Castaway.tf

We're all PC gamers, let's show off our computers. Here's mine:

Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3D
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 5070ti
RAM: 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30 (nabbed this at the very last possible moment before prices shot up)

I built it this January, and it's a big step up from my old PC. I had been running an ASUS prebuilt that was already entry level in 2017. I used to barely reach 60fps in TF2, and now I get well over 180 on max settings. There's actually been a noticeable difference in my performance which I didn't expect. Sniper is easily the class I'm worst at, he's my least played class, and before I couldn't for the life of me get headshots. Now I can!

What are your guys' specs? Curious what my fellow Castaways are playing on.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5950x
GPU: Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 6900XT (16GB VRAM)
RAM: 64GB DDR4-3600 CL16
Mobo: Aorus B550 Elite AM4
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2TB NVME
Case: Fractal Torrent ATX Mid tower
Power supply: Corsair 850 Platinum

For my CPU cooler I have an ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 420mm, which I discovered actually did not fit in the case properly so I had to saw some of the bottom of the case in so it would fit.

I got the CPU specifically for high core count because it makes compiling software faster

Been running this for about 3.5 years and it's served me well. Hoping it will serve me well for another decade to come. I got this in 2022 when prices were better, don't even wanna know what this would cost now a days.

I'm currently using a Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF that I upgraded.

Intel i7-4790 @ 3.6GHz (4.0GHz boost)
AMD Radeon Embedded E9260 4GB GDDR5
16GB Dual Channel DDR3-1600 CL11
500GB Patriot P220 Sata SSD

I like fucking around with old hardware, so I switch PC's often. I enjoy the current setup. Doesn't take up much room on my desk and is still a beast despite being over a decade old.

Asmo wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 1:56 am I'm currently using a Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF that I upgraded.

Intel i7-4790 @ 3.6GHz (4.0GHz boost)
AMD Radeon Embedded E9260 4GB GDDR5
16GB Dual Channel DDR3-1600 CL11
500GB Patriot P220 Sata SSD

I like fucking around with old hardware, so I switch PC's often. I enjoy the current setup. Doesn't take up much room on my desk and is still a beast despite being over a decade old.

keyed, I still run a Haswell i7

Intel Core i7-4770
32GB DDR3-1600
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

runs tf2 fine at high-ish settings 1440p

Can't be bothered to upgrade as I am a hardware hoarder (can't be bothered to get rid of old hardware) and don't want to shell the cash for a new spangled PC

I don't run anything too fancy

CPU: Ryzen 5 4500
RAM: 16GB
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB

huutti wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 5:13 amCan't be bothered to upgrade as I am a hardware hoarder (can't be bothered to get rid of old hardware) and don't want to shell the cash for a new spangled PC

Yeah I also hoard old hardware

Just acquired two new (to me) PC's for$FREE.⁹⁹curtosy of the side of the road. The first PC is a faintly cigarette scented PowerSpec mystery model with some pretty decent hardware.

Specs:

• i5-4590 4C/4T @ 3.3GHz (3.7GHz boost)

• 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600 CL11

• Unbranded OEM H81 LGA1150 Motherboard

• 2TB 7200 RPM? Toshiba HDD

• 300W Allied Exploder PSU

• 1SICK80mm Molex LED Fan (i hope it's blue)

I thought about taking a few pictures, but that was after I disassembled everything. After dismantling it, I brought the case down to the car wash to hose off all the cigarette grime. That did not work. So I took it back home, drew a hot bath, and attacked it with a magic eraser for an hour and a half. The chassis cleaned up nicely, at least the metal parts did. I'm going to have to scrub the plastic front and top panel again. After I was done my bathtub looked like a big cup of coffee and I luckily managed to only slice 2 of my fingers on all the sharp bits of aluminum

I might scrub the motherboard with some isopropyl and a toothbrush later, but it's probably not necessary. The components on the inside of the case were shielded from the majority of the grime thanks to PowerSpec blocking any and all airflow with thick sheets of foam covering the mesh front panel. They proved that sometimes bad ideas are actually great ideas!

I haven't tested any of the core components yet, but I'm holding out hope that everything will work just fine. For a couple weeks now I've been searching for a cheap secondhand system with a plenty of expansion bays to use as a NAS. What amazing luck that I managed to stumble upon this bad boy. It even came with a 2TB drive that has a manufacture date of 2015, wasn't secured with any screws, and I'm sure will definitely pass SMART with 0 bad sectors. Maybe I'll even find the rest of the Epstein files on there.

The second PC is far less impressive and I'm not sure why I even bothered picking it up. It's some old Gateway with a Pentium 4. It was lying on top of the first PC with no side panel and was full of snow. It shielded the other PC from the elements, but I don't think there's going to be anything useful I can salvage from it. Considering the era it's from, it's more than likely the caps are bad anyway. It's probably going back in the garbage.

i like playing with trash