This is my work from home setup. I work from home every work day. I use the following equipment:

‘Studio.local’ - my main PC for WFH

I run Windows 11 on this, and use Ubuntu Linux WSL2 with a Kali Linux virtual machine also.

  • Ryzen 7 9800X 3D CPU
  • GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 Motherboard
  • be quiet! Straight Power 12 1000W power supply, ATX 3.0, 80 PLUS Platinum
  • Cooler Master MasterAir MA824 Stealth CPU Air Cooler
  • Samsung 990 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD, 4 TB, PCIe 4.0, 7,450 MB/s read, 6,900 MB/s write, Internal SSD
  • Fractal Design North XL Charcoal Black Mesh
  • G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO RGB 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz
  • ASUS GeForce RTX 4070 12G DUAL EVO OC Gaming Graphics Card - 2550MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6X, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1a, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a (Supports 4K & 8K HDR) * 12th Gen i7 CPU
  • 1x 1TB SSD
  • 10Gb/sec fibre optic network card
  • 2x Libredrive flashed LG-WH16NS40 multi-disk optical drivers for ripping Blu-rays, CDs, DVDs and any optical disk with MakeMKV and games for my Plex server and emulators.

Keyboard and Mouse

  • 8Bitdo Retro Mechanical Keyboard, Bluetooth/2.4G/USB-C Hot Swappable Gaming Keyboard with 87 Keys, Dual Super Buttons and Super Stick for Windows and Android - ISO UK Layout - C64 Edition
  • 8BitDo Retro 18 Mechanical Numpad, Supports Calculator Mode, Bluetooth/2.4G/Wired Numpad for Windows and Android - C64 Edition
  • LOFREE TOUCH PBT Wireless Mouse with USB receiver, Bluetooth, Wired Connection, Rechargeable, 4000 DPI with OLED Screen Compatible with glass surface for Mac Windows PC Notebook/Block Retro White Gray

Technical Equipment shared between the laptops of the companies I work for, and my own workstation

  • ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM gaming monitor ― 32-inch 4K QD-OLED panel, 240Hz, 0.03ms (GTG), G-SYNC compatible, custom heatsink, graphene film, uniform brightness, 99% DCI-P3, True 10-bit, 90 W Type-C
  • 29 inch ‘Tate Mode’ portrait mode LCD VA 144hz refresh gaming monitor with Gsync
  • 2x Genelec 8020 DPM speakers
  • Logi USB headset with noise cancelling microphone
  • Logitech Key light for web cam calls
  • LogiTech C920 web cam
  • R0de Procaster mic with boom, roll cage and muffler
  • Network cabinet with rack-mounted Mikrotik fibreoptic routers and a Presonus 1824i USB-c sound interface

Ergonomic Equipment

  • Flexispot E7Pro Motorised Desk with 2x ergonomic monitor stand arms
  • Flexispot BS14 ergonomic chair with headrest
  • Flexispot standing desk mat
  • Wooden rocker balance board
  • 360 style balance board
  • Apple Magic Pad 2 that I’ve made work with Ubuntu - I use this in preference to the vertical mouse as I’ve found it much more comfortable in most cases.

Other Equipment

  • Brother Black and White Laser Printer
  • Flatbed scanner
  • Pomodoro timer