Brandon Wright
I may not be fast, but I'm wide!
I did a pretty major overhaul to mine this past weekend. Definitely non-standard but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out and it's a major improvement over my old setup. The base that the wheel mounts to is a little homemade desk type thing I built from wood several years ago, it will likely get replaced with a proper cockpit at some point but for now it's still going strong and serves its purpose fine.
This has been my setup for the last few years. When I built the original desk thingy I had not anticipated an upgrade to triple screens so I had to....ummmm....improvise. The whole thing had become quite shameful.
For the new setup I started with some basic computer desks from Amazon ($27 each) as the new home for the monitors. To that I added a sliding and adjustable keyboard tray and a little clip on mouse tray that pivots. I also hung some black sheets on the wall behind them to act as a sensory blackout, and put an LED strip on the back of one of the desk for extra coolness.
Next came the wheel base and all the accessories.
I got this smart little powered USB hub with buttons that I can use to quickly turn things on/off. The LED strip is plugged in here, as well as these two USB fans that I set behind the center monitor for added cooling during those heated on track battles.
And now, the final product!
Keyboard and mouse can be tucked away under the desks.
Quite pleased with how it all came out. Not including the gear I already had, I'd say I probably put about $200 and around 6 hours into the upgrade which I think isn't too bad considering the rather drastic improvement it turned out to be. Here's what it looks like in action.
This has been my setup for the last few years. When I built the original desk thingy I had not anticipated an upgrade to triple screens so I had to....ummmm....improvise. The whole thing had become quite shameful.
For the new setup I started with some basic computer desks from Amazon ($27 each) as the new home for the monitors. To that I added a sliding and adjustable keyboard tray and a little clip on mouse tray that pivots. I also hung some black sheets on the wall behind them to act as a sensory blackout, and put an LED strip on the back of one of the desk for extra coolness.
Next came the wheel base and all the accessories.
I got this smart little powered USB hub with buttons that I can use to quickly turn things on/off. The LED strip is plugged in here, as well as these two USB fans that I set behind the center monitor for added cooling during those heated on track battles.
And now, the final product!
Keyboard and mouse can be tucked away under the desks.
Quite pleased with how it all came out. Not including the gear I already had, I'd say I probably put about $200 and around 6 hours into the upgrade which I think isn't too bad considering the rather drastic improvement it turned out to be. Here's what it looks like in action.
