Published on February 16th, 2015 | by stafunoob
2Staff Station – Stafunoob
It has been years since I submitted my “Bro Cave” for a feature on the site. Now, I find myself putting together another piece to be featured for one of our Staff Stations. My setup has had many transformations over the years; followers and viewers of my stream know that I switch everything around at least twice, if not three times a year. That being said, I think I have found the perfect balance between a room and “studio” – a place where I can stream for the Timhole, yet lay back in bed and binge on seasons of shows I’ve never watched.
Gaming PC | Streaming PC |
EVGA Sabertooth z97 Mark 1Intel 4770k 3.50 @ GhzCoolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Nvidia EVGA GTX 970 8 GB Corsair Vengeance 128 GB Crucial M4 SSD 2 TB Western Digital HHD 850 EVGA PSU |
Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3AMD FX-8320 @4.5 GhzCoolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Nvidia EVGA GTX 670 12 GB Gskill Ripjaw X 1 TB Seagate HDD 650w Corsair PSU Avermedia Live Gamer HD |
Take notice of the cart to the left (pictured above). Not letting my parents get rid of this thing has been the smartest decision I have ever made. Before this, I had both of my PCs and all of my consoles just lying on the floor. While they were neatly put in order, I just didn’t feel it was very organized, at all.
Let me break it down for you all…
On the top shelf I have my PCs:
While the second has all of my consololols – a Playstation 3, Playstation 4, and a Wii U, to be precise.
On the third and final shelf, I have a smorgasbord of various controllers, adapters, fight sticks, and flight sticks. There is even a Blue Yeti sitting in the back, there!
Firstly, the idea of this setup was to organize things a bit better. Secondly, I wanted to make it easier for me to switch over from streaming PC games to console, and vice versa. Before, I had to unplug the HDMI cable running from my gaming PC to the streaming PC, and plug it into whatever console I desired streaming at the time. Thankfully, with how I have everything setup now, I have everything running into a 5-input HDMI switch and all I have to do is use a mini remote to switch which HDMI source I want the Live Gamer HD to use.
Now, lets switch over to the desk area of mine. While most people have their monitors on a desk or slightly elevated by a stand, I built a full-on shelf. With the combination of my desk height, chair height, and my own personal height, I have my monitors at perfect eye level for me. This has forced me to have better posture; relieving neck and back pains I would have otherwise experienced.
A 24″ Playstation TV and an 24″ Acer Idontknowthemodelnumberoops! Not the most ideal monitors, but I love the picture of the Playstation TV and the Acer gets the job done for reading chat or just browsing the internet. You can also see the webcam I use (Logitech c920), my Extra-Life Gold Medal, and my watches in this picture.
My Desk:
My desk is a $60 one from Staples, it has drawers to put things in and a flat space for my mouse and keyboard. Nothing special but it gets the job done! My mouse is a Razer Deathadder – to this day, it’s the only mouse I enjoy using. I have tried various other mice out there but the Deathadder just fits my hand perfectly.
My keyboard is a Razer Lycosa, but before you go start screaming RAZER FAN BOY RAZER FAN BOY, listen: if I can find myself a good deal, I’m going to take it (especially when you have friends at Best Buy with discounts).
Also shown is my Blue Yeti Pro, attached to a $35 boom stand from Amazon. I will be upgrading to a Rode PSA-1 soon, though. The only other things you may spot are the deodorant to hold back the nerd sweat, an extra numpad for easy scenes changes, a second mouse for the streaming PC, $20 Walmart speakers, and a cup of water.
That’s my station, though! Though slightly cleaner than it normally is for the sake of presentation. I didn’t have any internal pictures of my PCs, but that’s all for good reason. I am lazy and couldn’t be bothered to unplug everything to do so!
If you have any questions or would like more insight into my setup, feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll be happy to clear anything up!
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