Hardware Changelog

Date: April 14, 2024
Categories: Hardware and Retro

I am just keeping this as a change-log, Time has a way of making you forget things.

Desktop Changelog:
  • (2024 ):
    Intel Core i7 13700k, Zotac RTX 4080, Moved completely to SSD with Classic Rotational Hard Drive as work backup drive.
    Gigabyte Z790 (DDR5 6000 Mhz 64GB)
  • (2023 ):
    Upgrade to Gigabyte RTX 3070 During the Covid Lockdown, bought used because graphics card prices were through the roof at that time. But I believe I got a good deal for that time. (Currently used by my newphew)
  • (2021 ):
    Upgrade to Gigabyte RTX 3070 During the Covid Lockdown, bought used because graphics card prices were through the roof at that time. But I believe I got a good deal for $500 dollars. It was bought from a media studio that used it for video editing work. (2024 update: My Nephew uses it, still running strong, had to re-thermal paste and re-pad the thing, but its running well. Stable. (Currently used by my nephew)
  • (2014 ): (currently given to nephew) (update : given to another uncle in need)
    16GB DDR3 1600Mhz.
    500GB of 7200 RPM Some Toshiba Stickered Chinese HD.
    GA X79 UP4 Motherboard.
    nVidia GTX 770 eVGA.
    Intel Core i7 4820K (LGA 2011).
  • (2009)
    Intel Dual Core 1.7 Ghz
    4GB RAM
    80 GB Seagate Hard Drive (Upgrade-1) (SATA)
    160 GB Seagate Hard Drive (Upgrade-2) (SATA)
    Intel G31. (Original)
    Murcury G45. (Upgrade-1)
    Asus P5Q P45 (Upgrade-2)
    Sapphrire Ati Radeon 7200 128 MB (Upgrade-1)
    nVidia Geforce 8600 (128bit) (Upgrade-2)
    ATi HD4850 Toxic (Upgrade-3)
  • (2007)
    Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz non HT.
    6.4 GB Quatum Fireball Hard Drive (Original) (IDE)
    80 GB Seagate Hard Drive (Upgrade-1) (SATA)
    2 GB of RAM (DDR) (Original)
    4 GB of RAM (DDR2) (Upgrade-1)
    Gigabyte 965GM (Upgrade-1)
    Intel 865 (Upgrade-1)
    Intel 845 Express (Originial)
    AMD Radeon Xpress 200 for Intel Motherboard (Upgrade-2)
    nVidia Gefore 4 MX440 (Original)
    nVidia Gefore 6200 (64bit) (Upgrade-1)
  • (1998)
    Pentium II 333Mhz (256 kb Cache)
    6.4 GB Quantum Fireball Hard Drive (IDE)
    Intel BX440 Motherboard
    64 MB RAM SD (Original)
    192 MB RAM SD (Upgrade-1)
    256 MB RAM SD (Upgrade-2)
    384 MB RAM SD (Upgrade-3) (MAX Supported)
    Intel i740 8MB AGP (Original)
    nVidia Riva TNT2 (32MB) (Upgrade-1)
    MSI nVidia Geforce 2 MX 400 64 MB (Upgrade-1)
    MSI nVidia Geforce 4 MX 440 64 MB (Upgrade-2)
    Creative SoundBlaster (Emu-10k1) Live 5.1
  • Laptop/Tablet Changelog:
    Dell Inspiron 1150 (Celeron, then upgraded to 2.0 P4 from a Desktop, 512MB RAM, yes back in the day the processor was same)
    Acer Aspire 1690g (Pentium M, ATi Mobility Radeon X600) (2 GM RAM) (Fried itself on a rainy night due to thunder)
    Acer Aspire 5720g (Broken Monitor, Used it as Desktop)
    Asus X83 VB X2 (Given to an uncle in 2022, he just watches YT)
    Shengen Vogue UMPC 609 (VIA Processor & Chipset 1.2Ghz) (battery died)
    Asus Tablet (x86) (Given as a barter exchange to a friend as payment for getting me a client)
    Lenovo Thinkpad X280 (2023) (for Running Linux) (Given to a friend in Need)
    Asus Rog X13 (2023, Late)
    Alienware M17 (2023, End of)
    Macbook Pro M4 Base (sold M1) July 2025
    Lenovo X1 Carbon (March 2025) (Linux)
  • Console Changelog:
  • Sega Genesis (Sega Mega Drive II)
  • PS2
  • PS3
  • 3 PSP Go
  • 1 PSP 3000
  • 1 PSP 1000
  • 1 DS Lite
  • 2 DSi
  • 1 2DS (Blue Black)
  • 2 Old 2010 3DS and one new 3DS LL
  • PS Vita (1 OLED and one 2000 Model)
  • Emulation Devices:
  • Steam Deck V1 (2022)
  • Miyoo Mini Plus
  • Cell Phone Changelog:
    Some Monochrome Screen Alcatel with Donkey Kong on it.
    Samsung SGH-X100
    Motorolla Razr V3
    Motorolla E398
    Nokia 3110 Classic (S40)
    Nokia n97 (S60)
    Nokia n900 (Maemo Linux)
    Walton Primo GH2 (Android 4.2) (Lost, fell off pocket)
    Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Still running as of 2024)
    Sony Xperia Mark 1 (I) (Sold)
    Sony Xperia Mark 1 (II)
    Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
    iPhone 12 Mini (as just a calling phone) (sold)
    Sony Xperia 5 Mark III (for retro game emulation) (sold)
    Oppo Find N2 Fold (2024)
    Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (2025)
  • Camera Changelog:
    Canon IXUS 80. (Given as a family camera from US by my Brother) (still have it.
    Canon 1000D (bought from own money in 2010) (sold cause wanted to upgrade)
    Canon 5D Mark 1 (used) (Given to me by my brother as a when I had high hopes for photography) (sold in 2021 due to age)
    Fuji XA-1 (sold because “too much hardware . it isn’t healthy)
    Fuji XT20 (Great Camera) (Sold, Hardware reduction)
    Fuji X100V Silver (sold because, “too expensive and not that much different Feature wise than other Fuji” )
    Fuji XE4 (Fujinon 35mm F1.4) (holding)
    Sony A7 Mark 1 (Zeiss Batis 85mm 1.8, Sony 24mm G Master) (holding)
    Fuji X100VI Black (2024)
    5D mark III (2025) (100mm f2.8L , 50mm F1.4)
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