Gaming Desk? Whats a good one these days?

JasonM · 27 Dec 2019 at 01:28

Lakeland said:
I have the Ikea setup and it’s fine for pc use but I’m finding it not deep enough at the moment as I also use it for tinkering

Are you referring to Ikea galant, if so I find the depth pretty good, if anything would prefer it a few inches narrower to give more space in room.

Rroff · 27 Dec 2019 at 01:58

I went back and forth over this so many times but the setup I ended up happiest with was some height adjustable feet from Ikea and an Ikea top (can't remember which it was now). The only thing it is lacking really is cable management options which might be a consideration if I replace it.

b00merang69 · 27 Dec 2019 at 02:17

I bought a kit from these guys a good few years back.

Took a lot of work but everything including my older/longer Belkin Surgemaster fits inside it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/nod...browse-bin=D-Line&ref_=bl_dp_s_web_1761841031

Lakeland · 27 Dec 2019 at 09:07

JasonM said:
Are you referring to Ikea galant, if so I find the depth pretty good, if anything would prefer it a few inches narrower to give more space in room.

I was meaning the setup with two drawers and the worktop on top. The galant looks ideal for me. I make things as well as mark books on my desk and the keyboard always ends up in the way, my room is quite small though so I’m not sure if it could cope with a desk much bigger without removing other furniture.

Deleted member 209350 · 27 Dec 2019 at 15:22

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!

Alex drawers are great! I use 1 atm, but im considering getting a second as well

Vince · 27 Dec 2019 at 15:35

Rroff said:
I went back and forth over this so many times but the setup I ended up happiest with was some height adjustable feet from Ikea and an Ikea top (can't remember which it was now). The only thing it is lacking really is cable management options which might be a consideration if I replace it.

Yea somewhere for cable management is absolutely essential and was a big consideration when I bought mine. The vanity panel provides the perfect place to hide all of the nasty kit and wires while also reducing the sag, this was one of the reasons I went for the desk I did, it gives me the option to hide a modem, router, plugs wires and all the rubbish leaving just my firewall on the desk:

Rroff · 27 Dec 2019 at 16:05

Ah nice - I've got a data cabinet mounted near mine for switches, NAS, etc. but the trailing cables and so on aren't ideal.

Vince · 27 Dec 2019 at 16:15

Rroff said:
Ah nice - I've got a data cabinet mounted near mine for switches, NAS, etc. but the trailing cables and so on aren't ideal.

Just millions of cables everywhere does my head in. One thing I did find weird is that the power cable for the firewall can also power my router and the other way around but for some reason if the wrong cable was in my firewall wouldn't reconnect it's ipsec back to my office, but otherwise appeared to function normally. Was fun troubleshooting that.

BigBANGtheory · 29 Dec 2019 at 22:49

I bought a 2nd hand sit/stand system one of the expensive Danish brands but was only £250 used... Then I took an old solid Oak dinning table from a well known auction site for like £50 sanded it down, stained and laquered it. So in the end I got a massive sit/stand desk with an inch thick solid oak all for £350 with a little time and effort better imho than a 1k Lian Li desk.

Jay85 · 30 Dec 2019 at 09:50

So as a temp i ended up buying a Micke storage unit (£50) that was the same height as my Micke corner Work station so i could lay my pc across the top. Had to dismantle my Micke workstation somewhat to get it to fit but it works for now... Went to ikea in hopes of getting the Limnon desk with some Alex storage units however the wife didn't like it (typical).

So for now i may end up buying another Micke desk (because its the same height as my main workstation) to go on the end of my station so i can put her rig there as well. Really wish i went for the black/brown combo, sick of the white colour... its so bland.

@b00merang69 those cable management trunking look decent, i may give it a try. I got abit of a cable hazard on my desk at the moment

Haul · 1 Jan 2020 at 04:05

Is this really comfortable?? And do they deliver to home?

Jay85 · 1 Jan 2020 at 12:07

Haul said:
Is this really comfortable?? And do they deliver to home?

Micke workstation? Or was you asking someone else?

Supernova · 1 Jan 2020 at 13:06

I'm 6 foot tall and a Micke desk was too small for me. Its not tall or deep enough for me to sit at comfortably unless I place it 1 or 2 feet away from the wall. Then I found out it's intended to be a kids desk...

Jay85 · 1 Jan 2020 at 15:20

MSTRBKR said:
I'm 6 foot tall and a Micke desk was too small for me. Its not tall or deep enough for me to sit at comfortably unless I place it 1 or 2 feet away from the wall. Then I found out it's intended to be a kids desk...

I do find its a little too low for me but im not the tallest of people and neither is my wife so we find it okay for what it is. Really do wish i had gone for a straight desk instead of this corner one...

Psycho Sonny · 13 Jan 2020 at 16:02

ikea do a gaming desk that is £150 - it has loads of storage and additional little things which look handy than just a desk.

b00merang69 · 13 Jan 2020 at 16:20

Quite like these but want all black (like YT video, drawers may be dark grey/hard to tell).

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/linnmon-alex-table-black-blue-s79304008/

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/linnmon-alex-table-black-brown-blue-s29304020/

Gaming Desk? Whats a good one these days?

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