Thanks again to UGREEN for sponsoring this series! Check out their featured products and Black Friday deals at the links below:

Ugreen Nexode 100W with 15W MagSafe: https://bit.ly/3Ge5VvV (33% OFF with Coupon)
Ugreen Nexode 300W Charger: https://bit.ly/3SRJa8I ($70 OFF)
Ugreen PowerRoam 1200W with 200W Solar: https://bit.ly/3sMrocm ($500 OFF)
Ugreen Revodok 5-in-1 hub: https://bit.ly/3uAzDbO (Price: $10.99)
Ugreen Black Friday Deals (US): https://bit.ly/3MXpwEr
Ugreen Black Friday Deals (CA): https://bit.ly/3MZpoV0
Ugreen Black Friday Deals (US Website): https://bit.ly/3szmdfQ

Welcome back to Secret Shopper Part 3, where we call up tech support to see if we can get some help “fixing” our computers. Some knocked it out of the park! Some didn’t…

Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1543601-tech-support-told-her-to-break-the-pc/

Check out where we shopped!

Dell: https://lmg.gg/biUia
CyberPowerPC: https://lmg.gg/vbaVv
HP: https://lmg.gg/yaMa5
iBUYPOWER: https://lmg.gg/9bTM8
MAINGEAR: https://lmg.gg/BnQRA
NZXT: https://lmg.gg/ZgAhD
OriginPC: https://lmg.gg/cwz5d
Starforge Systems: https://lmg.gg/1HwMI

Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo – Supernova
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY
iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712
Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic

Outro: Approaching Nirvana – Sugar High
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI
Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw
Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana

Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/
Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0  https://geni.us/PgGWp
Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4
Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Thanks UGREEN
1:07 Starforge
7:30 Maingear
10:53 HP
15:49 LTTStore.com deals!
16:10 CyberPower
26:14 Thanks again UGREEN!
29:44 CyberPower Continued
30:54 NZXT
35:47 DELL
43:11 iBUYPOWER
48:43 Thanks again again UGREEN
49:45 Outro

Purchase a Seasonic FOCUS Power Supply at https://lmg.gg/seasonicfocuspsu

Shop the holiday sale by going to https://www.ridge.com/LINUS and get up to 30% off through December 20th.

Don’t let our Black Friday deals pass you by! Get up to 66.66 (repeating, of course) percent off your favorite LTT merchandise for a limited time! https://www.lttstore.com/collections/black-friday-cyber-monday-deals

Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.

Have you ever wondered what Chinese consumers might be buying from their version of AliExpress? We didn’t, at least not initially, but when we saw the specs and price of this Frankenstein gaming PC listed all over Taobao, our tune changed completely. What’s going on inside this $300 14-core xeon beast of a computer? Who makes these parts? Why is it so cheap? And why is hwinfo64 telling us that this motherboard has specs that straight up shouldn’t exist?

When we fantasy-built our own workstation equivalent to the Taobao gamer special, here’s what we came up with:

Build 1:
– HP Z440 ($130) + $39 shipping within US
– Updated version of the PC we used for the latest $69 PC
– Add on E5-2690 V4 $22.22
– Add on 2070 Super for $150
– Includes 700W power supply
– Uses 2133 RAM, same as the Taobao
– Has Front USB 3 x4
– RAM and SSD were included in a few of the listings we found

Build 2:
– Dell Precision T5810 ($67) + $35 shipping within US
– Add on E5-2698 V3 $24.99
– Only does E5 V3 processors
– 2698V3 is only slightly slower than 2690V4 at CPU mark
– Includes 825W PSU
– Has Front USB 3 x1 USB 2 x3
– Uses 2133 RAM, same as the Taobao
– 16gb ram included in the model we found on ebay
– Add on a 240gb Kingston A400 for $25
– Add on an RTX 3070 OC for $200 + $15 shipping on ebay

Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1543394-i-bought-a-pc-on-taobao%E2%80%A6-china%E2%80%99s-wish/

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo – Supernova
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY
iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712
Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic

Outro: Approaching Nirvana – Sugar High
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI
Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw
Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana

Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/
Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/PgGWp
Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4
Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
2:06 Mystery Case
3:32 Accessories
5:15 Cable Management & PSU
6:28 They sent the wrong unit?
6:43 SSD
6:57 RAM
7:37 Motherboard (more on that later)
8:30 Firing it up and solving some mysteries
11:03 Green Internet Explorer & Ham
12:34 Gaming
13:32 A chipset only a motherboard could love
17:15 Should you get one?

Shop the holiday sale by going to https://www.ridge.com/wan and get up to 30% off through December 20th.

Purchase a Seasonic GX-750 Power Supply at https://lmg.gg/seasonicgx750

Newegg’s Black Friday Deals are going on now at https://lmg.gg/neweggbf2023

Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.

Podcast Download: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BZqtHLX8s5WLRDI2BigVU?si=6b824f1190a74e31

Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119):
0:00 Chapters
1:23 Intro ft. Lots of merch messages due to Black Friday
2:15 Topic #1 – dBrand & JRE’s Zack sue Casetify over skins
4:25 Casetify’s similar series, internal scan shortcut, lower quality, LTT reference
12:33 dBrand cares about the tech space, legal action, x-ray case, iFixit’s tweet
16:53 Casetify’s HQ, funny FP comment on “identical,” Linus on cost of x-ray
20:25 Casetify’s collabs, Luke finds a duped image, Linus wanted to sit on this
23:02 Linus discusses Zack’s video with Luke
26:34 LTTStore’s Black Friday deals
31:30 LTT is now 15 years old! Sarah’s hoodie & shirt design, callbacks
34:22 Tom Arnold remade the logo from NCIX era, other callbacks
37:05 Merch Messages #1
37:36 Worst game that you’ve played, either funny or actually bad? ft. Dan’s overwhelmed
43:29 Thoughts on the 1st Gen Threadripper? ft. Covering cool tech, Intel, server chips
59:18 Something old you wished could be brought back? ft. L(inux)uke, Dan the Maniac
1:05:28 Topic #2 – Sony files a patent around “quicksaving”
1:12:36 Topic #3 – Folding@Home’s great month
1:15:06 Linus went to the wrong timeline callback, explaining Linus’s RX prediction
1:16:55 Topic #4 – Ubisoft implements pop-in ads in old games
1:20:56 Sponsor – Ridge ft. Linus’s perfect segue
1:21:51 Sponsor – Seasonic
1:22:26 Sponsor – Newegg ft. LTT’s Black Friday stream, MM dashboard
1:26:44 Merch Messages #2
1:26:50 Should I not buy TVs during Black Friday?
1:29:03 Handling the soulless aspects pushing an add-on purchase ft. NCIX, Best Buy
1:40:59 Do you think season-based games will outperform traditional games?
1:51:03 Topic #5 – Sam Altman returns after 95% of OpenAI threaten the board to resign
1:55:10 Topic #6 – PLEX’s Discover Together feature sends summaries of friend’s activity
1:59:08 Luke looks at Plex’s CEO LinkedIn, Linus’s perfect world scenario
2:01:27 Mouse jumpscares Dan, all leave to get it, recalling the bread
2:05:23 Linus & Luke return, Luke on this becoming the DLLM Show
2:06:25 Luke mentions opt-in & Linus’s deal, Linus on Luke’s movies, Hackers, actors
2:25:22 Discussing The Cable Guy, The Boondock Saints, The Starship Troopers
2:27:26 Linus couldn’t watch The Room, Disaster Artist was based on a true story
2:29:10 Linus recalls Thor: Ragnarok, mentions theater banners
2:30:12 Linus hasn’t watched many bad movies ft. Ghost Dan Cam
2:30:55 Dan mentions My Neighbor Totoro, compares to Spirited Away
2:36:26 Topic #7 – Google Chrome’s Manifest V3
2:39:36 Topic #8 – Nothing reversed course and removed the Blue Bubble & Sunbird
2:40:42 Topic #9 – EU enforces rules for parts, repairs, removal of software blocks
2:43:12 Dan shows off funny case stickers, unable to respond to merch messages
2:46:52 Linus tells Luke about profits from Black Friday, more sales soon
2:50:05 Merch Messages #3
2:50:35 Has LTTStore tried to work with stocking Vessi?
2:51:16 Where do you draw the legal line on what topic to cover?
2:54:38 Which would Linus spend $2M on: Nevera, LTTStore B&M, OLED Ally or new merch ideas?
2:57:34 When was the last time you broke something and thought you’d never recover?
3:00:26 Luke’s trip to Japan ft. Pokemon, drifting, foods, merch messages
3:05:52 What scams you can catch but others fall for?
3:07:38 If Casetify sponsored you to wrap the Taycan, would you still stick to Warzone?
3:09:36 Hairbrain tech? ft. Editor’s den, Linus’s case idea, Luke’s inverter
3:16:22 Best deal you’ve ever gotten? Film adaptation of FFVI?
3:21:32 Have you tried or considered playing padel?
3:23:55 How does Linus deal with the aftermath of dropping stuff?
3:24:48 Have you listened to the Black Mages yet? LTT x dBrand series collab?
3:26:55 If you direct Creator Warehouse’s budget towards making one product, what would it be?
3:27:54 Scariest software vulnerability you had to deal with? ft. Musical LMG, Steam Deck
3:32:42 Thoughts on buying a controller for PC games? ft. Doctor Who’s special
3:33:58 How do you store your VR headsets? prevent lenses from fogging up?
3:35:17 Has insider knowledge ever changed the way you use a service? ft. Note’s Stylus
3:38:28 What LTTStore items were the catalyst that blew the store up?
3:39:30 A game you played with a big flaw that doesn’t let you say it’s perfect?
3:41:46 What music does Linus listen to, and did Beat Saber change his taste?
3:43:36 Why don’t Threadripper videos include Sapphire Rapids? Linus’s cats sleep on his bed?
3:49:31 Outro ft. Outro fails trying to load 400 messages

Get an XP Gold membership free for life by using code “LINUSXP” at https://bit.ly/LINUSBFXP and browse Green Man Gaming’s Black Friday sale!

Black Friday sales are okay, but I can make them better. Come see if my employees can beat me in the game of their choice to win an additional 25% off!

Also, check out our BFCM sale at https://lmg.gg/lttstorebfcmstream and check out our biggest sale of the year!

Check out what we shopped for:
Emily – AMD Combo Builder on Newegg: https://lmg.gg/l99fv
Shawn – ASRock B650E PG RIPTIDE WiFi ATX Motherboard on Newegg: https://lmg.gg/TSHoz
Adam – Crucial P3 4TB NVMe M.2 SSD on Newegg: https://lmg.gg/VvlRA
Ariel – OLOy OWL RGB 3600MTs CL18 2x16GB DDR4 RAM on Newegg: https://lmg.gg/gc1L0
Jake – Sony XM5 Wireless Headphones on B&H: https://geni.us/AWADl2
Arthur – Keychron Q5 Pro Barebone Kit at Keychron: https://lmg.gg/MIeMZ
Arthur – Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 Switches at Keychron: https://lmg.gg/4SNaF
Arthur – DROP + MITO SA Laser Custom Keycap Set at DROP: https://lmg.gg/Vwzgh
Gary – XFX SPEEDSTER SWFT 319 Radeon RX 6800 Graphics Card on Newegg: https://lmg.gg/Rmuha
Natalie – LG UltraGear QHD 27″ 144Hz IPS Monitor on Amazon: https://geni.us/tgnJ80B

Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.

Ever wonder what the inside of a $27,000 gaming PC made from ONLY consumer-level parts looks like? We call this one “The Compensator”.

Watch the full build video with Linus and Adam by clicking on the title in the bottom left!

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Thanks again to Govee for making this video happen! Upgrade your movie night with their TV Backlight 3 Lite! Check out their products using the links below:

Govee TV Backlights 3 Lite:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/47gBG30
Govee store: https://bit.ly/3MB1Fdx

Govee Christmas String Lights:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MFSw3l
Govee store: https://bit.ly/3QySjjw

Govee Outdoor Lights:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MxEzo4
Govee store: https://bit.ly/3QRvU2k

Govee Curtain Lights:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/47KkSBH
Govee Store: https://bit.ly/40UoZJk

Can you buy your home theater setup on Wish? Yes. SHOULD you? Maybe. We ripped out Linus’ expensive gear and replaced it on a very tight budget.

Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1542821-the-wishcom-home-theater-setup/

Buy a MetroVac ED-500 DataVac: https://lmg.gg/4HDIT

Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.

► GET MERCH: https://lttstore.com
► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane
► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners
► EQUIPMENT WE USE TO FILM LTT: https://lmg.gg/LTTEquipment
► OUR WAN PODCAST GEAR: https://lmg.gg/wanset

FOLLOW US
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Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linustech

MUSIC CREDIT
—————————————————
Intro: Laszlo – Supernova
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY
iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712
Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic

Outro: Approaching Nirvana – Sugar High
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI
Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw
Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana

Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/
Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0  https://geni.us/PgGWp
Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4
Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:23 Our haul
1:41 Projector Screen
2:47 Soundbar
3:53 “Theatre” Sign
4:21 Furniture
6:15 Blankets
6:53 TV Backlights on a Projector Screen??
8:24 Projector
9:55 TV Backlights on an actual TV
10:36 Life lesson
11:11 More projector
13:14 Wish decorations
14:51 Govee lights
17:05 Android TV Box
18:49 Curtain Lights
20:16 All Wish Home Theatre Setup
21:00 Linus and Plouffe sitting on the floor making popcorn
21:19 Experience Time
22:13 Outro