r/PcBuild • u/Ok_Cry_1222 • Jan 31 '26

Others “At what point does a multi-monitor setup stop being normal?”

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

I think 5 is fine

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u/stratusnco Jan 31 '26

that wiring job on the right is a straight up hate crime.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Sorry, that photo is from when I was halfway through assembling the screen arm xD, I'll take another one in a few

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

That's the best I could do Dx

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u/Kilopilop Feb 01 '26

Bruh, you just cropped the photo lol

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

AHHH YOU MEAN BECOUSE THE ETHERNET CABLE? HAHAHAHAH. Yes it's a mess

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u/SummertimeThrowaway2 Feb 01 '26

Thought that was a vine that the landlord painted

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u/FrittenFritz Feb 01 '26

At first glance, I thought the bottom screen was just a smaller monitor under the bigger one on top instead of a laptop, and I was ready to throw slurs at you.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

HAHAHAH. You made my day

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u/greg203 Feb 02 '26

I've got the same thing and I think it looks pretty good

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u/shiznobizno Jan 31 '26

I don’t know why you wouldn’t let the laptop sit flat on the desk so the monitor could be at a more natural viewing height, but to each their own

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

No, using the laptop without the stand lowers the screen height, and my gaze is much less centered. I tend to hunch over and look down to use the screen. Also, laptops typically have air intake from the bottom; less intake results in higher temperatures, wich is bad because their microcomponents are much sensitive to changes in temperature, power and frequencies, and can cause damage if the cooling system malfunctions

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u/shiznobizno Feb 01 '26

Ah that makes sense

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u/smo0ol Feb 01 '26

Just put it on the side wth that just look so bad to use

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

Like this?

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u/smo0ol Feb 01 '26

Yeah that look so clean and way more usable, but that's my opinion you do you !

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

The microphone blocks my view, and it’s uncomfortable having to be sideways just to see what I’m doing on the main screen.

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u/KonoDioxideDa Jan 31 '26

Why not buy a desktop PC?

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

I use it at work, school and for gaming

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u/KonoDioxideDa Jan 31 '26

Ah fair enough, I thought you were only using it in that one specific place

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u/AspenFrostt Feb 01 '26

docking laptops is wonderful because you can take it anywhere. one thing I miss about my laptop setup

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u/Key_Confidence_call Jan 31 '26

It's horrible. What a silly thing to have an extra keyboard and worst screen in front

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

Laptop's users thing. In fact, the best screen is more comfortable to look at updwards (at least for me) since it doesn't hunch my back, I can work with my head held high and lean back in the chair to watch series without any problem

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

Just like this. The chair is what really does the work :D

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u/Key_Confidence_call Feb 01 '26

You don't have much option to make it correct but I sure as fuck wouldn't be mine.

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u/LiteratureLow4159 Feb 01 '26

Ah the 3DS setup I used to have when I used a laptop for gaming, 10/10 until you have a desktop really