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With the COVID-19 pandemic going on, on 3rd April 2020, the Singapore government has announced a Circuit Breaker (CB) to minimize further spread of COVID-19. This will take effect from 7th April 2020 till 4th May 2020 (inclusive).

There will be a closure of workplace premises and only essential services are allowed to be open.

I have been working from home since 18th March 2020 and have been tidying up our work and play setup.

I am happy to share some pictures of our work and play from home setup.

Computer Room
My desktop gaming setup, work setup, and Li Xiang’s work setup are in the computer room.

My Desktop Gaming Setup

• Gaming Desktop
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
  • Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Impact
  • Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 Super Twin Fan
  • G.Skill Trident Z Neo Series 32GB
  • addlink S70 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD
  • SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB SSD
  • Lian-Li TU150 ITX Black
  • Seasonic Focus SGX 650W SFX Gold Modular
  • Arctic P12 PWM PST (Black/Black) Value Pack
  • DEMCiflex Dust Filter for Alphacool Radiator ST30 240mm
• BenQ EW3270U 32″ 4K HDR Monitor
• Razer BlackWidow Stealth 2013
• Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse
• Razer Goliathus Control Fissure (Extended)
• Bose Companion 20 Multimedia Speaker System
• Comfort Design Column Dining Table with Butcher Top
• Herman Miller Aeron Chair
• Momax Q.Power UV-Box With Wireless Charging

My Work Setup

• Apple MacBook Pro 15″ (Mid 2019)
  • 2.6GHz 6-core 9th-generation Intel Core i7 Processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz
  • Radeon Pro 560X With 4GB Of GDDR5 Memory
  • 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 Memory
  • 512GB SSD Storage
  • Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports
• Just Mobile Mtable Laptop Stand
• 3x Dell UltraSharp 27 InfinityEdge Monitor (U2717D)
• PRISM+ Vantage Triple Monitor VESA Monitor Arm
• Razer Core X Chroma eGPU with Asus ROG Strix RX VEGA56 OC Edition 8GB Graphics Card
• Apple Magic Keyboard With Numeric Keypad
• Logitech MX Master 3 Wireless Mouse
• Dragon Ball (Goku Ultra Instinct) Mouse Pad (90 x 30 cm) from Taobao
• Bose Companion 2 Series II Speakers
• KEF & Porsche Design Space One Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones
• CraftoCatto Handmade Headphone Stand
• ErgoEdge AmpDesk Standing Desk
• ErgoTune Ergonomic Chair
• Choetech 5 Coils Dual Fast Wireless Charging Pad

If you have noticed, I have an iMac 27″ below the table. That is because the display has spoiled (the iMac still works fine). I don’t think it is worth the S$700 in repair fees, so I am using one of the monitors as an external monitor instead.

• Apple iMac 17″ (Late 2012)
  • 3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5
  • 32GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 Memory
  • 3TB Fusion Drive (128GB SSD + 3TB HDD)
• Sharing 1x Dell UltraSharp 27 InfinityEdge Monitor (U2717D)
• Apple Keyboard With Numeric Keypad
• Sharing Logitech MX Master 3 Wireless Mouse

Li Xiang’s Work Setup

• Apple MacBook Pro 13″ (Mid 2018)
  • 2.7GHz Quad-core 8th‑generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz
  • Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
  • 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 Memory
  • 512GB SSD Storage
  • Four Thunderbolt 3 ports
• ErgoSilver Laptop Stand
• 2x Dell UltraSharp 27 InfinityEdge Monitor (U2717D)
• CalDigit Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock (DisplayPort)
• Apple Keyboard With Numeric Keypad
• Apple Magic Mouse 2
• Random Mousepad Bought In Japan
• Comfort Design Column Dining Table with Butcher Top
• Herman Miller Aeron Chair

Game Room
My console gaming setup is in the Game Room. There is nothing much in the room. Sometimes, Li Xiang will use the room as her exercise room.

My Console Gaming Setup

• Sony PS4 Pro God of War / The Last of Us Remastered Bundle
• Sony PS4 Vertical Stand
• Sony DualShock 4 Charging Station
• Samsung Series 5 32″ Slim LED Smart TV (UA32ES5500M)
• Universal TV Tabletop Stand (Because I lost the original stand)
• Nexus Player
• Ikea LYCKSELE LÖVÅS Chair-bed
• Shoe Bench from Taobao
• Comfort Design Panel Bench with Butcher Top

Living Room
I have a small setup in the living room to do my personal coding projects so that Li Xiang can feel my presence. Also, I can code and eat at the same time as my personal work setup is on the dining table.

My Personal Work Setup

• Apple MacBook Pro 13″ (Early 2015)
  • 3.1GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7 processor
  • Intel Iris Graphics 6100
  • 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 Memory
  • 512GB SSD Storage
• Dell UltraSharp 24″ Monitor (U2414H)
• Random Laptop Stand (Gift From Li Xiang’s ex-colleague)
• Apple Magic Keyboard
• Logitech MX Master 2S Wireless Mouse
• Razer Goliathus Control (Small)
• Sony WF-1000XM3 Earbuds
• Comfort Design Column Dining Table with Butcher Top
• Shared Herman Miller Aeron Chair
• Nomad Base Station Apple Watch Edition

I also have a small iPad Pro setup besides my personal work setup. Sometimes I just don’t feel like turning on my MacBook Pro to read the news and surf the Internet. Instead, I will use my iPad Pro.

• Apple iPad Pro 12.9″ (3rd Generation)
  • Space Grey 256GB
  • Wi-Fi + Cellular
• Apple iPad Pro 12.9″ (3rd Generation) Smart Folio (Charcoal Grey)
• Bluelounge Mika
• Apple Pencil (2nd Generation)
• Flosku Aluminium Desktop Stand For Apple Pencil
• Apple Magic Mouse 2
• Shared Razer Goliathus Control (Small)
• Liberty+ Wireless Earphones

Power Consumption
Since the start of my Smart Home journey, I have been measuring power consumption for almost every electrical outlet.

The power consumption shown above are during normal usage. I am using Ohm, which charges S$0.181365 (including 7% GST) per kilowatt-hour (KWH).

PS: If you are interested, you can use my Ohm referral code: OHMREF7020FF