The Setup Doctor: Roasting Viewer Submissions

Nathan's setup is a chaotic disaster, showcasing poor choices and a lack of organization.

### Roasting Viewer Setups: A Merciless Review
* 🔥 "We asked you to send pictures of your setups so that we could maybe heal them, but today, we ain't healing them. That's right, we're taking them to the **Burn Unit**."
* 💥 The first setup featured a tiny gift display that **desperately needs an upgrade**, while our sponsor, GOI, has a new lighting product that can **enhance any space**.
* 📸 The quality of some submissions was so poor that it looked like they were captured on a **Nintendo DS**, leading to comments about the **lack of dynamic range** and **messy cables**.
* 🤦 One setup was described as a "**goon cave**" with unwashed laundry, while another was criticized for having an "**off-center TV**" and a collection of "**poor board games**".
* 🎮 Amidst the chaos, a few setups stood out positively, showcasing **nice cable management and unique decorations**, but many others were riddled with **clutter and disorganization**.
* The reviewers expressed disappointment at the lack of effort in submissions, noting that some participants clearly had the **skills to improve their setups** but chose not to.
* 💻 A standout KVM setup was praised for its functionality, but issues like **cluttered floors** and **misplaced equipment** were pointed out as areas needing improvement.
* 🎉 Overall, the session was a mix of humorous critiques and genuine advice, reminding viewers that "**you can always do better**" and encouraging them to **take pride in their spaces**.

We asked you to send pictures of your setups so that we could maybe heal them in our series, The Setup Doctor. But today, we ain't healing them. That's right, we're taking them to the Burn Unit. We're roasting your setups today, and there's going to be no mercy. You will be destroyed. Let's go. Oh, you're definitely going to get roasted if this is your tiny gift display. How about leveling up so everyone can enjoy it too? Our sponsor, GOI, just released their current lights 2 with a higher frame rate than the previous version. Your neighbor would love binging JF right outside your house thanks to its AI lighting, but you can even generate this Majestic eggplant for me. Check out GOI, there's a link in the description. Holy crap, what do you capture this on, Nintendo DS? We don't have the dynamic range to know what any of it is. Also, it looks like a lot of them are just tied up in like knots, which is really good for them. Wa, this is a goon cave. Holy holy.

sh a big hole in the wall man laundry that has not been done in a while. Nathan, I hope you get out of the cracked den you're in. Yeah, I really do. What is, what are you taking these photos on? Do yourself a favor, get a camera. I don't care what it is, iPhone 4 would be better than this. This is rough. This is what rock bottom looks like, and I'm really happy to say that, Nathan, it's only up from here. It can only get better. Got some nice speakers. Maybe he's got speakers on speakers like they're plugged in. Yeah, whatever. Can't even after he boosted them from the abandoned house next door. This guy's a freaking criminal for sure. Here's the thing, when we ask people for submissions, please feel a little bit of shame before you just submit that. One's rough, Nathan. I'm really disappointed. Why did you put your TV off center? Holy crap, that sucks. They were like, Oh, I need the door to open so that to mount these right at the ceiling. They

got the subwoofer here. They got a nice center. These towers are expensive. Yeah, and just truly a collection of the worst board games of all time. Cards Against Humanity, The Game of Life, Monopoly, Major League Baseball Edition. Cards Against Humanity appeals to people who have always wanted to be funny but never have been. I love this. This is a cool setup. This is a good one. This one looks like, I don't know, is this the computer when you have guests over, you put them here? Is that a stock Windows background? Yep, that is a stock Windows background. Personalized NPC NPC ass background. This is a nice set. Like, why? This is another one of those things, like, did just put it up there for the video? Like, there's no how. You would have never done that one wire. No one would have done that. They would have just gone, Oh, that's up there, done. Like, even if you didn't cable manage it, where is this? How? What the hell is going on? Is this the same person? He's got the chungus water bottle, another mouse mat, and the W mouse.

mat which you can get at LTT store.com. I like the $30,000 amp, $400 Bluetooth headset. Oh wait, yeah, where are the headphones that go with that? Or are they these? Oh sorry, are these they? Well, how many calls are you taking, dude? I wonder how much. I bet you this guy's a scam caller. That's how he makes this money. Your bedroom setup sucks. Yeah, just remove your bedroom setup. Your setup is trash. Don't include that photo next time. All the rest, fix your bedroom setup. You clearly know how. That's the worst part is you know how. You have the skills. You've done it multiple times before. This sucks. Whoa, that's a monitors. This looks like a JPEG of a garbage can. This doesn't look, you know what I'm saying? There's like a Twitter account that just says low poly food in video games. That 100% would be on that Twitter account. Like you're looking at it too closely. The whole thing is flat for some reason. I don't know what's

going on there. That's weird. Have they just been crushing beers, just looking? Yep, yeah. This was in the middle of a sesh. They even got the cooler. This is, oh man, they wanted to go fishing, but it started raining, so they went and ordered takeout, and they got all their dips. Oh, you wipe your ass on that nice. It's Wednesday. It is Wednesday. Be so much happier. I can ignore the stained carpet, a bunch of audio stuff. That's the name of the brand, some Stacks, dude. This guy's really interest. I legitimately what they're called. Yeah, this is a fire hazard. This is a l. This is how you die. The cable management under the desk is insanely better than the cable management on top of the desk. That's rare, which is very rare. Who's that cutie? Oh, hello. Were you watching setup doctor on both setups? Hold on, so you're watching setup doctor here, and you didn't think that was sing hard enough, so you had to watch it on

this computer too uh this is really great for ventilation on the PlayStation 4. Put on top of a bunch of underwear um. It's also just a bad spot to have your underwear [Music]. Yeah ew ew is that underwear. Pick your socks up. That's a those are scrunchies. They they L foot. They blurred their foot. That was smart. Person is educated on how the internet works. Okay that's a nice setup. That's classy. I like the full size pink. This is Chill AF. Yeah very pink. I like it. Got some cable management to do and dear goodness clean up your floor. Like what a lot of scrunchies and just there's also clearly like liquid was spilled here at one point. There's detrus of sorts. This cable just yeah it's not even plugged in. It's in like it's an original wrap. It has the the plug protectors on it. It has the like twisty tie thinger around. You bought it. You went to plug it in. You're like oh okay yeah I'm done. You belong on

the floor now all right. What's next? Is this blurred? Yeah, so the fact that you took the time to blur it but not remove it from the photo. Yeah, just move it. Blow desk fine. That's just cables. It's so close to greatness. Yeah, you do so well. It makes it so much more frustrating. Got some wuss. I'm better now. You're healed. There's anim. Did these heal you? Yeah, very nice. Good for you. So that this is hooked up to the same computer. Oh, oh, that's pretty cool. Oh, zoom out. Is that a table sideways? Did you just use that to cover the cables on the floor? You monster. You monster. Why would you do that? They had at one point. It's not being used anymore. So they knew it was a thing. They should do at one point. This is a pretty sick setup. Yeah, this is clean up your scrunchies and you get a 10. Yeah, oh, 360 shot. Yo, this is sick as heck. That fan is so big. This gu was at LTX 2023. Represent. I

like that. We got like a retro area with the old IM. Oh, I love those beautiful. I like this CD art too. CRT of some sort. That's an iMac. Cut that. Cut that. For the love of God, cut that. What is he making? Why is he doing this? Why are you making Lonus smile? I don't like it. What are you doing? What are you doing in projecting Lonus in 3D space somehow? Uh, this is. It's just somebody's room. They. It work. Yeah, Nate. Good setup. Good room. Yeah, great. Great room. Damn. Yeah, like that is a nice desk. I like the plywood. A man after Lonus' own heart. Playing Anno 1800, drinking a Twisted Tea. Single Twisted with the graphing calculator. Hell yeah. Yeah, this guy. This guy lives a life of some sort. Big basement energy. Yeah, absolutely. But making the most out of it. I love the uh, the ethernet going through the ceiling. It's still okay. That's not that bad. Come on, you made. You put the point of the other cables. You could put that one.

up put the Twisted DT down for a second. fix fix this they nicely manage that one cable up and around and the other one. there's like a it we put on the floor holy crap. did you buy like damn damn what you buy a ker of C ethernet cable holy. what's the Wi-Fi password oh here just give me a second. runs downstairs and Brak like just plug into this. I think you're about H 26 and A2 feet away all right yeah. it's a cool setup I don't mind it. the ethernet runs could be a bit better. there's nothing happening here. I can't help but notice iMed the caes sometimes I give people more of a pass when they have more stuff going on. this is why there's nothing going on so you can't have your four messy cables or whatever it is because that's all that looks at immediately what we see. I like how you have uh you're nice carpet protector. sadly it did not protect this stain from happening grow

weed. No, it's not weed. Look like weed. I'm joking. I don't grow it myself, neither do I. But why? Why do you think? Well, it's [Music] green. Editor, cut all of this. Let's just move on. What? Your dog looks absolutely terri- terrified. Your dog looks like he's going to die. You've cornered him. Got the lotion on the bed. Yeah, like glad you moved it off your desk and he was me. Wow, okay man, it doesn't matter. You just don't worry about it, okay? Like you, it's the moment you get over it, the moment you realize that it didn't mean anything in the past, okay? Trust me, I've been [Music] there. Wow, okay, so he's got this diagram that I don't care about. I okay, I was going to say I don't care about your network diagram, but then Luke was very excited, so I'll let you go. KVM setup. Yeah, this is legit, and it's a desktop and laptop KVM setup. This is sick. This is very cool. This is cool.

that's not cool. That's way, way... Why does that always happen every time? It's always the next picture. This guy has a server rack but couldn't afford a table to put his printer on. It just sits on the floor. What? Why is the soundbar just there by a table? Listen, you can find furniture for free really easily anywhere. It's just not that hard. You have no excuse to have both of your printers on the ground. Just put... You have a rack. I don't know, rack about. Just put a table there. This monitor arm is crying. It's like, Oh God, I'm trying so hard. Get old the weight of it, please. Yeah, this person needs to spend all of the money that they very clearly have on a nicer desk. Yeah, and maybe some artwork. I don't know, like a single art cool setup technically on that side. You just need to take care of the kale mag. Is what kind of splooge stain is that? Yeah, what is that? This is taken on my 2004 Canon personal handheld camera.

see this person has an excuse for not having a table cuz they haven't wasted their money on a fancy camera or like a nice monitor. Couldn't hold still for your image Star Wars Lego. I feel like the investment is interesting here, looking at the desk that they have versus the probably like $800 worth of Star Wars Lego. I like how they got again priorities. The cheapest AliExpress desk plus the largest Lego set I have seen in my damn life. Look at that box. They clearly bought the like death star. That's like $800. Yeah, and they're just using it as a stand. They're not even like oh yeah it's an investment because like Lego goes up in value. No, they're just like they just don't understand how good it could be to have a real table. That's one of those like calm you down Bowl things whatever they're called. Oh are you like yeah yeah one of those yeah yeah. This is nice. We got we got we got a stack. We got a wireless charger. Oh they got pke audio. This is

like kind of a nice setup. Yep, and big Fen, but they take care of it. Yeah, got some nice little figurines. This seems like a really good setup. Are you happy now? Hi, Barry, this is your... This satisfies you? No, 'cause it's not in my room. Don't include that editor. Wipe your walls. What are you doing? The feet, they need a clean. You can tell that this guy has like really dry feet 'cause it's like scraping the side, like the paint off of it. It's just, oh my God, don't zoom in. Wash your feet. Stop. Change it. Wash your feet. How much? How much would it take for you to lick it? H, five bucks. But besides the dirty feet, this is a really nice spot. Like, yeah, this is a good basement. I like how you have a vent instead of a window. That's pretty chill. You know, overall, like, it's a nice setup. Why did you submit it to get fixed? It doesn't need it. This person loves wasting money. Hell yeah, this is my type of setup. We're

figurine maxing woo sorry sorry you okay over there. I got to stop looking. Copious amounts of manga, copious amounts of figurines. Look at the size of that one in the bottom right of that case. That is not cheap, okay. I am not at all surprised at the Final Fantasy N Walker background given um all of this stuff. Uh, all of this stuff. Uh, I like it. This stuff. Uh, pretty much everything around here and uh, the mouse pad and everything else. The N Walker background just totally. It fits in, makes sense. I like it. This person does not know what savings are. This person has never heard of a tax shelter. This person has the impulse control of a three-year-old boy, okay. Oh my God, so much money. Is there two computers as well and a screen on the front of their computer? Oh my God. So they have also met someone that is equally irresponsible. Wow, they're enabling each other. I do love the neon curvy that's not lit up. Oh, and they even have a place to touch.

grass. I like the honey. I'm going to buy something. I'm going to buy it. I'm going to buy it, babe. Babe, look, babe, the grass is right there. Touch grass. It's just to remind you every so often that is cheating, by the way. You do not get credit for touching grass if you touch your wall. I like this setup, buddy. Here probably makes an obscene amount of money. Yeah, sis admin on the left, sis admin for sure. If he decides to quit it, the entire infrastructure of a company is just completely leaving. Well, Kevin, I hope you make lots of money. If not, make better decisions. Overall, this is really nice, though. Like, I appreciate the art in the background. I like how we've murdered Grou for crimes against humanity. Looks like he's hanging baby Yoda. Holy, sorry to hear that. Maybe you don't murder children, aliens down here. The desk has taken damage. Yeah, what are you doing when? What are you doing? They're playing the brain teaser game. They're like those damn sandpaper shirts you.

know yeah the whole every why did they send us two photos that's it there's only these two I'm mad that that makes me more mad than any set up so stupid why why would you submit two photos the exact same rough moving on I'm you deserve no more and if you want to watch more roasts like this you can see extras for this very video on flow.com you need to go there right this is a real living at my desk kind of scenario we got the metal Chopsticks we got the lotion we got the hand sany we got is it a 3D printed top part of a mug is it 3D printed mug for pacing yourself the lube the lube that's the lube baby certified goon these pictures are so close what is it ah thank you this look is that's a that's a foot input that's like a foot pad oh my God that thing that is the most sweatiest that's like a sweaty 2008 csgo player whoa wow

this immediately became the maximalist of maximalist setups. Buddy's got a lot of stuff, like a lot of stuff, like a whole lot of stuff. I hope this person doesn't live anywhere near where earthquakes happen 'cause they are dead the moment an earthquake hits. We've got a headphone holder here which is not being used at all, and we've got like a dozen turkey trays. This person literally, this is, this is definitely, I live here. What is this? Are they trying to tell us something? Oh, that's the submission for the nice nice. Yeah, it was okay. You made the best of what set some of these May me angry. I'm not angry, I'm not angry. Now on to Matt who has a 3D printer apparently. Yeah, and he doesn't use it. Had a 3D printer, now he has a mass. This is horrible, this sucks. Yeah, please go home. What is what is anything here? Yeah, the stack of hard drive. Holy crap, that's a lot of hard drives. Yeah, that's a lot of hard drives.

how big are they? Two only two terabytes, so that's not too insane. I don't even know if I want to say. I think I want them to fall over. I think they need to learn from this, and it's not going to be that bad of a lesson 'cause they're 2 ter hard drives. This man pirates for sure. I think it needs to, there needs to be something that happens from. I'm so mad at this. Someone needs to bump this desk. This person needs to learn to never do this again. He got another hard dve, another hard drive. Somebody tell this man about ssds, please. What is the fan taped to the top of his power supply? That is so good. These are our viewers, meaning they've probably watched us build a computer and know what to not do and what to do. I have mounted drives in weird sketchy ways out of almost necessity before. I think this is just laziness. I think this could have fit in the computer. This person's like, It works.

100% well, I mean, clearly that's what they would say. Uh, I really hate this. I also like how not stereo the speaker setup is. It's not, oh, I think that's a nice part about movable pairs. If you want the mono experience, you're tired of The Beatles having the drums all the way in one ear, you can just go here, and then you feel great. This man, this man eating his Skittles with a fork. Oh, LT water bottle. So, there's more hard drives that we didn't originally see on the other side of the stack, and the hard drive bays that are in the computer are empty. I'm fuming. I'm really mad. I just don't get it. Overall, like decent setup, but could definitely use just a little bit of a tidy. Not a big tidy. No, I could use a big tidy. This needs a big tidy. This guy needs to prioritize. He also needs a mouse pad. Oh, that's beautiful. The window. You got that a brown. This is amazing. What? Holy crap. This is

incredible. Oh, separate numpad after my own heart. A separate numpad on the right side. Be on their mouse. This is a person of absolute culture. They deserve no reduction in points for anything right now. Let's go to the next photo. There's got to be more. I don't know. Okay, there [Music]. Was this. This is rough. It wasn't worth trying to get some free cable management to, to, to, you know, when you could have just claimed this and then now everyone knows you have this as well. I like the like full desk desk pad. That's kind of cool. It can be, it can be a little bit more complicated to find a desk pad that actually matches your whole desk. Cables are big oof Omega R. Those are going to be right by your feet. You're probably like, you're probably just like playing with it. They did this. This needs some help. Why you made it worse by tying whatever to it. You've made it so much worse. The cables that are stretched around just to touch that thing. Cut off the end of your zip ties.

please. I don't think the table leg is the right move here. I appreciate that you all the way at the bottom of the table for like 17 seconds thought about doing cable management and then abandoned it, but you should come back to the topic. Ew, it's so hairy. Why is it so hairy? I really hope that they have a dog that legitimately looks like dead like Daddy Long Legs. Yeah, that's pretty gross, dude. Also, like, look at the CPU Cooler. Yuck. Yeah, that's seen better days. You should take that off. You should just get a different CPU Cooler. If you're running a 3080, I don't know what CPU you have, but it probably wants more cooling than that. Oh, the computer's dented. Do you see it? The very top. Did you drop your computer, D? That may be why the side panel's not on. Nice little console setup here we got when you get the green Xbox. They even have their verification can there. This corner is like pristine. That's really nice. This is really out of nowhere. This is

super nice dude. That Xbox looks so good. That is incredibly sick. I really wish I had this Halo 3 helmet. I have one of those. This is super sick. This is a really cool area. I vibe. I do as well. Wa whoo, look at that Pikachu N64. Damn, okay, that's actually sick. That's so cool. That totally makes up for the copious amount of Funko Pops you up. Honestly disappointed. Yeah, I'm pretty mad that this as our audience could have done better. We need to take some amount of responsibility for this, I think. Yeah, 'cause you guys learned from us people. You've learned their actions reflect on us to a certain degree. I'm sorry, you know, just get help like we do from our sponsor, jlc PCB. Jlc PCB is a great affordable choice for electronic engineers prototyping PCBs. They offer a lightning-fast turnaround, competitive pricing, and most importantly, high-quality PCBs. They now support 22 to 32 layer boards without compromising on speed, affordability, or quality. Best of

All they're having an Engineers Day Sale, where you can get $125 off coupons and exciting gifts. Check out JLCPCB using our link in the description to start designing your own PCBs today. If you like this video, why don't you watch one of the other times we've roasted viewer setups? It's, uh, y'all are disgusting, or our setups? Yeah, we're not as disgusting. I don't think we're pretty bad, though.

Roasting Your Worst Setups

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Roasting Your Setups: The Burn Unit Edition

The Setup Doctor is taking a break from healing and is now roasting viewers' setups with no mercy.

The sponsor, GOI, has released new lights with a higher frame rate and AI lighting.

The submissions range from rough and chaotic to surprisingly decent, with a mix of questionable choices and humorous elements.

The speaker critiques a series of bedroom setups, highlighting issues like poor organization and cable management.

They make sarcastic comments about the occupants' choices and habits, suggesting a lack of effort in maintaining a tidy space.

Despite the mess, the speaker acknowledges some positive aspects, like good cable management under the desk and a classy setup with a pink theme.

The setup features a blurred area to hide cables, with a sideways table used to cover them.

There's a retro corner with an old iMac and CD art, and the person is playfully projecting a 3D image of someone.

The room has a nice desk, plywood accents, and creative cable management, with an ethernet cable running through the ceiling.

The overall vibe is unique and playful, with a mix of work and leisure activities.

Observations on Unconventional Workspaces

The speaker jokes about a green plant resembling weed and comments on a dog's terrified expression.

They critique a person's KVM setup and the awkward placement of furniture, suggesting the need for better organization.

The speaker highlights the contrast between expensive Lego sets and a cheap desk, pointing out the person's misaligned priorities.

The setup features a mix of figurines and manga, creating a vibrant and chaotic atmosphere.

The person's dirty feet and impulsive spending habits are highlighted, along with the presence of two computers and a neon light.

The setup also includes a unique touch of grass, adding a playful element to the space.

The submission of two identical photos frustrated the speaker.

The setup is overly cluttered, with a chaotic mix of items, including a 3D printer and multiple hard drives.

The speaker expresses annoyance at the disorganization and laziness, suggesting the person needs to learn from their mistakes.

The speaker appreciates the movable speaker pairs for a better audio experience and is frustrated with the messy setup and empty hard drive bays.

They admire the separate numpad and the overall culture of the person behind the setup but criticize the poor cable management and untidy workspace.

The speaker also points out the need for a better CPU cooler and questions the condition of the computer, while acknowledging the pristine corner of the console setup.

Cool Gaming Collectibles and PCB Prototyping

The speaker admires various gaming collectibles, including an Xbox and a Halo 3 helmet, while expressing disappointment in the audience's Funko Pop collection.

They emphasize the shared responsibility for the audience's actions and promote JLCPCB as an affordable option for electronic engineers' PCB prototyping.

JLCPCB offers a sale with discounts and gifts, encouraging viewers to design their own PCBs.