The Man-Cave

Cosimo · 27 Jan 2015 at 09:47

How is the heating coming along now that it's winter, are you keeping it at a constant temperature or just heating when necessary?

Barron2110 · 27 Jan 2015 at 13:26

This is absolutely epic. Very very impressed by it all. I personally like the whole log cabin look. Also think I'd have gone for a pool table instead of bed or sofa.

Amazing job, keep it up.

smogsy · 27 Jan 2015 at 18:28

Cosimo said:
How is the heating coming along now that it's winter, are you keeping it at a constant temperature or just heating when necessary?

Its fine to be honest

I turn it on 30 minutes before I get home from work & its more toasty than the house, I leave it on I return to the house for the night
(it shuts off automatically after it reaches the selected temperature for x minutes) then kicks back in after if required.

if I go in their in the mornings on a weekend with heat not on its Bloody freezing. but only takes 10 minutes to warm up

Deus Ex · 27 Jan 2015 at 19:41

Always impressed every time I see this thread!

fantasticCG · 18 Feb 2015 at 21:14

Your a dam genius just been reading this thread from start to finish, so awesome dude work of art!!! May I ask how much it set you back please?
Look forward to more updates

Protoype · 18 Feb 2015 at 22:13

Do you want to adopt me! I'd live in the cave

Doogles · 19 Feb 2015 at 02:04

Protoype said:
Do you want to adopt me! I'd live in the cave

He can adopt me too

That is really nice, hope you have a decent burglar alarm though, so many a***wipes out there.

Marine-RX179 · 19 Feb 2015 at 07:39

Doogles said:
He can adopt me too That is really nice, hope you have a decent burglar alarm though, so many a***wipes out there.

My home has been broken into before by burglar while me and my family were away on holiday.

The truth is unless they have a van parked right outside your house, they'd have no interest in electronics that are big and bulky and value depreciate very quickly and not easy to sell using simple means...they are only interested specifically in just cash and jewellery and gold.

smogsy · 26 Feb 2015 at 18:25

just an update.

been busy of late barely logging in to OCUK. Their few plans for upgrades in the near future not sure which route yet but their will be....

for now i bought myself one of these
http://www.whathifi.com/arcam/irdac/review

Also using through the Winter was fine

even done some all nighters

jimbaw · 26 Feb 2015 at 20:58

I really need to stop clicking on this thread. it's giving me bad ideas

smogsy · 22 Mar 2015 at 12:04

so, ive not really done much updates to this, but theirs so much i want to do....

What going on? if you care read the spoiler

Unfortunately since January i've had a lot of pain in my knee after 5 weeks I went to the doctor who thinks i've torn my cartilage or worse. I’ve carried on going to work because I actually enjoy it that much but the pain is terrible somedays i have got to go for a MRI this week to find out what’s going on. All i know is the pain can sometimes be more painful than when i broke my arm is to places (elbow/Wrist) Every step can fill like my shin is going to snap or knee is going to collapse
easiest way to explain the pain is
imagine the feeling you get when someone pull your arm the wrong way. you fill that quick snaps like pain. its that for Every step or any movement. i can bend my knee more than 5 degree each way..
.

Anyway the good stuff
Everyone said i needed one.

Their you go

i'm also trying to move to Linux Full time (as a pure gamer) i know.. crazy. But ive started & so far enjoy Linux much more than Windows.

so far that any new programs i create i will be doing cross-platform
i use linux at lot at work managing servers at such so the step is not so bad & all VAvle games work BETTER under linux than they do on windows. City skylines works well skank works well

Heres my desktop so far

Full view

dhallam · 22 Mar 2015 at 16:52

That is epic, if you wanted to save enery you could kingspan the roof.
My man cave is the old outhouses on the side of the house and was freezing in winter as its flat roof and single brick walls. But I put 2 rads in and kingspan 50mm the roof and one outside wall.. its now hotter than the house and stays that way.

not as epic as your build tho :-)

Also love you case... but then I would do :-)

smogsy · 22 Mar 2015 at 20:41

dhallam said:
That is epic, if you wanted to save enery you could kingspan the roof.
My man cave is the old outhouses on the side of the house and was freezing in winter as its flat roof and single brick walls. But I put 2 rads in and kingspan 50mm the roof and one outside wall.. its now hotter than the house and stays that way.

not as epic as your build tho

Also love you case... but then I would do

See first pictures... 70mm+ in floor and ceiling.

dhallam · 23 Mar 2015 at 09:49

Sweet must have scanned past that bit. How do you find the floor kingspan helps? I just ask as when i oneday im going to have our rebuilt properly and looking at floor heating or insulation within the floor like you?

SuperG · 23 Mar 2015 at 12:22

Garfo said:
needs a fish tank,dart board,bar

and before you know it there's a swimming pool, hot tub, a bbq grill, a fireplace, a butler and a pet tiger...

keaneo · 23 Mar 2015 at 14:28

I would love to start something like this myself , looks amazing

smogsy · 26 Mar 2015 at 06:51

I would want a cabin without insulation in the floor full stop

subbytna · 28 Mar 2015 at 11:59

Have you an extractor fan in the bathroom? Can't see the vent on the wall? Looks great

Deus Ex · 28 Mar 2015 at 12:31

Sorry to hear about the knee mate, best of luck with it.

smogsy · 30 Mar 2015 at 22:15

subbytna said:
Have you an extractor fan in the bathroom? Can't see the vent on the wall? Looks great

Yes it does

Also sold my old PC for £400 could have got more but got rid of it
i7 3770k @ 4.5
16 GB ram
MSI mpower z77
5tb of storage
750d case
Hx850

My knee turns out I've bruised the muscles above and below my knee and it badly swollen least no ops