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We are back again with another episode of AMD Ultimate Tech Upgrade! This time we are with Adam. Creator Warehouse’s Customer Service Supervisor. He has had one of the smartest uses of the $5,000 upgrade budget to date. Find out just how smart he was with his budget on this episode of AMD Ultimate Tech Upgrade!

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo – Supernova
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY
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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

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:26 AMD Giveaway!!!
2:06 Obligatory poke around
3:00 PC bits
3:48 Retro consoles
5:17 Linus cooking up a PC in the kitchen
10:43 Meanwhileee….
12:05 Back to the PC
15:35 The desk
16:07 Media Center
17:37 The new new set up
22:22 Darn it Colin
22:45 Still setting up
24:22 Real Gamer Moment
26:24 Real Barista Moment
27:57 Gotta game fast
29:11 Cat Piano App
29:26 Let’s get gaming
30:19 Outro

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Despite it’s excellent performance, Linus has had nonstop problems with the Sony HT-A9 wireless surround system we installed in his family room. Luckily, Sony came out with a new receiver that claims to offer the same magical spatial surround sound technology that you can use with normal wired speakers. If only it was that easy.

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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
1:24 The good & the bad
1:58 Headphones on – HT-A9 demo
5:16 Pure agony
5:28 Install time
12:05 Calibrating the new setup
16:49 Headphones on – new system demo
18:11 Headphones on – Top Gun Maverick demo (new system)
18:38 Linus blind picks the better system & conclusion

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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119):
0:00 Chapters
1:14 Intro
1:47 Topic #1 – US to stop NVIDIA from shipping RTX 4090 to China
3:33 Limited exports to KSA, UAE & Vietnam, other GPU variants
4:34 NVIDIA’s $400M quarterly sales, is this going to do anything?
6:21 Local factories, governments’ influence on companies
8:16 Topic #2 – Jon Stewart’s “The Problem” will not have a third season
8:52 Topic #3 – NY lawmakers demand background checks on 3D printers
10:40 Linus on Luke’s “realistic view,” banned products, anarchic book
14:02 Implications, shotguns, policy makers, hand-made guns
21:22 Policy makers, Linus on the size of Canada & its inhabitability
27:18 Topic #4 – Apple to update sealed iPhones remotely
28:15 Linus loves this, Luke is worried about this
31:02 Future Secret Shopper 3 parts, Linus on versions & updating
33:15 Linus’s steam updates theory, Luke rejects it ft. Windows updates
39:21 Linus on seamless MacOS updates compared to Windows
42:01 Topic #5 – Linus wants Steam to improve SH’s system information
44:44 Luke shows average hardware, Linus on how this is misleading
47:47 LTTStore’s new dropout jacket
48:36 Linus mentions audio guy & Luke’s response
51:54 LTTStore’s new controller ornaments
56:38 Potential bits holder, color coding, Linus on its issues
59:25 Linus breaks the table, discussing lanyards & carabiner
1:07:08 Merch Messages #1
1:07:14 Examples of tech that makes processes longer or more tedious?
1:12:28 Controller ornament V.S. dropout, “fidget toy,” Christmas album
1:16:24 Tech that will have unforeseen consequences?
1:20:48 Topic #6 – Twitter’s “Not a Bot” program to charge users in NZ & PH
1:21:58 Recalling XtremeSystems & Martin’s Liquid Lab
1:25:46 Controversial Tweets, SSSniperwolf’s react & doxx situation
1:26:57 Linus breaks the bits holder, Sebastien’s response
1:28:29 Luke doesn’t care about X & bots, Linus mentions Zuckerberg
1:30:20 Huawei’s Kirin 9000S bot comments on HotHardware
1:37:44 Sponsor – Thorum ft. Tableballs, Dennis spots
1:39:59 Sponsor – AG1
1:41:08 Sponsor – Seasonic
1:41:51 Merch Messages #2
1:41:56 Thoughts on using AI on deadly war machines? ft. Handshake
1:43:30 Information on the precision screwdriver, any ETA?
1:44:58 Technology you’d like to see on motorcycle helmets and bikes?
1:49:22 Topic #7 – Skull Island: Rise of Kong is terrible
1:50:04 JPEG in cutscene, repetitive combat, looped sound, Luke mentions Capital Games
1:52:12 How come veteran IPs have terrible games?
1:53:17 Linus shows Steam reviews
1:53:52 Topic #8 – AMD’s Anti-Lag+ update
1:55:10 Secret Shopper comment, gas analogy, “The Side Effect”
1:56:56 Topic #9 – Marketplace tech repairs caught snooping on devices
1:57:59 Where to go now? Luke on Geek Squad, unintentional access
2:02:18 Topic #10 – Mountain Dew LTT screwdriver
2:02:32 Linus has the screwdriver, the user’s offer, Linus’s thoughts
2:04:48 Linus teases Ariana’s AMD system upgrade, “written off” Linus
2:05:52 Adam’s system upgrade video, ECC squad
2:06:58 Topic #11 – Valve’s presentation on recommendation systems
2:09:05 Recalling internet’s enshitification, Amazon shopping
2:11:45 Topic #12 – AMD’s Threadripper 7000 series releasing next month
2:13:18 Recalling first gen Threadripper’s price
2:14:01 Merch Messages #3 ft. WAN Show After Dark
2:14:42 Companies you want to have WAN Show’s level of transparency? ft. Handshake, BlizzCon devs
2:18:40 Aspects of Linus that changed over the years? ft. New CEO, spending habits, consumables
2:39:10 Downsides of reposting videos like the SS 3? ft. Oldschool Runescape
2:45:18 Any advice to encourage a girl’s interest in tech?
2:46:05 A path not taken with LTT that you’re most curious about its outcome?
2:49:28 Things you’ve done professionally you’d never do again?
2:57:46 Will there be a tipping point where the market want to push back and own products?
2:57:46 Topic 13: Qualcomm announces RISC-V Android chip
2:59:16 If an AI can predict appliance settings, would you use it?
3:00:38 Storing a large movie library – MicroSD, SSD or USB stick?
3:02:00 What is the worst RMA experience you had?
3:03:11 What defunct products have you seen that have a cloud-based config?
3:05:19 A proverbial hill you’d die on that people wouldn’t know about?
3:08:12 Why Build Redux was not included in the Secret Shopper 3?
3:09:13 How do the dropout hoodies hold up at the gym?
3:10:50 Any issues with the pool cooling? Video update?
3:11:39 What was your best deal ever?
3:14:38 Dan’s & Luke’s favorite Starfield mods?
3:15:55 Outro