Building a Gaming Setup at...IKEA??

**The Ultimate IKEA Gaming Setup: A Personal Perspective**

As a big proponent of standing desks, I'm thrilled to share my personal experience with the latest gaming setup I've put together using IKEA products and some fantastic accessories.

**Standing Desks: The Healthier Choice**

I'm a firm believer in the benefits of standing while working or gaming. It feels far healthier to me than sitting for extended periods. That's why I use a standing desk at home and in the office. In this video, we've opted to place our PC on top of the desk, but with the collaboration with ROG, there is a stand specifically designed for computer towers. This means you can keep your tower off to the side or, considering the desk's size, have it as one piece.

**Accessories Galore**

We've got an array of accessories that make this setup truly special. My favorite accessory is the hand that holds our ROG headphones. We also have a cool little ring light and phone combination, which I'm switching over to now. This setup is perfect for Zoom calls or content creation, offering a seamless way to stream on Twitch or Instagram Live from the comfort of your new desk.

**Ring Light Details**

This phone holder has a built-in ring light with color temperature adjustment and brightness control. What's more, it features a gooseneck design. However, I must mention that glasses wearers like myself might want to consider alternative lighting options. No LASIK for me, though!

**Comfortable Gaming**

The gaming master pillow is a game-changer (pun intended). Not only can you easily stick your arms through it, but there's a little secret – I put it on backwards. The cabinet is also incredibly useful, featuring wheels and a headphone holder on the side. It's perfect for storing snacks or extra gaming accessories.

**Aesthetic Vibes**

IKEA has a gaming line that offers a more subdued aesthetic compared to some other brands. I appreciate how this setup has a nice texture without being too in-your-face. The ROG stuff adds a bit of gamery flair, but it works well together.

**Shout Out and Call-to-Action**

I'd like to extend huge thanks to IKEA for sponsoring this video, allowing us to create the ultimate IKEA gaming setup. If you're interested in learning more about the products featured in this video, be sure to check out the link in the description.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Welcome friends to avery special occasionbecause today we are buildingthe ultimate Ikea gaming setup.Now you might be asking,Ikea gaming setup?And that is because they havea brand new collaborationwith ROG, and thereforeIkea wanted to sponsor usto build out not only,a wide variety of excellentgaming accessoriesand desk setup related activities,but on top of that,we also have a brand new studio,what fortuitous timingso that this very empty,white studio with nothingbut the beginningsof our lighting rig,can then be upgradedto instead to do work,power our gaming needs.So, I think we need to start building.- Who's we?- I'm using the royal we here,as in, it's a team effort.- You.- No it's not- You- We're gonna be here. Doyou want to go home tonight?- I mean,I don't have a family to go back to so.- Okay, touche.Oh no, I just realized,I have to say Swedish words in this video.- You can'tpronounce regular English words.- I know!I would like to sincerelyapologize to our kind sponsorsat Ikea for butcheringthe Swedish language.(Austin groaning)So this is the Uppspel.- Uppspel.- Uppspel.- There'sno, there's no umlaut.- The Uppspel.- Uppspel.- So this is.- I'm gonna build a desk, okay?So what's cool about this is that,ah my funny bone.(Austin laughing)- We loveseeing you in pain.- So normallysomeone would build thison their own, but Austin hasenlisted the help of the crew.- Yeah, what do you thinkwe're actually going to be here all day?There's a lot to build hereand we got to build a whole PC.- I'vedone more in 12 seconds,then he did in two hours.- That is actually true.- Two hours,we've been here for five minutes.- Thatlooks more like a tablethan what he was doing the whole time.- Clearly, sinceI'm not necessary here,I'll just see y'all when it's done.Enjoy.- Wait, no,no, no, no, no, no, no, no.- I'll just play the games on it.I just have a good time.You all have fun, like ah.- You guys wantto see how the real videos go?That's exactly it.- Austin doesn'tactually build his PC's.- Here's how the video goes.All right, so let's get started.Cut.All right, I'll see you guys later.(bright playful music)- So is that full extended?That's, so this is really the size?I mean, I guess it looks about right, huh.- Just go down.- I can always get the power squat.- Because it'snot plugged in yet.- This is somuch worse than (indistinct)- I'm gaming.I'm a gamer right now.Alright.So now that we've gotten mostof the desk put together,it's time to crack open.What I can certainly hope is our tabletop.This looks roughly atabletop, sized and shaped.Now I've seen what this looks like,and it is a pretty cool design.Now the cool thing about this is it.You actually can buildit in one of two ways.You can actually buildthis and put this together,either with this being thefront or the other side,being the front.If you want to have your chaira little bit closer or cablemanagement. So with our desk assembled,we're gonna do a little protection here.As we build the rest of ourstuff for no reason, like, ah,no one trusts me to not scratchup our fine new tabletopwith a wild power tool usage.That's clearly not going to happen.So why don't we start workingon the desk chair next? Oh,let's see. Let's openthis up on the floor.Now. Let's say that now I'mlike really feel really beingparanoid. I don't want to ruin anything.This is what actually isnot even that hard match.Spiel seems like a reallysimple, easy name to say,but I have no confidencein saying anything.That's remotely Swedish. Woo.A little red accent. It's pretty nice.Oh, the kush is real.- Youdon't even know if that'sthe part you sit on.- Ooh. The kush is real.Oh, the red wheels actuallya nice touch though.That's actually a nice touch. Watch this.Watch this. Watch this.Ready? Ready?- Yeah.- Got it. One end.Thanks Jared. I appreciate the enthusiasm.Ken, how many years didyou go to film school for?- Four.- Did those yearsof film school teach youhow to watch me put together chairs?- No.- You learnhow to elegantly capturethe chair building process.- Nope.- And so we arealmost done building.So the next step is to checkour ROG PC that we've puttogether to see if it actually will work.And if it does fingers crossed,we'll be ready to actuallystart cleaning up.So then we're ready.So that's supposed to dosomething. Oh, I see RGB.Okay. Okay.Okay. We have power now.All right.Now that we have successfullyturned on the power strip.Let us see if this system works.Hey,that's a lot of fans.It's a little loud. That's fine.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 fans.Oh, Hey good.Okay. All right.All right. So at this pointwe just need to finish up,installing everything on the PC,clean and tidy a littlebit and we should be ready.To show off the ultimate Ikea gaming setup.(upbeat music)Welcome to our ultimate Ikea gaming setup.Not only do we have pretty muchthe entire lineup of ROG Ikeaproducts, but also we've gotthem incredibly well lit,thanks to Ken who definitelyspent several hours gettingthis set shot. Exactly perfect.And I start moving aroundand he gets mad at me.Look at this. Look athow smooth my chair is.Do you see? Look, I'mgoing to do one tilt.Ready?How many spins can I get? That's one,two.The nice things about thischair is that it is incrediblycomfortable.Now just the Matchspielfeature fully adjustablearmrests and a fully adjustable headrest,but also has that smooth swivelaction and the seat in theback rest, all moved together,which actually islegitimately really nice.When you're gaming, youwant to sit up straight,you've got the support,but if you want to actuallylean back and relax,especially that head rest, man, ah,I can take a nap here afterI pwn the noobs. Yeah.So I said that with a straight face.Y'all just have to livewith it, what you'll also see is,are incredibly fast standing desks.So right now it's all theway down. But watch this,the dual motor design,that might be one of thefastest standing desks I've evertried.And the nice thing about thiscollaboration that Ikea have donewith ROG is the fact that youcan get all this for a veryreasonable price. The value is there,but you've also got the aesthetic,especially if you are a fan of ROG,you get little Easter eggseverywhere between the graphicson like the table legs. And of course,we've gone all out with this setup.So we have a little bit of everything,but you can see that reallykind of works well together,which is especially helpfulfor me because oftentimes I tryto design something I'mlow. Oh, I don't know.And then either Ken does itor we just let ROG and Ikea doall the work for us and get that sweet,cohesive design also. So the screen,which I find very useful andyou also have presets on thedesk,so you can have it exactlyset up to go like 1, 2, 3, 4,your various differentsitting and standing modes.I am personally a bigproponent of standing desks.I use one at home.I use one at the office andthat is entirely because itfeels to me far,far healthier to actually beable to stand while you'reworking or even while you'regaming. Speaking of the PC,you can see that we haveput together a system.Now for this video, we optedto put it on top of the desk.Although there is as part ofthis, a collaboration with ROG,they actually do have a stand,which is specifically for acomputer tower. So if you want,you can kind of get it off to the side.Although considering justhow large this desk is,I feel like it actually lookspretty nice to have it allone piece.As you can see,we also have a lot ofthe other accessories.So we've got what probably ismy favorite accessory here.We've got the hand whichcan hold our ROG headphones.You also have this very coollittle ring light and phonecombination, which I'mgoing to switch over to now.So this is what it looks likewhen I'm recording with myphone using this beautifulring light. So of course,when you're on a Zoom callor really specifically,if you're a content creator, something likethis is a super easy setup to get going.Now, yes,it may not be quite as seamlesslooking is this beautifullylit footage that Ken hasspent hours setting up.But the nice thing is it's aneasy way to do a little bit oflike Twitch streaming or Instagramlive or whatever the caseis from the comfort ofyour brand new desk.It also has a phone holder,as well as the ring light built into one.You can change the colortemperature and you can also changethe brightness.- Most importantly,it has a gooseneck.- It does. I,although I will say as withall ring lights,if you were a glasseswearer such as myself,you may want to considera different lighting selection.- LASIK LASIK.- No, I don't do LASIK.No, I'm not going to do LASIK.look, here's the thing.Right?Ring lights look great foreveryone who doesn't wear glasses- Contacts.- So you know, someof us like the look of glasses,all three of us arewearing glasses right now.And then if you're feelinglike you need a little bit ofextra comfort in your life,may I suggest this beautiful pillow,which not only you can easilystick your arms through,but there's a little bit of a secret.I am the gaming master now.I put it on backwards.- I put it on backwards.You put it on there.- Oh, look, lookhow comfortable I am now.That's all. I just really wantan excuse to pull this out.Oh, nice of this.And I still have my arm holes.The cabinet is also incredibly useful.Not only does it have wheels as wellas it has a little headphoneholder on the side,but also is a great place tostore things like snacks or Idon't know, extra gaming accessories.Although I will say having thepegboard does make it reallynice to have all of yourcontrollers and extra mice and allthat kind of stuff. Nicely displayed.Obviously Ikea are well-knownfor making furniture.I would bet the majority ofthose of you who are watchinghave some kind of Ikeafurniture somewhere.But the nice thing is nowthey've got this gaming line tome. It's such a vibe, right?And I know that the dude withthe cactus shirt telling youabout the vibe is probablynot the number one person Ilisten to advice for whenyou put all this together,not just to look nice,but unlike some stuff,which is very gamery,this is a little bit moreof a subdued aesthetic.Like the ROG stuff. I think to me,that's just a little bitof texture to things,but it works well together.It's not overly likein your face. Like, ah,that's what it feels like to me. Okay.This is my personal truth.Did a lot of gaming stufffeels like that. And this,this feels like a properlylike the atmosphere is reallyhere. This is the thingI really appreciate.So if you're interested inlearning more about any of thefine accessories and pieces ofproduct that we have in thisvideo,definitely be sure to go checkthem out at the link in thedescription. And of course,huge shout out to Ikeafor sponsoring this video,allowing us to go completelycrazy and build what I think isreally the ultimate Ikea gaming setup.(music ending)