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[LienusLateTips]

Just now, ANormalGulboy said:

Wow the Youtube comments are just pure hate for North America entrants only.

 

Jeez linus took a big steep hill downways and he was greeted with angry entrants who aren't from NA

they probably just don't want to buy expensive overseas tickets

[Mercy_clips]

1 hour ago, Vernw3 said:

i get 4 fps on cs go i def need a new pc 

how

[mendicant]

My gaming PC is SUCH a bottom of the barrel, junky pile of plastic that I built a joypad from spare parts JUST so I could try and beef up the emulation experience. That's right. You heard me. DIY. 

 

The set-up was such a piece of garbage that I could barely keep the wires together long enough to play. The coding I did to get it to work? I mean, I guess you can call that Frankenstein's monster of a Java program "code". It forced you to endure absolutely horrendous lag, to the point where I couldn't even make it through 1-1 in Super Mario Bros without sending Mario to his death because my clumsy hands couldn't jam on the DIY buttons fast enough. 

 

It was such an awful experience that I almost gave up trying to play PC games entirely, and mostly use the laptop for casual internet browsing these days. The parts? I've still got the parts. They're sitting in the Arduino Kit Box of Shame because they don't ever deserve to see the light of day again. (Although, I can go fish it out if you want a peek.)

 

You want authenticity? You've got authenticity. I didn't even need to MAKE a damn video for the contest, cuz I already had one! Just check out this here YouTube link -- the video's from 2015 and hasn't even cracked 1000 views. AdSense revenue? Get out of here, buddy. If I had that, I wouldn't need to enter the contest.

 

 

 

Hardware specs? It's a Thinkpad T420 (blaze it). According to laptopmag.com (circa.... August 4, 2011 ), it's a motherflippin' "14-inch powerhouse!" ...Intel Core i5-2520M, Nvidia NVS 4200M -- this ain't your momma's 1980s-era games emulator. It can do NES. It can do SNES. It can even do N64... until I have to close some programs, because I need to be able to do assignments on MS Word.

 

What would I rather play? ...literally anything. Please. The last FPS game I played was the demo version of Halo: Combat Evolved over LAN in our high school computer lab (R.E. Mountain Secondary in Langley, BC represent!), because my friends and I would mod the demo map file (BLOOD GULCH) to make the combat more interesting. I may be good at tinkering, but that's about all I can do in terms of making gaming more exciting.

 

(Bonus fact: I live in BC, Canada, so if you choose me, you wouldn't even need to fly me out! I could bus over and say "Hi!" faster than you can say "LTT's bottom line" )

 

Thanks again for running this! #ROGRigReboot, because this bad boy needs it. 

 

 

Edited August 11, 2017 by mendicant
I forgot the letter 'a'! Typos aren't cool, kids.

[LHJKO]

Just now, Mercy_clips said:

how

on the loading screen 4 fps

[ANormalGulboy]

Lucky you guys, you are mostly begging that you have a really oldschool gpu. I don't even have one I beg for nothing to something. But you guys do beg for better.

[jmagik55]

Help I need a working computer I cannot play anything unless it's on ps4 #ROGRigReboot

VID_20170811_181922_s01.mp4

[FakeNSA]

7 minutes ago, JDE said:

They also have like 3 typewriters and a POS system from the 1900s

Lets just say that when I read POS, I do not think of point of sale. I assume you mean that the POS system was from the era of mechanical calculation. That's pretty cool! Those things were amazing.

[Mercy_clips]

Just now, Vernw3 said:

on the loading screen 4 fps

i was confused at first

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, mendicant said:

(Bonus fact: I live in BC, Canada, so if you choose me, you wouldn't even need to fly me out! I could bus over and say "Hi!" faster than you can say "LTT's bottom line" )

NOT IMPACTING LTT'S BOTTOM LINE CLUB!

[ANormalGulboy]

Just now, Vernw3 said:

on the loading screen 4 fps

I get 17 fps on town of salem.

 

Don't get on my level pls. It is not good for any human kind.

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, Vernw3 said:

on the loading screen 4 fps

loading screen for minecraft: 7 fps

[lildumbfatmf]

 

#ROGRigReboot

 

P.S. Good luck to everyone!!!

[ANormalGulboy]

3 minutes ago, JDE said:

they probably just don't want to buy expensive overseas tickets

the thing is they cant participate, that is the problem

 

[zukejake96]

My rig has a whole 256mb of ram and a Pentium III

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, ANormalGulboy said:

the thing is they cant participate, that is the problem

 

go make your own giveaway then and see how hard and expensive it is to fly 3 people from lets say Asia, Africa and Australia to Canada.

[DownTechGaming]

#ROGRigReboot

I have a laptop. I really need a new desktop.

HEY SORRY VIDEO SIZE IS TOO BIG GO TO MY DROPBOX LINK PLEASE!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0lgi3x4ot2s3y1g/P8120018.MOV?dl=0

I did a Time Spy Benchmark test and it gave me a score of 550.

My laptop was given to my by my dad and mom on my birthday 2 1/2 years ago. It ran fine but it can barely run modded Minecraft. A Modpack with 90 mods sometimes take 1 to 2 hours to start only for it to crash when I open my inventory! IF it does run it usually runs at 5 - 11 FPS. It CAN NOT run Counter Strike, Garry's Mod, Rust (5 FPS), or even titan fall anymore. It can run GTA 5 as long as you are not shooting a gun longer than 5 secs or it will crash, or even if you flip your car, the game will crash, If I record for my channel, it lags like hell. Rendering a 10 min video takes about 8 - 12 hours. The space bar key is destroyed and to fix it, it costs over $1,000 USD. 1 USB slot is broken and the dvd drive is falling off and is not usable. I now have to buy an external dvd drive. During that benchmark I got 1 - 10 FPS the whole time. it took about 1 hour to complete and the benchmark failed about 7 times. plus just for me to take that laptop anywhere it ways A TON (exaggeration but it ways a lot). plus I have to take an external mouse & Keyboard everywhere I go. The battery usually last 2 - 2 1/2 hours. The startup usually takes about 30 Minutes - 1H & 10Minutes.

I have tried resetting my laptop MANY times, I use CCleaner a lot, with my antivirus applications. I always empty my recycle bin and my temp folder.

PLEASE HELP! LINUS!

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, zukejake96 said:

My rig has a whole 256mb of ram and a Pentium III

wow

finally someone with worse specs than me

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, DownTechGaming said:

#ROGRigReboot

I have a laptop. I really need a new desktop.

HEY SORRY VIDEO SIZE IS TOO BIG GO TO MY DROPBOX LINK PLEASE!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0lgi3x4ot2s3y1g/P8120018.MOV?dl=0

I did a Time Spy Benchmark test and it gave me a score of 550.

My laptop was given to my by my dad and mom on my birthday 2 1/2 years ago. It ran fine but it can barely run modded Minecraft. A Modpack with 90 mods sometimes take 1 to 2 hours to start only for it to crash when I open my inventory! IF it does run it usually runs at 5 - 11 FPS. It CAN NOT run Counter Strike, Garry's Mod, Rust (5 FPS), or even titan fall anymore. It can run GTA 5 as long as you are not shooting a gun longer than 5 secs or it will crash, or even if you flip your car, the game will crash, If I record for my channel, it lags like hell. Rendering a 10 min video takes about 8 - 12 hours. The space bar key is destroyed and to fix it, it costs over $1,000 USD. 1 USB slot is broken and the dvd drive is falling off and is not usable. I now have to buy an external dvd drive. During that benchmark I got 1 - 10 FPS the whole time. it took about 1 hour to complete and the benchmark failed about 7 times. plus just for me to take that laptop anywhere it ways A TON (exaggeration but it ways a lot). plus I have to take an external mouse & Keyboard everywhere I go. The battery usually last 2 - 2 1/2 hours. The startup usually takes about 30 Minutes - 1H & 10Minutes.

I have tried resetting my laptop MANY times, I use CCleaner a lot, with my antivirus applications. I always empty my recycle bin and my temp folder.

PLEASE HELP! LINUS!

my laptop can run vanilla minceraft at 10-15fps

[ANormalGulboy]

I actually just need a Egpu box. I ain't need that extra box. I am ok with my mac I just need a graphics card.

[LHJKO]

just submit a video with any apple computer and you will win 

[Mercy_clips]

i have an intel core I3 6100 quad core clocked at 3.7 ghz.

i also have an Geforce GTX 570 2gb clocked at 732 mhz

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, ANormalGulboy said:

I actually just need a Egpu box. I ain't need that extra box. I am ok with my mac I just need a graphics card.

They removed drivers for 1st gen thunderbolt 3 so you can't plug one into a mac

[gunda]

and yes i am from india hey mah name gunda

 

processor Pentium 1.2ghz

4gb ram

250+ gb harddisk

integrated graphics

720p laptop screen as monitor

 

total temperature doesn't go over 30 degrees Celsius. 

 

 got everything from digital dump as i wanted to build something with my knowledge and under 1000 rupee or 15 usd

 

well performance wise no app started to test benchmarks , only basic work is very well done.

 

i struggle to do editing for my videos { youtube }

and yes even i dont have enough money i have more then enough knowledge to find and buildup shit which works.

 

and linus of course bro if u reading this bro biggest fan 

[ANormalGulboy]

2 minutes ago, JDE said:

go make your own giveaway then and see how hard and expensive it is to fly 3 people from lets say Asia, Africa and Australia to Canada.

yeah thats what I am saying that people are angry because of Asus'es luxury inconvenient choice

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, gunda said:

and yes i am from india hey mah name gunda

 

processor Pentium 1.2ghz

4gb ram

250+ gb harddisk

integrated graphics

720p laptop screen as monitor

 

total temperature doesn't go over 30 degrees Celsius. 

 

 got everything from digital dump as i wanted to build something with my knowledge and under 1000 rupee or 15 usd

 

well performance wise no app started to test benchmarks , only basic work is very well done.

 

i struggle to do editing for my videos { youtube }

and yes even i dont have enough money i have more then enough knowledge to find and buildup shit which works.

 

and linus of course bro if u reading this bro biggest fan 

It's US, canada and mexico only