Compensator 4 - How to Waste $30,000 on a Gaming PC

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 The Rules of Compensator
0:54 CPU
1:50 Motherboard
2:27 RAMc
3:53 Storage
4:36 CPU Cooler/Case(?)
6:41 Thermal Paste
8:30 Metal LTT Screwdriver (Coming soon, maybe?)
11:57 UGREEN's Revodok Pro 12-in-1 Docking Station
12:39 PSU
14:50 RGB + Fans
18:20 GPU
25:07 Monitor
25:56 Fans
26:07 Capture Card
28:29 Headphones
28:56 Is it working?
30:57 But how much does it weigh
31:16 Power consumption
33:15 Does it run cry...cyberpunk
34:25 Outro

[@SSYoung125]

I think this video is the perfect reason that no one should build a compensator PC Because by the time the PC is built there's already newer or faster Hardware that has been released

[@prodigy455]

I think if it fits your purpose and you like it and it plays everything you want for the coming years then it’s fine to spend 30k on it, hell I spent 15k on a DTR laptop and it’s still great. Guess I need to clarify since people don’t understand that people live differently than each other , but I’ve worked as a overseas contractor since 2016 in multiple high risk environments and having a desktop is not a reasonable thing to carry around so a DTR laptop is the next best thing. I grew in the early 90s as a tech enthusiast and built my first computer in 99/ 2000 and it was a k6-2 amd with a 128 rage from ati . Beyond that I went to school for electrical engineering and COT and I was been into the modding community so I like pushing the limits and once again a DTR laptop is the way to go for me . It’s a niche product and has a pretty long lifespan even though half the fake techies that follow Linus think hardware is outdated in a year lol top end or even mid grade hardware is good for atleast 8 to 10 yrs though certain things might not work as they should , most functionality will remain. So down to cost, well I’m fortunate enough to have a drive to get me to a place where I get paid very well so yea occasionally I spend a large mount on something I love or want . It’s not bragging if I just state the facts and why something is a reasonable purchase for me or many others.

[@marcelslofstra2157]

@@prodigy455for 15k it better should be great.

[@Gigachad-hb7ji]

​@@prodigy455Cope

[@WowCreativeUsername]

​@@prodigy455A $15k laptop...wtf

[@tayk-47usa41]

@@WowCreativeUsername straight up sounds regarded lol

[@KoenvanGorpAstronomy]

If you want more expensive water, pick up deuterium oxide, a.k.a. heavy water. At $2000 per liter it's pretty pricey, but comes in high purity grades (so no minerals). It also has a higher heat capacity, so it actually improves the cooling.

[@MrDanwilliams]

The aren't building an A bomb, well in some senses I suppose they are! 🙂

[@ocularpatdown]

@@MrDanwilliams Your post is severely underrated.

[@Henrex2000]

​@@MrDanwilliamsD2O is not radioactive Their big brother T2O is

[@danielwilliams3709]

That leads me to a segue to our sponsor the new exciting blockbuster Oppenheimer in theatres now, featuring heavy water available at all good secret underground bases.

[@wrth]

most of what they use in these videos in existing inventory they have, they would have to actually spend $1000s for heavy water which I doubt they would do as an accessory for a video. Maybe if it was it's own entire video

[@Wunba]

If you wanna get the most expensive water just go to the movie theatre 😂

[@VoVilliaCorp]

or a sports stadium

[@xanderplayz3446]

I have seen Minecraft youtubers playing music from Roblox games, and now THIS?

[@prdx3123]

Or buy some German-Water from the other side of the World 😂😂

[@maffeffe9072]

Wow it’s wunba

[@MarcSherwood]

We went to a restaurant that, no kidding, had a water sommelier suggesting water that made good scotch look inexpensive. We also did not buy any of the silly water, but I did get some good scotch.

[@SilverSpade_]

FINALLY!! Thank you for making this, I was waiting for Compensator 4 for so long

[@azzerator]

12 bottles of Gerolsteiner cost around 9 Euros in Germany. Totally overpriced in Canada, it seems xD

[@erato_csgo]

and it still tastes awful

[@Tjuri10]

Yea its like 85 cents per bottle haha

[@unpersonableme1805]

Ruining the components with that stuff was just wasteful nonsense.

[@leonkro]

I actually think it might be reasonably priced Its just f****in stupid to ship it around half the world

[@ninidoku]

To be real it is also overpriced in germany if we compare it to how it tastes.

[@descendency]

I love how this video is basically "you shouldn't buy any of this."

[@ulamss5]

Actually frustrating to see how badly designed a $2000 case is. They basically painted and shipped a MVP.

[@SpidermanandJeny]

Well I think you could buy some parts of this and not come out too bad. Not all of it is completely stupid.

[@timofeifilippov9558]

Except for the ugreen power bank 🤩

[@elevul]

Though to be fair the case is quite amazing if you're planning to do watercooling forever

[@MabiVonluke]

If only he had handled the solid copper waterblock video this well

[@benjamincarter4290]

I know Ugreen is the sponsor now, but I love my Jackery Explorer 1000. I'm a full-time paramedic student and I needed it to power my Starlink and tablet while working on a pipeline in the rockies. I also loved being able to continuously charge it with solar so I wouldn't have to idle my work for hours or bring it in every night to charge.

[@tiagoviana263]

Can you actually charge it up fully while on solar? If yes, how long does it take?

[@eckee]

that's bs

[@benjamincarter4290]

@@tiagoviana263 you can charge it on solar alone in a day, but I don't know how long it takes. I had the solar plugged in all day to prolong use because it wouldn't last me a full 12 hours. I had to plug it into the truck when I ran the AC and while driving in and out of site.

[@Chesternut007]

I want a compensator revisited video. Where all the old compensators are tested and see how they hold up to modern day.

[@Obbliteration]

They dont keep these thing built. They have to recoup costs

[@Chesternut007]

@Obbliteration Yeah I figured as much.

[@JustATypicalGinger]

@@Obbliteration Well they do probably have most of the core components on hand to throw onto a standardized test bench. It wont factor in the potential differences in exotic cooling systems but could still be an interesting interesting video concept to illustrate how top end hardware ages relative to the mid-high end builds of the same generations. Maybe a sponsored video when Intel/AMD/Nvidia(or one of their board partners realistically) next launch a mid-high end component targeting the enthusiast gaming market. It's unlikely to have any shocking conclusions but considering that content featuring high end stuff typically performs better in terms of views, IMO it's never a bad idea for somebody like LTT to show its audience why going top of the line generally isn't the best call, assuming you're a normal person to whom $1-2k is already significant investment even for a primary hobby nevermind $4-5k. Nobody should be feeling FOMO for not doubling the price of a build for an extra 30% or 40% performance uplift, but it's an easy trap to fall into when for example; everybody still talks about the 1080, but not the 1070 which topped the steam hardware survey for like 5 or 6 years IIRC. The differences between the 1st and 3rd best today might seem big, but in a few generations time they will the 10th and 14th best and are likely to be upgraded in similar time frames anyway.

[@Obbliteration]

@@JustATypicalGinger They often sell components, repurpose them for other videos or use them in workstations. They explain it all on the wan show

[@IngwiePhoenix]

"Recompensated?!"

[@bjrn-oskarrnning2740]

For the next Compensator build you should build two systems: one "most expensive" like this one and one no holes barred "most performance" and compare them, just to really drive home the point that more expensive doesn't mean better (not that it wasn't obvious already).

[@alleriodrone]

I think they should do that with this pc, just don't tear it down for a couple months and make another video with components that were available when they built this one but making use of their computer knowledge to build the best pc rather than the most expensive.

[@atticusrussell1225]

*no holds barred 😂

[@bjrn-oskarrnning2740]

@@atticusrussell1225 Sorry, English isn't my first language, but that's what I wrote first, then thought "huh, that doesn't make any sense!" and changed it 🤣

[@grex2595]

@@bjrn-oskarrnning2740 I believe the phrase comes from fighting, where certain holds may be barred from competition as they may be too dangerous or not fit the form of the competition. Could be wrong on that, though. Hope this helps make the phrase easier to remember.

[@costafilh0]

No. Because that would make two videos, meaning double the sponsors. So no fucking way! lol

[@svenanon1146]

I've never had an LLT video suddenly feel like an acid trip turning bad before, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. That outro man.

[@sierrawhite5376]

loving your enthusiasm, genuine.

[@lezlienewlands1337]

I never thought I'd hear of a mouse that literally causes a CPU to actually think a little bit if you max out the polling rate. I love it.

[@bipbop3121]

I think I missed the mouse

[@PrintsOfDarkness]

@@bipbop3121 it's at 27:45

[@pelagia1538]

Not only that It can also introduce micro stutters - for no real benefit. Optimum tech has a great video where he puts 4k and 8k polling to the test, the objective differences in latency are extremely small and he could subjectively not tell a difference in game. Its an absolutely useless gimmick and you should not pay for it.

[@andremessado7659]

My very old logitech G602 will do the same, but the affect is likely much lower.

[@DanKaschel]

Used to happen fairly frequently with gaming mice attached to underpowered laptops. Ask me how I know.

[@Thon_Mayo]

Since this is now the 4th compensator, would be cool to make all four compensator pc compete against each other! How performance have change since the first one, how much depreciation happen, out of all that money spent for peak performance how much you lost over the years! That’d be a fun watch 👍

[@neurathal0n534]

Yes please! I would watch the hell out of that video

[@dajaxx]

They reuse parts in other builds, and latter raffle parts to employees and at conventions. I doubt any other compensator still exists.

[@Thon_Mayo]

@@dajaxx if the original parts aren’t available, doesn’t need to be the exact same thing then. There’s way to get around that. Although would not be as cool.

[@MaybeShimo]

@@Thon_Mayo Yeah it'd be cooler in a "lore" sense to have the original builds, but I can't imagine it would be hard for them to wrangle up the hardware to replicate them for a video.

[@ivans_corner]

Awesome video! I loooooooooooved the little video / short movie almost at the end.

[@OldSkoolPGFan]

Thanks for showing the motherboard LCD display working it was really inciteful...

[@aadi86paul]

Can it run 2 chrome tabs??

[@fearlessgamers169]

Unfortunately not

[@harchom]

you should used heavy water (D2O) for cooling. it cost way more, and have better thermal capacity than regular water

[@H4X0R_666]

was going to comment the same thing, especially since they are in Canada where it's used in the CANDU reactors

[@patrickgoode4230]

That or use a non-water coolant, like oil. Premium gasoline cooled PC, anyone?

[@RandomUser2401]

btw this water costs way under a $/€ in Germany. It‘s so funny that in NA carbonated water is considered a luxury good.

[@ommyotter4064]

​@@RandomUser2401Heavy water is not carbonated water, it's water which is enriched with deuterium, which is hydrogen with an extra neutron.

[@sismofytter]

​@@ommyotter4064i think you misunderstood the German 😉

[@mattb54]

Would love to see you build a second PC which includes the best performing kit and compare to the compensator

[@kuma_score7536]

maybe use the Lian Li desk or similar that has dual PC support and is motorized

[@Outland9000]

Indeed... The Performinator!

[@Anankin12]

Well there's no such thing as THE most performing thing :p a 128 core, 2 socket thread ripper system will shred anything at multithreading, but in gaming a 7800X3D will always beat it badly. But at the same time, in select titles, the 14900K will beat that. Also the 4090 is not ALWAYS king, in a couple of title the 7900XTX beats it. So... You need 7 systems, 2 14900K, 2 7800X3D and a Threadripper 7980 or whatever it's called, each with either GPU (txr with both). And I think the overall cost would still be lower than the single build showcased here lol

[@Colakaka]

this

[@FilippoOrlandoAperturePH]

I'd like to see that, doesn't matter the cost, each part gets chosen because it's the BEST

[@opalpersonal]

I've been using the Mountain Everest as my daily driver for about a year now, for someone who's only *moderately* into keyboards it's amazing, if you want a really nice keyboard and never want to have to think about it again i'd definitely recommend it!

[@CommentingTheTruth]

Thermal paster application was wayyyy more satisfying than I imagined.

[@ReikazeRambles]

I cant think of a worse time for a non HEDT compensator build to come out than the embargo date for threadripper

[@OrjonZ]

Exactly lol. This could not have been timed more perfectly.

[@Klairity]

If it was threadripper it be like a 40k build because they'd have to fill all those extra pci-e lanes with more drives or things, and more ram

[@elikirkwood4580]

@@Klairity Even without that it would probably not be far off because the most expensive threadripper is $5k on its own

[@zyeborm]

You'd think they would go for a frequency optimised xeon or something. They can be had for not totally stupid money's in this kind of price range

[@any1alive]

they are sponsered by intel, so it makes sence,

[@hardrivethrutown]

this definitely makes me miss SLI... it was so cool seeing more than one card in a system

[@hankrearden5460]

I loved when they would jam 8 GPUs into a case as well

[@XxViciousxX]

Yeah, I still remember when I had 2 9800Gx2s in a system. Barely worked worth a crap but the few games that Quad SLI did work in there was a nice performance boost. Plus it looks pretty badass.

[@reisshep]

Me too, even though SLI was effectively terrible.

[@kazioo2]

Now it's the ML/AI builds that have multi GPU. Who knows? If running personal AI at home becomes common we may actually see people building their own 6 GPU home servers, similar to what TinyCorp is doing with the TinyBox - 6x AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX in one PC.

[@jtjames79]

With AI being easily distributable and RAM hungry, multiple video cards generally work automagically. There are already AI mods for Skyrim. It's good to have a second card doing AI stuff anyway, or even a third.

[@L4T3_]

26:00 i just love the idea of a ”starter kit” being the most expensive part on the market 😂

[@abdullamasud4278]

That outro

[@abdullamasud4278]

I though will be keeping an eye on any updates regarding billet labs and gamers nexus. I really hope their relationship turns good again. I remember when Gamers Nexus informed LTT channel asap when they were being hacked.

[@dts1845]

They trolled so hard with the sparkling water and i really hope they were able to get everything cleaned out afterwards as thats alot of expensive stuff to just gum up with expensive garbage

[@thehatebringer8005]

Yeah I was cringing watching them pour that crap in

[@pendaco]

I thought for a moment, hey everything is going smoothly and semi-professional for a change. No dropped parts, no jank (Alex) drill or mounting solutions, and then they do this..

[@BGraves]

Sparkling water has no sugar

[@thehatebringer8005]

@@BGraves it's sparkling mineral water you shouldn't be using mineral water in your system because it deposits all the minerals inside and causes issues.

[@derklebe7270]

This water tastes not even good.

[@sireuchre]

Should've gotten Red Line Water Wetter. It's an additive for straight water cooling, used in performance cars, mostly drag cars. One bottle costs almost $14US, and treats 3-5 gallons of water. It would make using distilled water relatively safe.

[@FectacularSpail]

Wait, is distilled water not safe?

[@sireuchre]

@@FectacularSpail distilled water is 'hungry', and will bond and react with whatever it comes in contact with. This can lead to corrosion, electrolysis, and leeching. With dissimilar metals in a cooling loop it could cause reactions that will eventually damage fittings and cause leaks. That's why a lot of water cooling additives for PCs already exist. If you really want to ruin your loop, run pure deionized water in it.te

[@FectacularSpail]

@@sireuchre whoa, that's the opposite of what I had assumed, but it makes sense. I've never messed with water cooling (yet), but good to know for future reference. Thanks.

[@sireuchre]

@@FectacularSpail You want to start with a base of distilled water, and put in additives that keep the water from reacting or growing organic stuff. Plain water from the tap varies a lot, and many places will have mineral content that can cause issues with deposition. In car coolants, water is mixed with primarily a glycol, which keeps the hydrogen bonds 'busy' and alters the boiling and freezing points of the water, to increase efficiency.

[@Zack_Wester]

@@sireuchre This. also I remember back a few years ago when water colling was starting to get around in sweden how some water cooler came or you could order water because the water in Sweden is so all over the place (its still good better then the US for the most part even in the worst part of sweden... drinking) but for gaming and that it could be really bad.

[@1pex]

OMG the Mountain Everest Max finally gets recognition! I love that keyboard!!

[@stefanrabenstein3753]

Just wanted to say the correction about the AMD platform was very well done, since a lot of thought went into how to handle these situations recently

[@NoName-uy7nq]

Just so you know, Gerolsteiner is a Water from Germany, its not as costly here. But everybody HATES it. Was very funny to see you guys putting it in this Build for 7!!!! Dollars.(we pay like 1.45 per Liter).

[@MrGermanletsplayerxD]

The water and the case make it a pretty german build xD

[@kennytheamazing]

I wonder if they're actually shipping the water from Germany. That would make it stupid expensive, and stupid stupid to do.

[@Skycrafter_]

2.98*10^84 dollars??

[@eBBeLBeBBeL]

I really like Gerolsteiner. It has a nice high mineral content.

[@MTGeomancer]

@@kennytheamazing Yes it is. Same thing with Evian & Perrier water (shipped in from France), Acqua Panna (Italy), and Fiji (shocking no one, comes from Fiji). It's why they cost so much here (yet are vastly cheaper in their source country).

[@tiagobelo4965]

Quick word of advice: you should replace the fancy water with automotive waterless coolant, it's likely more expensive, and will probably work better and let the system last longer (assuming it doesn't murder acrylic and the tubing)

[@superjanitor123]

But this isn’t about what works better, it’s about the most expensive

[@MikeKrasnenkov]

@@superjanitor123the coolant would have been more expensive, they went so far and fumbled on the stupidest thing.

[@_Zekken]

I was thinking why dont they put proper coolant for a car or something in it, would it not work?

[@TawkSmack]

I'm a mechanic, the coolant we use would absolutely destroy acrylics and o'rings. We regularly have to replace industrial hoses and seals because they get eaten out after 2 years or so, if I was to take a guess regular PC tubing and seals would last a few months? Might be wrong

[@iyelawolf2196]

Car coolant would definitely destroy things

[@thegr8destroyer]

I worked at Samsung USA when they were working on that Monitor. It was the coolest one they had in the office.

[@TunaTheScripter]

That ending was so relatable 🤣 Nothing stops a gamer from gaming!

[@JanHavel]

Im quite surprised Linus was able to hold 43.5kg worth of computer and not even drop it :)

[@ayushkumar-bg1xf]

did you see his muscles , he would be easily doing 70 lbs dumbelss for curls

[@TomCamies]

I was hauling a 85” tv the other day and at 50kg it seemed so heavy but it’s actually all down to the size and shape of the object and the surface area with which you have to grip. I don’t think that rig would be too heavy to hold for a minute or two.

[@walking_disaster_]

Finally, an upload schedule that accommodates my poor sleep habits

[@TinyMiniStealth]

Lol, they liked the comment

[@johnhauser5939]

Adam is by far my favorite member of LTT. I love watching videos he is in and I would love to see more videos with him in them.

[@mrfilipelaureanoaguiar]

Nice case with the fans, I hope it compensates for any pain in the world with that corsair paste applicator instead of liquid metal. GODLIKE 👍🏼

[@EspyMelly]

I find it funny how often the most expensive option isn't the highest performance one.

[@theofficialmbc]

threadrippers are still available on newegg

[@SethonanGaming]

Its because they built it Badly on purpose to highlight the stupidity of buying expensive parts expecting high performance. They didnt put the ssd in raid, overclocking badly drops performance, not using the whole quad channel RAM was stupid (clock speed is useless VS bandwidth) and so on.

[@maddoctor99]

I couldn’t hear any insulation between the brass end cap and aluminum screwdriver body when Linus snapped it closed. Make sure the next prototype includes a thin recessed ring of Teflon or even rubber. It’ll help prevent rattles, will keep moisture out of the bit-holder and - most importantly - will prevent the inevitable galvanic corrosion that occurs when aluminum and brass come into contact with each other. 👍

[@dimitrijekrstic7567]

"keep moisture out" buddy chill, moisture isn't an issue. You aren't waterproofing freaking screwdrivers

[@hansa9159]

⁠@@dimitrijekrstic7567Dumb comment. Some people work outside, where things get damp.

[@Spargeltarzan49]

I love how you can get gerolsteiner over there. Litteraly the cheapest good- quality option here in Germany a few kilometers away from their main facility

[@TKVirusman]

Gotta love a PC where the STORAGE is more expensive than my entire rig xD

[@tacticallemon7518]

love how the mobo is 2/3 mine

[@John_1920]

25:24 One thing I've always hated about monitors are their stands, but I gotta say, for a monitor that big, I think that stand is probably the best stand I have seen, ever. It's flat and squared, allowing for perfect placement of things on top of it, so if it happens to be in the way of your keyboard it doesn't matter, as your keyboard easily goes on top of it with no issue, or if you want to place something on it, then that's also no problem.

[@cracknigr6065]

In the way of your keyboard? You gonna sit just 50cm away from a 55" monitor or what? You want your eyeballs well done, right? :D

[@skrattzerat5831]

@@cracknigr6065 it is designed to be used at 100cm from it with its 1000R, I use one for work replacing a 4x27 in monitor setup with FancyZones. No problems here after reducing the brightness significantly.

[@witekborowski1410]

The first thing this setup can compensate for is the lack of heating in the owner's room 😂

[@Chris-yc8xq]

Thank you this video helped me stay under $35,000 can't wait to use my new pc

[@robertwalker8910]

Is it weird that out of all the mind blowing tech in this video. The milled LTT screwdriver was the most unattainable 🤔

[@tman7419]

For the water, you should have used d2o, aka "heavy water". I think it's like $25 per ounce. I saw it on a nilered video

[@bobspldbckwrds]

Pretty sure that would be an exotic component, and get Linus put on a watch list or two.

[@complimentaryrandomnessinc3137]

Commenting for visibility because I really want to see this now

[@MySkybreaker]

​@@bobspldbckwrdsnope. Super easy to get a regular civilian. Just expensive.

[@pluggedfinn-bj3hn]

Or they could've got some liquid coolants.. Like, actual PC product.. Alphacools coolants look to be about 28$/l

[@prich0382]

​@@bobspldbckwrdsSee people like you and so many other who have such incredible ignorance is why Nuclear isn't being pushed more.

[@robs720]

Adam is really coming into his own in front of camera, he's great.

[@Bob_Smith19]

No

[@ErnieZee]

He's been on the channel for years and you're saying he's coming around? Lmao these guys I swear.

[@yeoldawesome]

lame ahh no contribution ahhh comment @@Bob_Smith19

[@yeoldawesome]

lame ahh no contribution ahhh comment @@ErnieZee

[@ErnieZee]

@@yeoldawesome the irony

[@OrtzGaming]

even if i had the spare income to make this pc, it is so crazy sized. I wouldn't get a large tv/monitor or that may ssds. I hope you had fun building this as much fun as i had watching it

[@minnronfire]

linus' kids must eat like 5-7 pizza pockets and be full lol. Love the vid keep it up

[@Kureworks]

In my opinion this compensator build shouldn't be about the most expensive parts but rather about the best parts you can get no matter how much it costs.

[@nickierv13]

Same, break the FPS, not the bank. Else all you have to do is go roll out old HEDT and because MBs are the big failure point long term, a new MB for that is stupid expensive. $1200 for the MB, $1000 (new price, but there are ones that are/where more) for the CPU. 5-6 gen old hardware and the performance is now meh.

[@whoops9443]

But that's not quite in the spirit of compensation, no?

[@DeterminedFC]

i dont think you understand the concept of this ....

[@antonirybczynski9234]

Trueee

[@johnhudson7055]

I love that case. Der8uer reviewed the first version of this case and it bombed cooling wise. Then the company sent him that version of the case that addressed all of his concerns about the first and it rocked cooling wise. It’s a German company and the case is manufactured in Germany 🇩🇪.

[@tzmtzt]

Not gonna lie, I did a double take when you pulled out the water. I happen to come from that area in germany where this is coming from (a town in the Vulkaneifel) I never imagined this to end up in a watercooling loop from LTT. In a compensator build no less. Its like ~ 0,75 € per bottle here

[@philmarsh7723]

Nice video. I suspect that a TE cooler is a bad idea for computer component cooling. 1. It uses energy. 2. I wonder about the CPU temperature vs. CPU power curve with at TE cooler? What if the CPU power exceeds the TE heat pump capacity? Does the heat pile up? If so, the TE cooler might be worse than passive cooling.

[@Lord_zeel]

That case was pretty cool, I would have liked to see what sort of temps they could have gotten using it correctly, rather than with that weird overpriced block. They probably also could have done two independent loops.

[@sp00n]

DerBauer tested it on his channel a while ago, and it wasn't that great in the beginning, but they improved it after the test.

[@metabang03]

No sound card? Tripping, onboard audio is trash af! Seriously. That's where yall failed. You did not add a sound card. Or dac either! I take my desktop pc camping, at least 5x a year, right at the edge of a cliff thats a mile shear drop. Aw3427dw or whatever model the monitor is including backup battery/sine wave generator lol. I'd take this pc camping and lay it right in the dirt, to compensate

[@Peacekeeper-fd1en]

Dude this new upload schedule is crazy wtf

[@Jmanidol]

Agree keep seeing videos go up as I’m about to sleep lol

[@ToboeKey309]

🤫🤫 but yus i fuckin agree wiff u. wut da fuck iz rite.

[@rwosu]

🎉🎉😂😂❤❤😢😮😅😊

[@niko1even]

​@@ToboeKey309English mofo do you speak it

[@jorkendavsam]

Nah it’s great if you’re in Australia lol. Dinner time upload

[@ObsequiousV4]

Mg naturally oxidizes a safe coating that makes it pretty inert until something high temp effects it. I have Mg ribbon which is made for chemistry and pyro applications and you need a blow torch or a chemical compound ignition to get it to ignite.

[@fen4554]

All those hoses and fittings, makes it look like 80's anime technology.

[@mang0ne]

i always love these insanely overkill pcs because i cannot afford them and i never will be able to

[@ObieCS2]

But given enough time you can eventually buy something equivalent for a fraction of the cost

[@Oblivion48]

Even if you could afford it you should NOT buy/ build it

[@TheHammerGuy94]

hardware p0rn

[@NeonBeats_Waifu]

You can build a PC for 10 times less then what this costs and still get the same performance, this PC has marginally better performance

[@almightybogza]

​@@NeonBeats_WaifuYou can probably do better since the processor isnt the best for gaming. A 7800X3D is much better especially in some games like Tarkov.. This is just consumerism tbh.. nobody would ever need this.

[@CodeStrife7]

Thank you linus I’ve always loved the compensator videos and your videos have always lifted me up whenever I feel sad. Much love ❤️

[@Travulese]

Well done video, subscribed!

[@lucasrowbotham214]

The on the fly pizza pocket math was the best part by far

[@PhantomTissue]

Whats crazy to me is I literally JUST bought a PC with the same CPU/GPU combo, and managed to get the whole package for about 3k. yet another reason why expensive isn't always the best idea.

[@igornoga5362]

If the objective was to waste money on a computer they should've just bought a Mac

[@sandmaster4444]

But actually, what is the most expensive Mac pro!?

[@Rice--0]

lmfaoo

[@chemicalhap]

​@sandmaster4444 all the friends who snickered at the misalignment of cost and use case and actual products along the way. Thats the true cost of a Mac. Okay that one didn't work that well....

[@benwu7980]

Not sure exactly what the point was of including a Mac in the build

[@jerrywinter3103]

said no Mac user ever!

[@Pro720HyperMaster720]

16:29 Fun fact Mushkin also has 16TB SATA SSDs, TeamGroup may have discontinued the 16TB SATA SSD but they are not the only ones in town (or at least not anymore) the specific model is Mushkin Source HC 16TB (HC from High Capacity) around $2000 the pop

[@scalz420]

i just realized i been watching youtube videos for 1 hour with the sound off. Yet i heard all sorts of different sounds and voices the whole time. Trippy

[@moha56]

Fun-fact: when you live in Gerolstein, the tap water is pretty much the same water they use to "make" Gerolsteiner. And Gerolsteiner is like 0,7€ a liter in Germany.

[@ianhoyt2638]

I am a huge fan of thr revival of old/discontinued series. The return of The Compensator and Holy Sh!t brings me joy.

[@zIHaXSaWIz]

That case looks like its got the airflow to cool my room, its a valueable investment

[@AbinLimRV]

That retro screwdriver is more like a "frieza signature" 👽

[@cbale2000]

7:50 - I still feel like the ideal setup for a PC Peltier (TEC) cooler is to run your loop: CPU > Radiator > Peltier cold-side (with it's own separate cooling loop and radiator for the hot-side) > CPU. That way the first radiator brings your coolant down closer to ambient, and then the Peltier cools it below ambient. The other advantage being that the Peltier never acts as an insulator and your system can still run even if it fails or can't keep up. Not sure what EK was thinking with this setup.

[@ErnieZee]

That would be even dumber. The peltier module would freeze the water in the tubes.

[@cbale2000]

@@ErnieZee 1) Use a coolant that has a lower freezing point than water 2) Use a temperature control so the Peltier only turns on when needed. Sub-ambient ≠ sub-zero unless you're outside on a freezing day for some reason.

[@henkheijmen]

I have been theory crafting about a system with a big reservoir and multiple loops. 1. reservoir > cpu > radiator > reservoir 2. reservoir > gpu > radiator > reservoir 3. reservoir > peltier cold side > reservoir 4. radiator > peltier hot sidd > rafiator This way you never have the downsides of the limits and insulating effect of the peltier because it is basically a normal system. The peltier just cools your reservoir aditionally. only downside is you have to insulate all the tubes and the reservoir if you plan to cool below the dew point.

[@Enderplays12]

This cooler would work perfectly fine even with a 7950x3D. The trick is not having a microwave for a CPU.

[@cbale2000]

@@Enderplays12 For sure, if you throw strong enough TECs on it, you could make a setup like this work on any CPU, but it's still incredibly inefficient (on top of the inherent inefficiencies of TECs in general) and prone to unexpected failures. TECs have a limit to the amount of heat differential they can move (usually 20-40 degrees C), so the closer you can get a loop to ambient before introducing the TEC, the better sub-ambient cooling effect they will have. Without that, you start hitting thermal saturation points on the hot-side of the TECs and the they become a net-negative on performance.

[@crestofhonor2349]

I can never guess LTT’s upload schedule now. It’s like a roll of the dice now when they upload. Doesn’t matter if it’s the middle of the night or in the middle of the day.

[@gregor2436]

I think, they upload, when they are ready. As demanded by quite a lot.

[@Nekomancer1983]

Probably to target the european viewers as well. Timezones are a thing.

[@gregor2436]

@@Nekomancer1983 I think, 10 am on a workday is not really the best time for a video.

[@iamChermac]

This one probably needed to get out prior to the embargo lift on Threadripper 7000 so that it's not a waste of a video (based on the comments at the beginning of this video). It's clear that this was shot even before Intel 14th gen was released.

[@PhotonHerald]

If it gives them the time necessary to avoid "flubs", c'est la vie!

[@chriskeen7174]

THAT video capture card is NICE! I have one. Plug in and go!

[@rolux4853]

I wanna see a new video with the latest threadripper as soon as it’s available. The 10k for that cpu will give us a 50k Compensator next time - if we really wanna push the boundaries!

[@CROMANIA]

Thanks for out of pocket skit. The whiplash on that had my head landing a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1080°. It was equal parts hilarious and confusing.

[@upside9485]

Loved this video. And extra touches of the party life of a compensator pc’s night ending in tragedy is just funny. Good work everyone.

[@joeguitar4548]

Did you also love how they snorted coke in the end.

[@Doperidexxx]

​@@joeguitar4548they snorted g-fuel 😁

[@bandito241]

That case looks amazing.

[@randomuser2461]

Can you bend those power cables like old ribbon cables to make a 90 degree angle. You used to fold them over with a straight triangle and fold and bend the wires and get one perfectly. I don't know if that is possible with newer stuff in any way.

[@davidzeager262]

I love David's off-camera chuckles and commentary!

[@SpencerN.C.]

22:47 Linus: This is the stupidist thing we've ever done! David: No. David kills me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@useditem_tk]

I want that aluminum with brass cap screw driver if you're selling them the same price as the one you're selling. Thats screw driver! dope af

[@iprince7934]

Ahh yes finally with this set up ill finally be able to load 2 chrome tabs 😤😤

[@d.wolfin152]

If it is a true compensator, I believe you are obligated to purchase the newest and greatest thing (threadripper) when it comes out and everything required to upgrade to it.

[@TimothyraThomas]

Yes please!

[@yeti25934]

As interesting as that might be, I'm pretty sure they're gonna wait at least a year to make another one of these.

[@nickgenericusername]

31:22 everything is so big Linus looks like a bearded 5 year old at a pc 😅

[@teezap4688]

that case is such a monster, all i can think about is how heavy it would be and how much of a pain it would take to clean the sucker

[@anthonyblacker8471]

I can't wait to get my hands on the OnePlus keyboard.. but the one I want, of course, sold out like immediately.. of course.

[@Artx999]

You can hook those Corsair LS100 RGB strips to a Corsair RGB controller like the commander instead of using the one that comes in the box, which requires you to connect it to the wall.

[@Kkicks_]

Doing a lan room build would be sick. to see what specs all get built into the systems, connecting everything together to work seamless, overall price, etc.

[@GalactusTheDestroyer]

Yes! We need to keep the idea and practice of Lans going!

[@ChairmanMeow1]

That case is the most insane part to me. That thing is a monster.

[@petzouqi76]

28:25 Magnesium Alloy was previously used for the wheels for cars, but I haven't heard it being used much in more recent car builds.

[@G-C-G]

Finally, a video uploaded at a reasonable time!

[@shortadventuerer7738]

I think a cool video idea would be to build the best PC for the cost of each component on this PC. Like build a computer for the cost of just the processor, the motherboard, PC case etc. So for the motherboard PC you would have 1200$ . It would be really cool to see how many PCs and what specs you could get out of them for the cost of each individual components.

[@redyau_]

Or the best PC achievable - even if it's not the most expensive.

[@MICROMAN51301]

I love that my guy said lets plug it in and see if it can play crysis.

[@yvez-zparkz]

Almost got a dejavu on "I'm not gonna waste $100 on testing it properly a second time". Good on you for surviving that shitstorm...15.6M subs and 3.3M views. ps: Loving the socks in sandals!

[@FrostBitttn]

I like how this series is effectively "What's the craziest thing I can spec out on pcpartpicker"

[@jsuwangsa]

Always fun seeing a setup priced like a pretty nice house around here in SEA 😂

[@emanggitulah4319]

Same size as well... 😂

[@matthewenfinger766]

Watching this makes me not feel so bad about just dropping $2k to build me a new pc 😅 and yeah, i know, they get way more expensive than that. But its the most I've spent on a pc so far. Actually its my first custom pc, usually just buy a prebuilt, but have always wanted to build one myself. 😊

[@Charaqat]

Intel does have a consumer high end chip, Sapphire Rapids-WS series. Best is the Xeon w9 with 56 cores. They released them in March this year.

[@Restless2010]

Yes, when your Thermal Compound has the same geometric shapes as your side panel.. Build goes completely off the charts insane! Awesome ❤. Too bad waiting for the new releases didn't happen.

[@Aqui1us]

I'm most baffled how Gerolsteiner costs so much in Canada (and why anyone would export water from Germany to Canada). Here you can get it for about 0,55€/L

[@mahdi208.]

That case is almost double my budget😂😂 nice build

[@andresgarciafilms]

I see you new employee with blurred face! You will get your chance! Eventually hahaha 19:45