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Show us your gaming setup: 2016 Edition
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fluxanimator
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Here's my setup... which is slowly being taken over by our 2 year old
Well here it is, my new game room. I'm actually not 100% happy with the actual photo's, so I might redo them later (later this year though). The lighting is all over the place, I shot a few pics last night and the rest this morning, so that's why the lighting looks so different per shot. I had to borrow my dad's camera, so I can't really do quick re-shoots anyway.
As far as the actual room, there's still some things left to be done; I have to hang that Mario 2 thing you see in some pics on the wall and I'm currently looking for a small couch to put in front of the gaming area.
Yes, most of those consoles are hooked up and ready to go. The red area you see behind the TV and consoles is actually a simple double wall, that's why you don't see any cables. Behind the two small (removable) doors in the bottom left are a bunch of RGB switch-boxes. It mostly workss, but it's not perfect unfortunately, the signal does get degraded if you use RGB in the 3rd or 4th switch box, so I'll have to find a solution for that. I'm also kinda looking for a better TV. Still CRT obviously but with S-video support (and maybe more than just 1 Scart/RGB input) for my US SNES and such, the rest is hooked up with RGB.
The doors are covered in old videogame ads I cut out of old EGM's. I always wanted to do something like this in my old game room, but never really had the right place for it, so I just covered up the 2 doors with them. The left door leads to the hallway and the lower-level stairs, behind the right door is the central heating unit and a few shelves where I put all my controllers (well the ones I use anyway, the rest are in totes along with hundreds of cables etc.). It's a right mess though, so I decided to not shoot it.
My more current games. I buy just as many (if not more) retro games than current ones, I always buy physical whenever possible as you can probably tell.
My retro games, everything's alphabetized btw. I still have to catalogue my games though...someday.
My cabinets, one is obviously just Zelda stuff and the other is just a fairly random assortment of rarish and/or expensive games that I also really like (it's pretty random, games like Panzer Dragoon Saga are just in the main area instead of here, but whatevs.)
In the attic I put my boxes for CE's and newer consoles (though I didn't photograph it very well, I missed a few shots that properly show it).
In my bedroom is a ladder that leads up to the attic and right besides the ladder is a little nook where I put my Atari 2600 and Philips G7000 (Odyssey 2 in the US). I don't really sit there tbh, but I thought it was a nice little area to put those, the goatskin or whatever adds to the atmos think.
All in all I just made a few random shots, there's no real rhyme or reason to them (I'm clearly not a photographer). Here's some different angle shots.
Lastly, A quick shot of my living room. I actually spend the most time gaming here, I have my WiiU, Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360 and PC hooked up in that little alcove you see to the right. Again, I just plain didn't think of shooting another angle, so you don't see my badass Ganon statue next to the TV and my beautiful framed Phantasy Star poster hanging above it. Maybe next time.
The cables are being worked on, it's a temporary thing.
If people want to see anything else (like where I put my controllers and such) I can make some quick and dirty shots with my own crummy camera.
Here's a Link to all the pics, there's a bunch of duplicates in there though, but Imgur won't let me delete them
Apologies if I put too many pics, but I feel like I had to give a good overview.
I love the collage of old video game advertisements. I have such fond memories of looking at these ads from video game magazines.
fluxanimator
Banned
It's a lamp I made. Bought the enclosure on ebay for like $20 then an LED lamp at Ikea for about $7. I thought it was a cool idea that wasn't some generic floor lamp. Also, everyone that comes over thinks they are being recorded which is pretty funny.
eXistor
Member
Thanks, I love 'em too, they really add a nice retro vibe to the room I think. Plus, they smell pretty good
pikachu Lv 5
Member
Poster game strong. This has to be up there as one of my favorite setups.
pikachu Lv 5
Member
Still a work in progress. Crappy pics, bad lighting.
And the greatest thrift store find ever, the most comfortable chair in the world.
And the greatest thrift store find ever, the most comfortable chair in the world.
Hey I love the desk (from what I can see) ... would you mind telling me where you got it?
entremet
Member
Still a work in progress. Crappy pics, bad lighting.
And the greatest thrift store find ever, the most comfortable chair in the world.
Off Topic, question. You seem to be a digital artist. How are you liking the iPad Pro for drawing?
Jag
Member
This is the parent in me talking, but that big cube (PC I guess), looks pretty dangerous if the baby decide to take up climbing. Nice setup though!
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
posted in here recently when i got my new desk but just got a mechanical keyboard so that's my PC set up finally complete! the keyboard is a corsair k65 (non-rgb) mechanical keyboard. got it off amazon for £70.
EdwardTeach
Member
Moved into my new house.
Nice view, but am I missing something, I don't see a screen anywhere. How do you play videogames?
Stormhammer
Member
it's in the first picture
lem0n
Member
You know, it's actually two Ikea desks next to eachother to form an L. I forget the name of it, but they are the most simple ones you can get, you buy the desktop and legs separately.
Need some opinions on this. Built a new place from scratch (small bungalow). No mortgage, no rent, aw yeah. Started work a few months back, finished now.
This is my living room setup:
55" TV. Still gotta get some blinds set up for that window - I have some wooden ones that fit in with my Mission speakers and furniture.
My aim was to have no visible cables or plugs fucking things up. 5.1 surround set up through the walls (banana jack sockets) on each side (one panel behind the entertainment unit, two behind the sofa for the surround speakers).
Gotta get some proper stands for the rear speakers...
MGS3 poster on the wall
so yeah
This is my living room setup:
55" TV. Still gotta get some blinds set up for that window - I have some wooden ones that fit in with my Mission speakers and furniture.
My aim was to have no visible cables or plugs fucking things up. 5.1 surround set up through the walls (banana jack sockets) on each side (one panel behind the entertainment unit, two behind the sofa for the surround speakers).
Gotta get some proper stands for the rear speakers...
MGS3 poster on the wall
so yeah
In that last photo, is that a really tall door or a really low ceiling?
Tall-ish door. Ceiling is 7ft.
bloodforge
Member
Need to lower your tv to just above the center speaker.
I don't get why people mount their tv's so damn high. You want the center of the tv to be at eye level.
It is at eye level now. Ive lowered it since that image by a couple of notches (the bracket is easily adjustable)
Damn you guys are critical as shit
Your low ceiling is just throwing everybody off bruh. Nice place!
Herp Derpington
Member
Well I mean you did ask for opinions. Regardless I think it looks fine and if you like it that's all that matters. Nice place.
aggienader
Member
That's impressive that you built your own place. Question: why only go 5.1? Is it because of space or because of system?
Love the natural wood finish BTW. 👍🏻
bodyboarder
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Heh thanks
Well, what throws it off is the ceiling. It is lower than normal. This place is a conversion of an existing building, and we couldn't change the exterior due to UK conservation regulations. It's essentially a small cottage of sorts.
But really the TV is at eye level when you're sitting across from it. It's all good
Well, what throws it off is the ceiling. It is lower than normal. This place is a conversion of an existing building, and we couldn't change the exterior due to UK conservation regulations. It's essentially a small cottage of sorts.
But really the TV is at eye level when you're sitting across from it. It's all good
Ah, that explains the low ceilings. When you said you'd "built a new place from scratch" I assumed you meant it was a brand new build from the ground up. Some new eco-builds have lower-than-normal ceilings to reduce energy consumption (why heat all that empty space above our heads, right?) so that's what I thought you might have done.
I'm intrigued now though. Any chance of a shot of the exterior?
AmuroChan
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95% of my gaming is done in the home office:
I like the setup. Where is the desk from? I'm looking for something similar.
Dipship31
Member
I got the desk and chairs from my work (I sell office furniture) so that was easy. Where are you from? I could look up some local furniture companies that would probably have something similar. For that desk set it would probably run about $400-$500. Then the rest of the stuff I just picked up at Ikea
AmuroChan
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I'm in NJ/NYC area. You can PM me if you have any suggestions. Thanks!
vicissitudes
Banned
Heres my gaming setup. Its not my living room area, its a seperate 10ft x 10ft room.
Okay that's really cool. Can't believe I've never thought of that.
Manp
Member
i'm pretty sure you can flip the corsair logo for it to go with that case orientation.
it's driving the OCD part of my brain insane :|
goldenpp72
Member
I posted my entire prior setup in the last thread but since then have been doing a lot of modifications, once i'm done i'll throw some updated pics, but for now here is a bit of a look. One of the balls has the wrong color base but otherwise it looks good (waiting on a replacement)
Uhh holy shit, I need these. Where do I get some?
buenoblue
Member
Yeah I tried. You can do it on the air 240 but the 540 is not designed to be this way up.
goldenpp72
Member
A seller on etsy.com had them, they are called pokecrystals. I bought them directly from him/her since I bought so many but they clock in at 100 a piece so, not cheap unfortunately.
vicissitudes
Banned
goldenpp72
Member
Yeah something like that, I got the price down a bit since I bought them all. They are 3d etched crystal so, I know the material in itself isn't cheap, obviously there is still a nice profit for them but, I thought it would be worth it in the end. I split the cost with my fiancee so technically she owns half and I own half, we even picked out ones which would be 'ours' like a custody battle
Still, as a collector who sees games go for 500, 1000, etc, I guess the sticker shock is a bit less for me these days :/
Still, as a collector who sees games go for 500, 1000, etc, I guess the sticker shock is a bit less for me these days :/
Acrylic7
Member
95% of my gaming is done in the home office:
Put a mat down for your computer chair or those floors are going to be toast.
I learned the hard way.
Acrylic7
Member
2016 Setup
Main Workstation
Rebuild with skylake CPU+Z170 mobo + DDR4 + 970
Living room
Second Media Rack
Wireless bridge swaped out for powerline with a 8 port network switch and added a steam link
Man if you don't frame those poster we going to fight.
vicissitudes
Banned
Yeah something like that, I got the price down a bit since I bought them all. They are 3d etched crystal so, I know the material in itself isn't cheap, obviously there is still a nice profit for them but, I thought it would be worth it in the end. I split the cost with my fiancee so technically she owns half and I own half, we even picked out ones which would be 'ours' like a custody battle
Still, as a collector who sees games go for 500, 1000, etc, I guess the sticker shock is a bit less for me these days :/
Props to you then. Very tasteful and elegant decorative pieces and I'd never thought I'd say that about Pokemon.
RedRumy3
Member
My sister setup is on the left side and mine is on right (picture below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUpO3Uze9SY
Basically got all those posters free when I went to comiccon and they were just handing out stuff lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUpO3Uze9SY
Basically got all those posters free when I went to comiccon and they were just handing out stuff lol
Lord of Ostia
Member
Love the passion for animeMy sister setup is on the left side and mine is on right (picture below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUpO3Uze9SY
RedRumy3
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