Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In tonights video we take a $70 Dell Inspiron E1505 and it’s Radeon X1400 to a remote cabin to play some classic pc games.
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Almost all the music in this ep is by a talented friend named Oxter.
He has recently released a new album!
So if you liked the tunes show your support!
oxtermusic.bandcamp.com/album/aether
Soundcloud:
soundcloud.com/oxtermusic
YouTube:
youtube.com/channel/UCkhnpCSyuhVtD0KYCJN0_Dg
Tracks used (in order)
Reverie, August/Wind, Aether
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With this one I decided to just let the music and footage do the talking. Narration should be back as normal in the next episode.
When buying a secondhand pc to play games
It’s almost unquestioned that you go for a desktop.
The dollar to performance ratio is obviously substantially higher.
However,
A secondhand laptop carries it’s own unique set of advantages over it’s bulky contemporaries.
You pay one price, make one purchase and you have everything.
The monitor, keyboard, graphics it’s all just there.
All you really need to add is a mouse.
But the advantage that really interested me about choosing a secondhand laptop is how easy they are to put in a backpack and take with you on your adventures.
And on my recent trip to the Blue Mountains, it was that portability that meant I could bring some of my favourite games with me to unwind with once the sun had gone down.
Games Featured:
- Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 - 800 x 600, “balanced/medium” preset
- Postal 2 - 1024 x 768, low/medium settings
- Far Cry - 800 x 600 medium settings
- Battlefront II - 800 x 600, low settings
- Killing Floor - 640 x 480, lowest
- Half Life 2 - 720 x 480, lowest
- Oblivion - 640 x 480, lowest
Shot on my beloved Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V
In tonights video we take a $70 Dell Inspiron E1505 and it’s Radeon X1400 to a remote cabin to play some classic pc games.
--------------
Almost all the music in this ep is by a talented friend named Oxter.
He has recently released a new album!
So if you liked the tunes show your support!
oxtermusic.bandcamp.com/album/aether
Soundcloud:
soundcloud.com/oxtermusic
YouTube:
youtube.com/channel/UCkhnpCSyuhVtD0KYCJN0_Dg
Tracks used (in order)
Reverie, August/Wind, Aether
--------------
With this one I decided to just let the music and footage do the talking. Narration should be back as normal in the next episode.
When buying a secondhand pc to play games
It’s almost unquestioned that you go for a desktop.
The dollar to performance ratio is obviously substantially higher.
However,
A secondhand laptop carries it’s own unique set of advantages over it’s bulky contemporaries.
You pay one price, make one purchase and you have everything.
The monitor, keyboard, graphics it’s all just there.
All you really need to add is a mouse.
But the advantage that really interested me about choosing a secondhand laptop is how easy they are to put in a backpack and take with you on your adventures.
And on my recent trip to the Blue Mountains, it was that portability that meant I could bring some of my favourite games with me to unwind with once the sun had gone down.
Games Featured:
- Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 - 800 x 600, “balanced/medium” preset
- Postal 2 - 1024 x 768, low/medium settings
- Far Cry - 800 x 600 medium settings
- Battlefront II - 800 x 600, low settings
- Killing Floor - 640 x 480, lowest
- Half Life 2 - 720 x 480, lowest
- Oblivion - 640 x 480, lowest
Shot on my beloved Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V
