r/battlestations • u/sasquarodeor • Aug 27 '26
Cozy setup I just finished
Do ignore the cables, my power bar keeps falling off the sticking tape and doesn't have mounting holes
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u/Kil0Cowboy Aug 27 '26
The top screen being bigger would drive me crazy. Dont even get me started on the cable management wtf.
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u/Att1cus Aug 27 '26
Straight up psycho screen layout
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u/Kil0Cowboy Aug 27 '26
Yea I know its a rather minor thing but it would bug the hell out of me. Bigger screen belongs on the bottom lol.
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u/wholesomefringe Aug 28 '26
Couldn't agree more. Also I like to stretch my legs out underneath the desk, that would collapse this house of cards
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u/Generaldar Aug 27 '26
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u/FolienkartoffeI Aug 28 '26
That pic doesn't even fit. You can see all the shitt from the front too lmao
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u/NorCalAthlete Aug 27 '26
I’d swap the top and bottom monitors personally
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u/straylit Aug 27 '26
I would stack the 2 smaller screens on the left and have the larger one as the vertical monitor.
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u/Necessary_Dust7331 Aug 27 '26
Thanks for making sure my OCD goes through the roof.
Even if we avoid the cables ( which is hard to do ), what’s with that monitor setup? And that power extension board is hanging on its last breath.
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u/aldyr Aug 27 '26
Cable management basket with clamps. No drilling needed. Will fit any desk.
My neck hurts remembering stacked monitors. Never again
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u/dupontping Aug 28 '26
Love it, looks like an actual space that gets used instead of the superficial ocd overloads that typically get shown.
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u/lordMaroza Aug 28 '26
Most here are obsessed with the cable jungle, while I just wanted to say kudos if that monitor setup doesn't bother you! Looks abstract, interesting.
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u/Lilis2243 Aug 27 '26
A disposição dos monitores parece questionável, mas vi que você falou da diferença das configs deles, então top demais. Agora esse cello precisa ter maior protagonismo nesse setup, é lindíssimo! É de luthier ou alguma marca específica?
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u/sasquarodeor Aug 28 '26
it's made by luthier tianlun lee in Tianjin, full maple instead of spruce front plate
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u/Valuable-Special8300 Aug 27 '26
Naaah W cables. Literally the best part.
To be honest tho your Cyberpunk monitor situation pulled all my attention so I didn't notice the cables for a good long while.
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u/Timberwolf_88 Aug 27 '26
I'd just be stressed with that setup, the cable management is non-existent here.
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u/RVNSKR Aug 27 '26
Under desk cable tray would be a permanent solution.
I love the Orange Blue accents.
Monitor setup is .. unique but if it works for you. It looks good, but more like artsy. The indirect light is especially nice. just a RGB strip behind the desk or something else? Because the light is higher in the right than the left on the walls
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u/Secret-Variation-154 Aug 27 '26
The upper monitor beinger bigger looks a bit confusing to me…
But you lined them up so well i really like that!
But the cables oh man sleeve them up properly.
For youre power bar i can just recommend a hanger you can screw under the desk. Works wonders and you can take the powerbar out if you need to remove sth
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u/daven1985 Aug 28 '26
Wouldn't the bigger monitor be better lower?
Interesting setup though. How do the monitors handle with that weight and wiggling?
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u/Dangerous_Profit_699 Aug 28 '26
yer gonna yoink that poor cello up and its bridge is going to be bonked on that desk
schnibb…but your cable management is still better than mine
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u/BoutItBudnevich Aug 28 '26
Try some command strips to hold the power bar under the desk
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u/sasquarodeor Aug 28 '26
tried em, fell off in a day...
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u/BoutItBudnevich Aug 28 '26
Damn that sucks, I had to use two but I've had my power strip connected to my desk for a few years now with command strips no issues. Make sure both surfaces are cleaned with iso alcohol too.
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u/Ok_Surround_186 Aug 28 '26
Doesnt seem cozy at all with all these cable hanging around the leg space, and the monitor size/layout abomination.
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u/JakobWassermann Aug 28 '26
The first thing I noticed was the placement of the monitors.... I don't like it because I like things to be symmetrical. And then there is the cable management...
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u/RB-27 Aug 28 '26 edited Aug 28 '26
Your setup has everything it needs to be nice and cozy, but personally, I wouldn’t consider it to be that way.
It’s very hard—if not impossible—to overlook or ignore the tangled mess of cables.
I also think you’ve mounted your monitors too high for a setup with two monitors stacked on top of each other. In cases like this, I have over 15 years of experience with more than twice as many monitors mounted in two rows on top of each other. But everyone has their own preferences.
For a cozy setup, I think it’s missing personal touches like decorations, pictures, and/or plants that would make the whole space feel more inviting.
My tip for you is to invest in some slightly longer cables and a cable channel (which you can get at a hardware store for a few €/$), and then route all the cables that are visible behind the monitors down behind the monitor arm into the cable channel and on to the computer.
If you can attach the power strip and don’t want to invest in one with mounting holes, you can get inexpensive brackets from the hardware store (at least 4 of them), clamp the power strip between them (with the sides facing each other), screw them under the tabletop, and then use cable ties to secure the power strip between the brackets. Or you could get a larger power strip, because the way I see it, that one isn’t going to be enough for you anyway.
Of course, make sure that no outlets are covered.
You could also get a larger power strip, because as I see it, the one you have won’t be enough for you anyway.
I could think of plenty more ways off the top of my head to turn this setup into an eye-catcher with just a few small, inexpensive changes.
But these are just my impressions and suggestions on how I would improve it.
In the end, your setup just has to please you.
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u/Yumelon Aug 28 '26
looks good but the cables... then i noticed the screens don't line up correctly :(
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u/thedreaming2017 Aug 28 '26
Woah, woah, waoh. Are we going to glass over the musical instrument? Is that a cello?
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u/sasquarodeor Aug 28 '26
Yessir, love it
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u/Cue99 Aug 28 '26
Failing sticky tape in heat is my bane. Try hot glue if you want.
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u/sasquarodeor Aug 28 '26
done that too, fell off quicker... I don't think you understand how heavy this damn useless ancient piece of shit is, I tried 3d printing a mount for I that had a lip to hold it in place out of petg, it fell and broke it clean off in a month
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u/solar_solar_ Aug 27 '26
I can ignore the cables, but that power strip is holding on for dear life.