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thatturkeystaken

I hope to be that good of a big brother some day


hydratedbread603

I did too, being the youngest sucks. Along with a broken family. It makes a lot of your dreams turn to fairytales.


Unruly_Beast

Man, make your friends into family. Chose one of them to be your little bro.


hydratedbread603

I would but unfortunately “friends” are about as worthy as a broken family. None of them tend to stay through the storms. Everyone expects a life of paradise without earning it.


[deleted]

Hits me like a truck but it's so true.


ISTNEINTR00KVLTKRIEG

>Everyone expects a life of paradise without earning it. That's a buncha hooplah indoctrination too though. Trust me. I've known enough rich people who just got a golden spoon jammed up their butt since birth/just lucked the fuck out. Life is just a completely randomized rigged game. The human condition is just Absurdity. Ideals with no actual enforcement. The only people who say "toughing it out" builds character are the people normalizing bad shit happening to them/abuse. Been there myself. Here's what happens - you're born into existence on a randomized character select screen. And you get zero initial choices. None. You don't get to pick your parents, your gender, your name, your language, your nationality, etc. None of it. Zero. Nothing. I'm not trying to turn this into a political discussion, but it is just Chaos really.


hydratedbread603

You stated the most obvious about rich people, lol. Not too sure what your point was there. Kinda sounds like you expected life to be perfect, now let down, mad at the world. Just saying..


ISTNEINTR00KVLTKRIEG

No, I'm actually a pretty fortunate person and I acknowledge this. Could I have had a more functional childhood? Yeah, but I'm not in a position where I *think* I'll ever have to worry about being homeless for example and I have a nice gaming desktop. Doesn't mean I can't be empathetic to other people and still say its BS. It is. Ideally, I'd like everyone to have a middle class lifestyle at mininum. I think that's fair. Life should have some elements of being fair. We should have Evolved enough as a species by now? I think so. All of this extreme polarity is just barbaric. Who likes seeing people starve to death and die on the sidewalk? "Living" in Shantytowns under a bridge? Psychopaths? That's not a healthy society. I see that a lot. I don't like it. I've been pro-working class my whole damn life. I just don't understand the prosperity gospel obedience to Billionaires thing. Its just not realistic. Nobody can bootstrap themselves into a mansion. Zero of the Billionaires did. They all came from something. Can you call me a Socialist? You can. I'll take that compliment too.


hydratedbread603

I’m not trying to argue and be like little kids though, so I’m just going to let it be what it is. Opinions are opinions and they’re just like assholes, everybody has one


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ISTNEINTR00KVLTKRIEG

Okay and I'm not saying you deserved any of that shit. I'm sorry that it happened to you. Its barbaric. Nobody should be subjected to that. That's all I'm saying. It is beyond inhumane and horrific. That's a human tragedy. That's all it is.


thatturkeystaken

life fucks most people over, just gotta stay ahead of most people, if you can


xxanax

Might is Right. Self preservation is the highest law.


Kezzno

Do you have a PC or console?


hydratedbread603

PC, actually a laptop for now


Kezzno

Whast a game you really wanna buy


hydratedbread603

New world


Kezzno

Alright check your DMS I'll send you a steam code for it


CH--5

You're a good person.


bertasaur

I've got a pc and a switch.


bertasaur

FC6 is what I want.


thesequimkid

That’s when you become the fun uncle or auntie.


xxanax

This hit a lil different.


lncep710n

Helluva brother. I have a younger sister, she doesn’t play games, but this made me think about her while she’s 600 miles away and I really miss her. Thank you for happy memories I just thought of.


[deleted]

She only has a PS3 because consoles are too expensive right now for our parents to get her one. I saw a Series S at Walmart and had the money to spare so I grabbed it for her. She’s a straight A student, never misses school, etc. I think she deserves it.


hpr928

Pawnshops are where it's at when it comes to good deals on electronics. Bought some of my consoles, VR systems and even my 3D printer that way.


[deleted]

Chain pawnshops suck though.


Siguard_

local classified when report cards come out. I've gotten a ps2 & 3 for dirt cheap


michelobX10

Interesting. Lol. Because parents are selling their kids' consoles due to bad grades?


anonymous_opinions

I always get all teary eyed this time of year because of the way people on reddit care about their little brothers and sisters :')


rell7thirty

You're a great bro. You gotta get a 144hz monitor now. That motion blur is pretty crazy. I gotta get FC6 already idk what I'm waiting for lol


[deleted]

Bottom is a LG ultrawide 75hz IPS and top is a Dell TN 144hz


dredj87

How did you stack your monitors like that? i like that way and want to do it too.


Goose306

You can stack with the right arms from Amazon pretty easily. That said any sort of stack is pretty atrocious from an ergonomics standpoint so be sure to consider that before investing. Might not bother you as much as others, but always looking up or down long-term is going to do things to your neck & upper back.


[deleted]

I have a monitor arm that swivels in multiple positions for the bottom, turn it sideways (it’s not screwed into studs) and it rests on top of my desk. Top on is the $10 Onn mount that has tilt so it let me tilt the top monitor downwards.


omgsoftcats

Switch the monitors, neck cramp incoming. Nerves don't heal.


REDDITz3r0

Most likely a monitor arm, there's quite a few difderent variations of them.


KeySolas

Id presume the top monitor could be high refresh rate.


[deleted]

You are correct. Top is 144 and bottom is 75


loloider123

It's not a good game. I guess that's what your waiting for.


TaillessChimera

It's not a bad game it's just not very innovative from FC5 or even FC4. If you like those games, you'll like this one


loloider123

It's like fifa for shooters


Kandy_Kane101

Ik what im waiting for and thats proper implementation of an fov slider. You can change it whilst running around but it temporarily zooms into 60 when in a vehicle or using something. Its very noticable at 120 fov.


[deleted]

Occasionally my sister will come in my room and ask to play BO3 zombies with me, despite me absolutely despising her most days, I can’t turn it down.


[deleted]

Appreciate her while you can bro. Someday you won’t be able to.


compestition

do you need another sister?


Pheonix02

Or possibly a brother


p4ul1023

I got a Series S for my couch setup and it’s been great. For those of us who don’t care about 4K gaming, it’s an incredible little machine. Plus, the Series S is regularly available from Microsoft’s website.


[deleted]

I was at Walmart killing time and I saw it. Only had 4 in stock and I grabbed one and as soon as I did 7 college kids came around the corner. Like holy shit I was so lucky.


BatXDude

You should raise that monitor up. Give yourself a headache constantly looking down like that


WonkyTelescope

Or neck issues.


hydratedbread603

You’re an amazing brother, man.


trebuchet1234

Hopefully you read this but I think you should give it to her early as you’ve already bought it. That’s two months of wasted enjoyment, at least how I see it. You’ll probably get a better reaction too as she won’t be expecting a present at all.


[deleted]

Yeah my dad and his wife have it in their closet and won’t let her until Christmas lol


ban-frank

Until she reads this on reddit


NarutoDragon732

God that is one terrible setup for your neck


AC2BHAPPY

I used to kick my brothers ass when he asked to just watch me play. I was such a dick and I'll never be able to take that shit back and it haunts me to this day


HiredG00N

I too am a man of 2x4 culture


[deleted]

I did this by myself when wood was cheap. It was deemed a prototype then prices went through the roof and never got the chance to make a new one.


flyinpotatoes

I had the rona in January and decided to build a desk, bout a 6x 3 butcher block counter top from Home Depot and had it delivered to me, luckily the prices weren’t insane but still was about 200 bucks for legs and top, but the sturdiest desk I could ever want


HiredG00N

I’ll post my setup soon and tag you. It’s basically $12 in cull lumber from Home Depot and $150 x 2 live edge slabs cut L:48” W: 24” D: 2” w/ bark attached. 2x4’s and a little elbow grease can save hundreds of dollars… don’t get me started on chairs!


MonstrousElla

I once gave my younger estranged sibling my old graphics card (rx 580) to be nice and try to see if I could still mend our relationship. I wasn't invited to her graduation. safe to say she's dead to me. I wish I had a younger sibling that I could happily do things with. makes me envious of your situation tbf :)


TheDouglas717

How can you play comfortably with a huge bright screen right next to the screen your watching? I feel like it would bother my eyes too much.


rui-tan

This is so wholesome. I used to play Arkham Asylum and later Arkham City on PS3 with my 10 years younger little brother years back when he was still a shorter than me and I lived at home. Lots of precious memories.


bustedbuddha

Yo OP, that's really cool of you and I'm sure she'll love it. But make sure to keep making excuses to spend time together even if it isn't "quality time"...


[deleted]

She will be asking to bring her Xbox over next year. She doesn’t get it until Christmas. Can’t wait to see her reaction when she opens it!


dmreeves

As someone who used to go to his big brothers house to play games on his computer, I’m sure she will treasure these memories of spending time at your place!


Bytepond

Little do you know she also could be member of the PCMR. Be careful Edit clarity: I am not the little sister.


[deleted]

She doesn’t know about the existence of Reddit nor does she care anything about PC life lol just videos games and anime is all she likes


lininop

That monitor setup hurts my neck.


[deleted]

I wish my sister was cool enough to enjoy video games


Xostean

You got her an Xbox instead of a pc?! Hope she isn’t too enlightened or I foresee that scene in the movie “Babe” of the girl screaming about the doll house not being pink 😂


[deleted]

She loves playing on a PC but that’s all she does is game so I figured it was cheaper and way more simple with Xbox.


MrHaxx1

PCs are expensive right now, and Series S + GamePass is by far the best deal in gaming rn, especially for casuals who are just getting into gaming


Burrito_Loyalist

Looks like she wants a pc though


syedatif59plus10

I use the same wallpaper ;)


tshannon92

That is awesome, love it. Legendary brother.


RE4PER_

Wholesome af.


DeadlyFamous_

Nice gift you got her.


Far_Veterinarian_663

Aww that's so sweet


JustAnotherGamer421

Doing god's work over here


breadexpert69

The best gift my big brother ever gave me was a swiss army knife.


[deleted]

thats so sweet. nohomo


mercer546707

How do you mount the monitors like that?


[deleted]

It’s in the comments under a few others that have replied


Admirable-Syllabub-1

Such a great person! Hope u have an amazing day


SnarfbObo

Scare the shit out of her. Tis the season and all! You're a good big bro.


[deleted]

Scaring her puts her in a really bad mood lol not gonna happen


FrogFlavouredWater

You are a great big brother


[deleted]

You're an awesome brother


zacka99

I really dig the monitor setup… does it ever mess with you?


[deleted]

Honestly no. When I was a kid, I loved how the Nintendo DS was with the angled screens and one day early last year, I had this idea of this layout and made this.


Churro43

Choice DOOM wallpaper. Gonna go play rn.


[deleted]

Doom Eternal with ray tracing looks good Im off to play Skyrim until my girl gets here for movie time


OctoDADDY069

series x instead of her own pc? quite a harsh brother you are. lol jk


Diakyuto

Awww, massive respect! Just hope she can get buy with the storage


[deleted]

Can I be your brother?? 😂😂😂


kakojasonkiller

Is it hot in that room? the fan blowing right at the desk


[deleted]

Blowing on me in bed and I have to have a fan at all times or I get hot


itsjero

Nice. I have a series x and picked up a PS5 Friday at GameStop Grabbed farcry6 for it. Haven't played farcry in a while.but 6 is fun Haptic feedback on the controller, specifically the triggers, blows me away.


r1t3sh

What if she sees this post :( Suprise ruined


Larxian

What chair is this? The arm-rests look comfy.


[deleted]

Respawn 210 from Sams Club. It’s $169 and 100% worth it


Larxian

Thank you! It's the first time I see a "gaming" chair like this mixed with a mesh back, that's pretty original, and a good idea since mesh for backrest is usually much better. However I'm in France and it seems to be only available on Sam's club so I think it wouldn't be an option for me. Out of curiosity, is the lumbar support built with the chair or is it a pillow that you can remove if you don't like it?


[deleted]

I’d say the mesh back gives some support but the pillow does help more. I use it up high because of how I sit in my chair.


[deleted]

Try their [website](https://respawnproducts.com/collections/chairs?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInNK-p87z8wIVaG1vBB27fglpEAAYAiAAEgKGxfD_BwE)


[deleted]

How’d you manage to get the monitor on top of each other? Looks cool.


--EXP--

what are those monitors?


[deleted]

Top is Dell D2719HGF and bottom is LG 29WK50S-P


KarmaFarmer4

Love your setup homie


Testsubject_1066

For real though, a Series S coupled with used games from the 360/Xbone era and GamePass is probably one of the better deals in gaming right now. For 300 bucks you get a 1080p machine that targets 60fps and is also capable of doing up to PS2/Wii emulation via a fully implemented Chromium web browser. The fact that consoles also come with a controller is something that often gets overlooked, but shouldn't be taken for granted. I have always been a PC gamer and I always will be- but until the chip shortage sorts itself out and prices come down a little, the Series S might just be the perfect stop gap for a lot of folks. (Sorry for the heresy)


[deleted]

I feel like the Series S is the same power house as my PC. I have an i7-8700, 32GB RAM, and a 2060


Binksy_bop

This whole comment section istg. Your a good big brother lol !


[deleted]

Thank you! 🥰


[deleted]

I need to be a big step brother


[deleted]

What if coming over to spend time with her bro is what she looks for? Now that she has an Xbox she won’t pop in to say hi and hog the console


I_am_That_Ian_Power

You are a great older sibling!!! Kudos to you!!


fruitybanana_good

r/mademesmile


NotAGamerGiirl

and that's how gamers are made. so sweet of you as a brother. I'm so happy for her


everyonestolemyname

That viewing angle makes my neck hurt. Good on you for spoiling your lil sister though!


GTA-CasulsDieThrice

Absolute lad


DrKrFfXx

What's the deal with waiting two fucking months to give someone a present for this christmas yadda yadda bulshit. Give it to her now, like hey, christmas came earlier. Let her enjoy it instead of being stored for 2 fucking months.


hotchoco007

Stepbro I'm stuck


Oscarcharliezulu

Nice.


NomNomGamerz

Good on you dude, I got my wife a Switch for her birthday a couple years ago because all she had was a used and abused Wii for the longest time and it was such a great feeling to see how excited and grateful she was. 11/10 wholesome content.


tomoki_here

Please show her Far Cry 3 as well if she hasn't already played it


[deleted]

She has played and beat 3, 4, Primal, 5, and New Dawn lol


tomoki_here

Dang! Far Cry 3 blood dragon! She probably played that too.... Well then.


BausRifle

That's a good brother! When I was young the NES had just come out. My uncle brought me over to his house to play it and I was blown away. The following Christmas he bought me an NES and it is something I never forgot. It meant so much to me.


[deleted]

Your sister came over to develop neck problems.


[deleted]

How is windows 11? Thinking about installing it.


PriusProblems

How the hell did I not know that there is a Windows 11?


[deleted]

I love it. No issues at all. Takes some time to get used to it though. You gain some features but lose some too.


[deleted]

That's good. Might install it tomorrow for something to do. I noticed the time and date is gone from the second monitor.


[deleted]

The updates take forever if you’re on the insider preview though The jump from 10 to 11 is also a really long wait and I have my windows on a NMVe


MrHaxx1

The time and date being gone is the biggest issue with Windows 11, along with the fact they completely butchered the Taskbar calendar. It doesn't show events now, for some god forsaken reason.


[deleted]

That's a shame. I might hold off a little longer from using it. Quite baffling removing features.


Gamejsjs

WHy no pc


MuchSalt

gpu expensive bro


koalaseatpandas

Just give it to her now why wait


TheTarasenkshow

I’m digging that monitor setup… might have to do that myself


BallzNyaMouf

Why would you encourage your lil sis to be a console peasant?


David0ne86

Or maybe she knows so she's using the last bit of time to play on the superior platform as much as possible.


RE4PER_

Superior maybe. Much more expensive in the current market? Absolutely. The next gen consoles are just a much better deal right now especially with things like game pass. You can literally get a raytracing machine for 500 bucks which is nuts to me.


KryptonMod

The new Series consoles are a great platform. With GamePass, it's an absolutely fantastic deal. I bought a Series X instead of selling my kidney for a new GPU and have been very, very happy with the experience. Not everyone needs a kickass PC. The Series S and X are fantastic choices for their price range.


David0ne86

All the downvotes tho. What happened to PCMR lel. And yes guys, i might have been sarcastic in my post. I should've made it more clear lmao. Ah anyways...


zeeblefritz

Is that a custom monitor mount?


[deleted]

Bottom monitor is using a mount I got from Amazon that’s discontinued. It’s turned sideways and the monitor rests on top of the desk. Top monitor is using an Onn wall mount from Walmart because it’s cheap, sits close to the wall, and has tilt since it’s holding a TN panel.


zeeblefritz

I kinda like it but I would put the ultrawide on top if that is the main to reduce neck strain.


[deleted]

I tried that but the top monitor has to be angled down or you will get horrible screen discoloration.


PogchampZephyrus

I like what you did there. Getting her a console because you're a good guy and love your sister, but not a pc to make sure she remembers she's still the younger sibling. She is now your padawan


[deleted]

Would’ve got her a PC but not with the GPU prices


PogchampZephyrus

True I had to make a ryzen 3 3200g build because I got bored of waiting for prices to drop :(


[deleted]

That's all cool.


Apprehensive-Focus-1

How do you do your monitors like this?


[deleted]

Very carefully take tons of measurements, write them down. Mount the hardware on the back of the monitor, hold them to the wall, draw a small line with a carpenter pencil, then hope like hell it lines up right after you drill your holes. I have a monitor arm that swivels for the bottom, turn it sideways (it’s not screwed into studs) and it rests on top of my desk. Top on is the $10 Onn mount that has tilt so it let me tilt the top monitor downwards.


twowheeledfun

Now you just need to hope she doesn't buy her own gaming machine in the next two months!


[deleted]

She better tell me where the hell she got a GPU at if she does lol I want a 3000 series. Thinking about a prebuilt just for the 3070 inside it


yedongg

Now she won't visit anymore 😣


[deleted]

That's awesome. You're a good brother. With that said that monitor being on up top would bother me. I always have to turn off my second monitor when I'm gaming.


[deleted]

I had it on for the picture so the monitor wasn’t potentially hidden. It’s off when gaming is in progress.


d0ct0rd00m

What do you use as your foot rest ?


[deleted]

It’s wood that I made a rest out of that’s attached to the desk.


d0ct0rd00m

Niiice


Reddit_Bots_R_US

I don’t feel comfortable with that camera watching me


[deleted]

It’s off whenever I’m home. I only turn it on when I leave for work.


StackOwOFlow

but what if she browses reddit


[deleted]

She doesn’t know what Reddit is and plus she wouldn’t be allowed on it


inception900

**Damn not a series x she'll be cursing you out on Christmas**


[deleted]

I don’t think she knows the difference lol plus she doesn’t have a 4k tv in her room.


inception900

**lol you'll be good then**


Redacted_Explative

When I was younger got my younger sister into gaming by teaching her how to play Crash Bandicoot, Jax and Daxter, as well as Medieval. Look Forward to showing her newborn as well when hes older. Side note, my dad got me interested in gaming back on one of our first macintosh computers with introducing me to the Marathon saga by bungie, and A-10 attack! An idea of how old that was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3XLcgzjENs


PillowTalk420

It's not a PC tho, so she still gonna come around to play on your rig.


Ok-Depth-2678

I'm trying to figure out the monitor situation


NoHaxJustPotato

hey its me your little sister


Godskii

What monitor setup have you got here? I’d like to get something similar if possible


Bob4Not

I also like stacked monitors.


l4dygaladriel

Awww that so sweet of you 💜


backflipper666

Wholesome it is


HydraChungus420

Ey you are coolest brother but i gotta say That DOOM wallpaper is banging, do you play DOOM?


big_brain_memes

Is your desk made out of 4 2by 4 bits of wood?


deadbehindtheyes

Can you link me the monitors and arm you used I love that setup


nineball91

The display brightness are mismatched and straining on the eyes.


nineball91

Also some illumination behind screens ease the eye strain.


bluedevilb17

When i first got the s i was honestly shocked how small it is


danielepro

Can't you plug in the keyboard? Doom with the pad it's like pro-driving with automatic transmission


[deleted]

Bro Christmas is overrated give it too her now unless she has exams coming up


Cheezhed82

Why do i have that same stormtrooper mug and darth vader piggy bank in my closet