I'm currently house shopping. I live in a small apartment at the moment and have my PC connected to my TV. One of the things that I look forward to the most is having an office for my PC since I do play KB/M games all the time but I have to make due with the couch. Right now I get shoulder, wrist, and forearm pain after long session so the most important thing for me is ergonomics. Is there a desk that anyone can recommend that will help out with this. Thanks.
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Recommend me a gaming PC desk
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potatohead
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If this guy lives in the US there are always so many options other than IKEA.
terencecah
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If you live near an IKEA you can build yourself a no frills 3x5 footish desk for less than 100 bucks
Ergonomics will be the main concern. just want to make sure that positioning of the kb/m and monitor will be suitable for long sessions. don't really care about the rest.
Triforce141
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Can't go wrong with using one of those white tables used for things like parties:
I don't know what your budget is but I have an adjustable standing desk which is one of the best home office decisions I made. It really helps being able to stand up for a couple hours during long gaming sessions so you don't feel super fucked up after sitting in a weird position for hours on end. The other nice thing about an adjustable desk is between that and your chair you should be able to get a sitting height that is pretty much perfect for you.
Ban Puncher
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You can do that with your chair if you get one with good adjustability - most desks are a standard height I think. Check about office ergonomics which will tell you how to dial that stuff in.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
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There are lots of furniture stores but ikea is probably the most affordable and with better design choices
Steam streaming made this obsolete. I do this every Sunday and play MMOs in bed. Lazy has a new name. cyress8!
Ban Puncher
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Felix Lighter
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My recommendation is a flat simple desk. Do not buy one with a keyboard tray or a raised monitor stand. Use you chair and monitor adjustmen's to get the right positioning. IKEA has a good selection of sizes to choose from. As for chair, I love my Markus chair.
michaelius
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Don't buy any of the dedicated computer desk crap like this
or this:
Get normal office desk as big as possible with adjustable height and you also need chair with elbow support
Thanks. Don't know much about it but i figured that the chair might be just as important or more. I'll look into this.
Allnamestakenlol
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IMO, get a good chair first. It makes a world of difference. I'm using one of the dxracer series and I love it. If you go that route, be sure to find one of their sizing guides -- they have different models based on size/height.
queequegs__coffin
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Pretty sure I also saw this in the recommend me a pair of sunglasses thread.
MikeE21286
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I use an Ikea Galant. Really like it. Looks great too
lmao I can't imagine doing a fast mouse swipe on this thing
I have the IKEA Galant corner desk that looks like this but white
and it's incredible. need a big sturdy desk like this for PC gaming imo
Ban Puncher
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wow, those chairs are awesome. lol
Desks aren't that important in terms of ergonomics, depending on height.. Chairs, monitor stands, keyboard trays, etc are more important. I've had good luck with 3m stuff and Aeron chair before I started using a standing desk and sometimes a Keen standing "chair". IIRC, Ikea had a decent standing desk when I was looking for mine.
Look for a height adjustable table. Most companies that make consumer desks(in stores at least) seem to think people want frills like dinky keyboard trays(so then you can have your keyboard barely fit on a different level from your mouse) and random on desk shelves(so you barely don't have enough space for a second monitor plus speakers) when most of the time they're terrible. Then find a good chair with adjustable arms and then your ergonomics should be improved drastically.
queequegs__coffin
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I use
Here it is in the wild. I use some chair I got from Costco which I love to bits.
Here it is in the wild. I use some chair I got from Costco which I love to bits.
Best desk I've ever owned was this IKEA model (The Jerker):
Hard to tell from the pic but it's super spacious and the front is round-cut so you can comfortably scooch in and put your elbows on the desk itself with your monitor pushed towards the back.
There's also a monitor-swivel stand that you can attach on either side. I used to have a giant CRT on that thing and it worked great.
Hard to tell from the pic but it's super spacious and the front is round-cut so you can comfortably scooch in and put your elbows on the desk itself with your monitor pushed towards the back.
There's also a monitor-swivel stand that you can attach on either side. I used to have a giant CRT on that thing and it worked great.
drotahorror
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Best desk I've ever owned was this IKEA model (The Jerker):
Looks like those aren't made anymore.
Does anyone know of another computer desk that has a shelf up top like that? I'm using a really old desk because it's hard to find ones with a shelf up top above the monitor. I use mine to hold a giant 30" center speaker.
queequegs__coffin
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I use this. It glows in the dark, so it kinda has that gamer feeling. The lack of obvious gaming branding (racing stripes, "extreme" verbage of any kind, plastic decorative molding) is kind of a bummer, but the no-nonsense design is welcome. I like to think of it as the piss jug Ikea would make if they made them.
terencecah
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If you have the cash, spend a mint on a steelcase or other ergonomic chair
Don't waste your money on a gamer chair or lesser ergo chair
I spent 500 USD on a office master which still didn't match the comfort of my steelcase
Don't waste your money on a gamer chair or lesser ergo chair
I spent 500 USD on a office master which still didn't match the comfort of my steelcase
Herman Miller. i'm grabbing this Embody chair as soon as I get back home next month.
I'm also kind of torn on the Gesture by Steel case.
In terms of Desks... I am not one for gamer centric designs. You can really find some cool stuff on houzz and etsy.
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garde...efccid=2WTCLXQMNNI3RC2HSCTCCZJQ2Q&searchidx=3
https://www.etsy.com/listing/235795182/reclaimed-wood-desk-with-steel-a-frame?ref=shop_home_active_1
http://www.upliftdesk.com/
https://www.evodesk.com/
http://store.steelcase.com/tables-desks/desks/bivi-table-one
http://www.theartifox.com/
http://hivemodern.com/pages/product2459/blu-dot-desk-51
https://www.etsy.com/listing/102112...pe=gallery&ga_search_query=&ref=sr_gallery_10
I'm also kind of torn on the Gesture by Steel case.
In terms of Desks... I am not one for gamer centric designs. You can really find some cool stuff on houzz and etsy.
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garde...efccid=2WTCLXQMNNI3RC2HSCTCCZJQ2Q&searchidx=3
https://www.etsy.com/listing/235795182/reclaimed-wood-desk-with-steel-a-frame?ref=shop_home_active_1
http://www.upliftdesk.com/
https://www.evodesk.com/
http://store.steelcase.com/tables-desks/desks/bivi-table-one
http://www.theartifox.com/
http://hivemodern.com/pages/product2459/blu-dot-desk-51
https://www.etsy.com/listing/102112...pe=gallery&ga_search_query=&ref=sr_gallery_10
I use this desk for my computer and TV/game systems. Can be a great setup.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001FB5LE8/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Iced_Eagle
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I've had this desk.
My only word of warning is that the glass tops are not completely secured. There are rubber feet on the stand which hold them in place. Generally it's fine but if you have a swivel chair and you're anything like me, when you turn the chair to get up you'll fairly frequent knock it into the desk which slides the glass back. I was very worried the glass would have fallen off so I moved it into the corner of a wall. I would never have an edge not against a wall and be able to fall off like shown in that picture potentially.
Karspankey
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http://www.amazon.com/Altra-Dakota-L-Shaped-Bookshelves-Russet/dp/B009YPRRZ8?ie=UTF8&colid=2YIMWJQR8G4ZN&coliid=I1TUAES2QEEQ55&psc=1&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl
Has holes for cable management and lots of space
Moved into a fairly small room and needed a new a few months ago. Bought one of these on sale.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MWUQOG/?tag=neogaf0e-20
it's not exactly a small desk, but it's not too large either, and it can fold up for storage/movement.
Also, it pretty much unfolds and is ready to go out of the box. So that's super convenient. It's a bit more expensive on Amazon now than when I bought tit but it's a pretty good desk. (EDIT: Actually it's a few bucks cheaper now, seeing as you can get it via Prime for $91 from another seller)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MWUQOG/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Falexandre
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I'm using IKEA's Fredde. The side shelves are movable, I have both on the right side, one inside, one outside.
http://www.amazon.com/Altra-Dakota-L-Shaped-Bookshelves-Russet/dp/B009YPRRZ8?ie=UTF8&colid=2YIMWJQR8G4ZN&coliid=I1TUAES2QEEQ55&psc=1&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl
Has holes for cable management and lots of space
That's a nice one! Can't believe the price is so cheap
Great looking desk, shame the shipping is estimated at $350. Now my dilemma is whether to settle for the Atlantic Gaming Desk I purchased yesterday or drive 4+ hours to my nearest Ikea (at least I have family up there).
LostMyNarbles
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Personally I plan to buy an IKEA BEKANT in the coming months once I move my room around and changed my PC case out.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19022790/#/S49022798
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19022790/#/S49022798
I never noticed the tapped on speakers before now. Fucking hell.
MikeE21286
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lmao I can't imagine doing a fast mouse swipe on this thing
I have the IKEA Galant corner desk that looks like this but white
and it's incredible. need a big sturdy desk like this for PC gaming imo
I have that same one that's colored brown
Felix Lighter
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that's what I have. Works perfectly.
poodaddy
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Almost the entirety of this post is tailored for an individual with more money than sense. Several of the products listed here are incredibly simple in both design and quality, yet because they're labeled as "modern" yuppies will buy them believing that the price is indicative of quality. There are far better options that are more economic and higher quality than literally every product here other than the Embody, which is a great chair, and most of those options are not of a "gamer" aesthetic.
On topic; I second the Ikea recommendations OP. Their products are much higher quality than they used to be, and they usually have pretty long warranties and aren't too hard to build.
When I was younger and didnt have as much money, I purchased a white door at home depot and bolted it sideways desk height to my wall and used it as a desk. Durable and the hole for a door handle was perfect for feeding cables through.
Not a bad option if you're looking for something super cheap.
Not a bad option if you're looking for something super cheap.
Shrike Alvaron
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I got the Ikea Arkelstorp and it's pretty awesome. The top is solid wood too unlike Ikea's cheaper desks which use a hollow honeycomb structure or even the similarly-priced Bekant which is particleboard (plus, the Arkelstorp has drawers too!). I don't see many others suggesting this desk which I find a bit odd, since it seems to pretty much be the best desk you can get at Ikea and is reasonably priced. Only thing I don't like about it is that it seems a bit high to me, but I think that's just me not being used to not having a keyboard tray and I'm getting used to it.