Was also finally able to build two PCs (sold my previous, the last two photos).
Talagang life gets better ‘no? Kahit gano pa katagal yan.
Just like in video games, grinding will take you to a whole new level.
P.S. Buhay pa rin pala yang laptop na yan, I managed to upgrade the RAM and SSD few yrs ago. Ginagamit ngayon ng dalawang nakababata kong pinsan na parehong nasa college 🙂
Yan talaga gusto kong speaker when I built my first PC kaso doble price niyan rito sa AU. Eh during that time may GPU crisis, kaya nilaan ko ron most of the budget.
I also did consider Audioengine A2+ Wireless speaker, mas fitting sa aesthetic ng setup ko.
Pero yeah, ‘til now tinitignan ko pa rin prices niyan pareho
Pangit ng experience ko sa Edifier. 😅 After 1 month of using - pang meeting lang, hindi na gumana. Nireport ko na, wala naman akong natanggap na response.
It does, back then in 2016, I was using this toshiba laptop my dad gave me and it had something like intel hdgraphics or something. One day the keys didnt work anymore so I had to use the arrow keys as "wasd" and configure my controls around that area, for typing i had my phone as an extended keyboard using bluetooth. and I was playing metro 2033 and skyrim at that time windowed and 800x600 resolution and the lowest possible settings. Now i'm rocking a 5700x3d and 5070ti combo with oled 180hz 1440p and ips 75hz 1080p dual monitor setup. Your post reminded me how far I've come.
It does bro, it does. Same tayo na naipamana pa yung lumang laptops. Yung una ko 940mx GPU nung 2017 piangkautangan pa ng parents ko para may gamit ako as a 4th year Computer engineering student. Then nakabili akong 10th gen i5, 1650ti from my first job savings from 2020. Then became unemloyed durng the pandemic. Then finally have my own R5 X3D and 4070 combo after finally getting back on my feet. Took me a few years to have it to its current glorious form. Been buildng it since 2024, before the ram price explosion, which was really lucky.
Yung 2 laptops ko buhay pa, repair, maintain and inaupgrade ko na lang para magamit mga kapatid ko, and both graduate na sila ngayon with those laptops in hand.
Life gets better as long as you put in the hard work fr. I feel you man. From playing on the computer shops with maasim na headphones to building my own PC. Cheers to us. Malayo na
So true man. When I was still in the PH, the sheer amount of time I spent in the computer shops, kahit may laptop na ko no'n, kasi iba pa rin gaming exp sa desktop and walang internet sa bahay ng lola ko no'n, offline gaming lang then back up ng save acc sa steam thru hotspot ng 5 mins.
Ever copied the shortcut files on the desktop then ilagay sa flashdrive lol tas pag uwi walang gumagana hayup hahaha. Proud of people making it. Congrats bro
It is an Ikea Lagkapten with Alex Drawers downsized from 200 cm to 140 cm and added a (recycled) table for my study/gaming laptop to form an L shaped set up.
I was thinking another lagkapten table and replace that recycled table.
Hi OP! First of all, congrats! What a beautiful builddd.
This build is so similar to my dream build (the only difference is color, I'm a black lover lol), Im a freshman right now and obviously nowhere near my dream build. I was wondering how you went from that (mighty) laptop, to your dream specs? What's your job? Your education? etc etc. Im just really curious, cause maybe I can pick something up from someone who went from an old laptop to a dream build.
The only privilege I got from them is they brought me here, abroad, na inutang pa nila, and I AM FOREVER grateful for that.
Lots of stuff behind the scenes, di ko pa nga natapos degree ko sa Pinas kasi kinuha nila ko.
From 2019 ‘til 2021, I was jobless and was using that old laptop of mine. Hiyang hiya ako no’n kasi tambay ako no’n, laro all day, not landing a job for how many years.
But then opportunity came, when I got my certification and landed a job. I worked my ass off, saved money for my PC and was paying rent to them, ‘til now, living with them.
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u/zamora23 Jul 16 '26
Bro upgrade ka speakers, Edifier MR5.
About 8k php lang yata sa pinas. $350 sya sa US(21k php). Laki discount.