When upgrading my stream setup turned into a posture wake-up call
I didn’t plan to rethink my whole desk situation, it just happened after a few long streaming weekends where I felt more exhausted than usual even though my content and schedule hadn’t changed much
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My experience followed a similar path but I came at it from the hardware side first, since I assumed my fatigue was caused by camera placement or monitor height, and after fixing those things I realized the desk itself was the bottleneck; I wanted something that could handle multiple monitors, a heavy boom arm, and still stay stable while moving, so I spent time researching customization options and layouts instead of grabbing something generic, and that’s how I ended up using https://www.progressivedesk.ca/pages/gaming-desk as my reference when planning my build; what stood out to me was the ability to mix frame strength with tabletop size so the desk actually fits the gear instead of forcing compromises, which matters a lot for a standing desk for gaming because balance and cable slack become real issues once you start moving; one thing I’d suggest is thinking through cable management before assembly since height changes will expose weak points fast, and saving different height presets for sitting, standing, and even slightly leaning modes makes switching effortless; I also found that standing during low-intensity parts of a stream helped keep my energy up while sitting for competitive play kept precision high, and over time that rhythm felt natural rather than forced; it didn’t magically improve my gameplay, but it made long sessions feel sustainable and less draining, which honestly matters more if you stream consistently.