Orb (2022-present)
Bought this laptop in Thailand primarily to play games while home overseas.
Specs:
Model: Asus ROG STRIX Scar 15(2022)
CPU: Intel Core i9-12900H
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 TI (150W)
Memory: 16GB DDR5 4200Mhz
Storage: 1TB PCI-E NVME SSD
Operating System: Windows 11
Main Use:
Valorant
Call of Duty: Warzone
XBOX Game Pass Ultimate baby!
Minerva V3(2021-present)
I built this machine specifically to play first person shooter games, been playing story based games on my PlayStation 4 Pro for quite some time now but can’t handle playing FPS games on it with controller, hence the decision to build a machine specific for FPS. I’m all about that keyboard and mouse life when it comes to FPS.
Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6Ghz
Motherboard: MSI B550 Tomahawk Max
Graphics Card: GTX 1650 Super 4GB
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200Mhz 8GB x 2
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 NVME SSD 1TB
PSU: Corsair CV650
Case: Darkflash DLX21 Mesh
Case Fan: Arctic P14 PWM PST x 3
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64Bit
Main Use:
Valorant
Call of Duty: Warzone
Change Logs:
Upgrade to iGame GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Ultra W OC 8GB
Upgrade to Corsair iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX
Dearka(2022 - Present - Laptop for MacOS needs)
Laptop, main machine doing all heavy lifting, planning to keep this for the next 5 years or so.
Specs:
Model: Macbook Pro 16 2019
CPU: Intel Core i9 9980HK 2.3 Ghz
GPU: AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 4GB
Memory: Micron 16GB 2667Mhz DDR4
Storage: 1TB PCI-E NVME SSD
Operating System: MacOS
Main Use:
Music Production - Logic Pro X
Change Logs:
Upgrade to MacOS Catalina 10.15.5
Set a bootcamp to play Call of Duty: Warzone, Apex Legends and CS:GO, I’m still pretty much on PS4 for everything else.
Upgrade to Big Sur 11.3.1
Artemis(2019-2020)
Laptop, main machine doing all the ground work.
Specs:
Model: Acer Predator Helios 300 2018
CPU: Intel Core i7 8750H 2.2Ghz
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB
Memory: AData 8GB 266MHZ CL 19-19-19
Storage: 128GB NVME SSD
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1TB 5400RPM HDD
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64Bit
Main Use:
Music Production - Ableton Live Standard
Video Editing - Da Vinci Resolve
Virtualization - VMWare Player
Software Development - VS Code
Gaming - Steam, other DRM platforms and non DRMed games
Change Logs:
Upgrade my memory to 16GB to maximize the dual channel support. I'm barely hitting 50% utilization now with tons of plugins open in Ableton Live.
Minerva V2(2017-2019)
This laptop replaced my 2015 model and continue on where the old model left. I started using Logic Pro X on this and even master the Yellow Light and Shadows EP on this machine. I also made couple of music videos with this.
Specs:
Model: Macbook Pro 13 2017(Base Model)
CPU: Intel Core i5 2.3Ghz
Memory: 8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3
Storage: 256GB SSD
Operating System: MacOS Mojave
Main Use:
Music Production - Logic Pro X
Video Editing - iMovie
Macbook Pro 13 2015(Unnamed)(2017)
A laptop that was supposedly push me deeper into music production, unfortunately it died early on it's run and wasn't been able to complete the job it was supposed to do. This was the time when mobility starts to make sense on my daily operations. It died not long enough to have it's own name.
Specs:
Model: Macbook Pro 13 2015
CPU: Intel Core i5 2.7Ghz
Memory: 8GB 1866MHz LPDDR3
Storage: 512GB SSD
Operating System: MacOS High Sierra
Main Use:
Music Production - Logic Pro X
Video Editing - iMovie
Minerva(2013-2020)
The real first desktop that I built. Used this when I first got serious in software development and basically built my portfilio on this machine. No overclocking was done bacause I prioritize stability over performance this time. This also where I started producing music, what a workhorse.
Specs:
CPU: AMD A8 6600k APU 3.9Ghz
Motherboard: GA-F2A75M-HD2(rev. 3.0)
Memory: Crucial Balistix Tactical Tracer 8GB 1866mhz CL 19-19-19
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500GB 7200RPM HDD
PSU: Sesonic S12 II
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000
Case Fan: 2x 120mm Intake, 1x 92mm exhaust
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64Bit
Change Logs:
Upgraded my GPU to Sapphire R9 380X 4GB(with backplate version). This made the gaming experience to a another level. Skyrim with tons of texture mods is crazy.
Upgraded my CPU Cooler to Noctua NH-L12. I picked this model due to Fractal Design Core 1000's height clearance but there are definitely better options on the price that I got this.
Upgraded my OS drive to Samsung 860 Evo 256GB SSD, this keeps me from reformating my PC every 6 months or so from slowing down.
Installed another Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD for storage expansion.
Gave to a friend who needs a desktop machine
Main Use:
Music Production - Cakewalk Sonar Professional
Video Editing - Da Vinci Resolve
Gaming - Steam, other DRM pplatforms and non DRMed games
Acer Aspire 4732z(Unnamed)(2011-2013)
School laptop, I didn't gave this machine a name as this was actually a hand me down computer that I really don't have spacific use for. Primarily just for school related stuff.
Specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium T4200 2.0Ghz
GPU: Intel GMA 4500M
Storage: Hitachi 320GB 5400RPM HDD
Memory: 2GB Memory
Operating System: Windows 7 Pro 64Bit
Main Use:
School Work
Archangel(2009-2013)
My first desktop build, well I didn't build it my self but this was the first machine where I learn to tear itself apart and put it back together. My first introduction to overclocking, memory timings, cooling and tons of games played in 768p. I even get the CPU to reach 3.01 Ghz, looking back at the old days. Diablo 3 and Call of Duty Modern Warfare? c'mon man. My college computer.
Specs:
CPU: AMD Sempron 1200LE 2.1Ghz
Motherboard: Jetway M2A693PLUS-VP
GPU: Palit Nvdia 8400GT 512MB
Memory: 4GB Kingston DDR2 800Mhz CL 9-9-9
Storage: ExcelStor 160GB 7200RPM
PSU: Generic 500w
Case: Generic Case
Case Fan: 80mm back exhaust
Operating System: Windows 7 Pro 64Bit
Change Logs:
Overclocked to 3.01Ghz.
Installed 2x 92mm intake fans due to the overclocking temperature increase.
Upgrade teh CPU to AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.7Ghz.
Replaced the motherbaord with Asrock N68C-GS FX, I assume the board died from previous overclocking on stock cpu cooler.
Main Use:
School Work
Gaming - Steam, other DRM pplatforms and non DRMed games