I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested in sharing what their setup looks like. When you're sitting down to your computer and spending hours playing, it's important to be comfortable. Would anyone else care to post their setup?
I want to brag a little bit here. That desk is a project I thought about for years. I couldn't find a quality desk that I liked with the exception of an Amish made desk. However, the $$ was way above what I was willing to spend. (For those of you that don't live in the Midwest, we have the luxury here of being able to have VERY NICE furniture made by the plethora of Amish that reside here.)
I spent months looking at desk designs and trying to figure out what it is that I would want and enjoy for a long time. Then I saw this simple design. A butcher block on squared steel legs. So, I went to Lumber Liquidators and bought a builder's grade walnut butcher block. I spent a weekend sanding it and staining it. My next dilemma was finding the legs. I didn't have a metal working shop of my own so I couldn't build them myself. I found a shop on Etsy that is run by a husband and wife out of Maine. I talked to them about what I needed and they made the legs for me. The legs ran me almost $200. I tried to buy local but every shop I called quoted me at a higher price, which was surprising to me. It took about two months for the desk legs to get to me. I lined the legs up, drilled the holes, and attached the legs. Viola! My desk is finally born!
It's probably not a big deal to a lot of people but my work space greatly influences my productivity. This is also the first project I've ever really done with wood. I've never sanded anything let alone stained. So it was a valuable learning experience and I discovered that I actually really enjoy building things.
I'm waiting on a sale for the same builders grade walnut butcher block so I can build two night stands for my bed. It will be the same design but the surface area will be smaller. BTW, my desk is 36" x 60" with a 1 3/4" thickness. The depth was a big deal to me for a long time because before I bought this Dell XPS 15, I had a triple monitor setup with a gaming desktop. Despite my long list of steam games, I really only play Diablo II and occasionally Starcraft Brood War. This laptop is more suitable to my liking.
The monitor I'm using is an LG 27UD68-P. From the reviews it was the best 4k monitor under $500. I'm very happy with it. It's likely I'll buy a docking station (as I"m kind of in need of extra USB slots) and setup a triple monitor setup with my laptop. Not really for gaming. More for work purposes.
Long winded post, I know. I just get excited when I get to talk about this desk.
