10 Years of Gaming PCs: 2009 - 2014 (Part 1)

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Have gaming PCs always looked the same? How did performance scale over time? Let’s take a trip down memory lane and see what gaming PCs looked like in 2009 through 2014!
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[@gamingdude2811]

“Part 1” See you in 6 months.

[@somethinglessstupid4308]

*See you in 10 more years of gaming pcs

[@CaptainScorpio24]

😂 😂 😂 😂 has nybody remember hia first gaming rig

[@CaveyMoth]

They've only reached 2014...yet their 2014 PC has a better graphics card than my 2019 PC. Ouch.

[@barongerhardt]

@@CaveyMoth 980 is still a good card that can play new games at 1080.

[@WhiteShadow-xe5vq]

B G it could even play games at 1440p with wide angle

[@welshparamedic]

At 61 years 'young' I may be one of Linus's older viewers, but I have been building gaming PC's since 1994, Unfortunately now retired (was a Paramedic here in the UK) through ill health, I injured my back... and on a small pension, my pathways to updating/upgrading are somewhat limited! My last build was in 2011 with a Sandy bridge I5 2600k a couple of years later I added a MSI GTX970 and a few years later got another one (second hand but in immaculate condition) and set them up in SLI, yes I still game but mainly just me and the PC! why? because a 61 year old's reflexes will never match a youngsters and that explains why i dont last long in any multiplayer games! But I still love my, now ageing, PC and try to keep up to date with whats new in the world of Gaming PC's! Thank you Linus and all the gang for keeping us (even the oldies) inspired!

[@slay3rgamingyt]

Christopher Crosby yes the technology evolved too fast. And i m 15yo and feel when i m 60yo the changes could be more dramatic than what u have experienced!

[@welshparamedic]

@@slay3rgamingyt Yes Pranav I have 3 daughters the youngest is 23 and I said to her, That it will be amazing what there will be when she gets to my age!

[@brykit1972]

There's quite a market out there for used parts!

[@starvoltz3179]

I respect you!

[@Tygrysek_]

Beautiful comment, sir!

[@leonardofregoso9698]

19:25 When the popular kid and the smart kid get paired as a team

[@costachiever5212]

Good one

[@otis9390]

Lol

[@Hyooman]

Your right. Anthony is the popular one and Linus is the smart one. But both of them are the smart ones at the same time

[@icybeans3104]

linus is lit both

[@TheRightToFilmPolice]

@@icybeans3104 have you seen the videos from back in 2010, I was building my pc in 2011 and watching those videos, and as much as I liked the guy and appreciated his work and still do, he was a total nerdy dork.

[@doctorsosig6631]

My Case: 2018 My CPU: 2012 My GPU: 2015 My RAM: 2020 My SSD: 2019 My HDD: 2013 Mr. Time Edit: The 2020 Ram is just a newly produced ram stick. It's not new, it's been existing for like 10 years but it's just fresh from the factory.

[@ZawachiGaming]

When you but pc from amazon

[@Ultraoof]

Actually not too far from mine lol

[@excaliber2845]

Everything but your cpu and hdd seems ok

[@daniel-davis]

My everything : 2011. I have a stock hp pavilion p7 I need to upgrade but I’m saving up for a rx 580 graphics card and a Ryzen 5 3600 And some 16 gigs of ram. I will put this in my old computer.

[@ItReallyIsYaBoi]

how the heck did u put DDR4 RAM onto a 8 year old CPU/Mainboard

[@krenzzie7290]

*2009 gaming* *uses a 21:9 curved ultrawide monitor*

[@NerdMoto276]

Ya man wtf. Still a great video, but it would've been cool to see them match monitors with the years. Or even just 1920x1080 60hz or 1680x1050 60hz.

[@apfeltee34]

Im confused on the game suporting it

[@raremens]

@@NerdMoto276 they were sponsored by LG to use that monitor. they gotta earn their money somehow i guess

[@RaiderOfTheLost]

@@apfeltee34 DSR

[@apfeltee34]

@@RaiderOfTheLost if only i knew what that ment....

[@Darknator]

"This case sucked" *Looks at the exact same case on my desk* -_-

[@vivant8739]

😂

[@dandrinan]

Man the Antec 900 was an amazing case! Had one for my first ever build and still love the design to this day.

[@SpartanGuy]

I'm in the exact same situation. :( I've been thinking about doing a full upgrade soon even.

[@Ceielo]

Same boat.

[@SGprooo]

Time stamp?

[@SoylentGamer]

As a gamer from the Windows 7 era, this was a magical experience.

[@janfrederikvandenberg4071]

I still remember the pain i felt when i had to upgrade all my parts from AGP to PCI. Not even PCI-E

[@petenielsen6683]

I am a gamer from Windows 3.1 myself. Damn I am olde.

[@anderstermansen130]

you mean windows XP.

[@DUCKDUDE4100]

It's 2020 and not only does BF4 still look great, but people are still playing it.

[@unosquash]

And im one of em.

[@tootlingturtle7254]

@@unosquash unfortunately its basically dead except for Shanghai 24/7 servers on xbox

[@SpeedyBeard]

@@tootlingturtle7254 join the dark side and get a pc brother I just jumped ship from Xbox and couldn’t be happier assuming you can find a gpu at this point though lol

[@tootlingturtle7254]

@@SpeedyBeard I do have a decent pc but honestly ever since I left pc for xbox several years ago I've always struggled with basically all aspects of pc gaming, from hotkeys to mouse-aiming.

[@Nicko0]

I still play bf 3 sometimes

[@pegasus_2137]

"I have never actually played Skyrim" *Todd would like to know your location*

[@Breloom286]

He could port it on anything linus uses, even ivone.

[@InimicusSolitus]

I have never played Skyrim.

[@CaveyMoth]

I have never actually played Skyrim. And I have Skyrim VR.

[@Pedro_The_Neco]

I haven't played. Yet. Already finished Oblivion and Fallout 3. After New Vegas, Skyrim it will be.

[@hattrickster33]

Todd the liar: I'm gonna stop you right there Pegasus: OwO

[@joeldoxtator9804]

I'm old, 2009 feels like last week and the games still look modern to me.

[@WhyteLis21]

Try year 1009 if you feel old. 😁

[@lorenzo_br5803]

This is me when it comes to 2013... which is when my current PC was bought. Shit.

[@boortek4082]

ok. boomer

[@thecorn1689]

Black ops one and two still looks modern to me

[@BBSHOCKZ]

@@bl.edxardo if hes a boomer than so am I...

[@kindalost2495]

Riley's narrator voices is someone you'll want to hear all day even if it's just reading a grocery receipt.

[@vinyl.croatia]

2:57 Am I the only one who thinks Windows 7 looks awesome on 21:9 curved monitor?

[@greatwavefan397]

It looks surprisingly stunning 😃

[@scottlhotka3691]

Anthony's slowly creeping into every vid, and if he's in the vid, he's in the thumbnail. Its slowly becoming ATT boys and I ain't complaining.

[@Guitarisforgrins]

Is that the OMEGA-Level neck beard?

[@tobyharris2573]

I like that he has a different presenter style. He doesn't have that "announcing to a gymnasium of graduates" attitude/inflection that many other KZbin people have.

[@Voornaz]

But I am

[@Ajunta]

Linus is like the mad genius... and anthony the old wise grandmaster.

[@Lagkhowamal]

That's correct and everybody knows that Linus is useless as said in ltx.

[@AmbroseyAmber]

*Didn't use Minecraft to showcase 2011 PC* Ah, they're saving it for 2019's PC.

[@elmemoshu4152]

I played Minecraft with a first gen mobile i3 and 4gb of ram.... Man the struggle was real.

[@fritzkier]

and with PTGI Ray tracing shaders

[@LedplimmyXD]

Should of been 2009 pc

[@14przemoIO]

@@elmemoshu4152 I played it on my laptop with core 2 duo equiped with 4gb of ram. To be fair it was better times, I didn't give a fuck about smooth frame rates, I was just playing it.

[@carnlin390]

we should have 10 years of Minecraft showcase... from OG textures to HD textures with raytracing

[@Natalietrans]

It’s provided years of virginity that I will always love

[@raylopez99]

LOL that was one of the best intros ever for this channel...a masterpiece of theatre (of the absurd)!

[@SuhailAlli]

Between 2009 - 2019 Linus hasn’t aged.

[@rodrigofilho1996]

Suhail Alli Vampire?

[@CallMeSonja]

RODRIGO FILHO Fountain of Youth

[@grinningintheirface2685]

Adrenochrome.

[@dexterbrain6578]

He sukks

[@xdi1733]

When your young and extremely successful you actually don't age as fast cause you are so boss and all you do is win lol

[@deadat2]

Linus: "Ah, the nostalgia" ME: Literally still plays most games on this list more often than any new game...

[@Effedup]

Seriously I probably clock more hours a week in Skyrim and Borderlands 2 than any other game to this day.

[@my_alibi]

@@Effedup Just started another play thru of Skyrim (this time special edition with their new mods). GOOD STUFF SIR! And you can't go wrong with Borderlands 2

[@shereefmohammedgamaleldin468]

I still play EE from released in 2001. A fun game is a fun game no matter when it was made.

[@artemaung5274]

I play American Truck sim, Borderlands 2, Just bought Vermintide 2 and started playing Metro 2033. I think the only relatively new game I play is AC: Odyssey and it's the only game that runs at less than 144 fps. And I use 2060. And even that is frankly overkill for my games. Overpriced hardware is overrated.

[@DeadBaron]

It's amazing how 10 years ago really doesn't feel that long ago. Time flies the older you get.

[@stuartdrummond]

I remember I built my first PC back in 2011 and I found Linus' review for the GPU I wanted at the time (GTX 580). I still go back to that video every once in a while to remind me of how much computing hardware has progressed. This video brings it back full around. So thanks for the video

[@fattymc.fattyface6944]

17:17 That "VHS effect" on Alien: Isolation happens with high power lenses too, like binoculars or telescopes. The effect is called Chromatic Aberration, and my glasses have it because I'm a blind bitch.

[@tankgrrl]

19:24 *waits for Anthony to start spitting mad rhymes*

[@boortek4082]

yeye

[@ygobe2]

Silkiest rap ever

[@mahmoudarab8516]

Achievement unlocked: Tech Historian

[@boejiden4190]

What a scam. I thought u were TOVG lol 😆

[@gambler301]

Achievment reward collected: usseless paperclip

[@CyberPunkSimms]

Cheers, Buckaroo!

[@Coffee-mwahh]

Happy linus

[@edison1125]

Lol

[@NateDOGG3024]

Alright I get how Riley can do voiceover work. That intro was solid

[@Delayeed9]

such a well made video. loving the brief history of graphics and the best hardware of the time.

[@itzdaman]

holy shit 2009 is 10 years ago

[@stenchemitter2407]

How long did it take you to figure that one out, Einstein?

[@TheHadMatters]

@@stenchemitter2407 It's funny, because your comment is the stupid one.

[@KhushbuMel]

Feel old yet? :)

[@RicondaRacing]

Yeah tell me about it. I got out of IT in 08 and now I'm trying to get back into it. Just the A+ exam has Linux and iOS operating ability required.

[@TheHadMatters]

@@RicondaRacing Seems a bit forced, but to be fair, it would probably look pretty silly to have a graduate put in front of a different OS and be completely lost. So depending on how demandingly that proficiency it tested, it might be justified. No matter if it has value for your personal use, there is definitely a place for Mac.

[@tuskybarn]

I love Anthony just chilling in the background looking like the muscle for the last couple minutes of the video lol

[@Crupp250k]

Keep this series goinggggg to the futureee!!

[@FowlerAskew]

This video is actually extremely helpful, I've been tossing around the idea of upgrading my old Inspiron from 2011, and knowing that the 2nd gen i7s had issues is pretty nice since those cost like 2-3x as much as the same generation i5s

[@seanhayes2956]

Riley's face when Linus wastes no time with his plug 😂

[@DreamClean]

"How very dare you"

[@anandramesh]

Ask Linus to edit the title to 2009-2019!!

[@gagansohal8089]

@@anandramesh watch the video and rethink your comment.

[@bandthingy3885]

linus: *laughes* "this case sucked" me: *looks at my case* *looks at video* *looks at my case* "that's my case" :|

[@ShoMisokawa]

Oof

[@bishopvick6373]

same lol

[@tanmanl7582]

Lol

[@Xfacehack]

I had that case, i loved it! Easy to work on, great airflow. Was cheap and looked unique at the time. The build quality was amazing for the price. The top fan was not loud at all. But it was open design and the front fans were loud as hell! That zalman cooler was however really awesome to!

[@PaulHojda]

I also had an Antec 900 back in the day. And it really did suck! It looked great on the outside, but it was impossible to manage cables in any way at all. And it sucked in more dust that my vacuum cleaner.

[@jasonbrown6379]

The nostalgia is strong. I still use a system similar to the 2011/12 system today and remember recommending most of these components to people between about 2012 and 2016!

[@spuddacus]

4:16 *Looks at the same case sitting on my desk which ive been building in since 2015 "It's ok buddy, hes not talking about you"

[@R3AL-AIM]

I built a PC in that case with a core 2 quad in 2015 😂

[@DantevanGemert]

Riley's got really good at his "elite" acting. I love it, keep on going man!

[@theartemisgland]

Exquisite...

[@mikeoh4974]

Annoying

[@brykit1972]

That was surprisingly good.

[@geoffreybassett6741]

I absolutely loved the opening. They should use that for some of the sponsors.

[@DantevanGemert]

@@geoffreybassett6741 Yeah if they did something like this for the "showcase" videos I'd happily watch them

[@soumyasubhrabhowmik2209]

I really like Anthony and Riley's inputs in these videos. Anthony has a way of speaking which makes it sound like he always knows what he's saying, and Riley has a great sense of humour.

[@himenaaa3565]

dont forget linus, who tries make a meme but failed

[@obliviouz]

I know you didn't mean this... but the contrast in that just seemed like you were saying "Anthony knows what he's talking about... and Riley... doesn't...."

[@soumyasubhrabhowmik2209]

@@obliviouz no no absolutely not. Each and everyone of them knows what they're talking about. But Riley and Anthony's strong points are different. That's what I meant to say. I like that diversity in the cast.

[@obliviouz]

@@soumyasubhrabhowmik2209 I know I know - and I like both of them, they have their very own charm. The contrast in your comment just made it seem like that way.

[@MarreLirre]

To hire Riley was the best decision Linus has ever made!

[@AMatofFact]

Such a cool trip down memory lane. My last build was in 2010 with an i7-860! Finally upgrading this year.

[@yoster77]

I'm sad that these videos only go back so far. For me PC gaming really took off when those voodoo cards came out. Exciting times the TNT cards, S3 stuff, etc. And oh, the harsh lesson I learned that an MX400 and Ti400 were so so different lol! They should do one starting all the way back then!

[@PaulGPixelBike]

Should've picked monitors from those years.

[@Outland9000]

Yeah.

[@Nadaters]

Well, LG sponsored them.

[@siliconecheese697]

Nadata well LG made gaming monitors in the early 2000s

[@Nadaters]

@@siliconecheese697 and I got an LG monitor back then and the stand broke under its own weight, but the sponsorship is for their current ultrawide monitors

[@PaulGPixelBike]

@@Nadaters LG makes washing machines too. This doesn't mean anything.

[@jihoonkim9766]

I think it would have been more representative if you used the monitors from that year as well. The change in resolution and other technologies like HDR was also a big part in the evolution of gaming hardware.

[@Helveteshit]

Harder to store monitors. Easier to store computer components.

[@-JonnyBoy-]

At least use something that could have existed at the time. They were using ultrawides that were none existent and complaining the game cut the top and bottom off lol.

[@McSalzYT]

Yeah. They where going to all of these troubles setting the rigs up and couldnt score some cheapo monitors of the appropriate time spans of eBay or CL?

[@moroit1]

@Warm Soft Kitty I take it that you have one of those "HDR" televisions from the market's discount section. It is a system that controls light levels of the picture towards more realistic look. Cheap monitors/tv:s won't be able to do good job on the playback. Generally in TV:s HDR starts to get good after 1000€/$ price point.

[@danielrouw2593]

@Warm Soft Kitty that's an issue with implementation. The core technology is a good thing. The lack of detail in low and extreme light as well as visible banding with older standards is something it is supposed to fix. Instead we see HDR being used to oversaturate everything. Bleghh.

[@motoghetto4421]

That 2014 build was my build rn and it's still rocking 🤘

[@diegoalejandrosuareztitze235]

A month ago I rescued a pc from some relative's garage, a little outdated and covered in dust and spiderweb. Had to upgrade mobo, ram and cpu. And now thanks to you I just discovered it is a fractal design r3. It was weird recognizing the case haha. I sawed a hole on one of the side panels, glued tempered glass on it, installed some cheap rgb and now it seems like a decent case.

[@barrylarney2263]

Another nice case ruined by rgb.

[@IcekraksOfficial]

9:48 Linus: "It Still doesn't hold up that well to modern stuff." Skyrim Modding Community: "Hold My Beer."

[@darknessblades]

4k minecraft with ray tracing

[@NexXxus86]

2009.. Intel Core i CPUs, DDR3 ram, Windows 7 and DirectX 11. THE BRAND NEW revolution Also.. NETBOOKS!

[@littlerhino2006]

I have a Samsung that parents got me for school, damn that Atom processor was useless...it could barely handle the OS

[@thetastefultoastie6077]

@@littlerhino2006 I had a Samsung n130 netbook. It worked great with Windows XP, but chugged with Windows 7...

[@WillThat]

I started college in the fall of 2008 and they were all over the place. I waited until 2010 when they could actually handle windows. Used that Asus eepc as my main computer for 7 years.

[@user-el4su7tl6f]

@@littlerhino2006 I had a Dell netbook with an atom as well, could barely run XP and a web browser at the same time

[@redbeard1083]

oh man, i still have my asus eeepc 1000h....wrote my master's thesis on it. loved that thing!

[@claymcgranahan]

This was fun to watch

[@LaskyLabs]

Seeing some of these older PCs remind me of old tech videos. God, that was a trip.

[@93jake81]

*in 2009 "We got borderlands, Batman asylum, left for dead 2, and dragon age origins, just to name a few" Minecraft: am I a joke to you???

[@kayn15]

That was more of a late 2010 to early 2011 thing. That's when it first got popular.

[@ajddavid452]

Minecraft 1.0 came out in 2011, that's the OFFICIAL release

[@kayn15]

@@ajddavid452 so? I was talking about the period when it got popular, not when it got out of beta.

[@oliverhalenius]

@@kayn15he probably answered the original commenter

[@kayn15]

@@oliverhalenius My bad, then.

[@1337Unlucky]

This video made me realize that in 2019 i afforded a 2014 pc. sad

[@lucasward9506]

2014 PC's aren't that bad. Just make sure you are using a 4 core 8 thread processor and 8gb ram :)

[@stevanusnorita1591]

@@lucasward9506Agree, I'm still using the 2014 setup and I never worried about gaming performance. Maybe either next year or 2 more years later that I would be upgrading to newer gen PCs.

[@2435Bits]

Better than 2012!

[@twopumpkinsLV]

yeah you are not the only one, i bought new pc some months ago, and it's specs is not so good like in 2014

[@pedrogeraldo5938]

dont be, I still own a 2013 machine :P

[@guardyjm5494]

I love that channel so much ❤️❤️❤️👍🏾

[@jimmybecomesafool9525]

Dude you are the funniest guy at LTT for sure. This kind of brings me back to Will Ferrell doing James Lipton inside the actors studio impression haha

[@AlfredMakinen]

I would love to see gaming pcs all the way from 90'

[@joeldoxtator9804]

you are talking 486's with doom and side scrollers at that point. Pentiums and 3d accelerators were not until the mid 90's

[@gamertygonl]

3D gaming

[@ryanolsen294]

GamerTygoNL I mean... that’s most gaming now, but u can play browser games too

[@LazerLord10]

These old games show me something I've thought for a while: it costs so much more processing power to make a game look marginally better.

[@Kordanor]

Can't agree more. Also costs a ton more money to make these games. As I am not playing AAA games most of the time, I hardly even come across "up-to-date-graphics" games.

[@karlomlinaric3890]

Wow. Cool to see you here.

[@MasterNeiXD]

That's called diminishing returns.

[@rarewhiteape]

Makes you kind-of realise that the console refresh cycle is actually quite reasonable. If you replace your PC at roughly the same rate, you might end up with a good cost-performance improvement.

[@JonFlyy]

You need to factor in that compression and efficiency is lower now.

[@ashbeyarbois9180]

I still daily drive my "2009 PC" today, Its an I7 860 paired with GTX 275. I cant run triple A modern titles but it brought me a lot of fun memories these years. It never broke on me.(no replaced parts so far) I love this big old fella.

[@joro7770]

The very first system you show and you stick a freaking Zalman heatsink on the processor. Thanks for making me feel old.

[@DoctorShroom]

"Slow down you hoser." Ah, so this is what gaming is like in Canada.

[@namaracka]

we say sorry every time we kill.

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

What is hoser? 🤨

[@renatoaraujo8581]

You forgot to give us the most important info on all those older systems. Can it run Crysis?

[@padraicbrady]

Not with 4GB of RAM... I'm nearly certain even my mid-range builds were running at least 8 from the mid-2000s at the latest. Was I running way ahead of the needs of the day? Possibly.

[@RobRidleyLive]

Of course, if it's Turing Complete...

[@MeticulousTechTV]

Omg right?! I can't believe they didn't include this

[@Colin_Fasoli]

Crysis came out in 2007

[@Heilzmaker]

Real question right there

[@Arcin321]

I still have my ole rig 2009-2013 era rocking the two 480's. Baby still works.

[@captainstroier1914]

I still use the case today from 2009 with i7 8700k and Gtx 1070ti. Impressive how long you can still use old cases without impressive downsides

[@nubreed13]

Yeah the only issue I had with my case was it caused interference with my microphone. I like that it has tons of space for HDDs since I have a ton of photos archived on my PC.

[@NoChillMan]

I remember building my first PC in 2014. I'd been buying parts over the course of the year, and finally built it around the time of my 17th birthday. I had an i5-4690k, 8 gigs of corsair ddr3-1600, and a 750ti I upgraded to a 970 several months later, but I specifically remember the 750ti being the main reason I was able to get my PC built in 2014, because the card had amazing performance for the price at the time. Though I'm currently using a 1070, that 750ti still lives on in my sister's pc she uses to play the sims.

[@grqfes]

bruh a 750ti she could be playin pubg with that but nah lets play a game that can run on a pi(e)

[@NoChillMan]

@@grqfes shes not really a gamer. My brother bought her a PC for her birthday and it didnt have a gpu. The 750ti was just sitting in its box so I just threw it in the PC cuz why not

[@SazeracGaming]

Dude what a coincidence.. I also built my first gaming PC in 2014, around my 17th Birthday, also with an i5 4690k, 8GB Corsair DDR3 1600 RAM, but an R9 280. So close to the same build at the same time!

[@seshieman2579]

GreenStrqfe my sister uses my dad’s alienware aurora r9 to play sims 4

[@RcKuba]

@@seshieman2579 Mine had I5-4440, 4 gigs 1600mhz hyperX and used HD 7790. And it did good job with diffrent graphics card (Next one was GTX 760 and 1050Ti) and upgrade to 8 gigs of ram almost until 2018

[@MrBloodypassion]

Riley dressed like he has a phd. I like it. Please dress like that in Tech Linked.

[@jun3jun3]

That's Dr. Riley to you

[@gianpa]

Not sure there's a dress code for PHD holders

[@BudKingUK]

@@gianpa you wouldnt know cause you dont have A PHD

[@haywire9174]

@@BudKingUK oh and you do, because you have definitely better things to do with that PhD of yours than watching a video on pcs

[@jsker1936]

I just sub

[@quintonostler4154]

Loved the intro, that was some fine acting

[@matheuscmpm]

I'm still using my 2014 build until today, and works great. I've added more ram to it, since 3 years ago I was using a lot of VM's on it, but besides that, that build was quite enough and aged very well. 6 years has passed and stills runs some good games with good graphic quality. Just don't expect 4k gaming or something like that... 1440p or 1080p is smooth. Thanks again to Luke who advised me about z97 chipset back then and suggested some good cost/benefit motherboards for my rig, which I ended up not buying at all, because I fall in love for the Maximus VII Formula as soon as I saw it in the store, but A for Effort man. Besides some overpriced bad options I selected that year, as I said, it was a good year to build a PC. Still happy with it.

[@insertnamehere4921]

2009 - Voice hasn't broken 2019 - voice still hasn't broke 👀

[@christopheradey9452]

Signing in to your account must be a real pain

[@insertnamehere4921]

@Joker Always one to spoil the party.

[@insertnamehere4921]

@@christopheradey9452 it very much is mate.

[@MegadetH666ksa]

Battlefield 3 literally the only game that made me switch from xbox 360 to pc and tons of people like me! it should be in the video!

[@Valanway]

BF3 was the first game I knew of where a large a percentage of players were overclocking their CPUs and explicitly advocating it. It was an eye-opening game, even if it was the first nail in the Battlefield coffin.

[@Pillokun]

bf3 made me switch fom phenom 2 x4 955be to 3770k because the gtx 680 which I then down graded to gtx 670 because, öhmm I wanted a motorcycle race suite was bettlenecked by the phenom 2 if I did not oced it to 4ghz(stuttering), but then the mobo exploded because of the power draw of the cpu :P

[@UnknownShotsUK]

Its the time I got serious about PC Gaming and started to overclock my pc for an actual game very fun times indeed dont do this anymore.

[@ay-rh3gc]

D7mas

[@-Investia]

Dude i'm crying, that Skyrim Meme still lives on in my house Keep the "PC Dad Jokes" coming XD

[@MCASwilliam]

I’m still running a i7 4770 , 16Gb DDR3, GTX980 and a 650 PSU. It still keeps up with today’s games and still surprises me with how outdated the hardware could be but still massively show its strength in holding out in almost a decade. Goes to show that even a 980 and a 4770 can still give you amazing performance without the need to be overkill and spend 1600$ on some RGB flashy build .

[@yellowmuffin1986]

More ram and worse GPU = my computer

[@emuboss_smo2685]

Damn i have a wayyy worst gpu and it was built 1 year ago lol

[@3kids2cats1dog]

OMG I'm just upgrading my Phenom X6 (DDR2 8GB) to Ryzen 2600. Like the package just arrived. I feel so old....

[@someponyelse]

I have a Phenom X6 too, the t1055, and it's still working fine. Hoping to upgrade to 3rd gen Ryzen later this year!

[@horusrogue]

@@someponyelse I'm still on my FX 8320. Either I don't need an upgrade, or I need to find new titles/software to use XD

[@ReticentArc]

Still using my Phenom II X6 Black edition 1090T in my media PC!

[@samvortex4136]

you are gonna see huge improvement !

[@AwesomeSauce7176]

I bought an 1100T platform used with 16GB DDR3, and it was pretty good but I gave it to my friend when I got my used 2600k and overclocked it

[@pedro.raimundo]

I would use a different title: "PCs I wanted to buy at the time but never had money to the whole thing, so I had to pick at maximum one part per generation"

[@vicentefernandez9084]

These guys building a new rig for each year and my beloved ol'yeller has been chugging even new games since 2017. Don't know much about building PCs, a friend helped, but man I got lucky :p

[@KoalazDank0420]

You used the exact same tower as my old pc from 2009, trippy.

[@eastpavilion-er6081]

It's so amazing that a lot of old games support 3440*1440.

[@littleladlarry]

"Support" It really wasn't as great back then as it is today.

[@kevinvanneste2500]

Some games aren't supported and can't be played.

[@jacobdaniels3246]

it doesnt upscale the textures so its not really worth it to play them over 768p

[@danielrouw2593]

@@jacobdaniels3246 fortunately there are texture packs for most of the classics.

[@stonecat676]

new vegas is a special case since it can officially support higher res with mods (it can play at 4k 60fps) the graphics and texture overhauls are more demanding than some of the recent titles haha

[@Minos14]

"I never actually played skyrim" YOU WHAT

[@tobywankenobi3088]

"No lollygaging"

[@WellBeSerious12]

@@tobywankenobi3088 Does that mean making lolis gag?

[@tobywankenobi3088]

@@WellBeSerious12 That's quote from any holds guard in Skyrim, very common thing to hear if you get close to them.

[@sopcannon]

People like that exist?

[@waffleman5800]

@@sopcannon yes

[@LungCancer420]

The camera work in this video is amazing

[@shadowven15ps45]

Watching Linus play dragon age origins warms my heart. I've spent 100+ hours since I got my pc. Modding the game. Starting over multiple times. I love the dragon age series.

[@viniciushideki1699]

Been watching you guys since 2012+, this video made me really nostalgic. Fun fact: i remember being hyped af for BF4 and sad because my PC was just too crappy to run it. Im using the exactly same computer now and i still havent played it lol

[@TugAndThugComputing]

Linus in 2009: (- -) Windows 7 can do the latest 4K nah let's wait until the future Linus now (2019):Well at least Windows 10 can do the 8K EXPERIENCE

[@TugAndThugComputing]

2019:easy as pie

[@TugAndThugComputing]

It was me first

[@TugAndThugComputing]

@@PankajDoharey Obviously

[@LannisterKing]

my favorite technology channel

[@clutch7366]

I’m still using my Cooler Master HAF 922. The front I/O panel is kind of hit-or-miss with the audio jack and one of the usb headers, but it’s been used in three different builds since 2009. I don’t wanna part ways with it just yet because it still does it’s job very well. I’ve had to replace a few fans, but I definitely got my money’s worth out of it.

[@vaibhav6527]

I built a 4790k with 960 back in early 2015 and it still holds up pretty well in 1080p gaming!

[@itIsI988]

Save for the pathetic amount of VRAM on it

[@emhyrvaremreis8341]

@@itIsI988 well, that depends. Is it the 4 GB or the 2 GB version?

[@itIsI988]

@@emhyrvaremreis8341 I have the 2GB version

[@ashaw1016]

I've got a 4790k with a 980, still going strong for 1080p gameing. Tempted to upgrade the graphics card for cyberpunk to a 2nd hand 1080ti or something though.

[@garrettisrael]

my i7-4700 is still going strong with a 1070ti

[@ash36230]

When you're still rocking a Phenom II X4 in 2019.

[@finck9226]

makes me feel better about my fx 6300.

[@wesw9586]

I would probably trade my FX8320 for a Phenom II x6 lol.

[@CaptainVKanth]

Been holding on to my P2 x4 965 since 2010...

[@daanwilmer]

955 black edition (but looking forward to a Ryzen replacement)

[@nekdo_kavc]

And I am still on i5 750.

[@dil6969]

DUDE. Seeing that Antec 900 case and the Zalman cooler just brought back great memories of young, dumb me raging in TF2. God I miss the times when every server in that game was full. My current PC is still stuck in 2013 hardware-wise, but man I hope I find a game that gives me a reason to upgrade it. To this day, nothing comes close to the fun I had in that game.

[@cylais3518]

My pc is almost exactly the same as your 2013 build. I still use it daily and although its slower than it was, its still holding up pretty well.

[@nerbs6125]

*Caresses my i5-4460 and gtx 960* don't listen to the bad man in the box, you're still relevant to me.

[@UD503J]

#HaswellSquad for the win. I still game on my 4590, almost daily.

[@NicCageCDXX]

that system still has years left in it, especially if you crank up to something like 16gb of ram and an ssd

[@lNovalandl]

and im sitting here with my gtx660

[@bigrigross]

@@mug3188 :( My i5-2500K croaked in February. Was a good 8 years. Also had a 970 as well.

[@Ghostread]

@@lNovalandl me too :D

[@FazedInferno]

No crysis 3?😔 To this very day, that open field level after the night rain tanker mission looks absolutely phenomenal

[@jacobm2625]

Looks like I’m gonna have to buy another crisis game 🤔 Probably a new PC, too, as I’m guessing my Ph2 X3 955+HD6870 rig is getting VERY long in the tooth

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

@@jacobm2625 god damn dude. time for an upgrade my first proper gaming rig was a 560 ti and a phenom x4 ii 965 be

[@merritt2014]

Hot take: Crysis 3 is the most overrated game of all time in the graphics department. I mean it looks alright but it released at this weird time where engines were still built around older tech and became instantly outdated when the new gen hit and materials quality took a monumental leap over what was possible in Crysis 3. Like Killzone Shadow released a little later in the year and looks lightyears better because of the materials quality.

[@FPSakari]

@Mr BuzzKill Battlefield 3 and crysis 2 looks better than the crysis 1. So crysis would be 2007-2010.

[@branchprediction9923]

@@merritt2014 how can a ps4 game look better than crysis 3? Impossible, consoles are way too weak!

[@randomtech4973]

1:14 when I was born

[@ChrisandKnight]

5:05 I feel ancient LOL im still rocking my HAF922 case today, first i ever got kept it ever since. goes nicely with my i7 8086k and 3070 :) its become too nostalgic to give up, had 5 main builds in it thus far.

[@TechWithSean]

2009 PC + 2019 GPU will still play most stuff

[@SmartassX1]

I can confirm this. (i7 980X + Vega 64)

[@HSVFreakification]

I tried that, most CPUs from that time will bottleneck modern GPUs HARD. It really isn't a good Idea. But a 2011 CPU with a 2014 GPU does it for me now.

[@CaveyMoth]

My poor Phenom II X6 1100T...

[@ooohspookyghost8400]

I5 4660 and 1070ti can confirm it works just fine

[@Ryan-go7qs]

FX8350 maxes out with a GTX 1060 6GB. Can confirm personally. Last GPU to handle for this CPU, that I am aware of.

[@Realblack_m0nster]

The 2014 build is what I have at the moment. I upgraded the graphics and I have more ram aswell

[@megasoctopuslegionofcake6248]

Sames! Still plays BFV in 1080 respectably though.

[@babyseal6942]

mine has the first gen i7 from 2009, updated the Graphics card, SSD, and Ram Moore's law is soo dead

[@tranceontheplanet]

I think that's pretty much the standard gaming PC for us mortals right now. I have exactly what you said, upgraded GPU and more RAM. Everything else is straight outta 2014!

[@HanabiiiUwU]

@@tranceontheplanet You're so right. I'm still running an OC'd FX-8350 with 16gb DDR3, but I have it paired with SSDs and an OC'd 1070 Ti. Still plays everything I want to play, including new games, at 60fps, 1080p

[@Tobberz]

*Hides face* I still have a 3rd gen I3, but I've upgraded RAM, GPU, and moved entirely to SSDs. As you all say, I can still pretty much run most of your average games at high settings, and I usually only play stuff from like 2 years ago at least so it's 0 problem at all. I keep thinking "I should upgrade my CPU" but that'd effectively mean an entire new build. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

[@Lynwood_Jackson]

I built my first computer in 2010. I still use the same case from back then - Corsair Obsidian 650D. It's nice to have optical drives. I bought it piece by piece for about a year, got drunk on Halloween night, and put it together while my girlfriend was at a party. While she was out with another guy, I was installing a pirated copy of Windows 7 and trying to figure out how key generators work. It was a good night. I had more fun with that machine than I ever did with her. lol.

[@OgMcFaded]

I have the case from the 2009 PC. The airflow is great.

[@MeticulousTechTV]

This made me so nostalgic! I would have loved to see you do 20 and start at 1999. Would have really taken me back to my childhood! Can't wait for part 2 😁

[@Robstrap]

2011 was a decent gaming year, cant wait for Skyrim to release again for the 5th time

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

Skyrim 76

[@toddbot7545]

We are on it

[@Robstrap]

@@toddbot7545 I knew I could count on you Todd

[@adsan7787]

11:24 oh, I had the same problem in one of the tomb raiders on xbox360, I fell out of the map, game saved...

[@Jake-bt7ig]

That first one, the first case I ever built in. Probably around 2009 like he said. It’s got 6 hdd bays and a blueray drive, like 2 or 4 gig of ram and is currently my Plex server. I think I want to build a new rig and maybe a NAS for myself as a reward when I graduate college this August!

[@Lahiss]

I'm still using that Define case from 2011. Granted most of the internals have been swapped, but it is a nice case :p

[@MrZygizzz]

two things i learn from this video 1. linus didn't play any my favorites games 2.i got sad they didn't mention metro 2033 :/

[@littlerhino2006]

I think for their regular testing they choose certain games for their update consistency (or lack of), as well as one game to represent a graphics engine

[@robertt9342]

Conor . Cause those GPUs aren't really realistically representative of typical high end gaming computers of their generations.

[@MrZygizzz]

@@robertt9342 i think they tried building more realistic normal-high end pc for respected eras.

[@ghostlyapples]

I have almost exactly the 2013 rig to this day (but 16gb of ram, got it as a Dell pre-built in late 2015), and i can still run several chrome tabs, Photoshop AND illustrator at the same time

[@boredandagitated]

I barely upgraded my 2013 build. Had an i5 4460 and r9 390 which is basically equivalent to that 780ti according to tech power up even tho it’s 2 years newer heh.

[@stubbyfps]

I still have the antec 900 case. works wonders even 11 years later.

[@UItEnthusiast]

Macbook Airs, on the other hand: Dual-core, year after year after *year*

[@gautamdiwan5952]

I/O getting removed year by year

[@CheapBastard1988]

Their fuses and capacitors blow year after year after year.

[@k3nobi366]

Their thermal got worse year after year aftet year

[@TheGoncas2]

You can clearly see when the 8th gen consoles are released, as the graphics get exponentially better (2013).

[@Djuntas]

yep its sad, devs make games for consoles and low spec pcs only

[@fritzkier]

true, this is why PS5 is the base of PC gaming graphics.

[@robertt9342]

Djuntas . That's what making games for profitability does. People flip out when minimum specs on new games requires $1500 PC.

[@mrhomer57]

@@Djuntas market share man, build for where the money is. yes you could build a balls to the wall game that can only run on dual 2080ti's with a 3900x or a 9900k cpu.... but that's less then 5% market compared to the average house hold which is between $200 to $850 range (cheapest console to mid-low range PC depending on config) which makes up 73% ish of all gaming. the good news is with Both Microsoft & Sony confirming Ray Tracing as a feature in next gen hardware... It will definitively have a positive effect on gaming as a whole. Just like in 2013 as demonstrated in this video though we will have to wait until 2021 before it really takes off running.

[@raymondgriner9897]

@@fritzkier Yes

[@WankhasFluxReal]

The intro is amazing and amazingly disrupted.

[@Red_PlaysYT]

Hearing the W7 startup took me back omg