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AOKP

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AOKP

@baris still cheaper than any Ryzen 7 based system. I got all the parts new, except the CPU and RAM. However, they are both from Germany and therefore covered by a warranty.

The mainboard has been imported from China (hard to get proper LGA2011 boards) and is covered by Allianz insurance for a year.

I paid overall 1496€. This does not include the HDD as I owned it previously. If you decide to get the CPU from China without Express shipping nor a insurance its around 100€ cheaper.

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julian

Beat @baris to the punch with my new Ryzen build

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Due to logistic errors motherboard is stuck at NodeBB headquarters so no build tonight.

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Build is complete

Calum122

Some cool PC's here.

Mine is like 5 years old now and due an upgrade.

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julian

Oh, it's been awhile since I changed my setup (since my daily driver is a Dell XPS ) but recently I purchased a Raspberry Pi 4 for use as a home theater thin-client:

Case acts as heatsink

How's that for cabling? NO CABLES

gotwf

@julian This could be pretty cool. I've been tossin' about similar ideas myself. Have fun and keep us posted, eh?

P.S.: Spare parts... https://img.vim-cn.com/c0/1a3164e3031bf657fd9dc8bde09431a8e1f961.jpg

julian

@gotwf Works great: https://www.hackernoon.com/can-a-pi-4-replace-your-home-theatre-pc-541o3tx7

Only limiting factor is the crappy powerline ethernet adapter I have.

gotwf

Mush Mouse

Mush Puppy

gotwf

Mickey Mouse

gotwf

Ferrari Red Keyboard

For when you have the need fer' speed....

julian

@gotwf Mechanical keyboard? I appreciate a good mechanical keyboard.

gotwf

@julian Yep. Cherry MX's. Ferrari Red for my hot Italian wife, who also needs ten key. I favor ten keyless and "Otaku" style keycaps - see Mickey Mouse upthread. Browns are my sweet spot.

gotwf

Obligatory Gratuitous Screenshot

Meh, works fer' me.

julian

Behold!! LED backlit wall-mounted monitor

Who needs monitor stands anyway...

gotwf

@julian said in Show us your rig!:

Ho man! Glad I inspired ya'.

Be that a Cherry MX board? Nice!

Behold!! LED backlit wall-mounted monitor

Who needs monitor stands anyway...

Well.... that HP rig above does serve a secondary purpose: I tuck my Senn's under it when not in use for protection from dust and what not.

In general though, I concur. The pivotable rigs with adjustable arms that mount on the back of your desk are kind of a drag too. Every little bump and wiggle gets telegraphed thru those motion arms and amplified. Three cheers for stacked reams of paper. Hip, hip, hooray! Lots of mass. Sacrifice lots of desk space but it's nice for the stuff you're focusing on to not be a moving target. Maybe I'll go back to the fancy stuff someday but the good ones are expensive. Wall mounts are the way to go. Provides isolation.

Looks like some thought was given to ergonomics. Yer' body will thank you. Forward head posture and carpal tunnel are rampant, especially mobile side.

Q1: Curious, does the backlit lighting reflected from the wall bother your eyes? I find that I am pretty sensitive to glare these days.

Q2: How many displays can ye' hitch up to that lappie, eh? Cuz if you can go for one more, then mount one in portrait orientation. Or maybe experiement re-orienting the one ya' got. It's the schnizzle for docs or code. @omega is a believer.

Heh, I was wondering when someone would catch on: It's more about the user interface than the hardware, wh/other than I/O and displays, has been conspicuously absent from my little "series".

Rock on!

julian

@gotwf yeah some thought was given to ergonomics. The monitor height wasn't quite right with the stand (about 2" too short).

My room is dim, and the backlight actually helps with eye strain. Couple bucks from AliExpress, well worth it.