Got a dedicated room for my PC. Less distraction when I'm trying to sleep and plenty of open space for VR. Privacy is a big consideration too if you don't live alone.

I'm a broke ahh college student, so my PC is in my bedroom. No RGB + Be Quiet everything, so it's not disruptive, even when my scheduled jobs kick in around midnight.

I don't just use it for gaming, though - it's nice to do schoolwork on a real computer (big keyboard, dual monitors etc) instead of a laptop.

I'd keep it in a designated room if I had such a room. I don't even have room for my desk anymore. My desktop is on my TV table behind my TV, which is also the display I use it with. It's a PITA using a mouse and keyboard with as is (well... My wired ones anyway; I should get some wireless periphs) and just mostly use it for gaming with a controller via Big Picture mode on Steam.

Mine is in my bedroom. Moderate rgb, corsair fans. Light and sound don't bother me though. It's quieter than my 3d printer which is also in my room, but I don't run it at night.

I would have it in another room if I could though. We just don't have the space right now.

I share an office space with my so. The door locks. I have a new Steam Deck for elsewhere. No room for a separate room without Harry Pottering my kid.

I keep mine in the family area. More distractions, but it keeps me more available for everyone.

Speaking as the parent ….

I intended to convert our guest bedroom into a gaming room for my kids. We got excited over the things we could do to decorate and turn it into a real game room (maybe leave it usable as a guest room on the rare occasion). Then when it came down to it, that would mean I’d never see them. Instead we added banquet tables in the family room near the TV, so at least we’re all in the same room.

We do occasionally game together so that was even more handy

And it helps a lot with ventilation plus I’m lazy

People are less likely to hear me say bizarre shit from my office than from the living room

I live in the basement of my house. Not because I have too or anything I just prefer too. Because of that, the majority of my PC/gaming stuff is downstairs in the same room. If you build them right the noise is a non issue.

My PC is in my bedroom, idk what kind of mansion y'all are living in, but i ain't got that many rooms in my 4 room apartment

We do have a dedicated room for the PCs but we also use that room for work.

Can I ask: if you rent or buy, say for example, a 2 bedroom unit, and then use a whole bedroom for the computer, would you compare the cost of the rental/purchase to a 1br unit and associate that cost difference just for the computer, to the cost of building that pc?

(that's a long sentence sorry)

I think your build just became a lot more expensive.

I don't need a description. The answer is yes.

I mean honestly I just keep mine in the living room. Keeps me involved in family time and I'm not locking myself away

Mine is in my bedroom. I have 2 desktop PCs set up in family room for my kids. Both small, tasteful single-screen setups, one in a nook in a shelving unit, the other on a converted little sewing table (that one's been kitted out with LEDs, my kid is a gamer). Whereas my setup is a multi-screen monstrosity on a drawing table so I can sit and stand at it.

Dedicated PC room considered harmful. Be part of your family even if you're ignoring them with your headphones on. Put in the work and manage your cables so the setup looks presentable. Get a nice looking chair and not a Gamer Chair. Get furniture.

Put er wherever the best internet is and moonlight to some firestick personally.

If its a dedicated room its nice to have a desktop too for more typing based work

It's in the entertainment room. As with all modern, suburbanite, gen-xers I have converted a 15'x20' portion of the basement to a room for entertainment. The gaming rig is in a "quiet" case that looks like stereo equipment, but I've got a WheelStandPro that slides out to the love seat area when it's not parked under the desk. It's got some game storage cabinetry, desk area, dart board in an awkward, improperly laid out area, arcade machine, projector with 10' automatic screen, smaller 55" flat screen, 7.1 sound, built in bookshelves/DVD storage (which is never used as we have a Plex server), a couple of love seats, and an adjacent alcove with a 6 flavor soda fountain, superauto espresso machine (my normal espresso maker died and I couldn't be bothered), liquor cabinet, beer/drink fridge, and mini-kitchen (dw, microwave, ice maker, sink).

In a good week I get a solid 30-40 minutes of gaming in. Usually on my steam deck. Sitting on the living room couch.

I have a room for my work computer and gaming PC along with VR. Lately I’ve been more into couch gaming, though, so I ran a 30ft hdmi cable to my living room.

Most certainly don't. After all, it's a luxury having a separate room specifically for your PC and other technical appliances.

However, you've said it yourself that it does keep things quiet. Not to mention that this way you could also connect a custom loop to your heating and make the components run cool with the heat coming off of it being put to good use. At this point you might as well make a server.

The downsides, beside the cost, are that you won't see your creation. PC is something you put your soul into, picking all of the parts, making them all fit together the way you want them to, and if you spend time making it look pretty, it may as well serve as a decoration on your desk.

Not to mention that it's simply easier to just put it beside your monitor, and to troubleshoot it if something happens.