Uses
This is the list of stuff I use to do my work and get other stuff done around the computer. If you want to see more lists like this, check out uses.tech.
Hardware
Desktop
My cute little SFF pc. This is what I use when I'm home to do all my work and gaming on.
| GPU | Sapphire Pulse AMD 5700 XT |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 3700X |
| RAM | 32GB GSkill Trident Z RGB 3000Mhz |
| Mobo | Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI |
| Case | Cooler Master NR200P MAX |
| PSU | Cooler Master V850 SFX GOLD |
| Cooler | Cooler Master 280mm AIO (custom for NR200P Max) |
| Fans | Noctua NF-A14 140mm |
| Drive 1 | 1 Tb SanDisk Extreme PRO M.2 NVMe SSD |
| Drive 2 | 2 Tb Kingston NV1 M.2 NVMe SSD |
| OS | Arch Linux / Windows 11 dual boot |
Laptops
Why do I have 3 laptops? for work purposes.
- Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14ACH5
- NixOS (flake .#buutti)
- Lenovo Thinkpad T14 Gen 3
- NixOS (flake .#unikie)
- Lenovo Ideapad 720S-14IKB
- Arch Linux
- Repasted with liquid metal, keyboard swapped to US layout
Peripherals
Keyboards
Navy 7v
My main workhorse keyboard. Weighs around 2kg so it never leaves my desk. Lubed with Krytox 205g0, filmed with TX switch films. Cable by Keycables
| Switches | Thic Thock Marshmallow linear |
| Stabilizers | C3 Equalz screw-in |
| Plate | Polycarbonate |
| Keycaps | GMK Dracula |
E-white Chiwi60
My old main keyboard, feels like typing on a cloud thanks to the lubed silenced switches. I just miss arrow keys whenever I type on this.
| Switches | Zeal Healios |
| Stabilizers | Zeal Gold plated screw-in |
| Plate | Brass |
| Keycaps | EPBT x Gok Kuro/Shiro |
Audio
I am very much an audiophile and care deeply about the quality of my sound.
| Headphones | Sennheiser HD6XX ~> JDS Labs Atom ~> Topping D10 |
| Microphone | Shure Motiv MV7-X + Rode PSA1 arm ~> Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen |
| Speakers | Audio Pro Addon T14 ~> Topping D10 |
| IEM (travel) | Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 |
Other peripherals
| Mouse | G Pro Wireless |
| Deskmat | Inkwell Keys Wildflowers Greyscale Rough surface |
| Monitor | AOC CU34G2X 34" 144hz 1440p Ultrawide |
| Drawing tablet | Huion Kamvas 16 pro |
Other tech
| Phone | Samsung Galaxy S10 |
| Watch | Samsung Watch 4 |
| Camera | Sony a6000 |
| Lens | Sigma 16mm 1.4f DC DN |
| TV | LG B2 Oled 55" |
Software
I run some variation of Linux on all of my systems. Arch linux was my go-to for a long time but recently I have experimented with NixOS and I'm loving it. I have converted my laptops to daily drive NixOS but have not made the switch on my main gaming desktop just yet.
I don't run any deskop environment, but instead login to the tty console and launch X11 with startx, which runs some scripts and starts my window manager (dwm).
DWM is a tiling window manager, meaning all windows automatically arrange themselves to fill the screen. This is much more efficient workflow than manually moving windows around and over one another with the mouse. I also prefer using the terminal as much as possible, and favor software that has support for vim keybindings (hjkl).
Due to not having a desktop environment, everything has to be configured manually. With bash scripts. I like that. I know exactly what my system is doing at all times and nothing is "magic".
Applications
| Terminal | wezterm |
| Font | Fira Code |
| Shell | zsh |
| Shell prompt | starship |
| Editor / IDE | neovim |
| Browser | Firefox |
| Discord client | Vencord |
| VPN | Mullvad |
| File manager | lf / pcmanfm |
| Video player | mpv |
| Image viewer | imv |
| Game recording | OBS |
| Notes | Obsidian |
| Music | Spotify |
| Image editor | Gimp |
| Video editor | Kdenlive |
| RAW photo editor | Darktable |
| Password manager | Bitwarden |
| File syncing | Syncthing |