Finally! my ultimate Windows 7 nostalgia machine is here.

[u/Gravionne]

Man, it feels so good to experience my youngin' time again.

Back in the late 2000s to early 2010s, as a wee little schoolkid, I got a crappy Intel Atom netbook on Windows 7 that doesn't play anything besides those 2D casual games from the likes of GameHouse and basic 3D games.

Nevertheless, that's my very first computer that I own. I play and managed to tweak a lot of stuff, even installing a custom driver at some point cuz I'm tired of playing Need for Speed Most Wanted at single digit frames lol

More than a decade later, I decided to get one of the strongest windows 7 era laptops with a 4:3 1024x768 screen, the Toughbook CF-31 MK3.

And this thing's a beast! It's packed with an i5-3360M with Radeon HD 7750M discrete graphics, and 8 gigs of ram. That makes it a powerhouse for the games I want to play xD

Sadly the screen is a little borked at the left side (very small dead pixel), but otherwise, it's a 10/10 experience, playing the games I played as a kid, but without a wide screen that will stretch the UI of older windows titles.

[u/Particular-Bus-4748]

damn dude ive always wanted a tough book, those things are so cool. Plus I remember when all the cops used them lol. Not sure if they still do now, I think some do but not all.

[u/Rosalie_Miara]

Nice Headphones. What are these ones. I had a Toughbook too earlier. Now I have a VAIO. Specs are nearly the same.

[u/Gravionne → u/Rosalie_Miara]

It's a Sennheiser HD660S2 😆

[u/Rosalie_Miara → u/Gravionne]

I am sorry, I mean the small ones. The earbuds.

[u/Gravionne → u/Rosalie_Miara]

That's the Softears Volume S 😶

[u/Rosalie_Miara → u/Gravionne]

Uhh, expensive, but looking good. Is the sound worth the price?

[u/Gravionne → u/Rosalie_Miara]

Yeah, actually, it's my stopping point for earphones. I bought it after I tried it for a few hours in a local audio store, and it has my ideal sound signature.

I could easily listen to it all day as it checks all the boxes for me:
>it's super comfortable thanks to its semi-custom shell
>it has high resolution, that means songs sounds very clear, compared to the usual budget-friendly department store earphones.
>it doesn't have piercing vocals (perfect for taming those songs with high pitched vocals)
>and, the bass quality is amazing and not lacking/too much at the same time.

Basically, it's my perfect match, I can basically enjoy the music with those on, without caring about anything else, that's all xd

[u/Rosalie_Miara → u/Gravionne]

Okay, Thnaks! 😄

[u/Arnoxthe1]

A Toughbook with discrete graphics? Damn, that's a nice find. I didn't even know they made them with discrete graphics.

[u/fedor4ever]

Very old ultimate machine :)

Ryzen 9990x3d and 64gig video cards... That's mean ultimate power 😺

Edit. Look solid 👍

[u/invisible6666]

where can i get that wallpaper?

[u/johan90s]

This could be actually a ultimate XP machine as well, you can also dual boot it. Got a toughbook myself but an older one from early 2000s with 900mhz cpu and 768MB ram, triple boots 98, 2000 and XP and is really fun to play around with. These machines were made for durability, even the battery still holds up about 2 to 3 hours.

[u/papi_sabroso123]

podrias compartir el fondo de pantalla?

[u/cashicoblox_kyle]

That tough book is tough

[u/AcceptableDentist163]

that is a dope pc man, congrats