Evolution of 8BitStereo Computers (Patreon)

Well the last 8BS preview post mentioned a new purchase that was going to be made thanks to everyone's support through the years, and here it is, a brand spankin' new computer (and whole new set up in general as shown on the main picture)! I've had my past one for close to 5 years and it has served me well but it was time for an upgrade to usher in a lot of the new projects I'm doing and have everything feel faster and smoother on a new well built PC from a very special someone! <3

Now it may seem crazy, but 8BitStereo has been through a lot in terms of computers, but primarily in the editing and saving/uploading, pictured are all the computers I've had through the years and used to edit and upload 8BitStereo (because yes I still have them all, lol) and I'll give a little bit of what each computer has done for me :)

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2008: Now this computer wasn't entirely mine at first, it was mostly shared, but actually a lot of my Video Game Music listening began on an old Mac OS laptop, great memories with this one and it still even functions! Granted without at least always being plugged in.

2009: This was my first real computer as gifted for my birthday, an HP Windows XP Laptop. This was actually the first computer that was used to edit and upload the very first 8BitStereo soundtracks once that was starting at the beginning of 2012 with Sony Vegas Pro 9. One that served me very well but started showing signs of running slow in 2015 and am actually locked out of it as an old high school peer borrowed it for a bit once I got the next laptop that will be shown, but left quite abruptly and put a password on it and haven't been able to get in contact  since then. Luckily nothing of any personal files were on it once shared so it serves no use to run but have it just for memories.

2013: My next upgraded computer as a Christmas gift, an Acer Windows 7 Laptop, at the time felt very top of the line and superb, this one has served a lot of great memories as well and definitely the prime era of 8BitStereo. I would continue to use Sony Vegas Pro 9 which felt much better running on this laptop, and this would also be the computer I would use to do my very first Twitch streams! This one still runs well (but like the past two only if the battery is plugged in), and is actually primarily used to hold a lot of my music back up's for my MP3 collection and cataloging my father's entire CD collection which is fairly huge. As most laptops still had at this time, a built in CD player/tray, so makes importing that physical media very easy.

2015: This one is by far the most interesting, this was an HP Desktop Tower with Windows XP that was given to me by elderly women neighbors across the street I used to have (would nickname them the Golden Girls, lol). They were a very sweet household and neighbors to have, especially in the summer, I would take personal time to hang out with them and listen to there stories (would be three ladies in there early 50's and one that seemed in there 70's that was definitely the mother of one of them), I would be rewarded with wonderful southern cooking and other items I did get from them overtime. But in this year they were moving, and in there garage was this tower and monitor that had apparently been there awhile, and was something they got sometime ago but never used, so before moving they asked if I wanted it, and figured would be cool to have, so I accepted it. Definitely showed signs of barely being turned on and used, so I figured to use this computer as my primary 8BitStereo editing and saving computer, which still ran Sony Vegas Pro 9 well. Being used right in time when transitioning the video format very slightly with an updated logo and the Mega Man 4 grid pattern in the background. Definitely used it for other storage and music needs, but was always used as a "work" computer for 8BitStereo.

2017: What was my first computer I bought myself and had assistance in being built by a friend, a Windows 10 CyberPowerPC desktop, for about a $900 build, it definitely served me great until my newest build and upgrade. Definitely a pay what you get but it wasn't a bad build and did everything I wanted good for editing, streaming, and basically having everything I do being done on this PC. Sadly it did get botched a bit with its case when being shipped, but other than that it was still good and runs well, it now resides in my little siblings room, passing this on to be there first own personal computer which they were happy about. 8BitStereo didn't actually begin being done on this until around 2018, but when I did I was able to upgrade to Sony Vegas Pro 15, but sadly this is when 8BS uploads would begin to heavily slow down and especially into 2019, as my streaming on Twitch took up the primary focus on this computer. But at least this computer would make it to the Revamp of the series and where all my new projects started on.

2022: And now were are to current times, I actually bought this PC from someone special and they are very much an awesome individual that knows their stuff when it comes to computers and building a PC, it is very powerful and everything about it has excellent specs and everything runs as great. Along with a whole new awesome set up with the dual monitors they had and other neat devices, this is the best set up and PC I've ever had. So things should definitely be picking up with the original YT content I keep talking about (yes it will happen, lol), and working on everything with this PC feels so good.

So as always, thank you thank you thank you all so very much for your support, from those who had pledged from the beginning and supported for as long as they could, to those that have kept there pledges for months and even years, its your help that has given me the ability to make a purchase getting this new PC and making everything even better for my creative and working process, and will continue to appreciate your support and making sure the funds and monetary support you give goes into stuff worth it for 8BitStereo and everything I do, thank you all so very much! <3