**My Extremely Overdue Setup Tour**

Hey guys, I'm Matt from Hardware Knucks, and it's time to show you my extremely overdue setup tour. As promised, we're going to take a closer look at my desk, keyboard, mouse, audio equipment, HTPC, TV, console components, editing and gaming rig, and more.

**My Desk**

First things first, let's talk about my desk. It's entirely made from Ikea using a Vika top and the Alex monitor stand. The stand ensures that my 27-inch IPS monitor is always at eye level and has some pretty handy compartments. Speaking of the monitor, I mentioned it earlier, but I'll give you a more in-depth look later on.

**My Monitor**

My monitor is a 27-inch IPS panel from Crossover, which delivers amazing color reproduction with a lightning quick response time for gaming. It's a great option for those on a budget, as Korean panels are the best bang for your buck before you get into higher-end options like 21:9 or UHD monitors. I've had this monitor for a while now, and I'm really happy with it.

**My Keyboard**

Moving on to my keyboard, I use the Funk KB 480 with red switches and red LEDs. It matches my color scheme and needs perfectly. I also love the sense of weight in my hand when typing, but my only feedback is that I wish it had a heavier mouse option available. Other than that, this keyboard has been a great addition to my setup.

**My Mouse**

My mouse is a Steel Series Sensei Wireless, which I also love. The LED light on my battery status is a nice touch, and it's always good to see the manufacturer paying attention to these little details. My only criticism is that I wish there were some heavier mouse options available, but overall, this mouse has been a great choice for me.

**My Audio Equipment**

Now let's talk about my audio equipment. I use the famous Audio Engine D1 DAC, which delivers solid quality audio and is perfect for driving my favorite headphones. Speaking of which, my headphones are the Eber Earphones, which are by far one of the best 2.1 systems you can buy in the market. It's compact, the sound is absolutely amazing, and I strongly recommend them to anyone looking for a great gaming headset.

**My Mod Mic**

In addition to my headphones, I also have a mod mic that's been a lifesaver when it comes to testing high-end headphones with an attached mic. I use this in conjunction with my Audio Engine D1 DAC to get the best possible sound quality. I'm also happy to report that the Sennheiser 650s are still one of my favorite pairs of headphones, and they're perfect for editing, gaming, and just general listening.

**My HTPC**

Now, let's take a look at my custom HTPC. It's powered by NC, which is a major player in the PC hardware industry. I'm excited to share this review with you guys because it's going to help me change out my GPU for 4K gaming.

The setup includes a custom City Skyline cutout and a complete Plexi window. The HTPC itself runs on 16 gigs of RAM, an i5 CPU, and dual 770s. While I'm still happy with the performance it provides, I'm looking forward to upgrading my GPU soon.

**My TV**

To the right of my desk sits a beautiful 55-inch curved UHD TV from Samsung. This TV is a powerhouse, with a slim bezel, brushed aluminum stand feet, and a curved design that reduces glare. The effect of the curve also gives you more depth and immersion when watching content. I'm excited to share my thoughts on this TV in a review coming soon.

**My Console Components**

Below my TV are my Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. We're starting to branch out into console component reviews, so expect some exciting content coming your way. The setup will give us the opportunity to do some real-life Apples-to-Apples graphics and gameplay comparisons.

**My Editing and Gaming Rig**

Finally, let's take a look at my editing and gaming rig. It's built by NC, and it's one of the stars of the show. One of the standout features is the beautiful Fantex Enul Lux chassis with its distinct dual window design. The rig itself includes an Intel 4930K CPU, which is paired with a great selection of components to create a powerful editing machine.

The rig also includes a top-of-the-line graphics card, plenty of RAM and storage, and a reliable power supply. I'm really happy with this build, and it's been working flawlessly for me.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis video is brought to you by nc.com great technology selection and service hey guys I'm Matt for hardware knucks and this is my extremely overdue setup tour starting with well my desk it's entirely made from Ikea using a vika top and the Alex monitor stand the stand ensures that my crossover 27in 1440p IPS monitor is always at eye level and it has some pretty handy compartments speaking of the monitor the crossover like I mentioned before it's a 27in IPS panel that delivers amazing color reproduction with a lightning quick response time for gaming at around $300 these Korean panels are the best bang for your buck that you can get before you get into the 21 by9 3440 x1440 panels or UHD monitors moving over to the keyboard I use the funk KB 480 with red switches and red LEDs it matches my color scheme and needs perfectly the mouse is a steel series Sensei Wireless which I also love and the LED is set to notify me in my battery status my only feedback is that I wish it could Implement weights cuz I'm a fan of a heavier Mouse moving on to audio I use the famous audio engine D1 DAC which is perfect for driving the plethora of headphones that I use in test while delivering solid quality audio now like Eber my speakers are the eif fire 330d which are by far one of the best 2.1 systems you can buy in the Market it's compact the sound is absolutely amazing and I strongly recommend them pulling out the left drawer you'll find my mod mic which is a godsend if you have highend headphones and want to use an attached mic and it also includes my motherboard manual extra batteries and well business cards the other drawer houses all my audio equipment this includes my zoom h4n the Sennheiser wireless lav mic system and both Dimitri and I will confess that this is a huge piece of tech because if we do events we don't want to carry around a huge amount of cables like I said God send my pride and joy are my daily drivers and like Dimitri I also use the Sennheiser 650s I love every single inch of these headphones the fit is perfect for me and the sound is amazing and it's just a complete perfect package to the right of my desk sits a custom htpc from NC don't worry guys the review of this is coming because I need to change the gpus for 4K gaming just a little hint of what you're going to see coming up next now I love this custom City skyline cutout and a complete Plexi window currently it's running 16 gigs of RAM an i5 CPU and dual 770s but like I said that will change my favorite addition to this setup however is directly right to that htpc it's a beautiful 55 in curved UHD TV every part of this display screams highend from the slim bezel to the brushed aluminum stand feet the Samsung F 8700 series is a Powerhouse and yes it is slightly curved the effect when you sit dead center is to reduce glare and it really makes the display feel larger in some content the curve actually gives you more feel to depth and uh I would wait for a review of this one coming really soon as well too guys just below the TV is an Xbox one and PlayStation 4 we're beginning to Branch out into not only PC accessory reviews but also console component reviews and maybe even some games this setup will give us the opportunity to do some real life Apples to Apples graphics and gameplay comparisons now back to my desk you'll find my editing and gaming rig right underneath I love this Beast one of the stars of the show is the beautiful fantex enul Lux chassis with its distinct dual window design it's really a standout even without the LEDs that I have inside of it turned on inside I'm running the Intel 4930k with the Asus x79 Deluxe motherboard much like Eber the ram is 32 gigs of 24 MHz and it's the ad data xpg 4 Kit it's very fast and overclock extremely well and they even include different color inserts to match your color scheme together they game and really true through rendering times the GPU is the Club 3 3D 295x2 this mountain of heat and power is exactly what I needed for editing and gaming it's lightning fast and it's kept very cool with the acch liquid cooling system you guys might have also noticed that the cables are entirely custom it's painful but extremely rewarding I use the MD PCX sleeve which is by far some of the best in the world the colors just pop and I love the look of the shrink sleeve so altogether this system is exactly what you need if you want to merge both gaming and video production I hope you guys really enjoyed the setup tour and make sure to check out Demetri's and eber's tours if you haven't seen them yet and keep your eyes out for the daily rebooted dgs or daily dgs and as always guys feedback is always welcome thank you for watching from Hardware conu I'm Matt and we'll see you in the next one\n"