The Ultimate Man Cave | Hardware Sugar
Channel: Hardware Sugar
Date: 2021-04-08

In the video I talk about general tips on how to design a room both aesthetically and technically. Wifi through access points, inexpensive cable charging stations, and a reminder that a room isn't just for gaming but also reflecting. 

00:00 – Introduction 
01:03 – Lighting
02:10 – Cave View
02:39 – Cooling 
05:35 – Wood
06:40 – Comfort
10:36 – Desk 
12:21 – Gaming PC
14:46 – Internet
16:30 – Charging Station
17:22 – Bluetooth Speakers
19:13 - TV 

Invaluable Contractors:
1) Arch. Cocoy Leyva (0919-992-3263) – Designed, constructed, and supplied mostly everything needed for the house. Mancave concept was his idea in the first place. 
2) Austphil (0915-142-1502)– Supplied and Installed all the glass panels and screens. 
3) Joren Aircon Services (0927-967-1177) – Supplied and Installed all the Air conditioners.
4) Acts Woodsworks (https://actswood.com/) - Desk Supplier
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Things:
1) Computer – provided by Hardware Sugar 
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x
GPU: RTX 2080ti 
MOBO: MPG X570 Gaming Edge WIFI
CASE: NZXT H700
COOLER: H115i RGB Platinum 280MM Liquid 
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 4 X 8 3200mhz
KEYBOARD: Corsair K70 Mk2 Blue Switches 
MOUSE: Corsair Wireless Ironclaw 
HEADSET: Corsair Void Pro Wireless Headset
MICROPHONE: Blue Yeti USB MIC 
SPEAKERS: Altec Lansing 221 with Subwoofer 

2) Monitor 1 – MSI Optix MAG 322CQR Curved: (165HZ / 2560 X 1440 / 31.5 Inches) https://amzn.to/3dIjNjx 
3) Monitor 2 – Samsung S34E790C Curved: (60 HZ / 3440 X 1440 / 33.5 Inches)
Check out my monitor review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G5AYpNXcaE 

4) Three Monitor Setup – ROG SWIFT 360HZ PG259QNR https://amzn.to/3wBiJ9v 
5) Access Point WIFI – Ubiquiti Unifi Ap-AC Lite https://amzn.to/3dYNWeD 
6) Air conditioner – Daikin 3 HP Wall Mount (FTKC71QVM DSMART Inverter)
7) Lounge Chair – MOFU Furniture supplied this to me but they closed down 2 years ago
8) Sofa – Lazy Boy Dexter (Dimensions Height-94 x Width-175 x Depth-99 cm)
9) Bluetooth Speaker – Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 4 https://amzn.to/3msXH8w 
10) TV – Samsung 55 inch UHD 4K KU6300 6 https://amzn.to/3wBQzey 
11) TV Speakers – Samsung Wireless Curved Soundbar with Subwoofer HW-M4501
12) Cable Organizer - https://shopee.ph/Cable-Organizer-Silicone-USB-Cable-Winder-Desktop-Tidy-Management-Clips-Cable-Holder-for-Mouse-Wire-i.44214735.6613087207?gclid=Cj0KCQjwsLWDBhCmARIsAPSL3_28KmxGUq6zQcZyqaa_KxQ04TDeyN3GUVCR7sK3Zd7Kidz5zc1P5NIaAqpOEALw_wcB 

13) Office Chair – Out of stock from Dimensions. I cannot confirm if the one I saw on Lazada is truly the same model as they declined lending us a review unit. We offered to review it for free and return the chair just so I can verify if it is the same one but no luck.   

14) Table – Constructed by Acts Woods Philippines: https://actswood.com/ 
Check out all the measurements of the table in our video review of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8qW7L7lHIE&t=209s


Every man cave begins with the space. The entire room is 54 square meters or 581 square feet which includes a bathroom and a walk-in closet. The cave is thus a self-sustaining pod in which I only need to go down to get food or to top up my coffee.

While the room does get sun, the most it hits directly is a couple of feet, something I prefer in case I want the occasional sun without having to leave the room. I was provided with a lot of ventilation options. Eight jalousies were installed on the middle layer window which has a bug screen in between. I however haven’t found a crowbar high enough to allow me to reach these and so I keep a rather tall ladder in the walk in closet every time I want to close them or the roller blinds 

Finally, the room is decked out with an overhead remote controlled ceiling fan from Hayes which circulates enough cool air to cover the room wherever I am. 

How does the cave get internet? The router is located in the gym, which is not only on a different floor but is separated by the room through distance, steel, and glass, all 3 of which contribute to severe signal degradation. Our architect, yet again created a design solution. Instead of wiring up the house with wifi signal boosters which are always unreliable, and which require you to switch between a different hotspot each time, he wired up the house, so that each room, including the cave, has it’s own access point which connects to the gym via Cat 6 ethernet cable. In short, every room in the entire house has the same wifi speed as though you were right next to the router. Each access point broadcasts the same network address, so if your device is already connected, you can quite literally move from room to room, or even the garden, and your device will automatically connect to the nearest access point all by itself and it would feel like the router was right next to you wherever you went.

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