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We Turned a Potato into a Gaming Mouse

Posted February 26, 2024 by

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It CAN be done – The Potato PC

Posted February 25, 2024 by

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People claim their computers are Potatoes, but we put a Windows PC into a spud. THE FUTURE IS NOW, OLD MAN! APUs have allowed for gaming rigs to fit into small form factor cases and we think we might have made the ultimate watercooled build. Is this brilliant feat of engineering or something stupid? Let’s hash it out.

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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
0:56 What’s the problem?
3:57 It’s Potato Time
9:20 Turning it on – or not
12:06 Installing the NEW Watercooling
15:54 What about Potato PERIPHERALS?
17:56 Gaming

Notice Anything Weird? Automotive Store Gaming Peripherals.

Posted February 24, 2024 by

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We were SHOCKED to spot high end gaming peripherals at the auto parts store, but things aren’t always what they seem. Mice, Keyboards, Headsets and Speakers. ALL RGB! These look like Razer but truthfully, you’d be k-razer to buy them from the Hardware and Auto store like we did. Except for one budget device that costs less than $10 that is actually pretty okay.

Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1559567-notice-anything-weird/

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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

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:34 That snake is a frog!
4:54 Let’s try them out
6:59 Its not all amphibious
10:10 He’s in the zone
11:30 It’s Fine.
13:50 It’s not easy.
16:41 Credits

NVIDIA is Worth More Than Canada – WAN Show February 23, 2024

Posted February 24, 2024 by

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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119):
0:00 Chapters
0:56 Intro
1:22 Topic #1 – Nvidia’s market cap hits $2 Trillion USD
3:19 AI chip competition, Intel class naming game ft. Android names
27:19 Nvidia App, SDR to HDR now available, discussing movies
34:18 Topic #2 – Reddit signs AI licensing with Google, is going public
36:55 Luke on Reddit’s images host, would he invest in Reddit?
41:33 Reddit’s email to Linus, Luke recalls asking dad Luke to invest in Bungie
44:07 LTT backpack discount extended by three weeks
44:43 Backpack carabiner tool kit update, replace the pulls once only
47:01 Honeywell’s PTM7950 thermal pads now available on LTTStore
50:27 Merch Messages #1
50:45 How does having birds limit Luke’s life?
52:22 How much picture processing is a lot? ft. Luke bleeds, chaos ensues
1:03:24 Topic #3 – World’s largest gaming display, a 2070″ TV
1:05:28 Dan on playing MSFS on the TV, discussing VR & dissociation
1:10:18 LAN center update video, Luke’s inside joke
1:12:52 What if binned CPUs for LTT labs failed? ft. PTM7950, Super Chexx
1:15:58 Topic #4 – Troy Hunt struggles with his Sonos setup
1:18:16 Sonos’s app shows Wi-Fi toggle, Linus on internet connection
1:24:22 Linus’s solution for Troy Hunt, but he already solved it
1:26:04 Sponsor – AG1 ft. WAN Show dies
1:28:20 Sponsor – Vessi
1:28:18 Sponsor – The Ridge
1:29:22 Topic #5 – Google apologizes for Gemini’s biased image generation
1:38:29 USArmyEsports, recalling US Army branded merchandise LTT video
1:41:54 Merch Messages #2 ft. “I’ll do fine” – Luke 2k24
1:42:10 Do you think the VR lifeguard app would’ve helped you & others?
1:45:26 Will small theaters survive tungsten bulb ban & expensive LEDs?
1:54:22 Topic #6 – PlayStation Portal hacked to run games natively
1:56:05 PlayStation VR2 to get PC support, would you switch to it?
1:58:11 Topic #7 – Helldiver 2’s servers struggle
2:01:10 Topic #8 – Xbox to add thumbstick calibration tool
2:01:35 Are exclusives dead? ft. LTT games video
2:07:33 Crew dinner, Luke guesses the bill, banning plastic bags
2:14:23 “If plastic bags are illegal in Canada, how do you get milk?”
2:16:47 Topic #9 – Google to retire internet archiving, researchers unhappy
2:18:22 Topic #10 – Will Smith’s spaghetti video parody
2:19:33 Luke recalls how AI can’t keep time, compares to Smith’s video
2:20:27 Topic #11 – Covering LinusTechTips forums leaked data
2:21:08 Topic #12 – M&M branded vending machines collect facial data
2:22:39 Luke’s stupid idea demotes him, Dan is now the co-host
2:23:09 mathNEWS article, picture of extremely small camera
2:25:04 Merch Messages #3 ft. WAN Show After Dark
2:25:23 Is the PTM7950 safe for a vertical mount?
2:27:00 AI & AR headset as a tool for teaching kids? ft. “Moderation”
2:29:06 What’s Linus’s limit on display sizes? ft. “Moderation” part 2
2:32:13 What would you do to Terren Tong’s office?
2:33:26 Would Linus daily the S24 Ultra? SoD? ft. R2R, CRT projector
2:40:44 Did you want to buy & sell PTM7950 since the video or afterwards?
2:42:16 What product testing do you do for LTTStore?
2:44:03 LTTStore fidget from screwdriver scraps update?
2:44:27 Outro ft. Linus blames Luke & himself

What’s the Stupidest PC Upgrade?

Posted February 23, 2024 by

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This TINY TV Costs $20,000 – Flanders Scientific XMP550

Posted February 22, 2024 by

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The XMP550 QD OLED mastering monitor from Flanders Scientific is here and it’s incredible, but while twenty grand is less than the competition, it’s still a LOT of money. Do studios really need them?

Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1559378-this-tiny-tv-costs-20000/

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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

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:33 The XMP550
3:50 Test Footage
8:06 Super Mario Bros
9:47 1917
11:19 Mad Max and LotR
12:40 Clipping
13:33 Banding
14:20 Build and Features
16:35 Other Options
19:30 Test Results
20:44 Conclusion
21:58 Outro

This Fairphone 5 Review is Going to Make Me Very Unpopular

Posted February 19, 2024 by

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Linus couldn’t wait to trade in his LG Wing for the new Fairphone 5! Ethically produced, sustainable, and easily repaired? What’s not to like? Well…

Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1558857-this-review-is-going-to-make-me-very-unpopular/

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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

CHAPTERS
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00:00 Intro
1:23 It’s So Cool!
2:03 It’s not all roses
4:04 How’d it do?
6:06 You talking to me?
7:00 He’s a special boy
8:53 Not so bright
12:36 Outro

The $10,000 Mac Pro Killer

Posted February 17, 2024 by

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We’ve done it again, we built the PC Pro 2 electric boogaloo, this time with a much lower budget. Would you prefer to have the PC Pro 2 or the Mac Pro? let us know in the comments below!

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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

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:09 Laying out the process(or)
2:29 Motherboard and PCIe Lanes
3:42 Memory, let’s talk about it
5:29 Storage
6:26 Cheese Grater is Greater
6:56 Cool, cool cool cool
7:41 GPU 2: Electric Boogaloo
8:53 A Hela Powerful PSU
9:16 Benchmarking and Tom Selleck (Classroom Edition)
11:10 Cinebench
15:21 Gaming
18:35 “Apple is expensive and bad” – Linus
19:27 Conclusion

80% of Influencers Have Secret Sponsors – WAN Show February 16, 2024

Posted February 17, 2024 by

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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119):
0:00 Chapters
1:50 Intro
2:22 Topic #1 – EU study shows half of content by influencers were sponsored
5:06 Luke on undisclosed ad content, Linus recalls FCC’s enforcement case
12:19 Comments from LTT’s all Logitech build & sponsored Intel video
18:18 Luke on watching briefly then commenting, Linus on Logitech prices & NCIX
21:12 Luke gets canceled, AJ threatens to end the stream, Linus apologizes
23:23 Topic #2 – Final Fantasy 7 results in a “Yellow Paint” debate
25:28 AC’s cans of paint & arrows, HL:A’s puzzles, Skyrim’s claw puzzle
32:23 What was a time you could’ve used a hint?
41:33 Topic #3 – OpenAI’s Sora, an improved realistic AI video generator
53:16 Linus on lack of direct input, recalls $25M deepfake heist
55:55 Linus on buying IPv4 addresses, checks values
1:00:40 LTTStore’s new collab with Gerald Undone – 14 Stops & Bananus shirts
1:01:20 Limited WAN Show & SC hoodies in stock
1:01:50 Merch Messages #1
1:01:56 What’s the next big thing for handheld gaming?
1:05:54 Wired V.S. wireless mouse
1:09:38 Pet friendly LTT bananas for scale?
1:14:33 Topic #4 – Grok, a rocket shaped “LLM” AI toy
1:16:52 Opening the toy, asking it questions
1:19:57 Linus’s question breaks the toy, Linus’s opinion & advice
1:25:04 GOODY-2, satire AI that answers by not answering
1:26:18 Reasonably priced restaurants, subscriptions
1:31:52 Sponsor – Backblaze
1:35:35 Sponsor – Squarespace
1:36:35 Sponsor – Seasonic
1:38:39 Flipper Zero correction, LMG’s PCs & a 4 hours FP exclusives
1:40:05 Grok’s settings, voice module ft. Dan PNG moment
1:42:00 Topic #5 – Mozzila’s research finds out AI girlfriends mine your data
1:44:26 Linus modified the settings, asks personal questions
1:46:48 Implications of using Sora with AI GFs, VIP dating subscriptions
1:53:53 Merch Messages #2
1:53:57 Your take on the longevity of IBM mainframes & COBOL?
1:59:47 Was it hardware, engines or time that limited gaming innovation?
2:06:20 Which item would you not fly without? ft. Replacement zipper to be shipped
2:15:03 Is making videos of gacha games philosophically questionable?
2:23:57 Topic #6 – Mark Zuckerberg compares Apple Vision Pro to Quest 3
2:26:27 Problems with the Vision Pro, QOL issues with VR
2:32:56 Bigscreen Beyond, Luke on how the Vision Pro is misleading
2:37:23 Linus lacks free time nowadays, Luke discusses future Linus
2:39:42 Exercising as an excuse to use VR
2:40:44 Topic #7 – Google will report methane gas leaks as seen from space
2:42:18 Topic #8 – EU states Apple’s iMessage is not a gatekeeper
2:43:08 Topic #9 – Air Canada’s AI chatbot lies about bereavement discounts
2:44:20 Topic #10 – YouTube Premium & Google One reach 100M subscribers
2:45:29 Merch Messages #3 ft. WAN Show After Dark, many quality messages
2:47:02 What is your greatest physical accomplishment?
2:53:03 Future of gaming consoles with multi-platform games?
2:53:27 ZLUDA, CUDA emulator for AMD GPUs
2:54:08 Why did the GPU industry move from increased bus size?
2:58:58 Thoughts on the removal of letter grades in public education? ft. Linus’s eyebrow
3:08:29 Will the screwdriver extended shaft have knurling?
3:08:42 AR glasses with transparent displays? Would it replace phones?
3:10:03 How much longer until most AI functionality becomes local?
3:11:01 Suggestions of using VR with no interest towards games?
3:13:07 How does Luke go about approaching businesses with work?
3:15:43 Complete software requirements in conventional software
3:17:10 Would you replace tech to fix your review on an OLED product?
3:25:38 Favorite dive spots? LTTStore women cut shirt?
3:26:34 Would Linus consider using mobile gaming controllers?
3:29:00 Has Linus’s kids expressed interest in careers that worries him?
3:38:44 Would LMG exist for another 16 years? ft. Linus’s mother, real honey
3:46:06 Is there a story behind the Cleveland Browns lava lamp?
3:47:29 How to structure a video to be critical, but not too critical?
3:50:05 What would a musical of your life consist of? Fun tech you’d use?
3:51:22 Are Li-ion batteries from 2002 better than present batteries?
3:52:10 Any memorable stories of onboarding new members at LMG?
3:52:55 With products like the Noctua driver, who pays who?
3:53:59 What contributes to the strong emotional response AI causes?
3:54:50 What changed your mind with buying EVGA?
3:55:17 What is Luke’s favorite retro game that isn’t Morrowind?
3:55:48 Outro

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We Turned a Potato into a Gaming Mouse

It CAN be done – The Potato PC

Notice Anything Weird? Automotive Store Gaming Peripherals.

NVIDIA is Worth More Than Canada – WAN Show February 23, 2024

What’s the Stupidest PC Upgrade?

This TINY TV Costs $20,000 – Flanders Scientific XMP550

This Fairphone 5 Review is Going to Make Me Very Unpopular

The $10,000 Mac Pro Killer

80% of Influencers Have Secret Sponsors – WAN Show February 16, 2024

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