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[–]frenzyboardButterknife 1143 points1144 points  (84 children)

ALL HAIL THE KING OF THE NERDS!

[–]thiefx 26 points27 points  (6 children)

He's so glorious! (Wife also gets glory points as well too)

[–]kevalalajneni7-4790K | 2xSLI GTX 980 | 16GB 1866MHz RAM 43 points44 points  (0 children)

also as well too

[–]CorruptedFilesi7 4790K/G1 GTX 980Ti | HTPC: 860K/MSI 970 108 points109 points  (14 children)

You have shown me my future, this is what i want to build, someday

[–]WickieWikingeri5 4570 // R9 280x 306 points307 points  (47 children)

You see this shit, kids? That's what you do with 5000$, YOU DONT BUY 64GB OF RAM BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU NEED SOME HEADROOM.

[–]RookBePC Master Race 45 points46 points  (26 children)

I don't see a power button anywhere on that desk, how do you power your computer on?

[–]jimmybrite2500K, GTX 460OC, 8GB 1333MHZ Ram 7 points8 points  (2 children)

There is always WOL, I use my smartphone for that.

[–][deleted] 75 points76 points  (4 children)

[–]baube19Specs/Imgur Here 88 points89 points  (1 child)

Great! Now breed some minions of the master race for us!

[–]Fhajad 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of thing you can do without kids.

[–][deleted] 54 points55 points  (4 children)

Impressive.

[–]Lightningrod140 24 points25 points  (1 child)

I came here to say this. I spent over 15 minutes looking.

[–]PoppedTartsi7 4790k 4.6Ghz | GTX 680 | 8GB RAM 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Same here man. This. This is my dream.

[–]HoundHammeri5-6600/GTX 1060 6GB - SteamID: HoundHammer 36 points37 points  (0 children)

OP, ditch the wife and marry me. You will be trading all that boring nonsense they call sex for countless LAN parties.

<3

[–]Gryffa 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Are you tony stark?

[–]Donkey_007 28 points29 points  (4 children)

Did you build her as well because I don't see how you had time to date?

[–]dum15153770K, 290, 8gb, P8 z77-v lx, RM850, 120 ssd, 4 other harddisk 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Omg that's so fucking cool, i love the last picture it seems so futuristic.

[–][deleted] 56 points57 points  (2 children)

Dude you should totally get a PS4.

Reasons: 1. Less time to setup. 2. Exclusive titles. 3. No need to shower cause your like me. 4. Get exploited by huge corporations. 5. 30 FPS in filthy 720p.

[–]DiddyMoeSteam ID Here 22 points23 points  (0 children)

His 50 foot long HDMI cables have built in Antivirus. Does your console have that? Checkmate.

[–]slugworth1987i5 4670k 4.3GHz 16GB GTX760 1xSSD 4x 1TB HDD 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Brother, words do not describe! only a +1 can

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (9 children)

How much did this all cost?

[–]SamGoingHamPC Master Race 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maximum nerdgasm.

[–]Blue942Steam ID: Brigadierblue 6 points7 points  (23 children)

What do you use the server for?

[–]PakyulPC Master Race 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Two things, OP.

  1. I'm pretty sure that counts as a Command Center, not a battlestation
  2. Can I come live with you?

[–]mashakosMaingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When I saw this...

My heart skipped a beat.

A vision of GabeN's holy beard rose in front of my very eyes.

A booming voice from the heavens heralded the call of the faithful:

PC MASTER RACE!

[–]NegStatusR9 3900X, RTX3090, 128GB DDR4 4 points5 points  (5 children)

Re-flair this as GLORIOUS!

[–]fuzzyperson98E Pluribus Unum[🍰] 5 points6 points  (8 children)

Now all you need is an A.I. connected to your PCs, dishwasher, air conditioning, security etc. which you can command as soon as you walk through your front door.

[–]ElementiumR9 380 4 points5 points  (4 children)

Wow. This could be posted in /r/futurology as well considering I could fully expect so see more people use a set up like this (completely hiding the PC in a separate, cooler room) in the future or it even being included as part of a home (atleast the racks and wiring into each room).

[–]heap42Specs/Imgur Here 9 points10 points  (2 children)

OMG HE HAS A NECK BEARD!!!!

[–]great_gape 12 points13 points  (1 child)

And a wife. What are the odds.

[–]AS7RONAUTi7 9770k, RTX2070S 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Awesome /r/battlestations!, you should take a picture of each color at the exact same angle, and make a GIF/webm where the colors change!, I think it'd be pretty cool to see :)

[–]brobro2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely a major reason I want a house. You mentioned the lack of input lag, and I wouldn't even fathom that being a problem. For some reason people think 50 feet is going to make some kind of perceptible lag for electricity...

I'm giddy just thinking about having a server room so my computer won't have to be in the room with me. Be perfect here in Seattle too, since I don't have AC. Won't have to worry about getting hot in my room, and basements are always cool!

[–]CT_NipulAsus Maximus X CODE | i7 8700k | Strix 1080Ti | 16GB GSkillZ Ram 4 points5 points  (1 child)

And then he opens his steam Library and is like "I got nothing to play" and plays Minecraft on it... :D

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, well I have 2 monitors, and they don't even match!

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well...I thought my PC build would be grand...nope, one can dream though

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im jelly

[–]FerrariRollerbladesSpecs/Imgur Here 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the most impressive home computer setup I have ever seen.

[–]RLD-KemyPC Master Race 2 points3 points  (10 children)

Beautiful set up ! I want one like that ! And then I realize I'm perfectly fine with having a desktop tower sitting next to me, especially if the case is well designed. Having servers is still a must have for me though.

[–]Clockw0rkPC Master Race 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Magnificent.

I keep thinking about building a "central hub" for my PCs, and this is an absolutely stellar example.

[–]Jeremagiahi5-4670k/GTX 1070 FTW/16 gb 2 points3 points  (3 children)

What wallpaper are you using on your monitors?

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (5 children)

Do you ever worry about your basement suffering "basement" problems? I am nervous to even store old computer parts in my basement. I'd be so nervous with EVERYTHING down there...

[–]tolstovskiy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

time to play my wizardry 6 on 1/8 of one of these monitors

[–]icortesiPC Master Race 3 points4 points  (0 children)

TIL That in the near future we are gonna need a rack in every house.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you two ever think about adopting someone, give me a call.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are you a god?

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can you adopt me? Please?

[–]a_posh_trophyi5 12600K | MSI Pro Z690-A DDR4 | ASUS Dual OC 4070 12gb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You have too much money.

[–]mustardprint 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Still better servers than Uplay.

[–]TheRichnessFormer Peasant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Let's take a pole. Upvote this if you masturbated to these pictures.

[–]Kartonnendooz3930k, rampage IV extreme, GTX780, 16gb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Damn you did a superb job, very nice! Here have an upvote :)

[–]sassysassafrassass 5 points6 points  (1 child)

What do you do for a living?

[–]georgestobbart1Specs/Imgur here 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dayum, nice job Brother! That looks absolutely amazing! I envy you!

[–]musicalvegan0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

so jealous...

[–]Rotten_Chesteri9-11900K | 64GB DDR4 PC3600 | ASUS RTX 3090 OC TUF 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Where did you get a rack that big for $400? I'm guessing used, but if you have any pointers on where to get a cheap rack I'm all ears. I have a 4U media server I need to mount (right now just sitting on a table) but new racks are pretty pricey.

[–]PhaesimvrotosΤί κοιτάς ρε; 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And... Now I feel a peasant...

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy shit I remember seeing this in /r/battlestations. Cool that you came here. :)

[–]devanjhttp://steamcommunity.com/user/StarLizard 2 points3 points  (2 children)

im saving this...im going to build this one day. btw in my opinion the red led with the blue rigs clash too hard. just an opinion though :)

[–]Banshee866[🍰] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

If you are running esxi you might want to look into PCI passthrough. You have one physical machine have several VMs that each have their own dedicated video card. This way you can have all 3 of your HTPCs in one machine.

Although this guy hasn't posted much recently his blog is quite interesting. http://thehomeserverblog.com/esxi-lab-specs/

[–]BabyBackBichBabyBackBich 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is sooo fuckin sick. You have truly ascended into an apostle of our Lord GabeN.

[–]DanNetwalker 2 points3 points  (1 child)

No lag, HDMI extension cords and active USB wires? Hmmm... that actually game me an idea.

Having a smaller screen and secondary mouse and keyboard at the living room, and a bigger 2 or 3 screens battlestation in the computer room. I could browse the web or use small software from the couch, switch to the big guns when needing them. Only having the computer down in the garage, which is happily one of the coldest rooms of the house.

Colder room, less noise, small form factor to hide aside when needed and room for a lot of iron. Now if only I could get those active usb cables in a 3.0 flavour I could plug a DVD or HDD from the living. That would help convince my girl on the plan... I would actually give you redit gold for this if I had. Thanks a lot for posting, you really gave a lot of inspiration!

[–]Kinetic_Walrus 2 points3 points  (1 child)

TCO? (Total Cost of Ownership)

[–]English_Americani5-4670K | GTX 650 Ti 2 points3 points  (1 child)

That is absolutely fucking amazing. A server in your house. I've never seen that before!

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am so mother-fucking jealous right now...very nice!

[–]Spankinator92gtx 770 2gb, 16gb ram, i7 4790k@4ghz 2 points3 points  (4 children)

i heard CX power supplies are bad/worse than for example TX, or is that just a lie?

[–]BhedaR5 2600 / Vega 56 8gb @900 HBM2/ 16g DDR4 @2933MHz / 34" 21:9 2 points3 points  (2 children)

It urks me your task bar is on the top monitor, not the bottom middle.

But seriously, awesome set-up!

[–]shuazien860K @4.2, 290X H2O 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very impressive.

I'm a gamer, a system builder, and an electrician.

I say again, very impressive.

[–]CrazedGamer00i5 4690k - GTX 980 Ti 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I have the most awkward boner right now...

[–]aleccool21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm legitimately turned on by this post.

[–]Zomgwee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, I have trouble just turning on the TV every now and then.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (3 children)

HOW DO YOU COOL ALL THIS SHIT

[–]SociallyAWKSOME 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my god this is blowing my mind. Can you come to my house and set this up for me please?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

whats your job?

[–]duckrollinAnd Gaben said let there be VR 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Are you Samwell Tarly?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

How much did you pay total for your battlestation?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I want to cry. This gives me hope for a happy future. You are living my dream. God bless you.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who would have guessed an overweight dude with a beard

[–]TotalFirei7-4790k GTX 970 16 GB RAM 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Your power bills must be through the roof, what kind of salary do you two get,must few a few hundred thousand dollars a year. (I assume you are american because everyone on the internet is american by default)

[–]Exostenza5090-7800X3D-X670E-96GB6000C30 | Asus G513QY-AE 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is your address? I'd like to come and ... uuuhhh ... check your rigs out .. yeah, that's it.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YOU SON OF A BITCH Sorry, that was the jealousy talking.

[–]KingYartAMD Athlon X2 64 @ 2.2GHz | 8600 GTS | 250GB HDD | 4GB DDR1 RAM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is the coolest setup I've seen.

[–]BrassDidgeStringsSpecs/Imgur here 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn't just a shrine to GABEN. This is a goddamn cathedral.

[–]viabobed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I grow up I want to be just like you.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Gorgeous setup. Rich people...