USES THIS

Inspired by Uses This, these are the tools/services I use to get things done.

Hardware

Desktop (Built in 2019) - My main machine where I spend most of my time.
- AMD Ryzen 3600x - A great budget CPU
- MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX - Got this good budget board at the time
- Galax RTX 2060S - Nice entry level ray tracing GPU to handle games really well.
- Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200mhz 40GB - I know I know I'll try to get equal sizes
- Lian Li GA II LITE 240mm AIO - A really good AIO for the price, keeps the CPU cool and is pretty quiet as well.
- Gigabyte B700H - Best 80+ bronze PSU with semi-modular options.
- Corsair MP510 - A fast, cheaper alternative for the Samsung Evo 970 💪 - it stopped working in 2026
- Samsung 990 Pro NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB - I got this in 2023 for 12k INR from the US, this is my flex with SSD prices right now
- Deepcool Rf120 Fs Cabinet Fans (3) - I got them for some front LED
- Cooler Master Masterbox K501L - All of the components boxed inside this, a very spacious case for good airflow.
- AmazonBasics Monitor Arm - I've used a monitor stand for most of my life. Getting this just made a ton of space on my desk and I can now move the monitor freely 😀
Apple MacBook Air M2 - Beast of a machine, packed with 16GB RAM & 512GB storage
MacBook Pro 2013 - My office laptop, only has office stuff.
Apple MacBook Pro M4 - Again office laptop, only has office stuff.
iPhone 14 Pro - My daily driver
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G - My other daily driver
Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury - Got this to build walls easily on fortnite :) Now it's my best wired mouse so far!
Logitech MX Master 3s - The first wireless mouse I saved up for, all the features it packs really helps with productivity
Logitech C270 HD Webcam - A good budget webcam
Keychron K8 Pro QMK/VIA Wireless Mechanical Keyboard - I wanted this very badly
Logitech K380 Bluetooth Keyboard - A good compact budget wireless keyboard to carry around.
PreSonus Eris E3.5 - Got these recently, bang for the buck entry level studio speakers
Logitech G335 Wired Gaming Headset - Saved up for these as well, it isn't that great, won't recommend, but I'm stuck with them for a couple of years 🙂
Airpods Pro 2 - Got them for the ANC and seamless connectivity.
Maono AU-A03 Condenser Microphone - Got this on a sale, worth the price :)
Apple watch series 8 - Wanted a really good smartwatch, this checks everything on the list.
Acer Nitro VG240P - My main monitor which I got with my desktop
LG 24ML600S - My secondary monitor which I got recently.
Sony Bravia LCD KDL-40NX650 - Have this from 2012! Picture quality so good, don't want to give it away 🤩
Sony PlayStation 5 - After a long wait finally grabbed this 🥺
Xbox One S - Was a temporary console to play Forza Horizon 4
Mi 10000mAH Powerbank - Really comes handy to charge 3 devices
Techzere Aluminium Vertical Laptop Stand - My old Toshiba laptop which now runs as an Ubuntu server and MacBook rests here when connected to a monitor.
Ikea Desk - Just got this recently for more desk space.
Ikea pegboard - I've no idea how I'm using this, it has keys, masks, few wires on it.

Software

Visual studio code - Go to editor for most of my projects.
Android studio - Recommended IDE for building native Android apps.
iTerm2 - iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for macOS that does amazing things.
Jetbrains IDEs - I do use PyCharm or Idea once in a while for Django, spring boot projects.
Slack - Work communications happen here.
Discord - Friends, communities, streaming all here 😄
Notion - Go to tool for taking down notes and documenting important stuff.

Mobile apps

Spotify - Primary music player
Coinswitch - All my crypto investments are here.
Kite by Zerodha - Most simple platform for investing in stocks.

Riding gear

KYT R2R PRO Helmet - I'm in awe of how this helmet looks. It's super comfortable, ECE 22.06 rate and has a sun visor.
Clan Stealth D3O - Good entry level riding shoes with D30 protection.
Royal Enfield Rambler V2 Riding Gloves - Budget gloves I got in 2023, I will upgrade them soon.
Alphahead Riding Jacket - This was a good jacket I found with good protection, with the ongoing quality issues with Rynox - this was the closest bet for my budget.
Alphahead Riding Pants - Got them with the jacket to match the look, they aren't the most comfortable but they work.

Miscellaneous

Nivia studs - Budget studs for game ⚽
Adidas Supernova 2 - Running shoes