DIY Nintendo Switch Gaming Desk + Setup! #Helpful Post

Oh done inhale pancakes you guys

johnathan here it is no secret I love

desks I love CETIS but this one in

particular next to me is beautiful

the grade mix with the custom blue and

red drawers look amazing and shots

Marvel Etica because this is clearly

inspired now the goal in mind with this

was not only to create the perfect setup

we could dock and play your switch but

to actually switch between the Nintendo

switch the NES classic and a fully

functioning computer so the centerpiece

of the setup is the Alex desk from Ikea

which is one of my favorite desks of all

time I will admit it does hold a special

place in my tech heart because it pays

tribute all the way back to the original

dream desk that was showcased in white

this of course is in grey but what's

awesome is back then it was pricing

around 170 bucks and now it has dropped

all the way down to 130 something you're

not gonna find that IKEA however are

those super sweet custom blue and red

drawers which when paired to the gray

the desk look incredible next to the

switch so the process behind this really

wasn't too crazy we pulled the drawers

out and from there spray-painted them

with a two-in-one primer spray paint

combo

now if you're wondering what kind of

paint we use then no this is not a

sponsor so much of fact I got to look

down and see what these are called we

got a little rest only on painters touch

action and satin poppy red and satin

Oasis blue now I'm not gonna lie the end

result came out way better than I ever

could have hope for the drawers are

vibrant they pop and really make the

desk look like they were meant for the

switch now hands down what are the best

things about this desk is the integrated

cable management because without it this

would look like a rat's nest paradise

this setup in particular was a little

more complicated the most simply because

there were multiple devices going into a

single monitor you pair that with the

speakers and hiding cables became a

little tricky but the end result was

pretty fantastic

now the magic behind this setup is

located in the blue drawer behind me

inside there is a knievel HDMI switcher

and what this is gonna lie us to do is

jump back and forth between us which the

NES classic and a super tiny Intel nook

which is a crazy valued mini PC which

comes in under 300 bucks now

unfortunately both a Nintendo switch and

the NES classic are pretty much

impossible to fire right now but if you

need to have one right now I'll post a

couple links down below where you can

scoop one up if you don't mind paying

markup so what I have to switch the NES

classic and the nut going into is a

samsung CFG 70 which is a pretty badass

27-inch curved gaming monitor so funny

enough during the infancy stages of this

setup I actually posted a teaser on

Instagram with a 23 inch Acer monitor

that's actually much cheaper around a

hundred bucks but I got a ton of

requests to go for a bigger monitor so

that's why I ended up going the Samsung

route but if you don't need anything as

robust or maybe you like the smaller

form factor the Acer is a great

alternative now as far as the speakers

goes I'm using the bose companion 5 and

these have also kind of turned into a

secret trick of the set up so to speak

what I love about these speakers of the

fact that they come with a super handy

volume control which has actually able

to mount underneath the desk which makes

it easy to access and also hides it

keeping the setup clean and tidy so

rounds up to set up across the rest of

the desk I have some classic fake IKEA

greenery followed by this super cool

solar blaze Mega Man from pixel pals it

actually lights up like so amazing pop

in the sky back on the desk with a

no-look action on the other side of the

desk is the breath of the wild Zelda

amiibo next

it's not super necessary for the set up

but I just really loved how the blue

matched a Nintendo switch theme this is

the Bose Soundlink in aquatic blue these

come in a few different colors and while

they're not the ideal setup for a desk

they do make a fantastic portable

bluetooth speaker lastly as far as a

keyboard and mouse go this is actually a

really good deal from jelly Komets both

the mouse and the keyboard as a pair for

30 freakin bucks

before I forget though because I know

someone's gonna yell at me if I don't

talk about it the artwork above me is a

Super Mario Banksy canvas that I found

on Amazon I'll make sure to post a link

to it and everything we talked about

down below aside from that hopefully

enjoyed the video if you did and you are

feeling like being awesome make sure to

smash that like button and if you

haven't caught it yet there is still a

chance to win a brand new Nintendo

switch which you can check out here also

my buddy Kevin Kenton may have figured a

way to get wireless charging on the

Nintendo switch that is here this is

Jonathan and I'll catch you guys later

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