Building Megadesk: 64 Cores, 5 Displays, & Ergonomic AF

[@Mireaze]

Wow, lvl1 is literally built out of the corpses of failed companies.

[@MindstabThrull]

I wonder if he's Level 1 because he's too smart to promote, having gained so much from so many other companies :D

[@TechnologicalDruid]

this is the way

[@raven4k998]

wait till amd releases a 128 core thread ripper he will be like oh shit time to upgrade yet again I need 128 cores lol

[@salmiakki5638]

Not only dead ones. Also Google servers

[@h069401]

Gold

[@madst4059]

This would've been a 3 episode, 6 month project on LTT. Looks great!

[@johnbienaszii7729]

with a billion ads

[@Panchorinion]

*Cables on chaos "Let's manage those cables" *Cables on slightly less chaos

[@growzygaming1146]

That underwhelming cable management "snap" lol

[@GodofGrunts]

Corporate needs you to find the difference between these two pictures lol

[@axi0matic]

Yeah, I thought he was going to manage the cables. What happened?

[@bp56789]

Well he did say "a little bit" 12:50

[@h8today]

cable management is overrated

[@GearSeekers]

This is so sick! The ultimate usable battlestation/workstation!

[@charlesballiet7074]

If olny I had housing security then I would build out something grand like ol Wendel here, for now though its portable or bust

[@raven4k998]

eh if you say so choom

[@raven4k998]

@@charlesballiet7074 so it burns out fast lol

[@philosophyetc]

"This video is brought to you by an Intel motherboard." "I'm using a 64-core Threadripper."

[@escarina781]

this ... make me laugh too xD ..poor intel

[@cybergenics5915]

Thought the exact same thing. 😅🤣😂

[@EposVox]

My high school Linux lab built desks with the monitors in the desks exactly like that

[@monsterhunter445]

What a highschool

[@Gpthunterseeker5638]

LOL my public library had those in the late 90s I loved them... seeing them again reminded me of geocities chat rooms all the hijinks that came with them

[@NoorquackerInd]

_meanwhile, my school only uses Linux-based firewall servers, making them extremely good at catching everything_

[@seanpalmer8472]

"Getting hooked on Megadesk was my own damn fault...getting more Megadesk, that is all I care about"

[@PetkoKolev00]

Nice, I was waiting for the Dwight quote :)

[@nickfadyk1260]

Could we get some additional details additional details monitor (TV) mount/frame/stand?

[@Quarky_]

The edits of L1 videos are just fantastic, the cuts to archival footage, work logs, and product listings, are so on point! Love them! Today's best bit was highlighting the Lucent article :) Whoever you are editor, nice job!

[@Neumah]

Well I gotta say I've never considered my computer to be a "desk accessory" before. But I guess...

[@johnbeeck2540]

Who else has completed several pandemic projects!? I've built two PC's and revamped my entire office...

[@Mr.Leeroy]

The idea of looking down at the monitor makes my neck hurt. That's like the main reason I bother with monitor arms..

[@sharkwithmanners1734]

I’m saving my War pension up to buy my first ever gaming pc, hopefully by September I should have enough saved an maybe the stores will actually have CPU’s and GPU’s in stock by then.

[@rjhacker]

Keep it up and everyone believes in you

[@stringsofair8039]

Hop over to Microcenter's website and see if you are near any of their stores. By me they have had several new high end CPUs in stock pretty regularly (even the 5600x & 5800x, at retail price). Getting a GPU will be difficult thanks to crypto currency miners. You can try EVGA's waitlist program, sign up for all of their GPUs that interest you, when your turn is up you have 8hrs to decide to or not to purchase a card (I'd recommend their 3070 and below, their 3080 & 3090 lists are backed up where even sign ups from months ago haven't been fulfilled)

[@sharkwithmanners1734]

@@rjhacker thank you

[@sharkwithmanners1734]

@@stringsofair8039 good advice thank you.

[@madkvideo]

There are CPUs available. GPUs are the issue.

[@emmashepard2070]

I've honestly thought of doing this a bunch of times, just didn't know if it would actually be better. I might just try this now

[@taotechnique]

Is that 2077 in the thumbnail ?!! :))

[@GNARGNARHEAD]

I dunno.. I've been wanting a netrunner recliner with monitors that lower down over the top.. cause VR desktops seem like they suck.. it would take the weight off the headset when reclined?

[@h.b.5577]

I'm surely missing something, but someone please explain to me why looking down would be ergonomic?

[@Outland9000]

Kinda only works if you have the two-up-one-down kinda setup I think. With the large screen on the bottom your not looking up far for the two top monitors, everything is more centralised around where your vision naturally sits (especially when standing) I kinda like that. Although judging by how many people I know that have mounted their TV up near the ceiling I think I might be in the minority. I never did understand why people do that?

[@reav3rtm]

No strain to neck?

[@mrmuds8624]

I'd be interested in knowing how you find screen burn in after a few months on the oled.

[@tommihommi1]

I have my PC on a bookshelf behind my desk, the monitor arms are mounted to the shelf along with camera and lights for Corona remote stuff. This decouples the monitors from wobbling along with the desk, and gives me tons of space for wiring, power strips, tools, a network switch, external hard drives, and even books, while keeping the desk free from clutter

[@AugustusBohn0]

people are coming up with such interesting remote setups lately, I like yours

[@TheRealMrRoboto]

@Wendle - UPDATE YOUR LINUX BOX - please stop filming things without running your updates.

[@itsdeonlol]

That Uplift Megadesk desk looks so nice Wendell!

[@BigHeadClan]

"Manage those cables a little bit!" Nothing changes, hah I love you Wendel.

[@henfibr]

The placement of the 49" LG OLED below keyboard level is brilliant. It's less tiring for your neck to look down than up and it's the only way your eyes can be level with the top 50% of the screen.

[@denisaljic]

@ 14:25 What a great Segue into useful viewer merchandise. Linus should learn a thing or two, other then gaming on Linux videos... (JK, I'm sure that L1 and LLT are fans of each other)

[@zCaptainz]

You can just keep adding arms and monitors, and make your own screen-bubble. Use a 65'' tv as a door

[@cooky842]

Oooooooh 64 cores VFIO machine.. thank you Wendell,. Your lvl2 switch is a dream to work with! I pass 2 screens, my usb headset, mouse and keyboard from my host to my guest in vfio and even better, my usb are thought the usb C of my rx6800xt ! Love the setup! A bit jealous of the tr4 tho.... My poor 3900x .. maybe I'll upgrade to a 16 am4 someday to have 8 core guest VM one one ccx. If the prices drop on those.. a guy can dream lol

[@nathanli6039]

for the 2 monitors that are above your OLED display, what are those beams that are holding them up? I assume it's custom made beams, but more importantly, how did you get the spaceco arms to attach to those beams? i really like those spaceco arms but their prices are a bit too much :(

[@hollowknut9473]

This is actually the kind of viewing angle I switched to when i had to use a standing position due to back issues. It’s not as fancy, but my solution was to get a separate height adjustable laptop stand put in front of my existing desk and the monitor arms I swapped the thru rod for a longer one and placed through a few wood blocks on the desk so the monitors could raise to where i needed it. It’s much more ergonomic and less fatiguing on the eyes. My solution also has the benefit of the keyboard tray not connected to the desk so there is no wobble on the monitors or the mic and cameras attached to the desk.

[@jb34304]

6:59 Upper Iowa University in Waterloo, Iowa had these a decade ago. We nicknamed the desks _Sneeze Guards_ 🤦‍♂️

[@johndaman4863]

My high school still had monitors in desks like that when I graduated in 2019. I personally didn't like them, but it was mainly used for privacy, not comfort.

[@ClintTheriault]

The Picard in me: "THERE ARE FOUR MONITORS!!"

[@snekkel]

no there are 5

[@ClintTheriault]

@@snekkel THERE ARE FOUR LIGH... uhhh I mean Monitors!

[@snekkel]

@@ClintTheriault have some live taspar and than i will ask you again.. How many monitors?

[@kyedav]

13 views. Damn, I'm either early af or something is up

[@osnopuppy]

You gon need some ergonomics the way your body built.

[@brianmccullough4578]

Why do I love this so much.....

[@carlwells9504]

So good Wendal- I love the combination of a bunch of tried and tested products you love and making something that is uniquely you.

[@wicksy39]

I am really keen to find out if this setup is more comfortable than other types of desk configurations. Hope there is a follow up.

[@ek8507]

you should make your backgrounds an eye on the top right monitor, an eye on the top left, and a goofy grin on the main monitor like in FA:NV Old World Blues

[@BRUXXUS]

SCIENCE!

[@mthf5839]

Sooo... you've.... reinvented..... laptops?

[@XionEternum]

*Ad commentary - Wendel:* "Ample USB connectivity..." *Shows a rear I/O with only 6 USB-A ports.* *ME:* You can call it "ample" when you have at least 8 USB-A ports. Mine has 13 total.

[@Modus_Pwnin]

We need an updated look. All hail mega desk

[@charlesballiet7074]

7:06 hmm thinking about making a workstation out of an arcade stand

[@vagabondarcade7633]

That's be cool! If you do it make sure you put out a video. I've thought about something like that as well, with a projector inside the pedestal rather than attaching monitors. I also thought about building an integrated keyboard with arcade pushbuttons rather than a conventional keyboard. Ha! but then I thought of all of the drilling that would be necessary just to make an ergonomically questionable keyboard and dumped the idea.

[@takjr0]

I guess the title is wrong, it is 4 displays, right?

[@nycsox987]

The fact that the two overhead monitors arent the same size irks me some.

[@spiritdawound]

Thinking about Arcade games, I ended up building some 'look down' setup, with fixed keyboard area.. Those mechanics from Lucent are gorgeous. Got to find some air pistons.

[@survivor303]

whatever this guy does, he goes always hardcore.

[@Vittra0]

Need more mouse space for some sick flicks! Love this setup. I've been trying to envision and map out an idea that can consolidate my AV and PC setups and something like this gives me some excellent ideas on how to follow-through. Having that TV a bit below eye level is crucial, I bet as you continue to use it you'll come to enjoy it even more.

[@charlesballiet7074]

now what if they made a vertically curved monitor that would arch from your keyboard up to vertical (big brain thoughts)

[@baitboy3191]

my university computer labs had those type of below the desk setups. I thought that was you can't cheat during exams on computers lol

[@Jango1989]

This is pretty near perfect! I love the way the keyboard+mouse stand is adjustable in addition to the height of the desk.

[@KronicNitron]

im going to be doing a g9 with dual 25inch 1080p on top and side vertical mounted 27inch 1080p lol basically 5 monitors

[@mikeread5132]

Thanks for showing your process, Wendell - fab Megadesk. I just know everyone wants to read about _my_ rig, so ... I have a 1980 Mobler Furniture teak veneered scandihoovian design dining table aka computer desk - one leaf extended - 68"x32" with an amazon monitor arm for my Acer 34" ultrawide. My Claymore Core and M65 play on a Gamers Nexus mat - sorry, Wendell. The ol' 2016 i7-6850K Broadwell E X99 H440 1080 SLI monster anchors on the table end without extension. A cheap amazon computer chair provides all the adjustment I need for comfortable gaming and typing. All this said - er, _typed_ I earnestly encourage you - and others - to create new setups and share the results. TTFN.

[@b2bb]

always trust in Wendell... because, reasons _engagement_

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

What about getting an OLIVETTE BCS3030 and removing the back of the desk and gut it and replace all electronics with the new hardware, the old 8" Duel Floppy/Printer unit could be replaced with an empty cabinet fitted out with 20x 100 TiB SSD drives in a RAID array+RAID controller connect everything up and replace the back panel and replace the monitor with a LCD monitor and the keyboard with a new keyboard.

[@codyfullmer1557]

Remember when he would hide his face behind a wall of monitors? Wilson style...

[@undefinedparticle8357]

Every single time! I kind of miss those old days.

[@codyfullmer1557]

@@undefinedparticle8357 Those old Tek Syndicate videos is how I got into tech. But Wendell needed to spread his wings. Logan was holding him back. Level1 News should do a parody with Ryan as Logan, Wendell as Wendell and Krista as Pistol.

[@monochromatech]

OMG, 2 weeks ago, Home Depot messed up online, (apparently again?) I bought 2 x 8' butcher blocks for less than the 6' options of the same wood. Just picked them up a couple days ago, for an entire basement remodel to house my new BeQuiet 802 Mesh, and Samsung G7. Yeah, the office I had wasn't worthy of the new PC I am building....the entire basement wasn't worthy.

[@Mr.Leeroy]

After building 3.2m x 1.5m L shape custom wooden top that floats on console strut channel wall-mounts (completely free space underneath), I don't really get your vision of ergonomics. Yes, my bench is not sit-stand, but it already is made exactly for my height, has plenty of space (0.6m wide) so I at least got some place for arms to not hang in the breeze, not to mention space for PC bench and electronics lab workspace.

[@akirathearchibald7958]

Great, now you can run a single NASA ROCKET

[@byrnhard]

Sorry if this is a dumb question (or has already been asked): Where do you get cheap used office furniture and tech - like those monitor arms or desks (which Wendell mentioned came from business closures at Wall Street)? ... All I ever seem to find are overpriced "refurbished" items or really, really USED items from private sellers... Is there some special Ebay magic involved?

[@Squinoogle]

Very nice, given me a few ideas. The monitor-under-the-desk thing (that I didn't know was an actual thing until now) was what I had in mind when I bought a glass-topped desk... 13 years ago... Still haven't gotten around to it. I moved a while ago, and you know how they say "there's nothing more permanent than a temporary solution"? Well, I threw things together in the first configuration that was vaguely usable, with the intention of sorting something out later... 6 months later and I haven't changed a damn thing.

[@miinyoo]

My dream desk is a battlestation that has an all rigid metal polyhedral core on a 3 or 4 post stem square stock for legs (very heavy). 6 possible articulating gas assisted arms come out of the "sun" for various uses with varying articulation heights and lengths, customizable. Also attached to the posted frame is a solid wood desk that acts as a counterbalance to the leaned back orientation of the "sun" to reorient the whole desk's center of gravity to the center and where the user would press down most. The desk surface is height adjustable and attached to the desk very much like what Wendel did, is a cutout for keyboard/mouse/other peripherals but not in one piece. Two pieces. One each individually single hand adjustable for rotate, height, tilt (with a lock knob) orientation and depth adjustment (slider) for KB and M separately with like Wendel's, the ability to rise above the desk level without getting in the way of your legs in a seated position. Everything made of powder coated steel and built like a flipping tank so there is as minimal wobble as possible when really grinding on it. It would be called the "Black Queen" because spiders and if done right probably cost in the 3 to 5k range if mass (limited because cost but still assembly line) produced with quality materials. For now I'll deal with my hack job of a table on other tables with all the articulation attachments I could ever want (so long as the center of gravity is correct). Only, my garage job is not height adjustable nor does it look as cool. But independent mouse and keyboard articulation.. I will never go back to a flat desk or singular adjustability. The range of movement and orientations I can sit in comfort while sitting, working is... I can't go back to a single surface. They have to be individually adjustable by a single twist of the hand.

[@chromerims]

14:15 May I comment that your beautiful cherry, 'corner-style'' desk seems to me to be underutilized from a seated ergonomics standpoint? The huge benefit of a corner desk is that one may 'belly up,' moving forward and against the corner niche and shifting a great amount of shoulder/head weight off of one's spine and back, and onto one's forearms, which would be resting atop of the desk. Then position one's hands and keyboard 12 inches or more away from (and not right at) the corner niche. Yes, one's displays have to move proportionally back and out of the way to accommodate the forward position of one's hands and keyboard. Give that a try for corporeal comfort during prolonged sessions. Yours truly.

[@pastasauce99]

hey I have a erelevent question. but i noticed you have a Brick Home. I live in a cold place and the ground tends to shift a lot. have you noticed Cracking on walls? I am about to build a home in the next 2 years but trying to avoid Wood Construction(aka Cheap Prefab) Thanks from the neighbors to the north.

[@TheLotroNerd]

@Level1Techs Hey Wendel I have tried numerous keyboard trays they are all junk. They don't make any reasonably sized trays especially for playing games. Where can you find the mechanism for that desk. I am very interested. A model number or old sale on ebay helps a ton!

[@youp1tralala]

Can't see myself ever sitting so close of a giant 48" TV. It's eye destroying. So much light in your face. Ideal for seeing individual pixels though

[@marcusgonzalez5134]

Here's a question I think you have never heard. Which motherboard manufacturer has mastering grade audio converters on board? I don't think there are any, but I was hoping that you could find out what converters the various manufacturers use for each motherboard. Many builders have been marketing their PC builds as best for music production, so I thought it was only fair that we be told what converters are built into onboard audio. Perhaps manufacturers will begin creating offerings for music creators.

[@84Actionjack]

Always thought those monitor-under-desk setups were practical and cool until I had to use one for 30 days in a course I took. Between the neck pain and bumping my knee, I lost the fascination. Maybe with the flat screens today instead of the CRTs we had back then it could be a thing. I'll see how you like it. Good stuff.

[@AX-fx7ng]

1; Anyone know the model name number of this Keyboard Mechanism? 2; How and where can we get IN on these Corporate Used blow out stuff?

[@BigBig5]

Orange County NC Government has computer lab desks where the monitors hideaway.

[@Musashination]

This is one cubbersome/crazy/packed setup. Hmmm. Where did you get that part that allow you to ajust the keyboard height?

[@nemesis851_]

LOL. At 10:40 got a “Prime Cables” YT ad for monitor mounts

[@barbstpat6126]

Okay, I really love this setup (for computers, but also for some other tools). I am wondering if there is an update in the works. Do you still like it? Is there anything you have changed?

[@Arrkon1980]

One of the best videos you have made, just need some iron on laminate strip to clean up the bare edges.

[@HitMarkersAreFun]

monitor arms definitely can make more efficiient use of cramped areas. In my home, we use an older ethan allen dining room table with an extension leaf inserted as a desk. On that desk, we have 3 computers - my main rig with 2 27" monitors on monitor arms, then an lg 3440x1440 screen on monitor arm that is shared by our secondary gaming rig and my wife's work laptop. sure makes it super easy to push monitors around depending if wife needs to work, or we can get into some gaming at night.

[@shapelessed]

This video is brought to you by ASRock. Manufacturer of the worst motherboards on the market that burn when you turn off their LEDs.

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

I think it's a great project, but I would like to sit at least arm's lenght from the monitors. Being so close to the monitors is heavy on your eyes and becomes uncomfortable for your neck, posture. Otherwise I think it's great !

[@1mrhamel]

Where is the 5th display? Unless I'm completely missing something.

[@jadoei13]

I got the longest arm Spaceco offers (the long xp one) because it allows me to use my monitor in a few more locations in my dorm room, but it doesn't work very well with my XG35VQ. Once it moves the slightest amount it keeps wobbling forever (fun when my desk moves a millimetre). It also doesn't help that the screen is curved and therefore the centre of gravity is a bit too far forward, so adjusting the ball joint near the screen is a pain. Sadly I have to adjust it every time I move the monitor as the second and third arm on it bend a lot under the weight of the monitor. What I would really want is a more stable monitor arm, one which is at least as stable as the arm with the gas strut in it, but then for all of them (even the gas strut visibly bends under the couple of kg that I put on it, but it is at least a lot better). I would also want one which has adjustable springs in the mounting mechanism near the screen to offset the weight of the screen when adjusting the tilt of it. In a perfect world the monitor would just more or less float freely on this arm and I can adjust it to wherever I want and it stays there without wobbling around for another 5 minutes. Any ideas whether something like that exists?

[@mcfnord]

My megadesk is better. It's not a desk. The monitors hover over a mattress. I don't sit anymore. So I had to engineer a whole lot of custom solutions. Now you cannot touch my ergonomics!

[@EDHCards]

Found an alternate arm system made by Grandstands their dual lift arm looks almost the same from the product sheet. $700 though.

[@bloocifer]

can someone explain to me how in the heck putting a monitor inside of the table gives you "better posture" lol youre gonna be staring downwards with your neck cranked the whole time with terrible posture?? (not in his build but the old style builds he showed at the beginning)

[@ErikEnglund]

How has the burn in OLED issue been, notice any? Especially in a day to day workstation env

[@jamesross5120]

Does Wendall actually do IT services where he gets paid by customers or is he all just media work ?

[@danielduncan6806]

People who have never had sex are not allowed to use the abbreviation of "as fuck"(AF).

[@tomimantyla8236]

7:00 Ugh, no room for wrist support at all.

[@includenull]

Megadesk? Sounds a little OVERKILL to me.

[@M1America]

I like having a deep desk so that can put my forearms on the desk or push the keyboard forward and do math homework or eat. I dont like keyboard trays because of the lack of forearm support even though they give you a lot more space to work with.

[@billygilbert7911]

You crack me up dude! pretty sick setup. Ultrawide on top would be pretty cool. More 4 core i5 laughed out loud.

[@MaXwellFalstein]

You see a lot of in-desk monitor setups in British stores. It secures the computers and keeps the surface clear for helping customers and making sales through the teller system.

[@MikeCip]

They Sell that edge banding at Woodcraft stores if there are any near you!

[@anonymity66]

I shouldnt have watched this... guess I'm starting a new pc build

[@user-yv2cz8oj1k]

All the styling of cheap tacky furniture in one motherboard.

[@Thriving_in_Exile]

I would _love_ to know what monitors those are. They look like they could make a sick PLP setup.

[@ChrisRobbUK]

I love this! Are you still using this desk, do you think it's worth the effort trying to re-create?

[@nazarethbleedz]

I will contact u to build one for a 55 och monitor in the center and will make u build me an ultimate PC with threadripper pro 64 cores soon so keep it in mind

[@lostintechnology1851]

Yo I saw that flexbar. and thought to myself: Nice

[@Invictus_Mithra]

How do you go about finding items that bankrupt businesses are selling?

[@abavariannormiepleb9470]

Now you can shoot an amateur remake of “Swordfish” (2001) 👍 Maybe Krista can use a tan 🙃

[@CockatooDude]

Damn this setup is reminding my of the old Tek Syndicate sets. All that aside though it's really sick on its own, though I would've personally gone with at least some RGB in the computer to tie it all together visually.

[@josephletts1093]

Patently the best intro/outro music on ANY channel anywhere.