My Gaming Setup Is Ready. Too Bad the Internet Isn’t

From Zero to Hero—How 1 Mbps Became My Secret Weapon 

Part 2 

Okay, so things didn't just magically get better right away.

But slowly, they did.

My internet, which used to be a joke at 0.98 kbps, started to become more stable. Now, on bad days, I'd get a solid 1 Mbps – not enough to stream well, but enough to at least be online. And on good days? I'd get surprise 5 Mbps, which I didn't want to scare away.

But the real change? It was in me.

I stopped waiting for everything to be perfect because that wasn't happening. So, I just started building anyway.

Live streaming? Nope. But recording and editing? And uploading when the internet behaved? Totally doable. I went all in on that. I changed from live streams to offline gameplay and started posting on TikTok and Rumble. Nothing perfect or fancy—just real videos about gaming with bad internet, about the Botswana grind, and about not giving up.

And guess what? People got it.

They could see the struggle. They saw the passion. I wasn't just a gamer; I was speaking for people stuck in the same situation: low signal but big dreams.

My setup? Still going strong:

*   Ryzen 7 1700X
*   RX 5700 XT
*   Three monitors lighting up my small space

This machine was made to go all out, but my internet slowed me down. Instead of quitting, I found ways to make it work. I became a better editor, and I uploaded with planning. I turned not ideal condition into something valuable.

And I'm not stopping.

My next goal? Getting the AMD Ryzen 5 5500, the CPU I've always wanted. This would seriously improve how I work – faster rendering, smoother editing, and more room to create. I'm saving up little by little. Because just like my internet, progress comes and goes.

Funny thing is, the same internet I used to hate? It showed me how to hustle, how to change, and how to create something people would want to see when no one's watching yet.

So yeah, my streams still aren't full HD.

But my story is very clear.

If you want to help, you can send a tip to Paypal.me/buyme401 and help make that CPU dream happen.