Monochrome Custom PC Desk Setup

Name: Jovie Brett Bardoles

Location: Metro Manila, Philippines

Occupation: Campaign Management Associate

Room size: 34 m² (366 ft²)

Cost of the setup: ~$1,8K

Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself

I work as a campaign management associate for an advertising agency in Taguig [a highly urbanised city in Metro Manila, officially known as the National Capital Region of the Philippines — editor’s note].

For the past four years, I’ve been helping them to create and deliver ads on streaming video services and internet-connected TV platforms.

JB sticks to a monochrome palette in his home office in the Philippines

Hobbies-wise, I grew up when Pokémon was born, so playing video games casually and watching superhero movies is my thing.

The pandemic multiplied my passion for tech and taught me how to build PCs. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this.

Also, I’m fond of design.

I actually used to be a freelance motion and UI designer for two years before landing a job in Taguig.

The lack of social interaction in my work days back then made me look for new opportunities and explore what else was available besides what I already enjoyed.

If you’re curious, feel free to check out my old portfolio on Dribbble.

Take us through your setup

Item	Model
Monitor	Lenovo G27Q-20 27″ 2560×1440 165Hz
Monitor mount	Loop Alloy Single Monitor Bracket Mount
Monitor light bar	Mi Monitor Light Bar
Desk light	Elgato Key Light Air
Speakers	Tylex XM19 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker
Headphones	Corsair HS80 RGB Wireless Headset
Keyboard	Corsair K60 RGB Pro SE
Mouse	Corsair KATAR PRO Wireless
Chair	Ofix Deluxe 8 White Mesh
Desk	Ofix Desk 17
Web camera	C80 5MP 1080p Webcam
Mouse mat	Corsair MM150 Ultra-Thin Mousepad
Plant	IKEA Artificial Potted Plant
PC	Ryzen 5 5600X CPU, GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Vision GPU, ASUS ROG Strix B550-A Gaming, Corsair 4000D Airflow Case, Corsair H100i Elite Capellix Cooler, Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 2×8GB, CableMod Vertical PCI-e Bracket Kit, Corsair LL120 Fans, Corsair ML120 Fans, Corsair RM750x PSU, Corsair MP400 1TB NVMe

My room doesn’t have enough space to accommodate my desk setup, so I had to build it in a little corner of my living room.

Since I work at night, I’ve designed my workspace to be comfortable and look peaceful while maintaining the gaming aesthetic.

It was the first PC I built and it took me a year and a half to fill my desk with work-from-home essentials.

Due to the overlapping structure between the residences, my apartment doesn’t get much natural light. That means I had to carefully consider the planning of the lighting in my workspace.

An Elgato Key Light Air LED panel features a 3D swivel mount, which allows one to adjust and lock at the desired beam angle. It also has a hidden rail to get the cables out of the way

If there was anything I could improve, my only wish would be to move to a bigger apartment where I could have more space.

Also, my current apartment has a lot of white space on the walls, so I’m planning to fill them with some wall décor.