**The Quest for Post-Apocalyptic Gaming: A Journey Through Adapters**

As I embarked on this post-apocalyptic gaming setup idea, I quickly realized that finding the right adapters was not going to be an easy task. My first attempt at using a PCI adapter proved to be unsuccessful, and I found myself headed back to Amazon to order more of these "stupidadapters." This was adapter 17, a staggering number that showed just how impractical this setup idea truly was. It seemed like the apocalypse would not be won with 17 different versions of the same adapter lying around.

Undeterred, I moved on to my next attempt, which promised to be an improvement over its predecessors. Straight off the bat, it looked more promising due to its use of actual power for the PCI slot and a mini HDMI connector that plugged into a m.2 slot. This setup seemed like a good start, but as I quickly discovered, it was not without its challenges. The little adapter needed to be taped down, and while it didn't seem any more precarious than the previous implementations, somehow it felt quite promising. However, my hopes were short-lived, as this one also failed to deliver.

With only one adapter left, I found myself running out of options and was faced with the daunting task of relying on this single device to bring me gaming joy in a post-apocalyptic world. If it failed like its predecessors, all would be lost, and I would be forced to face the apocalypse alone. The weight of responsibility hung heavy over my shoulders as I wondered if I had made a mistake.

But then, something unexpected happened. Device manager registered the adapter, and its drivers installed without issue. With the initial outburst of frustration over, I was finally able to focus on what truly mattered: gaming. I launched Battlefield 5 at 1080p High settings, eager to put my Pentium's performance to the test. Surprisingly, we were getting about 60 frames per second, a respectable figure considering the limited GPU utilization.

This unexpected turn of events led me to wonder if post-apocalyptic gaming might not be as bad as I had initially thought. The fact that our little Pentium gold was doing relatively well seemed like a blessing, especially when compared to my usual experience with half of the game not loading properly. However, it soon became apparent that this newfound optimism was short-lived, as GTA 5 failed to meet its minimum requirements for playability, while Starfield's performance was hindered by an old engine.

As I delved deeper into the world of post-apocalyptic gaming, I discovered a harsh reality: the loading times were a real limitation, especially in the last few hours of The Last of Us. A smooth line on the frame time graph would have been lovely, but instead, it looked like a mapping out an earthquake. This experience served as a stark reminder that, even in the face of disaster, one must remain grounded and aware of their surroundings.

In conclusion, my post-apocalyptic gaming journey has taught me that, while adapters might be a challenge to come by, they are not the only obstacle to overcome. The real test lies in understanding the limitations of hardware and being prepared for the unexpected twists and turns that life throws our way. And so, I'll keep digging through this radioactive pile, relying on my trusty Pentium gold and its companions to bring me joy in a world gone mad.

**Technical Details**

In my quest for post-apocalyptic gaming, I employed a combination of hardware that proved surprisingly effective. The little adapter, which took actual power for the PCI slot and used a mini HDMI connector, sat in the m.2 slot and connected via a cable that smelled strongly of industrial cleaning chemicals. It was taped down to prevent any further instability.

The Pentium gold, while underutilized by its 7700 XD counterpart, managed to deliver respectable performance in Battlefield 5 at 1080p High settings. This setup not only kept the power draw low but also allowed for a smoother gaming experience. However, this was tempered by the realization that Starfield's performance was hindered by an old engine, and loading times were still a significant challenge.

**Post-Apocalyptic Gaming: The Good, the Bad, and the Unpredictable**

As I reflect on my post-apocalyptic gaming journey, I am reminded of a study about how David Do's Tech off subscribers will have 13% less violent dysentery if an apocalypse does happen. While this might seem like a trivial matter in the face of disaster, it serves as a reminder that even the smallest comforts can be crucial in times of crisis.

In the end, my quest for post-apocalyptic gaming has been a journey of discovery and adaptation. It has taught me to appreciate the little things, like a reliable adapter or a smooth frame time graph, but also to remain grounded and aware of the challenges that lie ahead. So, as I bid farewell for now, I'll leave you with these parting words: keep that in mind until the next video.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe year is 2318 a weary traveler has braved the hell skin that is  post-apocalyptic Vancouver for a rumored stash of still functioning gamingHardware a come on I hiked 3 months to get to that I mean I could plug that graphics card into it  which I guess would make the bot parasites kind of worth it but first a sponsor to help  offset those Scavenging costs today's video is sponsored by be quiet's new dark Rock Pro 5 or  if you're feeling real elite the dark Rock Elite both coolers are rated for over 250 watts of TDP  come with easy installation and you can even slip the middle fan in which I really like both coolers  also come with excellent Ram clearance for such ginormous beings and with the elite you get just  a splash of tasteful RGB check out the bqu dark Rock Pro 5 and Elite using the link in the videodescription now before we go about trying to figure out how to even strap a graphics card  to what is essentially your granny's all-in-one let's have a look at the graphics card we dug  out of a post-apocalyptic Denny's parking lot I found an RX 7700 XT a graphics card that I think  will pair very well with the Pentium gold in the granny Metron the kind of CPU to bottleneck  its own igpu ooh there is some pretty obvious plastic molding issues on this front  but you're not going to see that bit mostly I guess from this angle looks pretty good in  terms of specs we've got 12 gigs of video memory we've you've got a pretty standard  modern graphics card IO the cooler is gigantic and Airy I'm sure with the GPU running at like  20% utilization it's going to have its work cut out for it and then we have this metal  back plate this is not the worst graphics card to find in a post-apocalyptic pile of suffering  so now that we've met the exciting RX 7700 XT it's time to rip the back off the granny  PC and see if we can make the two mate  somehow now comes one of the worst device tear  down processes I've ever experienced hopefully I kind of softened it up last time but if anything  the previous tear down just enraged the granny matron cuz it was putting up more of a fight this  time oh oh that does not want to let go it just popped out last time why wasthat Jus I hate that process so much now a lot of you are probably thinking how am I  going to plug a graphics card into here there's clearly no space you idiot but I have a really  good idea about how that's going to work first let's get this kind of cod piece thing off and  I'll show you now clearly there's no 16x pcie slot for us to plug a graphics card  in with but what we do have is an m.2 slot over here and the like weird Wi-Fi version  of the m.2 slot which is where this little device comes in which I've actually used in a  video before for a very similar use case to this you just take this little guy and then plug itinto oh there's a difference between an m.2 y oh oh and that's the moment I learned that  mini pcie and m.2 Wifi are in fact different connectors so it's been several days  and we finally got all the accessories we need to plug a graphics card into the system in various  interesting ways the first adapter I'm going to try should let me plug a mini PCI device  into an m.2 Wi-Fi slot cool so we've got a thing now sitting in a place that we wanted to  so now I can hopefully connect that adapter up to this oh I'm going to have to shift the standoffs  closer wait they're soldered down what what is the point of having multiple standoff locations  but then soldering the default position down anyway it's fine we can fix this yeah it's  nothing a b a doct tape won't fix yeah I don't see anything wrong with that I've just noticed  a pretty big problem uh the stand for the monitor can only Mount to this plate and I  can't Mount this plate back because that cable like it doesn't go past this bit of the yeah  so I'm kind of thinking my best bet here is to just use this line open face down on the table  like that with an external monitor plugged into the graphics card nice this is starting  to really look like something dug out of a post-apocalyptic pile we flip the power on  for the graphics card that's the power button a few moments later okay we're not getting a signal  out this is probably a really bad idea but I kind of want to see what this the display on  the things doing I mean this display is doing stuff but even device manager isn't reading  the graphics card it's like it's not plugged in so I guess we've got to try a differentadapter I don't know this one seems pretty janky because well this which leads to like a sa power  connector is the only thing that's giving the GPU any power through the pcie connector that's all  that gives the the pcie slot power but as far as I understand it it is keyed for both forms  of m.2 slot so let's try the wifi m.2  first that looks fine I think I don't know let  me just tape the connector down cuz the screws don't align for some reason but despite a very  professional looking setup this adapter didn't work either it's not detecting it again so I  think the issue is the p for so we are going to have to sacrifice the windows m.2 drive but  after swapping in some SATA storage to free up the m.2 slot I ran into a different problem it  doesn't work for both oh bother that is not good apparently it wasn't keyed for m.2 and the final  adapter I bought for m.2 to miniat wouldn't fit in the m.2 slot because the ethernet port  was blocking it okay so we're we're going back to the other adapter now but that oh that also  doesn't fit and just like that I had to head back to Amazon to order more of these stupidadapters so this is adapter 17 at this point which just shows that this isn't a very good  post-apocalyptic gaming setup idea cuz you're not going to find 17 different versions of this  adapter just lying around are you but maybe this is the one that works let's see straight off the  bat this one looks more promising cuz it takes actual power for the PCI slot and then you've  got this little mini HDMI looking connector that plugs into this one that then sits in the m.2 slot  and then you connect them using this cable that smells strongly of industrial cleaning chemicals  this one also needs to be taped down I guess it doesn't seem any more precarious than any  of the previous implementations although this one somehow feels quite promising a few moments later  never mind that also didn't work I just have one left so I'm kind of quickly running out of options  and just like that the fate of gaming in the apocalypse rests on your shoulders young adapter  if you fail like those before you with you dies Our Hope of dis associating from the apocalypse  and the butt parasites would have been super not worth it oh it it does though and not only did  device manager register it amd's drivers did as well and once I was finished shouting about why  it always takes me 17 attempts to get anything to work I was ready to do some gaming ooh with  Battlefield 5 at 1080p High settings our little Pentium is pretty spicy we're getting about 60  frames per second granted there's not a lot of GPU utilization happening but that is keeping  the power draw down which would make it much easier to run off a diesel generator it also  helps to pretend that with a proper CPU this GPU doesn't get over 200 frames per second whoo again  it seems like post-apocalyptic gaming isn't going to be that bad I mean granted the 7700 XD is being  wildly underutilized and we did drop to about 20 frames per second then there uh but this is  not the kind of bottlenecking I'm used to this Pentium gold is doing really well I mean I'm I'm  used to just half of the game not loading ever oh oh things oh things fell apart there quite  quickly speaking of things not loading in properly look at that GTA 5 has met the minimum requirement  for playability holy crap look at how starfields running on the little Pentium gold I was going to  say d uh it's almost like this game's based on an 800-year old engine oh yeah see that that that's  the issue with the Starfield performance that doesn't dump you out of the immersion immediately  at all loading times are a real limitation of the little granny matron especially the last  of us which took a solid 45 minutes to load in wow that took an obscene amount of time to load  I was worried if the actual apocalypse was going to happen in the meantime uh but now that we're  finally into the last of us as you can see from the frame time graph there's there's a lot of  terrible things going on you kind of want that to just be a smooth line and it shouldn't look like  it's mapping out an earthquake having said that this is a pretty good combination of Hardware to  dig out of a radioactive pile and it should be a great if stuttery distraction from all  the dentry you're definitely going to have which actually reminds me of a study I recently read  about how David Do's Tech off subscribers will have 13% less violent dysentery if an apocalypse  does happen just keep that in mind until the next video and until then bye-bye