Plumbers Crack 4,033 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 So I relocated from the original blue Man Cave when Al came home and ended up here..... Not great and, in the end, I thought "Sod it!" and threw the spare bed out. A quick purchase on Amazon got me a pair of Cat 7 (Yeah, I know, overkill but shielded and future proof) cables and a visit to Screwfix for the rest of the mini trunking etc and the project was underway.... Off with the old single socket and on with a new double with USB ports.... A visit to the local second hand office furniture outlet with some reddies and we're good to go... Rip the kit out of the alcove and bring it upstairs - the nice thing is I've cable managed the desk properly with a cable basket and (pipe) clips so there are no trailing cables on the floor to catch my feet which is a great improvement.... As you can see I still have to share the space with the ironing board and bedroom furniture but it's a massive improvement..... Next up, I'm waiting for a parcel from Scan, unfortunately already 3 days late and not picked yet, with the first component upgrade...stay tuned!! phil bottle, J4MES OX4D, GazzaGarratt and 3 others 3 3 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,563 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 That looks fucking epic @Plumbers Crack 😍 You've done a great job there, very nice man🤗 J4MES OX4D and GazzaGarratt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laidback Lankyman 171 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Mini trunking.......double USB socket.....cable management. As a son training to be an electrician I’m not sure I can be more proud 🥲 Take a bow my good man GazzaGarratt and phil bottle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BO7H B4RRELS 2,447 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Great job! Looks awesome, much improved. J4MES OX4D and phil bottle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,867 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Some great updates in there Dave @Plumbers Crack , looking fantastic and a massive difference to what you had 😍 Loving the subtle things like usb sockets (you're making me think i should invest in these) and also love the RGB on your stuff on top of the table too. Extra bonus points for having FG and 7 Days up on your pics...and also having your beloved FG mug sitting there in all its glory 😎 phil bottle and J4MES OX4D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BO7H B4RRELS 2,447 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 3 hours ago, GazzaGarratt said: Some great updates in there Dave @Plumbers Crack , looking fantastic and a massive difference to what you had 😍 Loving the subtle things like usb sockets (you're making me think i should invest in these) and also love the RGB on your stuff on top of the table too. Extra bonus points for having FG and 7 Days up on your pics...and also having your beloved FG mug sitting there in all its glory 😎 I've been wanting to do the USB sockets for a while now as well. I just know that as soon as I install them, some fancy new tech will come along and make them irrelevant. lol GazzaGarratt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,033 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 Well, Scan finally delivered.... ...and now we have dual displays. Be interesting to see if it's worthwhile keeping both wired up I think that may be it for upgrades this year as there seems to be shortages of all the new release PC components but I'll keep my eyes open. Also need to decide cooling method phil bottle, BO7H B4RRELS, GazzaGarratt and 2 others 2 3 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greboth 2,705 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Nice one Dave! I only wish I could have such a clean set up. As for the 2 monitors, see how you get on but having 2 is useful at times so I'd say keep them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,867 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Dual screens = Top level strats by Dave the Crackmeister @Plumbers Crack 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,033 Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Thanks guys 👍If anyone knows how to force 7 days to stay on one screen.... GazzaGarratt 1 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,867 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 On 12/6/2020 at 10:37 PM, Plumbers Crack said: Thanks guys 👍If anyone knows how to force 7 days to stay on one screen.... Someone helped me recently with this. Quickest way is to 'Extend' the screens over both with Windows button + P. Then make 7 Days within a window rather than full screen. You literally then just drag it to the relevant screen you want and then maximise back up to full screen. It'll stay there then moving forward (it does for me when i leave stuff like that). BO7H B4RRELS and Plumbers Crack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,033 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Well, a box arrived today... RenFengge and GazzaGarratt 2 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,033 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 And inside was another box... RenFengge 1 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,033 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 But the best box was inside that! RenFengge 1 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,033 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 GazzaGarratt and RenFengge 2 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,033 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 RenFengge 1 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,033 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 A bit of fettling later and we have this, humming away quietly in the corner.... GazzaGarratt, phil bottle and RenFengge 3 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,033 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Spec for my new baby is..... Corsair 5000D Airflow case Asus ROGCrosshair VIII Hero WiFi mobo 64Gb Corsair Vengence RGB Pro 3600 RAM AMD Ryzen 5950X CPU EVGA Geforce RTX3090 XC3 Ultra GPU 2 x Corsair 1Tb MP600 M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD 1 x Seagate 4Tb HDD Corsair RM1000X PSU iCue H150 Elite Capellix AIO Cooler 4 x 120mm Corsair ML120 Pro-RGB case fans Hopefully this will last me well into my dotage!! 🤣 J4MES OX4D, BO7H B4RRELS, GazzaGarratt and 4 others 1 6 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,305 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 That's one hell of a rig Dave, I don't think Minecraft will stretch its legs 😄 Wow, I'm impressed. I'm pretty sure you've just planted yourself very firmly at the top of the tree here, nobody's beating that any time soon! Whatcha doing with the old one? BO7H B4RRELS and GazzaGarratt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,033 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 13 minutes ago, Diddums said: Whatcha doing with the old one? I'm hanging on to the monitor for the time being but, once all my data's transferred and wiped from the old one, I've told Lee that as it was very kind of you guys to get me started back into PC gaming, I'll pop it back into the FGFGF 👍 Diddums, GazzaGarratt and BO7H B4RRELS 3 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,305 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Good man, that's what I was fishing for 😄 This is why we do these things, it always stays in the family ❤️ BO7H B4RRELS, GazzaGarratt and Plumbers Crack 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,563 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Nice one @Plumbers Crack you won't have to wonder "can I play it?" for a long time 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,033 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 9 minutes ago, phil bottle said: Nice one @Plumbers Crack you won't have to wonder "can I play it?" for a long time 🙂 True Phil! Re-installing SC is on the list as well!! 👍 phil bottle 1 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,563 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Any thoughts on games to test the new system? Metro Exodus just released a Ray tracing update which make it one of the best looking games out there. I may be able to lay my hands on a Steam key if you fancy it? Plumbers Crack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenFengge 1,036 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, phil bottle said: Any thoughts on games to test the new system? Hah. Microsoft Flight Simulator - The next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises WWW.FLIGHTSIMULATOR.COM Microsoft Flight Simulator is the next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises. GazzaGarratt, J4MES OX4D, Plumbers Crack and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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