Set-Up

Gear List:

Primary Desk:

Top: Ikea, EKBACKEN, 246x2.8x90cm, White Marble
Sides: Ikea, x2 Alex Draws, White
Wheels: Bunnings, x8, Move It 80mm 120kg White Polypropylene Swivel Plate Castor with Brake
Screws: Bunnings, Zenith 8G x 15mm Galvanised Button Head Stitching Timber Screws - 35 Pack
Metal Rods: Bunnings, Metal Mate 40 x 40 x 1.6mm 3m Galvanised Steel Square Tube
L Brackets: Bunnings, Zenith 75mm Zinc Plated Angle Bracket - 12 Pack
Door Stops: x4 Unbranded cheap rubber door
Custom Back: Plywood, paint, blood, sweat, and tears
Folding Mechanism: Folding Shelf Brackets 16 Inch 2 Pcs - Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Collapsible Triangle Shelf Bracket
Folding Leg: OLOV Ikea desk let - White
Folding Piece: Cut part of the secondary desk, and use the cut off for the folding part.

Secondary Desk:

Top: Ikea, EKBACKEN, 246x2.8x63.5cm - White Marble
Sides: Ikea, x2 Alex Draws, White
Wheels: Bunnings, x8, Move It 80mm 120kg White Polypropylene Swivel Plate Castor with Brake
Screws: Bunnings, Zenith 8G x 15mm Galvanised Button Head Stitching Timber Screws - 35 Pack
L Bracket Folding Desk Holder: Bunnings, Zenith 75mm Zinc Plated Angle Bracket - 12 Pack

Chair:

Lenovo Legion Gaming Chair - White

Monitors:

Main: Philips 32M1N5800A 31.5" 4K UHD 144Hz
Vertical Sides: LG 34WP500-B 34inch UltraWide FHD - x2
Top: Lenovo D27q-30 27" QHD
Secondary Ultrawide: Dell UltraSharp U4919DW
Note:I used duct tape to make the gap between each monitor less noticeable.

Monitor Mount:

Primary/Top: HEMUDU Dual Stand
Vertical Sides & Ultrawide: VIVO Single Monitor Arm - x3

Keyboards:

Main: Keychron Q1 HE QMK - Keycron Keycaps - White
Display Top/Secondary: Razer black widow v4 75%, - White
Display Middle: RK89 85% Wireless Mechanical Keyboard - White
Display Bottom: AJAZZ K870T PRO - White

Mouse:

Gaming: Razer Viper Ultimate - White
Main: Logitech G502 X LIGHTSPEED - White
Low Battery: Logitech MX Master 3S - White

Mousepad:

Gutzy Aiden Topo Glass Mousepad - White

Speakers:

Logitech Z200 - White

Headphones:

Main: Microsoft Surface Headphones 2 - Gray
Low Battery: PULSE Elite

Microphone:

Elgato Wave 3 - White

Misc Gear:

Set-Up Wars Seal of Approval - Given by Tech Source
Fan: Dimplex Heat & Cool Air Circulator - White
Wacom One Pen Tablet Medium
Phone Charger: Anker Wireless Charging Stand, PowerWave 2-in-1 Magnetic Stand - x2
Xbox Controller Charger: Razer xbox single charging dock
PS5 Controller Charger: PowerA ps5 single charger dock
Webcam: Logitech Brio 500 - White
Stream deck mk2 white
HDMI Switch: HDMI 2.1 Switch Splitter 120Hz 5-port HDMI 4K 120Hz Splitter Switcher CEC 48gbps HDMI 2.1 Switch 8K with remote Dolby Vision
USB Hub: Belkin USB-C 6-in-1 Multiport Hub
Monitor Light Bar: Xiaomi MI-BHR4838GL Motion Monitor Light bar, Black
Headset Rest: EZDIY-FAB USB LED Light Bar Headphones Stand
Controller Stand: Universal 3-layer Controller Holder - Clear
Zip Ties: 50Pcs Reusable Cable Nylon Strap T-type
PS5
Xbox One X - White
Nintendo Switch OLED - White

Decort/Art:

My Logo: 3D printed
My hip screw(See My Lore, for more info)
Keyboard Stands: 3D printed
Photos: I created the artwork and had them printed at Kmart
Frames: 4x Kmart, Frame Box A4 White
Other Frame: Ikea, FISKBO white
Cubes: Kmart, 3 Cube Unit
Shelves: x3, Kmart, Floating Shelf - White
Hooks: Kmart, Hamptons Shelf with Hooks
Mirror: Unsure of where it came from, it was a gift

Smart Home:

Nest Hub (2nd gen) - Chalk
WiZ colour & tunable white strip 4m - x2
WiZ Lightstrip LED 2m Starter Kit - x2
WiZ Portable Button
WiZ Colour A60 B22 Smart Bulb Gen 2
Note:I use Samsung Smart Things for my Smart Home manager, linked my WiZ account to my Samsung one, and linked Google Assistant to Smart Things, so it can control all linked devices.

Other Every Day Gear:

Main phone: Samsung S25 Ultra
Secondary phone: Z Fold 6
Tab S10 Ultra
Surface laptop pro 2
Galaxy Buds 3 Pro
Galaxy watch 7

PC Specs:

CPU: Intel i7-14700k
GPU: Asus TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti - White
CPU COOLER: NZXT Kraken 360 - White
RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR TITANIUM 64gb 16x4 DDR5 6000MHz - White
Storage: Samsung 990 PRO M.2 2tb
Motherboard: NZXT N7 Z790 - White
PSU: Corsair RMx Shift Series RM1000x - White
CASE: Lian Li O11D EVO RGB
FANS: NZXT F120 RGB Fan - White
Cables: Kolink Core Standard Braided Cable - White
Vertical GPU Mount: EZDIY-FAB - White
PC Power Switch: No brand - White

Set-Up Wars Videos that I have been on:

Hosted by Tech Source

Setup Wars - Episode 345

Start from: 15:36

Setup Wars Seal of Approval Edition - Episode 7

Start from: 9:33

Notes:

By a far the hardest and yet best part of my setup is my desk. As I want to be able to get behind my desk, I need space to go around it, however if I wanted a seamless looking flow between both the main and second desk I could not get behind the desk. After a while of brainstorming I thought about how bars/clubs have folding counter-tops/tables that serve that exact purpose that I need. I did manage to implement something like this into my setup, however it is not as seamless as I would like it to be. In order to support the weight of the items on top of the folding part, I needed to put a desk leg under it, along with brackets from the second desk holding it up. This makes it a big hassle to move it down, as I need to move the second desk, unscrew the desk leg, and unfold the folding part. Not to mention that I need to move everything off the top of it and redo the cable management around that area when I do.

The main desk itself has a completely custom back, allowing for all cables to be hidden. I got a huge wooden plank and cut each piece to size based on a 3D mock up that I made. Then sanded, painted and put it all together with my Dad’s help. The countertop, alex draws and custom back are all one. The custom back makes it really easy to hide cables there and still be close to the devices on top of the desk. Not only this but both the main and secondary desk use wheels, allowing me to easily move them around. I did try to improve my cable management, even though it is hidden behind the custom back, however it is hard to do so when you have as many devices as I do, and when they are all over the desks.

The centerpiece of the setup is now a mix of my hip screw and my logo. The screw is centered within the logo, framing it, whilst the logo is centered with the monitors and main desk contrasting them both, bringing your attention down. The four top posters act as a way to frame the logo/screw, bringing more attention to it, whilst getting rid of the white space on the wall and showing off my interests. I made the posters in photoshop and printed them out at Kmart.

I always like to listen to my music or watch things whilst playing games, and for the games that I play that I am unable to play on my PC I use the consoles, however I cant listen to both at once though the same audio device, or so I thought. I am using the HDMI switches output, extracting the audio and sending the signal through to my PCs line in. Then I turned on ‘Listen to the audio device’ in sound settings, therefore all sound coming through my HDMI switch is going through the PC, and the line in is able to be adjusted like other apps, allowing me to lower/raise the audio levels of the consoles within windows itself.

I am not keen on how my fan looks within the setup, however I get hot quite easily when being in a small room with 5 monitors and a PC, not to mention that fact that I live in Australia, so I do kinda have to have it there.

I would have used the mic arm that I was using before, and it would have been a lot more convenient, however I did not have any room to do so and still have it be able to reach me. So whenever I need to use my microphone I just move it closer to me.

My family has helped me along the way. My Sister put up with me, my Mum helped me with all of the decorating and helped me choose what looks good where, and finally my Dad, helping with many aspects from going to the hardware shop, and helping my build my desks, finding unique ideas for the construction of them and some technical help from time to time.