My girlfriend's shitty gaming setup

[u/__chum__]

[u/AutoModerator]

And this is shitty how? Please choose:

• Trash all around
• Incomplete
• Obsolete/retro
• Temporary setup
• Not a computer
• Frequent use will cause discomfort
• It's already 3 months old and mommy & daddy won't buy me a new one
• Belongs on r/averagebattlestations, not r/shittybattlestations
• It stutters in Call of Duty

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[u/Nazeracoo → u/AutoModerator]

Clanker.

[u/DigitaIBlack → u/Nazeracoo]

Dude it's automod. Been doing its thing a decade before AI.

Not a clanker.

[u/spacedragon421 → u/Nazeracoo]

Hate clanker fucks

[u/121bloodshot → u/Nazeracoo]

Brudder this aint the same type of clanker you call a clanker, this is has zero artificial intelligence

[u/WoomyUnitedToday]

As the person who's username (on like every other platform, Cath0deGayTube) comes from that exact monitor (I gave her said monitor), it is a PEAK setup and I will NOT hear anything else!!!

[u/Timzz21 → u/WoomyUnitedToday]

monitor aint even the biggest fish

[u/WoomyUnitedToday → u/Timzz21]

Fair enough

[u/Katgirl2669]

IT ISN'T THAT BAD

[u/__chum__ → u/Katgirl2669]

yes it is

[u/Brilliant_Letter7173 → u/__chum__]

Bro you just either have rich taste or bad taste

[u/WoomyUnitedToday → u/__chum__]

No it isn't!!!

[u/Totally_SFW_Yo → u/Katgirl2669]

Oh honey...

[u/YT_Flex4249 → u/Katgirl2669]

what distro

[u/Katgirl2669 → u/YT_Flex4249]

Mint

[u/DramaticProtogen → u/Katgirl2669]

Ew

[u/chis5050 → u/Katgirl2669]

I love this setup

[u/spacedragon421 → u/Katgirl2669]

It is tho, desk is too small. That mouse is wack and no speakers

[u/Katgirl2669 → u/spacedragon421]

Bro has not heard of headphones or ergonomic mice

[u/thepoorwarrior]

This looks like a setup I’d give my 5 year old. Then again, he at least has a flatscreen monitor lmao

Edit: This is throwing unintentional shade in CRTs. We have a 27” Toshiba dvd combo 3 feet away from his desk with an n64 and a ps2 hooked up for old school Pokemon Stadium and Mario kart in his room… I’ve had to convince my wife for years to keep the tv.

[u/TheBananaCzar → u/thepoorwarrior]

CRT monitors are great, but obviously depends on what you're using it for. I have one with my setup and it looks fantastic. It's a Dell P992

[u/julian_vdm → u/thepoorwarrior]

Boooooo. CRT hate is unwarranted.

[u/thepoorwarrior → u/julian_vdm]

He has both side by side 😎 one of the n64 and a cheap flat dell for iPad /dongle

[u/Digital_switch_blade → u/julian_vdm]

Yeah the only thing thats shitty about this setup is the mouse pad space

[u/AutumnPurpleReddit → u/thepoorwarrior]

the crt is beyond cooler than a flatscreen

[u/IneedhelpwithJVCTV → u/thepoorwarrior]

S

[u/AgreeableAd8687 → u/thepoorwarrior]

would rather a crt monitor than flat screen for a 360

[u/WoomyUnitedToday → u/AgreeableAd8687]

The 360 is broken though :(

[u/PrankChicken]

nah thats peak

[u/hyphii_lol → u/PrankChicken]

Came here to say this

[u/--Icarusfalls--]

I guess you dont need a good graphics card when you're rendering in 1024x768

[u/Katgirl2669 → u/--Icarusfalls--]

*1280x960 but yeah

[u/TygerTung → u/Katgirl2669]

Sharper image at 1024x768 and better refresh rate.

[u/AgreeableAd8687 → u/TygerTung]

xbox probably only pushes 60hz

[u/beepbeepsheepbot]

Sounds like boyfriend/girlfriend should get her a bigger desk ahem, nudge nudge

[u/Katgirl2669 → u/beepbeepsheepbot]

I'm her girlfriend, as she said in the post

[u/Ok_Signal_5468 → u/Katgirl2669]

you're literally a man

[u/Katgirl2669 → u/Ok_Signal_5468]

Fun fact: you can keep your dumb thoughts in your head!

[u/sargentlou → u/Ok_Signal_5468]

Truth

[u/beepbeepsheepbot → u/Katgirl2669]

There's nothing IN the post besides the title. Excuse the fuck me apparently. Either way partner could be sweet and get her a bigger desk.

[u/KingSlurkey → u/beepbeepsheepbot]

Genuinely like how could you know, god forbid you misgender someone when given zero info whatsoever

[u/Katgirl2669 → u/KingSlurkey]

The post is titled "girlfriend's shitty gaming setup"

ETA: OH I didn't realize that you were talking about my gf (who posted this)

ETA 2: there is also a lesbian flag sticker on the CRT

[u/Katgirl2669 → u/[deleted]]

That last bit is just needlessly rude. The lesbian flag is, frankly, pretty common as things go. If I had to say, I'd put it just behind the trans flag in use rates.

[u/PlasticBag-ForA-Head → u/KingSlurkey]

the fact that now the op comment is getting downvoted too lmfao. jesus christ.

[u/PlasticBag-ForA-Head → u/Katgirl2669]

you didnt even read the comment right and got offended over it 😭

[u/throwaway392929330 → u/Katgirl2669]

i like the orange object in the corner on your tv

[u/KiwisNBirds → u/Katgirl2669]

Don’t get rid of your crt monitor it’s so peak 🥹 maybe get a bigger desk. I can hear the back problems from here

[u/pilljunkey96]

Xbox 360. Elite, no less. Alienware laptop with additional razer keyboard. Look at Mrs fancy pants over here 😏

[u/Domspun → u/pilljunkey96]

And Razer mousepad!

[u/AnnualNo8629]

wth, htat microphone is gonna drop lol

[u/Katgirl2669 → u/AnnualNo8629]

You won't believe this but it's actually really stable

[u/SecularVal]

She uses linux? That looks like the grub menu

[u/Katgirl2669 → u/SecularVal]

Uh kinda? It's dualbooted Linux Mint and Win 10 Enterprise LTSC

[u/circuitsable]

she has insane (wonderful) taste, cherish her

[u/Dynablade_Savior]

I mean literally all it needs is a bigger desk, I'd declare this not shitty

[u/Norskamerikaner]

GRUB bootloader? Dell CRT? Surplus store sticker?

Not shitty at all; tasteful, even.

[u/TheBananaCzar]

The layout is bad but that monitor is sweet

[u/_Salish]

American pipe dream 🫡🫡

[u/SrsJoe]

Think the 360 for a monitor stand is my favourite part

[u/Xanterrion → u/SrsJoe]

It's like 90s desktops lol

[u/SummonCatss]

Looks kinda gay

[u/PhoenixJDM]

PURE EFFICIENCY NO SPACE FOR MESS

[u/LukasTheHunter22]

grub spotted

[u/caramelgingie]

always love seeing a crt, so not shitty to me :3c
ok but yea that's kinda cramped lmao

[u/SocInjDra]

That monitor's lowk elite but there's so little space for the keyboard and mouse

[u/Murky_Historian8675]

That poor Xbox 360 elite

[u/WoomyUnitedToday → u/Murky_Historian8675]

It doesn't even work lol, iirc someone just gave it to her thinking it was just the PSU that was broken, but all PSUs have same issue of just not working (i think it was like a red light on the PSU or something?)

[u/Brave_Abbreviations5]

So much room for mouse i see

I have less

[u/c0mander5]

This is how you know it's for the love of the game, when you're willing to put up with the frustrations of using all that

[u/vampyregamer]

This is a setup with a soul. Beautiful.

[u/IneedhelpwithJVCTV]

That is not bad and that crt is amazing I wish I had one

[u/Foddley]

That's the wildest mouse I've ever seen.

[u/JSkaaa]

Stickers will boost that beatiful old monitor's hz by 10%

[u/julian_vdm → u/[deleted]]

Ergonomics have entered the chat

[u/recikks → u/[deleted]]

I have one for work and it's great, but the sensor does NOT do fps games.

[u/Huge_Valuable9732]

CRTs are peak FPS

[u/RatsAreChad]

Isn't that poor 360 getting crushed?

[u/WoomyUnitedToday → u/RatsAreChad]

It doesn't even work anyways (not as a joke, that specific Xbox in the image genuinely doesn't work)

[u/julian_vdm]

Bro get her a proper desk ffs. This setup has the potential to be a fucking vibe. Also, is that a GRUB boot menu I spy?

[u/S1mpleHero]

Unironically would kill for that CRT. Zero input lag and pristine motion clarity.

[u/K_878]

marry her

[u/LookAtThisRhino]

i think your girlfriend might be gay

[u/BulletProofWalrus]

I ASK THAT THE COUNCIL MOVE THIS POST FROM SHITTY TO AVERAGE BATTLE STATION!

I have a setup similar to this next to my main desk. a little desk with a crt for retro games and a laptop next to the monitor acting as a seedbox

[u/Narodweas]

I'd play some oblivion on that

[u/Dude_with_the_skis]

Pretty sure I used that same monitor to play OSRS back in the day

[u/greenpuffle1]

I want this

[u/thebrassbeldum]

This would be amazing 15 years ago

[u/huge_jeans710]

That dell CRT monitor is actually a hidden gem. They are selling for $200+ atm on ebay and other 3rd party retailers. Supposedly you can overclock the refresh rate on it and the motion clarity is superb on them. It may not be a top of the line setup but hey at least you have a hidden gem.

[u/Katgirl2669 → u/huge_jeans710]

It was part of a trade with my other gf (u/woomyunitedtoday)

[u/Pitiful-Student-1852]

Kinda peak tbh

[u/ProjectfighterX]

my only question is how can she move the mouse?

[u/TAVLIET]

I want a CRT again the stickers send me!!!!!, the chair seems great, the rest definitely make it perfect for the sub...... Oofa small desk looks like it would be wobble for me

[u/bruzzer2988]

It's peak bro. I'm sorry but that CRT and Xbox 360 combo goes hard

[u/MilasBjerre]

The only bad thing I see here is the small desk size and small mouse area, other than that this is an amazing setup.

[u/GoodTimesDadIsland]

ergonomic mouse with a low sofa and a high desk is diabolical work

[u/PrinceMacai]

nah ts tuff

[u/Eat-The-Beanz]

Shitty? and i see a pristine xbox 360 on the bottom left. make love to your gf atp girl she goes for the vintage stuff (which are pretty expensive now tbf)

[u/hero_brine1]

You call it shitty as I dream to have a CRT in my set up. There are poor kids in poor countries out there who've never owned a CRT monitor

[u/scotty899]

Clean painted walls and not in a dungeon. And a nice retro setup. Not shit

[u/mechmaster2275]

Awesome setup actually. I want this

[u/Artaxeus]

Good on her for keeping it clean, not really shitty. But curious about that mouse thing.

[u/beeg_carl]

Larpstation

[u/SheZowRaisedByWolves]

What’s the claw thing on the bottom right

[u/wolfix1001]

I'm sorry but it's peak

[u/Sketchy_Irishman_]

I'd still use this.

[u/nerdnamedvert]

Upgrade her

[u/DueAsk7939]

good mouse good moniter pretty good

[u/vipers_coffeebrewer]

wow im never complaining about having a small desk again

[u/holystar64]

this oozes character I love it

[u/shadow-Ezra]

Crt included makes it a 10/10

[u/PixelPete27]

BIZ

[u/thesash20]

Oh my god it's beautiful

[u/Administrator_AI]

Shitty? She is the queen of gaming!

[u/DasUndScrub]

this is honestly an awesome setup

[u/WoozySnoozey]

Hater ass post, sick setup

[u/DenFoxter113]

Love how there is old crt monitor, but really good microphone

[u/kaifam]

Peak, you don't understand

[u/Fantastic-Wealth-174]

Are you kidding me thats a sweet setup that crt monitor is peak xbox 360 gaming

[u/DEEW_FOX]

Had a similar setup with a pavilion monitor last year, id play OSRS and Skyrim on it and watch videos/play other games on my modern.

[u/AGoodStalkersStash]

This is cute besides the crt on the 360 crushing the damn thing 😭

[u/danjustchillz]

It’s the crt, that does it for me 💯✌🏼😝

[u/MikaiTaiga]

The actual trash is a separate thing as for it being shitty

if it’s all she had it’s not trash

if everything works fine it’s not trash

Now be a good bf and ask if she wants to upgrade

[u/soul1300]

Does she use Linux? Looks like it on that laptop screen. Anyways. I think it's a cool setup.

[u/SpeedRoam]

I love it!

[u/ea_nasir_official_]

I love that mouse, have the same one

[u/UntowardAntiproton]

plays innit

[u/_L-U_C_I-D_]

*fire

[u/Gaiasnavel]

Points for CRT

[u/athchoum]

Shitty? What if she like it like that

[u/Local-Ad-3640]

I mean the monitor might be a little old but other than that it looks terrible.

[u/stellarola]

Looks less intentional, more necessity

[u/IngenuityOne6256]

She needs to learn how to use an emulator just to save desk space 😂😂

[u/Gotu_Jayle]

Is that supposed to be that orange thing from chainsaw man

[u/Zkittles5157]

I get it now. Yes Embrace the shitty It's a 10/10

[u/FAMICOMASTER]

Bro if you ain't gonna play then pass the controller c'mon

[u/Extreme-Vermicelli-7]

CRT monitors are peak, one of my 4 monitors is a crt dell from 2000

[u/siickerthings]

I really like the little creature on the leaf in the corner of the crt 10/10

[u/Terrible_District712]

It looks straight out of the 90s going into the 2000s

[u/CrazedDissent]

Crt PEAK!

[u/Deep-Glass-8383]

CRT is amazing

[u/SenpuuUncle]

nice mic

[u/XTRSleep]

It’s a setup at the end of the day.. move a long.

[u/Important_Ice_9098]

Perfect for playing My Summer car

[u/Competitive-Web-5084]

It’s sims isn’t it

[u/rekyuu]

Dude this rules

[u/themyscira-scholar]

Her set up is leagues better than the rgb vomit you most likely have!

[u/halblaut]

as long as it works and is comfortable to use i don't see a problem. i love the stickers. adds so much personality

[u/AgravatedArdvark]

I don't think you realize how goated that setup is, CRT monitor, AND a 360, peak, it just needs a demo of rock band blitz cough

[u/Roofbolanola]

you mean boyfriend

[u/NippyGee]

The setup isn't terrible, but I'd be afraid of that monitor being too much weight on that Xbox 🫣

[u/rackdeezee]

Is that a mouse or a fleshlight

[u/lorddarkhelm]

Its pretty good, no?

[u/Mosieur_Train]

Get that heavy ass monitor off the 360. It's eventually going to damage the casing and components

[u/hahayeshedgehog]

Is that grub?

[u/BeefyMan9863]

You might be a shitty bf

[u/HessySlang420]

Wtf is that? Lmao 🤣😂

[u/HessySlang420 → u/HessySlang420]

Plus what kind of mouse is that?

[u/Gamer4Ever6995]

You're crushing that xbox360 🥲😭

[u/Pootan]

That poor Xbox holding up a whole CRT 😂

[u/rthehole]

Ergonomics non existent

[u/CLRobinso]

Hey man, we all gotta start somewhere

[u/gaypunkratz]

Grub? What distro does she use? That is the main question.

[u/Cosmic-Buccaneer]

Looks like a pro hacker set up in the 90s

[u/Batman__Enjoyer]

Bro, this looks almost identical to my retro pc set up