Check out my new desk!

[TheJuggler17]

Check out my new desk, thought I would show it off.
Also got a newer picture of my computer with the case open

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/5980111047_8c92fafe31_b.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/5980276256_a31d620269_b.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/5979718723_d04907be65_b.jpg

[Lyriq]

I hate you so much right now. Also a Wii? Come on.

[TheJuggler17]

hahaha, yeah also a Wii
You can see the hard drive next to the Wii in that shot too - I've got like 30 or so games on that hard drive.
Actually don't remember how many, but upwards of 25, I know it's full and if I add anything I'm going to have to get rid of something else.

[crazydog]

Oh god, that second monitor would bug the crap out of me. It's like 7" lower and at an oblique angle to the primary monitor? *shudder*

Ergonomic suggestion? Take the other monitor off the pillar, and put both side by side on the lower surface of the desk...it looks like there's room. If there's not, it looks like you can remove the pillar. Your main monitor is way too high up compared to how low your chair is. You should be able to look at the middle of the screen with your eyes at rest - if you have to look up at the screen, you're gonna strain yourself.

Also, am I the last person alive who hates having LEDs in his case? I think it just looks so tacky.

[Giant Flying Head]

Also, am I the last person alive who hates having LEDs in his case? I think it just looks so tacky.

No you are not Sir. I've always though they look fruity!

[TheJuggler17]

Aw ya don't care for LEDs?
They make it look all..........blue!
And it's adjustable, the LEDs are on the fans so the fan controller turns them off when the fans are turned off.
And I don't even run the case fans unless I'm running a game, and even then usually at half speed.


As for ergonomics - well for one thing my chair is set really high to compensate, and yes I do think the monitor is way too high.
It's not uncomfortable when I set the chair high though.
However, it also came with a roll out deal for the keyboard, and I removed that so I could set the chair higher.
I'm not sure how much I liked the roll out shelf for the keyboard in the first place, wasn't all that convenient.

I've considered (my dad has the tools for this) cutting the metal posts that support the monitor shelf and shortening them, then welding them back together. However I think this would turn out very poorly, would ruin the look with welding burns, and would be very tough to get them even and level.
So I kind of doubt that is possible.

I hate to just not use the monitor shelf, and it's not really as bad as you might think.
I slouch so badly at work looking at a tiny screen at a desk that is too short, so working at a desk that is too high at home is kind of a nice change.


As for the second monitor being low - I'm getting a riser for it.

[TheJuggler17]

Actually taking a second look at it, my eyes are only slightly below the center of the monitor when I sit up straight, and I do need to sit up straight a little better.
I think the chair just looks really low in that picture

[Mustard]

Also, am I the last person alive who hates having LEDs in his case? I think it just looks so tacky.

No, not at all. I'm planning an upgrade for end of next month, trying to find the best designed boring black box that I can get. It's hard though, a lot of the best cases with great internals (screwless designs, PSU on the bottom, good airflow) also go for that whole "gamer" look, which I can't stand. I like minimalism. Anybody have any good suggestions, I'm all ears. Price range is under $150.

[crazydog]

Also, am I the last person alive who hates having LEDs in his case? I think it just looks so tacky.

No, not at all. I'm planning an upgrade for end of next month, trying to find the best designed boring black box that I can get. It's hard though, a lot of the best cases with great internals (screwless designs, PSU on the bottom, good airflow) also go for that whole "gamer" look, which I can't stand. I like minimalism. Anybody have any good suggestions, I'm all ears. Price range is under $150.

Check out this company:
http://www.newegg.com/Store/BrandSubCategory.aspx?Brand=1375&SubCategory=7&name=Lian-Li-Computer-Cases

I've NEVER heard of them before, but when I built someone a computer last month, he got a Lian-Li case. It had a ton of LEDs and a clear side panel (not all have those), but it was AMAZING. The screwless stuff was actually screwless, and very secure. It has amazing cable management, and I was able to hide almost all of the cabling. Almost every panel is removable without screws (top, front, left, right, etc.). It even had a clamp for the PSU so you didn't even HAVE to screw it in if you knew the system wasn't gonna move around a lot. The hard drive mounting was amazingly screwless as well.

Check them out. They're definitely gonna be my next case.

Check out this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112326
It looks very similar to the one with the LEDs, but a bit smaller, the cable management doesn't look as good, but there's still room to hide cables.

[Baltika (#9)]

Also, am I the last person alive who hates having LEDs in his case? I think it just looks so tacky.

No, not at all. I'm planning an upgrade for end of next month, trying to find the best designed boring black box that I can get. It's hard though, a lot of the best cases with great internals (screwless designs, PSU on the bottom, good airflow) also go for that whole "gamer" look, which I can't stand. I like minimalism. Anybody have any good suggestions, I'm all ears. Price range is under $150.

Check out this company:
http://www.newegg.com/Store/BrandSubCategory.aspx?Brand=1375&SubCategory=7&name=Lian-Li-Computer-Cases

I've NEVER heard of them before, but when I built someone a computer last month, he got a Lian-Li case. It had a ton of LEDs and a clear side panel (not all have those), but it was AMAZING. The screwless stuff was actually screwless, and very secure. It has amazing cable management, and I was able to hide almost all of the cabling. Almost every panel is removable without screws (top, front, left, right, etc.). It even had a clamp for the PSU so you didn't even HAVE to screw it in if you knew the system wasn't gonna move around a lot. The hard drive mounting was amazingly screwless as well.

Check them out. They're definitely gonna be my next case.

Check out this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112326
It looks very similar to the one with the LEDs, but a bit smaller, the cable management doesn't look as good, but there's still room to hide cables.

I got a new case last year...my first full size tower...and I love it.
Similar to this one:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6269869&CatId=1510
Too bad you don't like the LEDs...I haven't looked, but I gotta assume that you can remove the lights (or crush them with pliers).

[Baltika (#9)]

Check out my new desk, thought I would show it off.
Also got a newer picture of my computer with the case open

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/5980111047_8c92fafe31_b.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/5980276256_a31d620269_b.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/5979718723_d04907be65_b.jpg

Is that 6 memory slots (with 3 still open)?
And only 1 internal HDD?
And only 1 optical drive?
C'mon, shove some more stuff in there.

 

Looks nice

[crazydog]

Check out my new desk, thought I would show it off.
Also got a newer picture of my computer with the case open

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/5980111047_8c92fafe31_b.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/5980276256_a31d620269_b.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/5979718723_d04907be65_b.jpg

Is that 6 memory slots (with 3 still open)?
And only 1 internal HDD?
And only 1 optical drive?
C'mon, shove some more stuff in there.

 

Looks nice

Optical drives? What're you smoking? I haven't used my DVD drive ONCE since I bought it.

[Mustard]

I think this is the one that I'm going to get:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLCwBkf4o94
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139003

Also, I'm with Crazy. My DVD drive died nearly a year ago, haven't missed it once. Though I'll be getting a new one with the new build. you know, just in case.

[TheJuggler17]

Also, I'm with Crazy. My DVD drive died nearly a year ago, haven't missed it once. Though I'll be getting a new one with the new build. you know, just in case.

Actually I didn't have one for about a year.
When I originally put it together I borrowed one to install the OS, and I only bought one to reinstall the OS!
So really, bootable disks is the only reason I have a DVD drive.
Makes running memtest86 and updating my BIOS easier too, just a pain to use a USB drive for that.

[Mustard]

Yeah, actually that was the reason I haven't reformatted in awhile.

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