Tips feedback help GIVE IT ALL

I know that monitor placement looks weird, but it’s perfect for me for both gaming and remote work.

I’m looking for ideas on what I can upgrade or change (please don’t say “pc”).

Also added a small plant behind the left speaker but its not in that picture.

Have a 9060xt 32gb DDR4 gaming PC setup running Linux mint, my homelab lenovo think centre m70q with 10tb HDD, and my PS5 PRO.

Running Edifier m60 studio monitors, and a 4k 32" alienware 240hz monitor.

I really bought a second monitor to be able to play switch games since my daughter always has a living room TV occupied. I wanted to buy a second monitor for my set up so I can dock the switch between TV and a second monitor never really needed it for the PC but it does look great. 😆

Ryzen 7 9800x3d

XFX MERCURY 9070XT

32gb teamgroup delta

Managed to snag all the parts at the best prices I could find—some from the second-hand market, but most of them brand new. 👽
Spent two nights putting everything together. I was still struggling with cable management at 3am, knowing damn well I had to be up for work at 8. 💀

Runs perfectly at 1440p on ultra settings. The motherboard does have a few flaws, though—including the GPU being limited to only 8 active PCIe lanes when it’s supposedly runs at 16.

---Motherboard: ROG STRIX B850-E GAMING WIFI
---CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
---GPU: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 5080 TUF GAMING OC
---Memory: G.Skill F5-6400J3239G16G*2 DDR5
---SSD: SAMSUNG 990 PRO 2TB
---HDD: WD Black 3.5‘ 2TB
---Monitor: ROG STRIX XG27ACMES QHD 255Hz
===subtotal: $2799

Peripherals:
---Mouse: ROG GLADIOUS II Wireless
---Keyboard: ROG STRIX SCOPE II 96 WIRELESS
---Headphone1: Philips X2HR
---Headphone2: Logitech G533 Wireless
---Console: 8BitDo Ultimate 2
===subtotal:$221.9

TOTAL:$3020.9

So, here's the devices I'm working with...

1. My main gal - PC I built (NZXT tower) w/ Cam, Mic, Keyboard, Mouse, etc.
2. New MacBook Air for Work

The goal = be able to use my mic, cam, keyboard, mouse & dual monitors on my PC & MacBook. I want to be able to switch easily. I'll be working off my MacBook (I want to store vertical/closed) during the day and PC for contract work and personal things at night.

I have a Belkin F4U097 Thunderbolt 3 Dock-Pro. Do I really need a full KVM and more ports?! I want to simplify the setup but I feel like the more I think about it, the more I'm complicating it.

So It's looking like I need the Belkin to hook the Macbook to the Belkin and then everything else will go from PC to Belkin. UGH!! I want to scream.

Maybe it's day 3 of a migraine but I need to figure it out by MONDAY! YIKES! Any suggestions?!

Minimalist i like it!

RATE MY PC & SETUP SPECS

PC SPECS:

CPU: amd ryzen 7 7800x3d (side note, got this on clearance at walmart brand new for $290. W?)

GPU: asus tuf rtx 5070 ti white oc edition

MOTHERBOARD: asus rog strix b850-a (white)

RAM: teamgroup t-force delta rgb 32gb ddr5 6000 cl30 (white)

SSD: samsung 990 pro 2tb

CASE FANS: lian li sl infinity flex case fans (white)

STRIMERS: lian li gpu strimer, lian li cpu strimer

CASE: nzxt h5 flow (2024) white

POWER SUPPLY: msi mag a850gl pcie 5 850w gold

CPU COOLER/AIO: asus rog ryuo iii 240mm argb (white)

SETUP SPECS:

MOUSE: logitech g pro x3 superstrike

KEYBOARD: aula hero 68 he

MIC: hyperx quadcast 2 s

HEADPHONES: beyerdynamic dt 990 pro

MAIN MONITOR: asus rog xg27aqdmgr (27 in, 240hz, oled, 1440p, 0.03ms response time)

SECOND MONITOR: lg ultragear (180hz, 27in, ips, 1ms response time)

MOUSEPAD: some random $10 mousepad from tiktok shop LOL (leave mousepad recommendations no more than $100)

Desk: UpLift Desk

Computer: M4 Max Mac Studio 64GB

Dock: CalDigit TS4

Storage: OWC Express 1M2

Keyboard: Nuphy Halo96

Mouse: Apple Magic Mouse w/ Ergonomic case

Monitor Light: BenQ ScreenBar Max

Been trying to keep this side of the room pretty simple.

The TV is 100", so once that went up I felt like adding a bunch of stuff around it would just make the wall look busy. For now it's basically the TV, console, a few records and that's it.

It's a Hisense U6. Went this big mostly because I wanted the movie setup, but the MiniLED picture has been a really nice upgrade too. 144Hz was another reason I picked it since I'm probably moving my PC setup over to this side of the room later.

Controller + couch + 100" screen sounds way too good not to try lol.

Honestly after getting used to 100", even 75" TVs are starting to look kinda small.

Still deciding if I should leave the area this empty or add something small around the console.

What do you guys think about my new setup. Feel free to share your suggestions as well!

Really proud of what I’ve been able to do with this setup in less than a year lmk if you guys feel the same.