is 6 years old and still kicking gonna upgrade at some point

[ancient umbra]

Fair

What u looking into?

[steep adder]

atm Im not looking for anything I dont wanna spend money on a monitor atm

[ancient umbra]

Yk what, totally fair

Can’t blame u

I dropped a kidney, arm, leg and part of my liver to buy this damn monitor 😭 so I get it

[pulsar talon]

Idk, I just got an ultrawide, and while it's the same size as the 2x 27" monitors I'm replacing, it feels BIG on the karlby desk. I paid attention to one monitor more than the other, and I still find myself head turned left instead of looking dead on.

edit: just realized your UW is smaller. This one is 49" :x maybe I need a 30something" ultrawide

[steep adder]

Yea 49" is ULTRA ultrawide

[sharp grail]

Do you like the gpu mount? I wanted to get one to make my gpu vertical too

[steep adder]

Holy clean

Didnt even see

[ancient umbra]

Lmao no worries, ty tho

[pulsar talon]

do not recommend. It started delaminating 2.5 days in

[ancient umbra]

also mb i aint see this

but yeah

its quite nice

[ancient umbra]

i ended up getting a diff one amazon had a hard time delivering so i just got the LG UltraGear OLED 34GS95QE

its phenomenal

[ancient umbra]

i got it bro

I need some sort of monitor arm for it tho

The stand is massive and a pain in the ass

Also don’t mind the cables my damn power bar decided to die on me after I set it up lmaoo

[pulsar talon]

I really like the ARES wing monitor arm! It's solid and doesn't sag!

[ancient umbra]

https://www.amazon.it/-/en/gp/product/B0DRFCT9J2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A85ZYQ97R7964&th=1

i was looking at this one

single rotation is perfect i dont actually need an arm at this monitor size

like realistically what am i moving yk? its so bit and perfect viewing angles no point

[pulsar talon]

I guess it's better for a bigger monitor, I don't know. This is my first monitor arm, but I love it. I keep my mic arm behind the monitor, and I have to move the monitor to extend it out underneath. It's also really handy to be able to move the monitor if I need to get behind my PC. If I extend it out like I did in the second pic then I can lie in bed and watch YouTube or something.

It was super easy to adjust height and tilt, and it just stays where I set it. My old monitor stand could not do that, even if it just sat there it would sag eventually.

(I have not set up the backdrop yet. Just been busy lol)

[ancient umbra]

it looks super nice and comfy actually

i just prefer my monitor close as possible to the wall

[storm bloom]

Enjoy man. LG is good too 👍

[ancient umbra]

Yeah lg and Samsung are the same tbh

Apple buys their screens especially pro models from them

I gotta say it looks phenomenal genuinely nuts, it completely revived my need to play games 24/7

[ancient umbra]

Ight I set it up what u think?

[pulsar talon]

Looks super clean! I like it!