r/workstations

▪️️COOJ Sparrow MQ5 5.6L
▪️️COOJ MOD steel mesh plate
▪️️COOJ x ENHANCE ENP-7660L 600W PLATINUM (Custom cable, Yate Loon, ATX 3.0 / PCIe 5.0, 12VHPWR)
▫️️TR AXP90-X47 FULL COPPER
▪️NOCTUA 'CASE UP NF-A9x14 PWM
▪️NOCTUA MOD NA-FD1
▪️NOCTUA NF-A9x14 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap
▫️HALNZIYE HY-P17 (17.3 Вт/м·К)
▫️SSD Nvme WD Black SN5100
▪️️SSD Nvme A-DATA XPG S50 LITE
▪️️CU-DIMM A-DATA XPG DDR5 48GB, 2X24GB 8400 MHZ (CL38-49-49-130 1.4W, MT5)
▫️INTEL ULTRA 265K (PL1 125W, PL2 145W, UV -0.075 OFFSET)
▫️️ID-COOLING ABF-1851
▫️GIGABYTE Z890I AORUS ULTRA
▫️KHADAS TONE BOARD AUDIO
▫️NVIDIA RTX5060TI 16GB PALIT INFINITY 3 > downsizing > STORM X (ядро — Honeywell PTM7950-SP. Память — серый термопластилин AltMiner + розовая жидкая термопрокладка WhatsMiner со стороны бэкплейта. VRM — Odyssey II), MOD COPPER plate to ram, UV -870 | 2700 MHZ | up +1500mhz ram

Monochrome as method, not mood. Michael's setup commits fully to the dark-and-white register — geometric arrow graphics on the wall, a curved ultrawide paired with a secondary display angled overhead, a white mechanical keyboard front and center. The Godox strobe standing in the corner makes the boundary between workstation and photography studio deliberately blurry. LED bars on the left, a gamepad on the desk surface, and what appears to be a 3D printer in the background — this reads less like a desk setup and more like a self-contained production space.

No color needed. The intent comes through anyway.

Gear list:

• Desk: IKEA / Hexcal setup, featuring Hexcal Studio desk organizer
• Display (desk): LG / Samsung G9 OLED (240Hz), G8 OLED (180Hz), G6 OLED (240Hz), or C1 OLED 48-inch setup
• Host: MacBook + Lenovo Legion 7i (equipped with high-end RTX graphics)
• Keyboard: Custom white/monochrome mechanical (from ROG, Angry Miao, Matrix, NuPhy, Luminkey, etc.)
• Chair: Steelcase Gesture / Leap (Liber Novo) high-back ergonomic
• Lighting: BenQ screen light bar, Yeelight, Cololight, and Godox strobe
• Camera & Drone: Fujifilm setup + DJI drone
• Audio: Audioengine speakers
• Fabrication: Bambu Lab (拓竹) 3D printer
• Accessories: Geekcable cables, DeltaHub wrist rest, Sharge / Tegic power accessories

The pitch black and clean white are not decorative — they are structural. Every surface reads the same stark, high-contrast hue, making the heavy multi-display layout, 3D printing station, and studio strobe feel like a single integrated production engine rather than separate hobbies pushed into an 18-square-meter room.

*Setup Festival 2026 · r/SetupFestival*

Here’s the latest update. Planning to get a standing light - Tolomeo Mega Floor Lamp and a round rug at the chair.

Comment please

Anything to add or remove to make work addicting? Suggest anything except for cable management as I am working on it!

Currently just using the thinkpad and benq monitor screen only, STEM Student.

The handle translates to 'an idealistic salted fish' — a self-deprecating phrase for someone with dreams and a relaxed pace. The desk contradicts it. Design inspiration fills the monitor, a curated art wall of prints and posters covers every inch of the pegboard behind, and a Nintendo Switch sits in tabletop mode mid-session. Warm wood tones, a dark felt mat, figurines and a coin plant in every corner. A space built for making things, with permission to also just exist in it.

**Gear:**

- Monitor: flat-panel display

- Monitor light: add-on lightbar

- Keyboard: round-keycap wireless keyboard (cream)

- Mouse: white wireless mouse

- Storage/riser: wooden tiered shelf

- Other: Nintendo Switch Pikachu edition (tabletop mode)

*Setup Festival 2026 · r/SetupFestival*