Gaming Desk? Whats a good one these days?

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Thinking of purchasing a gaming desk this Christmas for myself. Haven't bought a desk in the last 20 years so wouldn't even know whats good these days. I can see OCUK sell a few but seems abit pricey? Is that what is expected now for a computer orientated desk?

Any recommendations are highly welcomed. L shaped desks are also considered.

Merry Christmas everyone!
 
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It's not meant to be a criticism, but it doesn't sound like you know what you want. What makes something "gaming" is really just an amalgamation of features that appeal to gamers.

I'd think more about what you need. Get a rough ball park of the following requirements:

Size
Aesthetic
Surface type
Leg type/layout
Adjustable mechanism required/type, electric? etc
Price:quality ratio

By doing this, you will at least be able to rule out what you don't want, and go from there.
 
Zefan said:
It's not meant to be a criticism, but it doesn't sound like you know what you want. What makes something "gaming" is really just an amalgamation of features that appeal to gamers.

I'd think more about what you need. Get a rough ball park of the following requirements:

Size
Aesthetic
Surface type
Leg type/layout
Adjustable mechanism required/type, electric? etc
Price:quality ratio

By doing this, you will at least be able to rule out what you don't want, and go from there.
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I think you're right, i honestly don't know what i really want... at the moment i have an Ikea corner desk that curves but having to place my rig on the top shelf (as i refuse to place it on the floor) and with the weight of it now im finding it abit sketchy and afraid its gonna fall down on me..

I'm looking for something either your normal rectangular shaped or L shaped to sit in the corner of the study room. Size wise i don't have exact numbers but it must fit upto 2-3 monitors side by side, not fussed about shelves above or not.
Aesthetically i want a black desk, my current one is white so a change is needed!
Leg type, something that's not going to damage my expensive carpet and not on wheels as it won't be moved once its in place anyway.
Adjustability is not preferred but is considered if there is an option.
Price upto £200
 
Quite a few people, myself included, have gone for a pair of Ikea Alex drawers as the "feet", with a simple worktop / counter top acress the two, I've posted my setup in the desk and room gallery in the cases bit, as have a lot of others, have a rummage through there for ideas!
 
Dave Burton said:
Quite a few people, myself included, have gone for a pair of Ikea Alex drawers as the "feet", with a simple worktop / counter top acress the two, I've posted my setup in the desk and room gallery in the cases bit, as have a lot of others, have a rummage through there for ideas!
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Thanks mate, gonna go have a look now. Just been browsing through the Ikea pages to see what could work for me.
 
I had this same issue a few months back desks are a pain, I ended up buying a made to measure one and paying more than i wanted (£600) for what is esentially a basic desk.
 
Vince said:
I had this same issue a few months back desks are a pain, I ended up buying a made to measure one and paying more than i wanted (£600) for what is esentially a basic desk.
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:eek: pics of the said desk? Gotta be something for £600 surely?!

Dave Burton said:
Quite a few people, myself included, have gone for a pair of Ikea Alex drawers as the "feet", with a simple worktop / counter top acress the two, I've posted my setup in the desk and room gallery in the cases bit, as have a lot of others, have a rummage through there for ideas!
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Just found your post, it's a nice desk! Will do what i want it to do but then i spotted the Linnmon/Alex version with the end drawers... Quite tempting to get that instead though its a fair whack more in price.
 
Jay85 said:
:eek: pics of the said desk? Gotta be something for £600 surely?!


Just found your post, it's a nice desk! Will do what i want it to do but then i spotted the Linnmon/Alex version with the end drawers... Quite tempting to get that instead though its a fair whack more in price.
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You would think so but its not really apart from being deeper and longer (just shy of 2 meters) it's just a basic desk. For an extra 200 i can turn it into a corner one which I may do later.

Pic:
 
Vince said:
You would think so but its not really apart from being deeper and longer (just shy of 2 meters) it's just a basic desk. For an extra 200 i can turn it into a corner one which I may do later.

Pic:
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Edit just checked and desk was £530 delivered and put together.
 
Vince said:
You would think so but its not really apart from being deeper and longer (just shy of 2 meters) it's just a basic desk. For an extra 200 i can turn it into a corner one which I may do later.

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That's actually a really nice looking desk, the finish on that looks top. Best thing about your setup has to be that fallout montage though haha brilliant!
 
Jay85 said:
That's actually a really nice looking desk, the finish on that looks top. Best thing about your setup has to be that fallout montage though haha brilliant!
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I mean it is a nice desk but desks just seem silly expensive for what you get. Love that fallout artwork even if I have sort of fallen out of love with their games post new vegas.
 
Vince said:
I mean it is a nice desk but desks just seem silly expensive for what you get. Love that fallout artwork even if I have sort of fallen out of love with their games post new vegas.
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I know what you mean, i would never pay that much for a desk it just seems silly to me but for custom work like yours i could see why it would be more expensive as its to your exact specifications.

Where did you get the artwork btw? Would love a set for my man cave :p
 
Jay85 said:
I know what you mean, i would never pay that much for a desk it just seems silly to me but for custom work like yours i could see why it would be more expensive as its to your exact specifications.

Where did you get the artwork btw? Would love a set for my man cave :p
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So that artwork came if you bought a release day copy of fallout 4 with I think some sort of strategy guide, I went ahead and framed them etc. I'm going to link to ebay just because:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-Ne...841704?hash=item4b7134ef28:g:JekAAOSwPw5eAUoc
 
I think just get the biggest desk you can afford in the specific space. I feel you can never have too much desk space.

If I was to arrange a desk setup now, I'd honestly do:

55'' C9 wall mounted
2M deep desk
Speakers at each far end in a 2.1 setup, subwoofer out of the way
wireless M+K


I think that would be quite sweet.

the more space the better as it allows a bigger screen, better and more flexible speaker placement and allows you to have a work space without your M+K taking up the entire space.
 
I would go for a proper office desk, good quality one. Owned "gamer" workstation before and they limit you badly, as it's far from practical to arrange the accessories if not in the way the manufacturer believes it's best.
Bought a second hand made in German office desk with CA lê storage, and it's solid. Cost me about £100, immaculate condition, but new I believe it was at the 300-400 range. Gumtree.
 
I use Ikea Galant desks, I got them pre-owned. They are modular, so you can add and remove parts to suit your room/office, my office uses 2 main desks plus various extension, they are very substation in there strength and height adjustable.

To give an idea how strong those Ikea Galant desks are, I use 3 glass monitors, and a robust Ergotron LX stand. The stand and monitors combined are 36kg!! (that is almost the weight of 2 car alloy wheels including tyres!!) and that section of desk does not even begin to move.
 
Just like "gaming" chairs, there is no specific aspect of a desk that needs to be different to an office desk. The best desks and chairs are ones companies buy for employees to sit at for 8-9 hours a day. All those gamer chairs... overpriced ****.
 
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