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    • blog date; 5/17/2025

    my hardware and computers, detailed

    I own many computers, specifically, 3 desktops, 2 laptops, 2 phones, a modded PS3 slim, and a lot of working hardware that hasn't been assembled together yet.

    Most of my computers run Linux, though I also have a modded version of Windows 11 IoT LTSC on my main laptop, it comes in handy when I have to use software that works best on Windows.

    In a perfect world, everything I use would run perfectly fine on Linux, but for now this will have to do. I don't have many complaints, as I trust in my own modification of my own Windows install.

    Maybe one day, Linux software support will be better than Windows! It's a nice thought, but truth be told, I wouldn't hold my breath.

    my main laptop, hp victus 15

    banana for scale.

    I've had this machine for 2 years now. the specs it has are mid-tier at best, but it's crushed everything (as in most things) i've thrown at it! I mainly play older titles (pre 2010s-mid 2010s) so the hardware is more than enough! In fact, sometimes I have to patch the games to work with the newer hardware. My favorite part about this laptop is, unlike most other machines in it's generation, the RAM isn't soldered to the mainboard and can be changed. In fact, it has 2 slots for RAM! In the future, I hope to upgrade to at least 32 GBs of RAM. The NVMe can be upgraded as well, I've read online that the max supported storage for this machine is 1TB, but people have modded 2TB NVMe's to work as well. The viewing angles are very comfortable, as the 15.6 inch screen barely blacks out when you look at it from awkward angles, making it great as a multimedia machine. Also, I'm working on this site in this laptop!

    part list;

    Ryzen 5 5600H Processor, 6 cores / 12 threads @ 3.3 GHz / @ 4.2 GHz Turbo

    AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Integrated Graphics

    Radeon RX 6500M Graphics Card, 4096MB VRAM

    16 GB (8+8) 3200MHz DDR4 SODIMM RAM

    512GB Samsung SSD NVMe

    Back-lit white keyboard, perfect to type in the dark

    1920x1080 @ 144 Hz

    Modded Windows 11 IoT LTSC

    my second laptop, thinkpad x200

    I bought this ThinkPad 3 months ago. The 12.1 inch size makes it very comfortable to carry around. I mainly use it as a media machine to watch anime and movies on the small screen, the VGA port it has is also very useful for my 3:4 monitor. The keyboard is very comfortable, and I love the trackpoint in the middle of the keyboard. (Sometimes I prefer to use the trackpoint instead of a traditional mouse.) The media keys themselves are very comfortable to press and are a great addition to the keyboard. Truly this machine was beyond it's years when it came out. The 1280x800 screen was awkward at first, but with scaling I've come to love it. It works great with Xfce, and is very comfortable for the machine's size.

    part list;

    Core 2 Duo P8400, 2 cores / 2 threads @ 2.267 GHz

    Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD

    6GB (4+2) of 1066MHz DDR3 SODIMM RAM

    320GB Hitachi HDD, 5400 RPM

    1280x800 @ 60 Hz

    Linux Mint 22.1 Xfce

    my main desktop

    While it's not the best desktop I have, it's the one I use the most, simply because the motherboard has better support for older operating systems and software. I built this computer with 100% second-hand parts I found on online marketplaces—nothing in this build was bought from a store, which is one of the reasons I love it so much. One thing this computer has that the others don’t? An actual CD-ROM drive! Yes, I still use and rip optical media in big 2025. Well, okay, I DO have another machine with a CD-ROM drive, but I barely use that one, so it doesn't count. Seriously, optical storage is a great way to archive stuff! Also, this thing is HEAVY. Seriously, the case is from the early 2010s, it's like bare steel! Everytime I have to carry this thing around, I count it in my daily workout.

    part list;

    i5-2500K, 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.3 GHz / @ 4.5 GHz OC'd

    Cerberus GTX 1050 Ti, 4096MB VRAM

    16 GB (8+8) 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM

    ASUS P8P67-LE Motherboard

    250GB Samsung 850 Evo SSD

    500 GB WD Blue HDD, 5400 RPM

    Asus 24x DVD+RW/CD Optical Media Burner

    Cooler Master MWE 230V 650W Power Supply

    Cooler Master CM 690 II Case

    Debian 12 Bookworm w/ Cinnamon Desktop Env.

    my "first" desktop

    I bought this one in early 2022 while I was still in 12th grade. I didn't know the first thing about how computers worked, so I paid my local computer store to build it for me. I did learn how computers work with this, by swapping out parts, seeing what happens when I do this and that, I did upgrade it myself later on as well. It was also the reason I got into Linux, as I had gotten bored of using it to watch YT and play vidya every day, I wanted something new to do and Linux Mint 21 had just come out. This machine played a lot of Gmod. Notice that this machine has 32 GB of RAM, that's because I host my own booru on it in my local network using hydrus network. It makes it very easy to access files throughout my local network. The one detail I don't have about it is model of the case, as I just saw it for cheap and bought it in-store.

    part list;

    i5-10400F, 6 cores / 12 threads @ 2.9 GHz / @ 4.3 GHz Turbo

    AMD RX 570 ITX, 4096MB VRAM

    32 GB (16+16) 3600 MHz DDR4 RAM

    H510M-A Pro Motherboard

    256 GB Gigabyte SSD

    1 TB WD Black HDD @ 5400 RPM

    Unbranded 600W Power Supply (Hasn't exploded yet...)

    Unknown Zalman PC case.

    Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon & Windows 10 IoT LTSC

    my retro/experiment desktop

    I love this one. Currently, it's running 32bit Windows XP SP3. It also ran Vista, 7, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Haiku, ReactOS, and many obscure Linux distros. I would probably throw this thing in a napalm firepit for the lulz. One thing I like about the CD-ROM drive in this machine is that it has M-DISC support. Amazing for optical storage! Also, this is my visual novel PC, having around 40 GBs of visual novels!

    part list;

    Core 2 Quad Q8300

    ASUS AMD R7 240, 4096MB VRAM

    4 GB (1) 1066 MHz DDR3 RAM

    Asus P5G41T-M LX PLUS Motherboard

    120 GB WD Blue HDD, 5400 RPM

    Samsung 16x Super Writemaster M-DISC DVD Burner

    BELSON 300W Power Supply (This one hasn't exploded as well... yet?)

    Unknown "DARK" Brand ATX Case

    (Currently) 32bit Windows XP SP3

    my ps3 slim

    This is my ps3! It's a CECH-3004B, so while I can't fully jailbreak it like I wish I could, I can still use HEN on it! I use it to play older PS1/PS2 titles. I would've loved to have OtherOS on this like I could with the fat models, but I'll have to do with what I have.

    part list;

    Cell Broadband Engine Processor, 1+/7 cores

    NVIDIA RSX "Reality Synthesizer" Graphical Processing Unit @ 500 MHz, 256MB VRAM

    256 MB XDR DRAM

    500 GB WD Blue HDD @ 7200 RPM

    Firmware 4.92 w/ HEN

    my samsung a10 turned mp3/mp4 player

    This was my grandma's old phone, I got it a few weeks ago because she had no use for it, so I decided to turn it into a dedicated multimedia device. Unlike my actual phone, this one has an audio jak, so I can use my wired JBL headphones with it. It's filled with .mp3's and anime! Great to use on the road if my actual phone's battery dies.

    part list;

    Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.35 GHz Cortex-A53) Processor

    Mali-G71 MP2 Graphical Processing Unit

    2 GB RAM

    32 GB eMMC Storage

    720 x 1520 19:9 screen @ 60 Hz

    Android 9

    finally, my actual phone. a samsung a35 5g

    this is totally my phone. no doubt about it.

    This is my own phone. I bought it over a month ago now, and it's serving me great! The camera quality is amazing at 50MP, 2160p! The storage is HUGE for a phone, considering the phone I had before this (a Samsung A22) only had 64 GB of storage, which filled up in the 3 years I've used it. I'm hoping I'll get around 6-7 years before this one is full lol. The 1080p screen at 120 Hz is amazing, and I love the touch gestures Android 14 comes with. It took me a while to get used to them, but they make my phone usage very comfortable now. Obviously, I can't take a picture of my own phone with my own phone, so... This stock image will have to do.

    part list;

    Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

    Mali-G68 MP5 Graphical Processing Unit

    8 GB RAM

    128 GB microSDXC Storage

    1080x2340 19.5:9 screen @ 120 Hz

    Android 14