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Last updated 4 June 2026

Desktop

  • CPU — AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
  • Motherboard — ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi
  • RAM — G.Skill 96 GB DDR5-6000 (2 × 48 GB)
  • GPU — GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC 32 GB
  • Storage — Samsung 9100 PRO 4 TB NVMe SSD
  • PSU — Corsair HX1200i (2025) 1200 W fully modular
  • Case — Lian Li O11 Vision Compact
  • Cooling — Corsair iCUE LINK Titan 360 RX LCD AIO

Laptop

  • MacBook Pro — 16", Apple M1 Pro, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD

Desk

  • Frame — Flexispot E7 Pro (2026), height-adjustable standing desk
  • Top — Solid oak, EU manufactured, 180 × 80 cm
  • Storage — 2 × IKEA ALEX drawer unit

Display & peripherals

  • Monitor — Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 49" curved ultra-wide
  • Keyboard — Wooting 60HE, Optimum Aluminum 60% case (gray)
  • Mouse — Logitech G PRO X SUPERLIGHT 2 Wireless
  • Mouse pad — SteelSeries QcK Mini
  • Dock — CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Station
  • Controllers — 8BitDo Ultimate (Bluetooth + 2.4 GHz) — one black, one white

Audio

  • Microphone — Rode PodMic (dynamic, XLR)
  • Mic arm — Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP (low-profile)
  • Audio interface — Universal Audio Volt 276
  • Earphones — Sennheiser IE 200 wired audiophile IEMs
  • On the go — Apple AirPods Pro 2

Camera & video

  • Camera — Sony ZV-E10 (mirrorless, used as webcam)
  • Lens — Sigma Contemporary DC DN 18 mm F1.4
  • Capture card — Elgato Cam Link 4K
  • Mount — Victiv camera table tripod (37–105 cm)

Mobile & tablet

  • Phone — iPhone 16 Pro 256 GB
  • Tablet — iPad Pro M4 13"
  • Stylus — Apple Pencil Pro
  • Desk charger — Anker Prime 100 W USB-C

Security gadgets

  • Flipper Zero — multi-tool for RF, NFC, IR, and hardware protocols

Operating systems

  • Desktop — Windows 11 Pro with WSL2 (Ubuntu 24.04)
  • Lab — Proxmox host running Kali Linux, Ubuntu Server, and a Windows AD test domain
  • Servers — Debian 12 for self-hosted services

Editor & terminal

  • Editor — VS Code with the Catppuccin Mocha theme
  • Terminal — Windows Terminal + tmux inside WSL2
  • Notes — Obsidian for the personal knowledge base, vault in a private git repo

Productivity

  • Browser — Brave for daily use, Chromium for testing
  • Communication — Signal, Proton Mail

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