Reddit reviews AUKEY Gaming Mouse Pad Large XXL (35.4×15.75×0.15in) Thick Extended Mouse Mat Non-Slip Spill-Resistant Desk Pad with Special-Textured Surface, Anti-Fray Stitched Edges for Keyboard, PC - Black

PC: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Jx4qxG

Desk: Ikea Karlby Countertop https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70335212/#/50335208

Charging Station: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077CZL5FB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Wallpaper from Wallpaper Engine: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1172827797

Dual Monitor Stand: https://www.amazon.com/VIVO-Monitor-Adjustable-Screens-STAND-V002/dp/B009S750LA/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=vivo+dual+monitor+stand&qid=1563902621&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Furniture Stands (silvers bars between the desk and the drawers): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KQH8HMU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Microphone: https://www.amazon.com/ZINGYOU-Microphone-BM-800-Adjustable-Double-layer/dp/B01MZCS8MY/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=bm-800&qid=1563902460&s=electronics&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1

Plants: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07698CVNW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Extended Mouse Pad: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QM9KL5M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Software for desktop information/date/time: Rainmeter using NXT-OS https://www.rainmeter.net/ https://nxtos.com/

Amazon USA link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QM9KL5M

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Type|Amazon|3rd Party New
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Lowest|N/A|$1.93 on Mar 07, 2017
Highest|N/A|$25.99 on Jul 05, 2018

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Didn’t expect much from this, but this pad is actually very good. (@11.99 w/ Coupon)

I managed to get a beast of a gaming + streaming PC together.
I did focus a lot on the streaming part as well.

I'll provide you with my standard list of videos to help you understand why I suggest these products.
Also; will provide you with a couple of great guides to help you build the PC.
Lastly, I'll give a bunch of software that you'll want to get to overclock your CPU & GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor | $389.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler | $42.25 @ Newegg
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3P (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard | $193.99 @ Newegg
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2800 Memory | $109.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $87.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $74.99 @ Newegg
Video Card | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card | $599.99 @ Amazon
Case | Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case | $59.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $125.98 @ Newegg
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) | $93.99 @ NCIX US
Monitor | AOC P2370SD 60Hz 23.0" Monitor | $124.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor | Asus PB258Q 60Hz 25.0" Monitor | $316.99 @ NCIX US
Keyboard | AZIO MGK1-K Wired Gaming Keyboard | $69.99 @ Amazon
Mouse | Mionix AVIOR 7000 Wired Optical Mouse | $54.99 @ Amazon
Headphones | Sennheiser HD 518 Headphones | $67.00 @ Amazon
Speakers | Logitech Z200 0W 2ch Speakers | $24.99 @ Amazon
Mouse Mat| Aukey Soft Smooth Gaming Mouse Pad| $18.00 @ Amazon
Microphone| CAD U37 MicroPhone| $45.00 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $2491.10
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-21 16:17 EST-0500 |


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Learn about cool technology in only a couple minutes!

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• What is overclocking?: Here - 2:32 minutes.
  
  
• What is the difference between i3, i5 & i7?: Here - 4:32
  
• What is hyperthreading?: Here - 4:47
  
• What is Turbo boost?: Here - 4:05
  
• CPU shopping guide: Here - 5:01
  
• GPU shopping guide: Here - 4:11
  
• How many cores do I need for gaming?: Here - 8:18
  
• How many cores do I need for prosuming?: Here - 7:53
  
• DDR3 vs DDR4: Here - 8:01
  
• What are benchmarks?: Here - 5:21
  
• Pre-built vs building your own?: Here - 6:04
  
• Optical vs laser mouse: Here - 2:10
  
• SSD vs HDD: Here - 4:05
  
• What is resolution?: Here - 5:22
  
• Different panel types: Here - 2:29
  
• What is G-sync?: Here - 5:52
  
• What is Shadowplay?: Here - 3:59
  
• Case air pressure: Here - 5:21
  
• Case fan orientation: Here - 3:42
  
• What is a NAS?: Here - 5:06
  
• What PSU to buy?: Here - 5:12
  
• What does 80+ mean?: Here - 3:02
  
  Likely that TechQuickie got even more video's that you can have a look at to get answers. It's a great youtube channel for easy, quickly explained questions about PC tech.
  
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  Guides
  
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  Now before you have a look at all these guides. The best guide in most cases will always be your MANUAL. Some manuals are garbage, but most of them are more than good enough to be able to help figure out most problems.
  
  
• How to build an Intel 115x socket PC? This is my personal favorite because it goes in depth, but still keeps the video relatively short. It also got great camera work so you are able to follow all the steps very well. I decided to skip the start of the video. The reason being that the video is posted on 17th of May 2013, he gives the rationale of his selected parts at the start. This is a very long time ago, so the parts are very old, so no need to hear this out. But building a PC is still pretty much the same. No drastic changes.
  There are a lot of different build guides on the internet, but I really like this one. It's easy to follow.
  
  
• How to install a 2011(-3) CPU? Again not too complicated. But be aware, every motherboard is different. If unsure, check the manual!
  
• How to install RAM? It's very simple these days. For DDR4 it's pretty much the same.
  
• How to install Windows 8(.1) or 10 from an USB drive? You have to download "media creation tool" which is located at the bottom of the page (blue button). Run that program with a 4GB+ USB flash drive plugged into a PC. Then follow the simple steps and the program will make the USB drive bootable. After that all you have to do is build the PC and boot from that USB drive to install Windows.
  
• How to set up your SSD & HDD? This video is another older video, but it works pretty much the same in Win 8/10. He does talk about a few things that aren't very important, but it's good to know.
  
• How to overclock an Intel 2011-3 Haswell-E CPU? Again a simple video and not too long. They used an Asus motherboard which got different names in the BIOS compared to other brands. So you might have to look around a little bit. But in general they're named very similar.
  
• How to use Ninite? This video explains it very well, as well as their recommendations. For security I advise to only get Avira (if you don't mind to get an add every day; if you do mind - just use Microsoft Defender) & Malwarebytes. If you want to pay for an anti-virus; Webroot! Light weight; very high detection rate.
  
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  Stress test software!
  
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  Software|How to download?|What does it do?
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  CPU-Z | Pink button down at the right | Monitor CPU performance / voltage
  RealTemp | Download RealTemp | Monitor CPU temperatures
  CineBench R15 | Bottom of the page "CINEBENCH is.. ..a free download at the MAXON website (click to download)." | CPU benchmark
  IntelBurnTest | Download now | Stress test CPU!
  Unigine Heaven | Bottom of the page "Download Locations" | Benchmark GPU + CPU (a little)
  MSI Afterburner & Combustor | Tab > downloads | Overclocking tool for GPU.
  Furmark | Download Furmark | GPU Stress test
  PCMark | Under logo: steam / download from | GPU/CPU benchmark
  Aida64 | Aida64 Extreme trial version | A great package that got everything!
  ||| \^ Free for 30 days
  
  

  Hope you like it and If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
  

Here you go! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QM9KL5M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I play Battlefield 1 on Xbox and will give you my setup:

• Regular Dell keyboard
  
• Logitech G502 mouse with DPI set to 12K
  
• Wood board with a XXL mouse pad wrapped around it and stapled to the bottom
  
• 32ft Active USB extension cord the one I ran through the walls turned out to be defective so this one gets laid across the floor when I play :(
  
• Plantronics headset with Atmos plugged into the controller that is plugged into the Xim and sits at my side.
  
  I can't tell I'm not playing on PC.

Aukey XL Mat. Love the mat, great quality and performance for the price. Hate the ugly logo. Wish it was plain black.

I just got this one and it is great

The previous pad was just some oppai mousepad... xD. My current one is this, nothing fancy but I like the size. For monitors the portrait one is just an ancient 1080p asus, and the ultrawide is lg 34um94.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QM9KL5M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I bought this one a few weeks ago, and I absolutely love it...

AUKEY Gaming Mouse Pad XXL Large Size (900x400x4mm) Extended Mouse Mat Water-Resistant Mouse Pads with Non-Slip Rubber Base, Special-Textured Surface for Keyboard and Mouse - Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QM9KL5M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_o-NUBbC1D3C1X

Don't know if you have a particular brand in mind but Aukey has an extra large mousepad on Amazon for $20. Also, if you check /r/buildapcsales they have XL Corsair mousepads for like $15 on occasion

EDIT: I found you the Corsair one for $15. It's the MM200 Extended one with the yellow stripe at the bottom. Link)

https://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-900x400x4mm-Extended-Water-Resistant-Special-Textured/dp/B00QM9KL5M?keywords=aukey+extended+mouse&qid=1535771883&sr=8-4&ref=mp_s_a_1_4

My recommendation.

I got this one due to the LED's and being all the rage. But I really love having a large gaming pad. If you are not looking for LED's I would look into the Aukey one, I had this one before and its awesome, thick and plush and pretty darn big.

https://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-900x400x4mm-Extended-Water-Resistant-Special-Textured/dp/B00QM9KL5M/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=N6B32RMNCL3H&keywords=aukey+gaming+mouse+pad&qid=1562942284&s=electronics&sprefix=aukey+gam%2Celectronics%2C115&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1

This is what I went with and love it: Aukey Gaming Mousepad XXL. It's every bit as good as the quality of the mats you find on Novelkeys.xyz. Thick with stiched edges and 900x400mm.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QM9KL5M

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00QM9KL5M/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1524136183&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=aukey+mouse+pad+xxl&dpPl=1&dpID=31waRgDSDFL&ref=plSrch

There is a link for that

Second monitor, monitor stand, XL mousepad, remove the GPU packaging from your shelf and replace it with something that actually shows your personality.

Edit: Headphones, headphone stand, mic and boom arm.

OP, get something like this. You don't neccesarily have to get a gaming one, but these are really nice to put your mouse,keyboard, phone on

Link: https://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-900x400x4mm-Extended-Water-Resistant-Special-Textured/dp/B00QM9KL5M/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=Aukey+XXL+Mousepad&qid=1557560503&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

Thanks to AUKEY, I was sent one of their XL desk mats to review.

First impressions was a simple but effective package, nicely rolled up with a good amount of weight heft.

The quality of the stitching is good around the outsides, though the surface of the fabric covering isn't as smooth compared to the Cherry mat I had.

Its thickness lives to the expectation at 4mm, and is very cushioning,however the length expectation of 900mm was short by 15mm.

The clean design works really well, as both the logo and word AUKEY are non-intrusive, and the pad printing used was very solid quality, having filled in the fabric pores, making the logo and wording heavy duty.

For the price it is currently listed at ($20 AUD), you really can't go wrong. While the surface isn't as smooth and slick, I think it is not likely to add any noticeable wear to the bottom of your mouse.

Once again, thank you to AUKEY for providing this for me to check out.


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EDIT:

AUKEY have asked me to share some links for you all -

https://www.amazon.ca/AUKEY-Gaming-Resistent-Non-slippery-Rubber/dp/B00QPYENUI/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1540790396&sr=1-4&keywords=Gaming%20Mouse%20Pad&fbclid=IwAR02dkjRED9T7orwM6SbKmjPdJc1qecccRhd3wVDyfm7ez1RF_jOHTjP2H8

and


https://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-900x400x4mm-Extended-Water-Resistant-Special-Textured/dp/B00QM9KL5M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540790460&sr=8-1&keywords=Gaming%20Mouse%20Pad&fbclid=IwAR2_HYH0MpxHdcqXmY6P13syEW0ieVPpDLz03vzcKBwPbtQ00VSdyfqkNo4

I use this one. Not exactly the whole desk but close enough to be effective:

https://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-900x400x4mm-Extended-Water-Resistant-Special-Textured/dp/B00QM9KL5M/

Here you go.

https://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-900x400x4mm-Extended-Water-Resistant-Special-Textured/dp/B00QM9KL5M/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=aukey+large+gaming+mouse+pad&qid=1563958992&s=gateway&sprefix=aukey+large+&sr=8-3

Bought this one on Amazon from Aukey. Not saying that it's better, just adding another alternative.

The difference between with and without doesn't seem super noticeable if you're trying really hard to "listen" for a difference. I have a WASD Code (Clear) that I bought for work and another at home. The one at work doesn't have anything underneath it to dampen the noise. I notice the difference subconsciously when I'm at home because after a long day of coding and configuring network equipment, my environment seems to be a little quieter and the keyboard noise is "less sharp." (Both environments have monitors lined up against the wall and my desks are lined up in a corner, so it's very 1:1 in terms of setup.)

This looks like the us version

https://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-35-4%C3%9715-75%C3%970-15in-Spill-Resistant-Special-Textured-Anti-Fray/dp/B00QM9KL5M

I have the same one it’s an Aukey XXL
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QM9KL5M?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share