Uses | denizk0461

Hardware

Self-built tower PC
- Components include a Fractal Pop Mini Air case, an AMD Ryzen 5600 CPU, an Nvidia RTX 3070 graphics card, and 2 TB of Samsung NVMe storage
- I also carried over the DVD drive from my old PC
- Three monitors are plugged into my PC: a 32in Samsung M7 2160p smart monitor, a 24in 1080p Samsung TV from 2014, and a 24in 1200p 16:10 Dell monitor
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5-14AKP G10
- Currently running Windows 11, but I'm planning to install Fedora KDE!
Logitech MX Master 3S mouse
- Don't buy this. I kind of like the mouse, but the rubber is clearly taking a toll from regular use
- Also, the left/right click buttons are cheap and WILL fail. I already replaced mine because the right click was far too unreliable (worked maybe 20% of the time). Replacing the microswitch requires soldering
- Also also, it only has a 125 Hz polling rate, which is pretty low, especially when using a 120+ Hz display
- As far as I read, the MX Master 4 is plagued by the same issues, except for the rubber, which was fortunately replaced with solid plastic
Logitech MX Mechanical keyboard
- I like this keyboard, despite the issues with the related mouse!
- I should maybe have gotten the non-numpad version, because it is quite wide...
- I do like having the numpad though
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro headphones
- Love these headphones. They're not the most stylish, but they sound really good
- They're best suited for indoor use though
Anker Nano 100W USB-C charger
- I carry this with me everywhere. Since virtually all my devices use USB-C nowadays, I can charge anything using just this small brick
Bambu Lab A1 mini 3D printer
- Very easy-to-use 3D printer! Produces good results too
- I don't really recommend it though. Bambu is pretty much the Apple of 3D printing; you'll be locked into their ecosystem
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- Bought this in 2021 and have no issues with it. Don't feel like I need a new phone anytime soon
Samsung Galaxy Buds+
- Reliable and good battery life despite their age, but one of the tips is starting to tear and the sound isn't that great anymore
Sony DualSense controller
- Gave away my PS5 but kept the controller. I like its weight and how it feels. USB-C is a big plus too

Software

Godot game engine
- Switched over to this after the Unity runtime fee controversy in 2023
- It's so enjoyable to use, I recommend it to pretty much anyone who wants to get into gamedev
Blender 3D modelling suite
- I'm more and more getting into 3D modelling, and Blender is really good for this
Obsidian markdown editor
- Switched over from Notion because I disliked having all my notes in Notion's proprietary standard and stored only in their cloud
- Canvas is super cool for organising things in a pinboard style
- The kanban plugin makes for a great TODO list
Visual Studio Code
- Great as an all-rounder code editor
- This website is written using VS Code!
Nextcloud
- I self-host an instance as my personal cloud for syncing game assets and for tasks
- I've been using tasks to organise myself a lot – since 2015 or so
paint.net
- A simple-to-use image editor that I've been using for a very long time
- Windows-only unfortunately
Affinity image editing suite
- For more sophisticated projects and for vector art, I use this instead
PCSX2 PlayStation 2 emulator
- Shoutout to this amazing emulator – I use it to play Ratchet & Clank without needing my PS2
- This emulator got really good in recent years and nowadays runs even difficult-to-emulate games (such as Ratchet & Clank) perfectly even on my laptop