Easy Small Form Factor Build? No.

[@iLoveROTATIONS]

This is YJ from SpyLabs. I have seen many comments in the past few hours and would like to explain a few decisions we made and some clarifications regarding QC and support. 1. Janky Power Cable. I would like to clarify that we DO NOT ship modified power cables. LTT bought the case from a reseller and to our knowledge, the power cable was modified by them. We do not ship modified power cables or anything carrying lethal amounts of electricity. There is also no stock issues regarding the power cable. Every case will come with a working, non-modified power cable. There is also no need to modify the power cable to fit large air coolers, frankly, that is a bit ridiculous to expect anyone to do. As such the case has various cutouts and tie-down points to run the power cable as a pigtail. We note that the instruction manual is not clear about this and will improve on it for future batches. 2. QC issues. We take full responsibility for the various build quality issues, namely, the untapped screw hole, broken screw, rusty screws and glued GPU Mount. In any case, rusty screws, untapped components, glued together parts are definitely not what we aspire for. However, due to a small team with not a lot of experience selling similar products, some issues does make it past us. We are learning from the process via customer feedback, and we thank LTT for making this video and bringing some of the issues to light. We remain committed as always to provide full support to customers facing any QC issues and will ship out the affected components FOC worldwide. 3. Why is the case flat-packed? Simply, to reduce shipping costs. It costs 3-4X as much to ship the case fully assembled. Next, the easiest way of doing a build in the JOAT is to assemble the case along with the PC components. Do check out a video on my channel where this process is filmed. We will improve this and make clearer instructions on the build process. We welcome anyone who has any questions to email us and we will reply promptly. Thanks for taking your time to read this. -YJ

[@cupofjoen]

Sus, looks like some rival sabotaged your supply distribution chain

[@TwistedSoul2002]

Jankiest Of All Time

[@kiranodin]

Hopefully your QC process will be more strict in the future but definitely will be staying away for now.

[@ikjadoon]

>LTT bought the case from a reseller lmao, LTT didn't explain that? Come on, Lienus. Imagine buying a GPU from eBay, "And, see, it's all scratched up. AMD, what the hell?!"

[@mizuki4002]

@@ikjadoon linus probably didn't know that

[@flchalice8339]

Give a raise to whoever's nailed that dust effect from the compressed air

[@RichardBronosky]

15:42 Y.W.

[@TheSonicFan4]

You're impressed by that? Lmao

[@s0up_r882]

@@TheSonicFan4More like unexpected.

[@jesselopez0008]

Has to be denis

[@elitegamer1954]

@@TheSonicFan4 another feeling superior boi right here

[@samiahmed245]

JOAT: Jankiest Of All Time

[@TheOriginalMaxGForce]

Simply magnificent.

[@lemonmouth7895]

@TommyInnit 🅥 I found you, faker!

[@mfaizsyahmi]

my thoughts exactly

[@prestok]

Linus always tells people not to close the case until the computer is on. The day he forgets to do that, the systems doesn't turn on. Amazing how Murphy works.

[@allofUSAunite]

Didn't realize how much i need this in my life till you showed it

[@Justin-kd2uj]

"if they don't find you handsome they should at least find you handy" ah yes that quote brings back memories

[@SleeperJohns]

Just add a carry handle, and you got yourself a LAN party capable machine!

[@UltravioletNomad]

Well at least we know they aren't giving Linus special treatment Unless this IS the special treatment?

[@zytuben]

15:47 lol nice effect

[@bunnyfoxfly]

Its a cute vary airy pc id use it if i could afford it X3

[@morgan1168]

Linus: "One of the dumbest things I've done today" No worries....the day is still young

[@oksowhat]

its literally 30 min for the next day

[@Mason-gz3tl]

@@oksowhat Not where Linus lives...it's still early morning

[@oksowhat]

@@Mason-gz3tl i mean they shot this video atleast couple of days ago, so who knows

[@Mokaphyyr]

but how is the count for the week, month, quarter year?

[@ihateMiG]

No, earth is already old

[@WuChyiWoon]

JOAT actually stands for jankiest of all time.

[@mrducky179]

imagine paying 150 bucks for a case that comes in pieces, ig they share that trait with cyberpower pc

[@computernaut]

I was just going to say that.

[@konga382]

@@mrducky179 A lot of small form factor cases do that these days. The idea is that if you're gonna have to take it apart to get your components in anyway, may as well ship it flat. Also international shipping costs are insane these days, so this lets them ship more units for less.

[@z3rotollranc3]

Literally my first thought

[@Liam26011]

I knew someone had to have commented this before me, and i didn't have to scroll far down :D

[@frodothehobo9581]

Steve from Gamersnexus: "in our opnion this mesh is still too obstructive to airflow" XD

[@dscarmo]

50% of it is holes!

[@JustinOtherYoutuber]

@@dscarmo oh good - you got the joke

[@Dtr146]

Paying $180 for literally something they can whip up on a CNC machine or even a laser cutter in like an hour.

[@LordOfNihil]

@@Dtr146 its sort of like buying underwear. less material == more expensive;

[@akdesigned9766]

You may want to check the case made by me ( check its tutorial video on my channel ) and may want to ask steve to review it. It got 100% hole for cooler.

[@sholaspeaks6672]

"for its price, it's really not that practical..." Yeah...yeah...I would think so...

[@Mizu14.]

@@egg_addict dont worry, i filed a report. Type of report: impersonation He is trying to be the sidemen and hopefully they will remove and ban his account

[@systemthirtytwo]

@@egg_addict They make new bots every day. Yesterday it was "TommyInnit" and today it is Sidemen :/

[@nit-Inundate]

@@Mizu14. Sadly these accounts are just bots and are as disposable as burner phones. What would be better is for youtube to implement a system for creators to ban certain strings of words that appear repeatedly (So comments like "petition x" would still be allowed etc). But that seems like too far of a request for youtube.

[@arishatz91]

@@egg_addict what is he even trying to do with that link? What is the purpose?

[@timmynoshoe8404]

@@arishatz91 they get money every time someone clicks on it im pretty sure

[@z3rotollranc3]

Shout out to whomever was responsible for the dust effect on the case. A small touch, but I still noticed it.👍

[@atomterrible]

I had to skip back. I was like, "wait, did dust just come out of it?"

[@ThisHandleIsNotTaken.]

Happened as soon as I read your comment.

[@z3rotollranc3]

@@atomterrible almost didn't realize what I'd just seen. Was another thirty seconds before I just stopped said out loud "wait, what?"

[@ashyouknow7420]

I saw it and realized it was an effect but that looked super real!

[@razvanflorea8737]

time stamp?

[@ErikCPianoman]

I appreciate the succinctness of the title. 10/10 would read again.

[@clutchxs]

hi

[@Ðム尺ズÐ乇ムイん]

1000/10

[@r.k.7663]

@Sidemen 🅥 I will never trust my curiosity again. Your V is for Villain. Edit: and you're a spam bot.

[@mayhemic]

Best title yet

[@madduckuk]

When "Not an easy small form factor build" becomes impossible to say because the meta is to include a question mark in there somewhere.

[@ericmoss6110]

My favorite part of this channel is when Linus says “Here’s a little tech tip for ya”

[@General12th]

LTT Little Tech Tips

[@goddamnit]

I know right, and then he techtipped all over them

[@elliottwitt5369]

Truly one of the tech tips of all time

[@JeanMarceaux]

It's linusin time

[@chancefreely]

@@General12thwasn’t it that already?

[@spaceduck413]

I have literally never installed motherboard standoffs at any tightness other than "finger"

[@noxious89123]

That's fine until one day you try to remove your motherboard, and the steel screw won't come out of the brass standoff, and when you turn the screw, it just spins and unscrews the standoff, leaving the pair stuck in the motherboard hole.

[@spaceduck413]

@@noxious89123 friendly advice, if you find this happening to you, you may be over tightening your mobo screws, they really only need to be kinda snug. At any rate, if/when that happens, that's why I've got pliers

[@torpedo996]

@@spaceduck413 Thats why I use pliers on the motherboard standoffs.

[@HipyoTech]

When you're hoping they say that smaller is better :(

[@MrU_]

Yo hippyo is here. Pretty cool

[@laplantamichay]

howdy hey hipyo! hope you're having a wonderful day (:

[@joostica8792]

Hello random verified KZbin I’ve never heard about

[@Plane.]

Mx browns are nice tactile switches

[@spagbowl_0990]

hi hipyo, how u doing?

[@oussamabouchebak6877]

The day Linus reached for the manual, it doesn't have the full instructions.

[@nkadyk]

"Any screw is a self-tapper if you press hard enough." -LinusComplianceTips

[@min_nari]

Linus no!

[@robertagren9360]

No, if you tap it in , it becomes a nail and even industrial nails have the weakness that they are all straight relying on the material not expanding.

[@photonicpizza1466]

@@robertagren9360 "Tapping" here refers not to repeatedly lightly hitting something, but thread tapping, the process of threads being cut into a material with the intent of it receiving a screw or thread (the tool to do so being called, you guessed it, a tap). Self-tapping screws, or "self-tappers," cut their own threads as they're being screwed in, usually without even a receiving hole being drilled. They're used incredibly often when working with wood, but they can also be used with plastic and other soft materials.

[@MegaNerevar]

They are very common in case fans

[@rodmongodwood]

until the shears off....

[@zalorthethird]

It makes me feel so good about my PC building experiences to hear linus say "OK... I installed the front panel connectors on a USB header." Anyone can do shit like this this, regardless of the amount of building experience they have. If you are building for your first time, expect to make mistakes and just keep going. It happens to literally everyone. Also, the tape tip is genius. I can't believe he didn't point it out as a literal Linus Tech Tip, because that's exactly what it is and he just blew right over it. Missed opportunity for a joke even if it would have been too on the nose.

[@scarletspidernz]

1) Make a mesh filter versions using the metal frame with support bands down the middle to keep the mesh rigid 2) Coloured metals including a copper look would be awesome.

[@Timarice]

This case takes dust flow to a whole new level.

[@freevbucks8019]

I have a thermaltake ah600 and i don't know how i don't have dust yet

[@skylonthedragon]

@@freevbucks8019 give it a few months...

[@orderlyhippo1569]

Is dust flow really a problem? Won’t high pressure air clear it all out easily? I genuinely don’t know if it’s bad for the components

[@liuhc]

@@orderlyhippo1569 Dust usually won't damage the components, but could introduce many thermal issues. I had a SFF system for ~3 years, recently disassambled and cleaned. The top of the CPU cooler fins is covered by a layer of cat hair+dust mix. Given that it is stucked between the fan and the fins, high pressure air would not do anything. Same thing for case fans, couldn't clean at all without disassambly.

[@williameldridge9382]

@@orderlyhippo1569 Higher temps within factory specs affect the longevity of your parts. Significantly? No. Measurably? Yes. Higher temps also affect the stability of your system (especially if/when overclocking) as well as overall performance of the parts. The major problem with dust is that it clogs up fans, this can drastically reduce the life of your fans, and that creates other issues.

[@LonelySandwich]

That thing looks like a dust collector if I’ve ever seen one.

[@fastpenguin]

hello person with subscribers how are you

[@Vanilla_Donut]

Thing is, they seen to never come with a magnetic filter to help reduce the dust in the system.

[@badatcad]

luckily they sell air compressors

[@kevcreations5861]

@@badatcad fr . like it's basic pc maintenance lmao

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

im also not into cases that are too holy ,one mistake and ya drinks all inside of ya PC and ruined thousands of pounds of hardware

[@mikkolukas]

Linus: "But that's not actually the case..." ba-dum-tsch

[@misium]

"Any screw is a self-tapper if you press hard enough" - Linus Sebastian

[@NewAgeDIY]

You nailed it! No better words have been said!

[@shala_shashka]

As someone with experience doing this ungodly tactic that is true

[@liafatcat6726]

The weird USB-C location is so you can use the case in 'portrait' mode, if that makes sense x)

[@zongledongle]

but then the standard power would be on the bottom and unreachable?

[@Randomninja47]

@@zongledongle Linus says there's 2-3 spots to put the power button.

[@GiulianBeltran]

Vertical and horizontal, portrait is a photography term for pictures of people, not position.

[@HoveringHog]

@@GiulianBeltran Portrait and landscape are still apt descriptions lifted from the orientation of a phone. Vertical for Portrait, Landscape for Horizontal.

[@hippocheese14]

@@GiulianBeltran I imagine he was saying it jokingly since he used quotes. Landscape and portrait are also used for word documents or setting up your monitor orientation. So go be a smartass somewhere else.

[@SyntheticFrost]

I’m genuinely curious as to why they thought sending a sketchy power cable and rusty screws to the biggest tech reviewer on youtube was going to go well for them…

[@jubuttib]

Oh, they sent this to MKBHD as well? =)

[@Ikxi]

Linus and Alex didn't know if they bought this or it was a review sample Or was it said after the end sponsor spot?

[@jubuttib]

@@Ikxi It was mentioned after the thing was brought up.

[@spikeypineapple552]

@@Ikxi They clearly say its a review unit. If you buy off the shelf they ONLY include the unwired cable, allowing you to make one yourself.

[@MNsLegoChannel]

@@jubuttib ouch

[@alistairblaire6001]

This case has potential honestly. Hope the weird QC issues get ironed out.

[@JooorgeMT]

If they sent this to Linus, knowing the exposure it was going to get, and didn't care enough to the point they sent him rusty screws and a power cable that is an actual life threat if you don't know what you are doing, imagine what they'll send to customers...

[@iLoveROTATIONS]

Hi, this is YJ from SpyLabs. I would like to clarify that we DO NOT ship modified power cables. LTT bought the case from a reseller and to our knowledge, the power cable was modified by them. We do not ship modified power cables or anything carrying lethal amounts of electricity. There is also no stock issues regarding the power cable. Every case will come with a working, non-modified power cable. There is also no need to modify the power cable to fit large air coolers, frankly, that is a bit ridiculous to expect anyone to do. As such the case has various cutouts and tie-down points to run the power cable as a pigtail. We note that the instruction manual is not clear about this and will improve on it for future batches. With regards to build quality issues, we do provide extra screws just in case a screw comes in defective. In any case, rusty screws, untapped components, glued together parts are definitely not what we aspire for. However, due to a small team with not a lot of experience selling similar products, some issues does make it past us. We are learning from the process via customer feedback, and we thank LTT for making this video and bringing some of the issues to light. We remain committed as always to provide full support to customers facing any QC issues and will ship out the affected components FOC worldwide. We welcome anyone who has any question to email us and we will reply promptly. Thanks for taking your time to read this. -YJ

[@Bill-ij4wh]

@@iLoveROTATIONS Any idea where Linus got the story about having the end user modifying the cable? Did they contact you guys?

[@iLoveROTATIONS]

@@Bill-ij4wh Nope. LTT did not contact us once for any issues they faced during the build process. Nor was there any contact between LTT and SpyLabs ever. I know for a fact that the reseller modified it because the reseller emailed me saying LTT has bought the JOAT 14.9 case from him. I would also like to note that modifying the cable is not necessary to fit large air coolers, frankly, that is a bit ridiculous to expect anyone to do. As such the case has various cutouts and tie-down points to run the power cable as a pigtail. We note that the instruction manual is not clear about this and will improve on it for future batches.

[@DeerJerky]

@@iLoveROTATIONS Thank you for clarifying! Much love

[@calrsom]

This video feels like your parents saying "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed."

[@dippst]

*sees red green quote* me: so... there's gonna be a lot of duct tape, then?

[@TheOriginalFayari]

"JOAT. Not to be confused with the GOAT, it's not the greatest of all time." My monkey brain honestly thought you'd say "It's the JREATEST of all time."

[@jubuttib]

Ended up being the Jankiest Of All Time.

[@kenzieduckmoo]

Makes as much sense as people who say gif as Jif

[@waheeddoesstuff]

@@kenzieduckmoo the creator intended it to be pronounced jif but I don't think they care

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

"Any screw is a self tapper if you press hard enough." Either that or a stripped screw.

[@iAmTheSquidThing]

Self-tapping _and_ tamper-resistant.

[@21LOLxPRO]

is crap shit

[@PPedroFernandes]

then you're not pressing hard enough

[@Packriff4922]

@@21LOLxPRO we will never know

[@BMXaster]

Always use 8.8 or greater screw strenght and you'll never have to go grab a drillbit ever again. You can tighten it as hard as you possibly can by hand and if you use Torx (Pentalope?) you'll also never ever slip it. Never use blacked screws cause as you can see they will still rust. A2 stainless for metals you touch, A4 stainless fot metals who are in constant contact with water, chemicals, whatever.

[@Doktor_Brewski]

Linus: "Never though elegance mattered that much to me" Solid gold Xbox controller: ...

[@thefirehawk1495]

That's not elegance, it's swag

[@goovindnarula6470]

@@thefirehawk1495 it's dapper yes

[@Corgieg]

SFF builds are certainly more difficult and require more planning than your typical mid-tower build, but I've always found the end result to be far more satisfying. Although, I've never had a case come with so many oddities 😅

[@AndrewMcDreamy]

I wish Linus would actually try a SFF case that's loved by the SFF community, not bad apples.

[@TheTacoKing2]

Like the SSUPD

[@gwbleach6597]

Nr200p and its new format nr200p max

[@ayuchanayuko]

Well he does have an SG13 for his home theater gaming pc

[@tomfraser8463]

Dan A4

[@y8fpe]

Ncase M1

[@kieranhattersley9654]

Hello Linus luv ur vids and your channel is like my medicine

[@malaydubey4613]

I use his videos to fall asleep so that i dont feel lonely

[@reepor01]

That compressed air/dust particle effect was dope

[@StevenC203]

Thought he was spitting lol

[@nomadben]

Didn't even notice it initially, that was great haha

[@wani2000]

It was indeed dope. Super easy to achieve to. It's just footage of dust / particles tracked to the shot.

[@gpr-garwoodprecisionrepair6256]

"It's time for the chungus" made me laugh more than it should have

[@Qball__]

Same lol

[@PabzRoz]

Or you can just buy the SSUPD Meshilicious which is 14.6 Liters, has great airflow and dust protection, and is super easy to build in all for $120.... lol

[@megasoctopuslegionofcake6248]

You're a bit stuck trying to aircool a meshilicious though, no way to get a dh-15 in that bad boi.

[@kylerclarke2689]

@@megasoctopuslegionofcake6248 yeah you're going to want at least a small liquid cooler for your CPU in the Meshlicious. Source: I use a 120 mil for my 3600 and my CPU / GPU temperatures are both phenomenal. Dramatically better than my old tu-150

[@PabzRoz]

@@megasoctopuslegionofcake6248 That's true but luckily it's really easy to get a 240/ 280mm aio in the meshilicious which would be better then the dh-15 anyways and the same price lol. Or if you really want air there's plenty of slim coolers that are perfectly fine for a 6 core processor.

[@theneha1992]

www.youtubesolit.com/watch?v=kjsdfksdjfkj

[@Hutcheg]

www.youtubesolit.com/watch?v=iwG1HnoCKr8

[@dabdillon6318]

"if they they don't find you handsome they should at least find you handy." - uncle red green

[@OhhCrapGuy]

I was delighted to see a Red Green reference. But the real question is when we’ll see a case built with the Handyman Secret Weapon: Duct tape.

[@h3yw00d]

@@OhhCrapGuy IIRC they have used duct tape on a scrapyard wars build years ago. Maybe I'm not remembering right but I swear they did.

[@SpicyOliv]

Everyone knows VHB is the new duck tape anyways.

[@h3yw00d]

@@SpicyOliv HPHT (hot pink hokey tape) is what's skookum as frig!

[@firenado4295]

"if it aint broke, your not trying" - also red green

[@LRM12o8]

I'm somewhat disappointed that the intro line for this one wasn't: _"If done right, small things can go a long way"_

[@ShaOryDow]

Your current username is killing me XD

[@Peekofwar]

My small form factor computer is just running a few game servers on it, and only has a basic graphics card for video output to a monitor. I just have a CPU fan in there and it seems to be fine.

[@erikjansen3839]

Linus: lets show that small builds are sth everyone can do the build: *are you sure about that?*

[@PerHedetun]

"That may not be the case." Me: This might not be a case. 😳 It's a dust trap.

[@LinusTechTips]

The Drop + Captain America Keycaps will be available tomorrow, check back then!

[@djtechno95]

I just have one question about this build: wouldn’t you be able to squeeze in a bit more performance by adding in the Founder’s Edition RTX 3070 or 3070 Ti, both of them the same size as the 3060 Ti?

[@noctturne]

ok

[@ReaperOperator]

Best tech show in the world 🌎 keep it up.

[@Mr.Kratoast]

Hey Linus can I buy one of your small form factor PCs or play you in halo for one (I watched the rtx graphics card "beat Linus at a game" episode before this lol)

[@rioncitylife1917]

hi Linus, " if you ever need a extra worker, (ive seen the pc builds), lol

[@HelloThere-qh6st]

who tf thought this was a good idea

[@dr.prathapkengar2484]

Linus' cardboard case was the JOAT: Jankiest Of All Time

[@petenielsen6683]

That's what I was thinking.

[@chad7753]

Im just waiting for Ali from Optimum Tech roasting the heck out of this case

[@Watercooledguy]

As soon as I saw that power cable, that thing would be sent back to wherever I ordered it. 2020 is just not an acceptable excuse to use when it comes to putting a fire hazard in 1000's of homes. This is just laziness and poor quality manufacturing at it's finest.

[@TechnoBabble]

How do you even sell out of something so common to the point where you have to ship the case without a proper power cable?

[@tomikuusla925]

Agreed. It’s just unacceptable and from a company viewpoint, a huge liability issue.

[@Watercooledguy]

@@TechnoBabble They are probably outsourcing everything, having it shipped to them, putting it in their box and then selling it as their own. However when a company does this, they take on the responsibility of the quality of the products that they market as their own, if you put your name on the box, then in the consumers eyes it was made by you, even though that's usually not the case.

[@Watercooledguy]

@@tomikuusla925 Yep, I guess people dying or losing their house due to a fire is worth the lowered cost of using cheap materials/components

[@bbkr7910]

Maybe don't be a moron and get some skills. Also, why teach evolution only to short circuit it by saving idiots from themselves?

[@DenKonZenith]

...Jeez, the price and build quality on that thing makes me want to 3D print my own case, I can do better than that for $100.

[@TheTacoKing2]

Do it then. Link it here as well.

[@QuantaviousJiggleJrIII]

then do it

[@cmrs521]

@Sidemen 🅥 gah dam it u...!!!

[@DenKonZenith]

@@TheTacoKing2 Once I finish my current projects, working on a custom mouse design and a spherical keyboard.

[@TheTacoKing2]

@@DenKonZenith I’ll expect it within a month since you’re so good at it.

[@NeonVisual]

Yeah.. that cable thing would be illegal in the UK and EU. They would be banned across the board from shipping any products to consumers here.

[@matthews2243]

If they fixed the QC issues, that looks like it would be a neat case.

[@PeterPaoliello]

I could almost roll the dice with the defects I like it so much

[@flexxx222]

I got one of these cases from the first batch they made. Was very happy with the quality overall. Cound have used some extra screws but I got similar ones form the hardware store. The power cable I used from a Sharkoon QB One / C10. Fits perfectly with a Bequiet Dark Rock 4. Yes it collects dust, but its very easy to clean.

[@jamesaspinall9248]

"Front panel connector on a USB header" just about made me spit out my drink...

[@Deb-yy7xd]

@Pïnned by Linus Tech Tips shut up faker

[@jordantwiss5168]

Linus did a really good job of picking a case to show how easy sff pcs can be

[@leecline5759]

Man, I love SFF builds but man I also love having 6.5 terabytes of relatively cheap storage. That said I did buy a 2TB NVMe drive for under $200 at one point sooooo

[@Jojo.R.Chipelago]

As a massive SFX fan, I can assure everyone, there is no easy SFX solution.

[@SpoilerAlert__]

Sfxfile

[@Wirenfeldt1990]

Buying a Corsair One…

[@joemarais7683]

I think the nr200p is the only easy sfx solution, and many people don't even consider it sff case. It feels like being awful to work with is a prereq to being sff.

[@nonstickmeat]

I didn't know fans come in SFX size

[@Leonsimages]

Tbh, just get the SF750 and forget about it. It's super quiet (in my build it's actually passive most of the time) and apparently can handle 3090 build no problem.

[@roughandready19]

Got to love the Red Green show Quote at the beginning reassures the Canadian Heritage

[@brianpeebles6509]

i'm pulling for Linus, we're all in this together!

[@Norman_Fleming]

Glad I wasn't the only one who went there :)

[@sr.junior4670]

Ngl, the rusted screws is what made me reconsider actually buying it for my next build.

[@AlphaMachina]

Oh, is that all? lmao I thought maybe it would have been the untapped screw holes or the deadly electrical cable.

[@AlphaMachina]

I can't believe these companies can sell this shit for the price of something like a Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X. It's got to be something like 1/16th the amount of production costs, overhead, materials, etc. when compared to a case as chonky as that one. So there's literally no reason for it to cost so much, except for the fact that these guys know a bunch of jokers will pay that much for 4 panels that took 10 minutes to stamp 30 of these out of a $200 sheet of aluminum.

[@Fay7666]

@@AlphaMachina LTT took credit for the cable. Still incredibly stupid that they require a 3rd party cable to get their case working with a large cooler (I guess that's one of the big selling points). But yeah, the issues overall kinda disqualify everything.

[@vincentvermilya1365]

@@AlphaMachina Not to excuse that sketch cable, but economies of scale likely favor Phanteks. Even considering the manufacturer's point of view, the awful QA should never happen in that price range. But charging more for a SFF case from a smaller manufacturer is understandable. I just buy a $60 ATX case and save my money.

[@zeroibis]

I would consider it if the price was

[@danielfilipemo]

The amount of people around here that does not know what a "lock nut" is scary at best 5:30

[@timokreuzer1820]

I'm pretty confident, that you don't know what a Löffelschaber is.

[@Qwarzz]

Seems like your regular Nyloc nut.

[@jothain]

Damn that's expensive for such simple punched out steel case. Manufacturing costs virtually nothing for thing like that.

[@FunGuyOfficial]

2019: ridge wallet wants to redefine the wallet 2020: ridge wallet is redefining the wallet 2021:ridge wallet has redefined the wallet "Oh ya it's all coming together"

[@sig3ldunc4nI]

They always give Austin shit for saying "Chungus." Explaining that NO ONE says it. Welp.. Linus disagrees.

[@EvanBlax]

I remember when chungus was just a word a funnyman said on a podcast in 2011

[@CockatooDude]

@@EvanBlax Out of curiosity, what podcast was it?

[@EvanBlax]

@@CockatooDude Destructoid's videogame podcast circa 2011. Also known as "New Podtoid," or "Podtoid with Max and Tara." That era starts at episode 149. I couldn't tell you the first episode chungus was mentioned, but episode 205 from 2012 was the first time it was used in the title of an episode.

[@CockatooDude]

@@EvanBlax Oh nice! Thanks for the info, that was actually super helpful.

[@IkramMustafaKamal]

It's just me or the computer cases getting more & more expensive to the lower mid tier GPU price

[@anthonyscott1997]

Welcome to the post pandemic world

[@masterlinktm]

@@mikeycrackson that and often requiring a different setup for production than their larger counterparts. sometimes requiring specialized tools for production.

[@williameldridge9382]

@@masterlinktm Also requiring extra design time and sometimes extra parts. The parts are to make almost any parts work in the system, and the design takes significantly longer because you need to make sure any/all critical parts fit. Power supplies are also an issue because you need to shove the same amount of power and cooling into an often significantly smaller space.

[@davidecuccato]

Balance will be restored when next gen lower end cards will be 400 dollars

[@ChristopherHallett]

Wow. Just, WOW. Absolutely the FUCK not, no. If you can't get enough cables from your regular supplier, find another supplier or put a hold on selling your cases. That's WILDLY fucking irresponsible, and reflects EXTREMELY badly on this company. Just from this I know I will NEVER buy any product this company makes, ever.

[@ichbindumm7616]

friend: What is your computer case made of? me: uuuum i would say roughly 60% air and the rest is some sort of metal friend: and.. what did it cost? me: around 150 dollars friend: Oh my god i would never expect you to be sooo stupid me: Why should i be stupid? freind: you paid about 75 Dollars for.... air me: o_o (Sorry, i had to that, i know im not funny. and if i made any grammar mistakes, english isn´t my main lannguage so... please dont hate me)

[@delilas2398]

This seems like a pretty badly designed case. When I try to build something with lego technic the outcome looks something like this case.

[@agenericaccount3935]

“And speaking of small form factor, thanks to Ridge Wallet for sponsoring this episode” Still available to vet your segues.

[@LeftJoystick]

Yeah for real… this was one of the harshest segue transitions I’ve ever heard in a Linus-hosted vid.

[@lucasberman4849]

I feel like a way to give a good impression of SFF cases and for cheap is the NR200 by Cooler Master.

[@RolandsSh]

That or Ssupd Meshlicious.

[@t1995roger10]

@@RolandsSh or Sgpc k55/k77

[@sage7487]

How can electric freely flow into a PC while on ? Also why when I put my box fan on and turned it up on the same surge protector it turns my keyboard and mouse on even with a brand new surge protector. Still this question is unanswered. My PC was off the I/o switch was on. Automatic wake up was on, how can it possibly turn my keyboard and mouse on while powered off. No burn marks no error codes in my PC just an unsolved mystery that stresses me out. This is the first time I've seen this. Also I turned wake up off in settings and stopped using the box fan. Any help will be appreciated if not guess this will always be a scary mystery

[@alexcrum1202]

hey Linus, with bitcoin and Ethereum taking over the graphics card scene and blowing prices out of proportion i was wondering if you could do a a new budget build that's capable of running say warzone at 1080p above 60 frames and games of the like, some of us would like to know what would be the cheapest gpu that would handle that, my friends are noticing that the like pc better then console and want to get their feet wet and would like a build that would play todays titles at at least 60 fps or more

[@gabrielcaddy9850]

"Not that small at around 14 litres" *glancing at my core v1 of 22 litres*, "don't worry my case you'll always be small form factor to me"

[@xchronox0]

"Function over form" >makes small form factor case, which is presumably about some sort of form

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

I mean, that means people give more fuk about functionality than the looks/aesthetics, or in other words ignore judging the latter. Doesn't mean it has to look bland tho. It's just that make it as ugly or pretty as you want. We don't care, we don't give a fuk. That and for a given production budget it'd be cheaper to minimize efforts on aesthetics and maximize on functionality. Like 90% practicality and 10% for decorations. But I do understand where you're taking this pun to

[@bzqp2]

The "function over form" slogan comes from early 20th century modernist architects. It doesn't mean, that the form should be forgotten. It means exactly the opposite - the form should FOLLOW the function. To be more precise, in the full version of the slogan formulated by Le Corbusier it was a 3 element chain: function>form>construction. With the function determining the form of the object and form determining used construction methods. What the manufacturers of this case meant, is that the form was a consequence of the functional premises for the project.

[@maverick1419]

Leading in with a quote from the Red Green show, I love it!

[@EposVox]

Well this was a mess

[@mixa3]

What the point of a SFF case that ugly? I mean aesthetic is a big part of the appeal. NCASE M1 not that more expensive but million time more pleasing to the eye.

[@Psykomancer]

Never look at the instructions for an SFF build, figuring out how to do it is 80% of the fun.

[@RMZ228]

How is no one talking about the Red Green quote in the intro, is that show actually popular with Canadians or is one person at LTT a fan?

[@richfiles]

Came down to the comments looking for a man of culture... No, not high class culture... The kind of culture that looks at a toolbox full of duct tape and an old bus, and goes "Oh, I know _Giant Hotrod!"_

[@MirekFe]

I think most people have forgotten about that show, or the young generation that mostly watches LTT never watched _The Red Green Show._ Loved that show as a kid.

[@richfiles]

@@MirekFe I'm grateful my local PBS station aired them for so long. I think they had episodes airing as recently as 2 years ago. Seen so many old episodes. Inspired so many insane hackjob repairs... My blower motor died on my central air many moons ago... While I waited to get the replacement motor, I made do by using cardboard, a salvaged car radiator fan, a car battery charger... And of course, duct tape, to create a temporary blower, so that I wouldn't swelter while waiting on parts!

[@RMZ228]

@@MirekFe Im still kind of part of the young generation at 25 haha

[@MirekFe]

@@RMZ228 *Quote:* _or the young generation that mostly watches LTT_ Hence the word "mostly". I should've been more specific, when I wrote that comment.

[@InfamousAMH]

"Affordable price". All I see is mass produced machined pieces of aluminum that cost $0.01 to produce.

[@lundsweden]

This case with the big bolts is very meccano looking, for those ofus old enough to remember meccano!

[@AdamFitton]

I have a NR200P, which I managed to squeeze in a 280mm radiator. I never thought I would have a SFF with 8 fans in it (including PSU and GPU). Very quiet though and very happy.

[@jetjet6560]

I would love Linus to actually review a much better sffx pc though, maybe something like the ACAT X1, or anything from the ZS case lineup. Much better quality for the money, and reasonable build process.

[@jasonlillis3437]

The tape tip was actually something I've never thought about.

[@Rudi_Gauss]

"Easy Small Form Reactor Build" i need my eyes checked, i certainly have problems reading titles.

[@axialivanov6101]

Hey Linus as a deaf viewer I think I speak for the minority but please add captions to more of your videos

[@leonbennaim9034]

5:18 uncensored curse finally 🥳

[@shardsforme]

I absolutely love the Red Green reference at the intro card

[@adrix_edits]

Linus: "Im gonna have to go watercooling. But that is not acctually the CASE." WOW nice Linus XD

[@Interfico]

SFF cases can be really awesome, how about reviewing some more niche cases like Andy’s FormD T1? The build is a challenge, but the payoff is huge!

[@BlueBoy0]

Is the background music at 14:48 an instrumental version of Gangsta's Paradise?

[@klosharr]

4:52 oh my, he managed to drop a piece of tool that was safely secured inside the tool case..... i am speechless XD

[@teaurn]

17:17 'worst-case-scenario' Pun unintended 😁

[@henrylouis3261]

When you build with the same parts in a smaller case and it's easier...

[@TheRogueBro]

"... look, they have thread locker on it"... No Linus, that's a Nyloc nut. *facepalm*

[@ncggaming9821]

OOOOMYY GOOOOOOOOOD LINUS YOU STOLE MY TOASTER TO TURN IT INTO SUPER COMPUTER GIVE IT BACK NOW BEFORE I DEVOUR YOUR SOUL.

[@fellakneezz7437]

Someone get Stephan from the verge WE FINALLY NEED THAT ALLEN WRENCH

[@lvl5monk297]

He was before his time. We didn't understand him, and now when we need an Allen wrench, he's gone. : (

[@justrelax1420]

They did not bring out the Red Green show. That's awesome

[@riccardo171]

this is the most "meh" build i've ever seen on this channel

[@dwheresmymana]

I love SFF PCs. I built a Min-ITX 3060Ti Ryzen 5 5600X PC about 6 months ago. I live in a giant Asian city where space is at a premium, so the smaller PC is practical. Also, It's just aesthetically pleasing, fitting in nicely with all the other stuff in my office. The thermals are great, but oh yeah cable management was tough. I have the Cooler Master NR200 case. It's a well designed case with good airflow.