This MUST Be Fake - eBay Intel Extreme Edition CPUs

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[@Graphics_Card]

0:14 “hello! I’m a little scam” I totally fell down and lost it 🤣

[@blackmessa5982]

@be good I always see theses links…

[@pinkCEO]

So you nearly fell for the scam? :P

[@Graphics_Card]

@@blackmessa5982 it got removed now oof

[@Graphics_Card]

OMG I GOT THE PIN FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER FROM LINUS! Probably because I’m a graphics card.

[@IvanTube0]

i did NOT see that coming

[@mini-_]

Everyone's gansta, until the eBay i9 shows up as an Intel Core i8 in Task Manager

[@seljadindzemailji]

Very true

[@anotheronebitezzadust732]

Here before this comment gets more likes than views than the video EDIT : bruh 3.2k likes in like 2hrs EDIT :6.3k

[@li1795]

Seems like all the self advertisers found a comment to hide in

[@andreyabrz]

@@li1795 bots*

[@ruchirkohli9110]

We are extremely sorry but your comment has been filled with self advertisers

[@paulanthonybacon9389]

CSGO Players: "Is Linus AFK again" "He is doing another benchmark for his video"

[@loadingsolate]

@@ilovefunnyamv2nd joke aside, I think he's having match with bots

[@loadingsolate]

Oh sorry I mentioned accidentally

[@dreadfulmourning1596]

I told him to go b never came back

[@iXenox]

he isn't benchmarking, that is his ingame performance when he tries

[@Artek385]

Nahhh, He just selling pillows

[@BuddysDIY]

2.3 million views later that eBay seller is driving a Rolls-Royce wraith right now.

[@antitrees]

w

[@williwoo6317]

Ay It's You! Can you you just keep doing the car flip videos, they are so entertaining and helpful!

[@Cam-gb1cu]

Supply and demand baby 👌🏼

[@shenli8321]

I feel like the real sponsor of this video is the eBay seller.

[@alexmckoy8898]

and he didn't figure it out.. just unsubscribed

[@asr118]

He's all sold out on these 3

[@dawgdude8980]

😂😂 u might gonna get 2 thousands like for this comment 😅

[@raawesome3851]

@@alexmckoy8898 what?

[@aoe9015]

@@alexmckoy8898 well it works

[@brianm.595]

HK seller: *checks address* ... Linus...."Send the real ones to this address" 😉

[@SammmN]

True I’m gonna change my name to Linus to get real stuff

[@abm5119]

I have to imagine all it takes is a google maps search of the delivery address...

[@michaeljones5681]

@@abm5119 yeah but they wont do that for every order

[@BenLA5]

@@abm5119 lol u can get a FlexDelivery address from Canada Post or get a PO box, and if u wanna be extra sneak, u can get one a distance away from where u are

[@integratedhatespreader]

Linus' address is Linus? lmfao

[@azbesthu]

Sratches all over on the CPUs? They are special, pre-dropped editions :D

[@krish5029]

Tailor made for Linus

[@jblyon2]

Plot twist: They're all retail samples used and then returned by Linus

[@jacesullivan4563]

Trust me once it leaves the factory and meets the mail service.... Its all mishandled

[@davidmiedema2950]

They got that damage when they "fell off the truck"...

[@pvtvenom]

They are 7800 series, they are not even close to new. They are pre used

[@wildpants9347]

Linus: "Ton of them available..." . . EBay: Sold Out

[@esatd34]

this. will. happen.

[@wildpants9347]

@@esatd34 it did happen

[@blazer666del]

@@wildpants9347 Nope still on there, even 10980xe's for $400

[@benpaul787]

@@blazer666del they are still Sold out .... dient he say something like *they'll restock

[@shoeshd6353]

@@blazer666del I wanna buy that, do you know where? I can't see any for that price

[@m5rian]

Linus: “There are a ton of them“ Ebay: Nope, you won’t get me

[@raawesome3851]

Ebay: Just kidding.

[@norvoan3783]

"There's tons of them available" Scalpers: you mean there *were* tons*

[@marcopolo8584]

watch as they're more common than Pentium 4s and they are unable to buy them all and lose all their money.

[@psychic-friend-toy-freddy]

The UK: you know the rules it’s time to die

[@impledob69]

They're literally just used... That's it used and cleaned up there's nothing special about this. eBay has a massive used CPU market, I know I used to sell hundreds of CPUs a month for a job. They all get bought by companies that ship them to China so they can be "refurbished" and sold to the massively growing Chinese computer parts parts market or passed off as "Open Box", "Seller-refurbished", "New" to Americans on eBay and Amazon. There's plenty of high-end stuff like this being turned over for the used market as well I can't count how many times engineering companies or IT companies would just bring us pallets of used components and work station computers that were 2-3 years old and perfectly working. Strip it down and sell it for parts to a Chinese re seller, they buy them as soon as the ad is posted.

[@marcopolo8584]

@@impledob69 X299 was such a colossal failure though. It was not a very compelling upgrade for current HEDT users until the HCC models came out, but that many cores is worthless for gaming, which became double moot once Coffee Lake came out. The HCC models were grossly price inefficient, leaving only professional power users who need every ounce of muscle they can get their hands on, and XOC enthusiasts. There is no doubt ridiculous amounts of Skylake-X CPUs just laying around everywhere.

[@tanmay______]

Well there goes the cheap pricing and availability

[@Isaiahsucre]

It's only been 40mins get one now

[@yachampgaming5501]

@@Isaiahsucre they go in like .5 seconds

[@ChiTownBossFJB]

There still there calm down! Edit...and their....gone lmao

[@GhostSlayerYT]

@@yachampgaming5501 fake news alert

[@jr6905]

These prices make the Zen 3 cpus look like a scam

[@tmklll]

eBae?

[@zazuradia]

i'm focusing on the "small scratches and dents" part of this whole thing for this theory: Back when i was working building washing machines and fridges, if one of these had one of these imperfections on the visual part of it, it would cost more to disassemble it and change the part than selling it around half price (being not listed, of course). I don't know how can this apply to the processor, how hard it is to replace the lid, or how much time and effort it would take, but this is the first thing that came into my mind. The chips are still being made, and some here and there will come non-perfect for retail selling.

[@sobhaks7231]

But they are discontinued

[@Momi_V]

@@sobhaks7231 officially... in western markets

[@Rotwold]

​@@Momi_Vand enterprise customers might have different terms for support, these products might still be supported to large customers.

[@AlvinFlang69420]

2 hours after video ended "This listing has ended." Thanks, Linus.

[@rodeladvan]

lmao was just here to comment about that

[@tjmarx]

It's really annoying when he does this kind of thing. Can he* just not stfu about deals?

[@jacobleeson4763]

@@tjmarx Well some non scalpers probably did get them from watching this. People who otherwise would be worried it was a scam

[@tjmarx]

@@jacobleeson4763 the listing didn't sell out and it's coming back, it ended. Intel are confirmed as watching these videos. Intel watched it and the listing was shut down. The most likely scenario is these were stolen legit retail chips and Linus just blew the deal. LTT should just not cover these kinds of things, if people are too scared to take a chance on their own that's their loss.

[@Bearded_Tall_Guy]

Still up just another listing on the sellers page.

[@nymaztek0315]

I appreciate this video. I have wanted to try out one of these XE processors and now can actually afford one!

[@thefudgebot]

love the kitchen set. You should shoot in it more often

[@timcates4261]

I love these weird finds way more than normal builds lol

[@levelup1279]

Same

[@MihkelKukk]

Same

[@spartacus987]

Same

[@v000000000000v]

if they were so easy to find they wouldn't be weird finds anymore

[@that_green_neko]

"You can buy it right now!" This item is no longer available.

[@dekoldrick]

Didn't take long

[@Bob_Smith19]

What did you expect?

[@PeachIceCreamy]

Probably in the hands of scalpers now.

[@GoodGamer3000]

@@PeachIceCreamy no one is scalping Intel CPUs lol

[@ghaviorizky3961]

@@GoodGamer3000 they are now,after watching this video

[@clayaderhold]

its insane the influence you guys have on the tech market lol

[@Anguardia]

How the chips got scratched, wrong answers only: The factory ran out of air hockey pucks

[@ThePiprian]

Linus dropped them and blamed it on the seller.

[@nffan696]

@@ThePiprian that might not be a wrong answers lmfao

[@oofusmcdoofus]

The seller has cats

[@luxwolf8858]

Google needed them for their nerd ball pit.

[@luxwolf8858]

They were collateral in a geek slip n' slide.

[@yazanalj1975]

The price of this cpu after this video: *Quintuples*

[@Taijifufu]

But that's msrp again.

[@stefanandrejevic2570]

Bobux

[@Mr.Morden]

Windows 11 support: NO The price of the CPU after my comment: Quarters Citation: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors

[@mythical_lobster]

@@Mr.Morden but windows 11 doesnt even look that good, honestly might just stay on windows 10 for a couple of years until windows 11 becomes more attractive.

[@tilburg8683]

I wouldn't reccomend it anyways. AMD has cheaper options that are way faster while drawing less power.

[@danielladwein2570]

5:19 "Kicked em around the floor a little bit" That is expected from The Sandal King.

[@joshuatatro4503]

Do not tempt The Sandal King, lest ye be the thing "around on the floor."

[@I_killed_that_beard_guy]

Lol lol

[@TheEmpowerment1]

Probably leftovers from tray orders. I've experienced tray ordering and it usually datacenters or office buildings full of CAD engineers. When ordering server processor upgrades or workstation upgrades by the tray it is usually done in bulk by companies with massive staff and multiple branch offices. They are usually distributed in tray form and not accounted for on a per chip basis and extras end up laying around on tech benches. This is the most likely scenario and would explain the scratches. It could also be from decommissioned server hardware, and those don't normally use standard type mounting hardware.

[@themanhimself9286]

7:07 "All these squares make a circle"

[@off-grideverything533]

Have a feeling the scratches are part of why they're so cheap. Can't sell a $2000 chip with exterior imperfections...

[@adityathakur7604]

Yeah, that may be true. So that intel can't tell anything to them if they resell it, that's my guess.

[@samgoff5289]

Rigggghhht because it is to hard for them to put on a new IHS

[@drummerdude100]

@@samgoff5289 as Linus said, they had scratches all over

[@SANHoloX]

Could be that it was marked defective from intel and they just give it at a lower price for salvage.

[@ryantakahashi9130]

I don't think that makes sense logically because if the issue was simply due to cosmetic damage to the IHS, then all they need to do is put on a different IHS. It would be cheaper to keep making more IHS's than to heavily discount a ton of chips just to sell them. They aren't really special since the lettering on them is all lasered onto them after the fact. And the same IHS is used on a ton of different chips, so you just pull another one from the pile.

[@CobraDBlade]

The damage seems consistent with what in the firearms ammunition world is known as "Factory seconds", where there is superficial damage and blemishes caused by mishaps on the assembly line/ packaging conveyor, but everything still functions correctly so it is shipped out at a lower (but still profitable) price.

[@samgoff5289]

Yea because it's not like intel can throw a brand new non scratched IHS on it.....

[@geort45]

@@samgoff5289 maybe not worth the time and effort, better sell them at a discount and the final seller marks it up a bit

[@AshenTechDotCom]

@@samgoff5289 the time and effort to do that, isnt worth the returns, they will tell you so themselves, amd sent me a factory second that was a 3 model range upgrade over what i had, asked if it was ok that its IHS wasnt pristine... i could have waited another 2-3 weeks for an exact retail package replacement but... the factory 2nd they sent showed no signs on the pins of ever having been tested let alone used... the top had some dings very much like these, i didnt care... it didnt effect the perf...and they extended the warranty to full again like i bought a new chip from them since i accepted the 2nd.... even though it was an upgrade. and "why dont they just buff it down and re-coat/etch it?" would f-of the tolerances making cooler mounting pressure a problem, also... time and cost vs reward. its just not worth the time and effort it would take to re-cap them... also how i got several videocard upgrades, 8800gt to 8800gts512mb for example... 8800gt cooked itself, 2nd one did the same no oc at all on either, bfg jeff sent me a gts 512mb thats cooler was scuffed to shit... when i told him how happy i was.... he was like "i was concerned you may find that offputting" its like...nobody could see it so.. wtf does it matter.... double ram, and a gtx equiv chip...just had to put up with scuffed plastic where somebody tried to remove the stickers using what im am guessing was a dollar store razor scraper...

[@wasddasw6485]

@@samgoff5289 That's not worth the time. The machines that assemble the CPU are designed to glue an IHS on, not to remove one and scrape off all the leftover silicone adhesive. Replacing it would have to be done by hand. It would take roughly 30 mins from an experienced worker to remove an IHS and clean it up. Afterwards, they can toss it back on the line and have the machines repaste and reglue it. The issue is, it risks destroying an otherwise viable product if any delidding mishaps occur. It won't be worth the investment to build specialized equipment just to delid their own CPUs for the handful of working rejects like these.

[@eltongovada9645]

Man, it's crazy to think a $2000 CPU is still profitable to sell even at $400. Makes you wonder JUST how much profit Intel can take lol.

[@dilet1114]

I just got a 7800X from this seller, it works perfectly fine. I'm writing this at the moment with it overclocked to 4.7ghz on a X299 Micro I picked up for $100 when EVGA was clearing them out. It does pretty nicely for itself in Solidworks, especially with the quad-channel memory.

[@ridasKSEuk]

I keep clicking and watching your videos from start to finish, even though I have no idea what you're talking about I enjoy watching you talk about it.

[@gio9789]

disappointed linus didn't lick the CPU saying it tastes like a scam Holy s*it didn't expect this to blow up, thanks for the likes

[@badnation1776]

how's your relationship with your father

[@nayan.punekar]

Sweet home Alabama intensifies

[@strider029]

He would have done that if COVID wasn't a thing.

[@Graphics_Card]

@@badnation1776 yo that’s actually such a epic concept

[@moneer7139]

@@Graphics_Card wtf u ppl talking about

[@electromaniacal]

About a year ago I bought a "brand new sealed in box" 6850K from an ebay seller who was very clear that the chip was not under warranty. But when I checked with Intel, they said it was under warranty and did an RMA when the chip turned out to be a dud. When I told the seller, he got really mad probably because he was shipping them from China where Intel was selling them brand new. He probably didn't want Intel to find out what he was doing.

[@tuff_lover]

Yikes

[@adrianafamilymember6427]

@@tuff_lover mf deserves it

[@professorxgaming2070]

Whats a RMA?

[@Zupoyo]

@@professorxgaming2070 Return merchandise authorization

[@costoon9337]

bro i love how LTT always has more than one sponsors in each video even tho LTT posts one vid every day

[@ArKay-nj2nh]

Thanks fellow Lower Mainlander, I had to look around but I found a New, in the box, i9-9900X for $460 Canadian, all in. Found it in Europe. Already had an ASUS ROG X299-E Board.

[@josephgaetano6751]

A i5-12600k cost half that

[@C7TJFVB7CAZ_TyonorShap]

@@josephgaetano6751 but isnt nessessarlely better as i know both chips the 12600k is better but not but all that much bout 30% if you will , also you got quadchannel on a 99x and can put 2 or 3 cards in there so in workloads like videorendering it woudl destroy a system with a 12600k in it ;) and gaming is still very VERY good to the point where you will not baughter with a 12600k obviously :)

[@jonathan0o0dawKins]

*checks eBay 1hr after video launches* ...and their all gone to resellers or prices are inflated. 2021 vibes.

[@soyabmostofa]

Since Microsoft is telling they would make anything below 8 series obsolete, intel is letting their inventory loose.

[@Ichijoe2112]

Exactly! Someone who gets it.

[@kevo05s]

But to anyone who's ok with running Linux, these are a great deal!

[@anaverageperson6744]

Thats only for the development versions of Windows 10. Once its fully released it should support most CPUs

[@trashcaster]

@@kevo05s That would be a good thing to use for a Plex server or any kind of home server, even as a gaming server.

[@suntzu1409]

Win 11 is just a new skin. Its not a new windows. So it does not really matter that win 11 doesnt support 7th gen. Also win 10 and linux support 7th gen

[@quicklearnerspoint9616]

Your fascinating skills of deduction and observation, as well as the manner in which you work, that draws us in. ... You are a detective, and arguably one of the most enduring person This is the best you tube video I ever watched

[@evrlastngcherry7727]

Ok buddy take his twig and Berries out of your mouth and come back down to earth

[@quicklearnerspoint9616]

Hi antony

[@Xonikz]

Well, that's good news. I've been still gaming and photoshopping on a rig I built starting in 2012... i-7 4 core. It's been solid and made lots of moves across country, but had a few card updates along the way. It's not going to cut it for my next project/ gaming plans. I'll have to check out some of these more recent old models to see if building a solid rig for under a grand with components that would have cost as much as a car new is possible now.

[@Mp57navy]

Ahh, yes. Intel, the budget oriented option.

[@gerhardsmith7892]

10th gen is the best budget option right now in many countries

[@metaphorpritam]

@@gerhardsmith7892 True. Typing this from my i7-10870h

[@Chipili123]

@@gerhardsmith7892 or 11th gen is also a good option. In my third world country, an i5 11400f is actually 5 dollars cheaper than a 10th gen one currently.

[@Chipili123]

Although it's still pretty expensive as it costs $250... But still cheaper than a ryzen 5 3600 for $320 you know

[@qwertpoiuy430]

@@Chipili123 if you talk about i7s tho the 10th gen performs better

[@Nostalgia_Realm]

I really do wonder how the chips got scratched and dinged up like that 🤔

[@CodeBroRob]

could have been the chips that were below intel's standards that got chucked into a bin, then someone went to take those bins home and tested them 1 by 1 before selling them

[@abroxyz98]

I’m guessing that since the i9 platform is supposed to be pc equivalent of owning a megayacht that intel didn’t sell any slightly damaged cpus back when they were brand new, and now are offloading them at the discount price.

[@deathbydeviceable]

@@CodeBroRob I almost have the same idea, but when the original seller was selling in bulk he just tossed them into a container and didn't bother with shipping material so they all shook inside scratching each other up

[@onehourmusicbc]

@@CodeBroRob I don't think so. If chips were below their standard, it would be thrown before packaging, not after.

[@WilliamWeeksKC]

Maybe it’s from a 14nm Intel 20th anniversary commercial dancing in hazmat suits.

[@dragonhart6505]

that little controller fidget-toy must really work...I've been seeing that thing in almost every Linus-featured video for a long time, but I'm only now NOTICING it. where can I get one?

[@liquidsnake6879]

Linus: "We stumbled upon" Also Linus: "PAID LINK HERE"

[@nujuat]

Pre-scratched chips would save Linus a lot of time. He wouldn't even have to drop them!

[@neelb980]

This dude just got a ton of free advertising

[@wartspro]

``PAID LINK``

[@NicCrimson]

Yh and prices are gonna skyrocket, thnx linus

[@OceansideCreations]

Dude I was totally about to buy one of these from the same seller on ebay, but I went with a used cheaper variant. As I am just trying to keep my X99 alive until alder lake is released. I can't believe you made this video $$$$

[@xxangelscenexx247]

4:47 Got To Take A Moment To Appreciate That Perfect Pillow Throw Didn't Knock The CPU Cooler Over..

[@donkeydelux640]

Gonna need a "the verge" amount of thermal paste to fill in those dings and scratches

[@K.R.X]

It's essentially good practice to always have a little more.

[@drakesavory2019]

Just make sure you have your thermal paste applicator.

[@lychnobios]

@@drakesavory2019 And then drop it and not use it

[@dhoome1234ify]

If this was a scam, Linus would be like: "This is the third time i've been scammed, BY EBAY!"

[@dhoome1234ify]

And yes, this is an interpretation of Tourettes Guy quote. "This is the second time i've been f**ked, BY DAIRY QUEEN! (munches Ice cream)"

[@dirg3music]

I love that immediately knew what you were talking about. Godspeed you beautiful bastard you.

[@sadcatman1057]

@@dhoome1234ify tourette’s guy! i love those videos lmao

[@heyamey5]

get your homework done

[@dhoome1234ify]

@@dirg3music I had this in my head since linus has been scammed twice on ebay.

[@GraveXSensei]

Those are actually "Bad Order" from Intel. Someone from the inside, damaged it intentionally then they can sell it at low cost for consumers to enjoy. I don't mind, as long its working but they are pretty old ~ 🐭

[@c.LOSER.to.G0.d]

but anyway intel hasn't made any real progress since 2014 so they are still pretty cool ... xD

[@cward7320]

I didn't upgrade my core 2 quad until last year.... it's all about use

[@manupainkiller]

@@cward7320 Hah ! I thought I was the only one, lol ! Except I did it in november 2019. You had a Q9650 also ? :D

[@legendaryhumper]

@@manupainkiller no

[@AshenTechDotCom]

not that it really matters, wait a few more years, grab a 109x0 chip and be happy at the easy upgrade path... also.... considering how well this old x5675 overclock holds up gaming... yeah... outside the 12900 lineup, intels been fairly stagnant for quite a while... at times even having perf drop back vs the previous gen... just less noteworthy since it wasnt as bad as with some amd products of the past.

[@radovanjovanovic9872]

The pre video ad was alibaba🤣

[@natemasterson7274]

i deal with a lot of bulk and weird cpus often, and can say the small dings and marks all over the chip and even in spots that are bizarre, are because at some point in it's life, for some reason, they were all "thrown into a box/bin/something" together without care for if they were damaged. whatever reason this is could be many, but the intention was for them to be disposed of or recycled, and somehow someone came along and found a way to keep them, and knew most of them could still work, and flipped them. they were free for the seller, or mostly so.

[@ahshitherewegoagain8695]

That's a long explanation to say that these are dumpster dived working CPUs.

[@natemasterson7274]

@@ahshitherewegoagain8695 i didn't want to offend by just spitting it out...

[@xxvodanhxx]

This sounds like the most plausible explanation. Sometimes in the 2nd hand market people handle things they have no idea what they are or how careful to handle them. Like ram sticks, they can be just thrown in a box in bulk.

[@natemasterson7274]

@@xxvodanhxx indeed, i deal with a HUGE amount of this stuff, and have for over 2 decades, heh. through all that time, the ONLY cpus i've come across with such very specific damage, were from such case, and nothing else, hehe. it's the "what and where" we can never know...

[@davidcounter4866]

@Nate Masterson That's what she said...

[@wizauto]

The world is on chip shortages due to pandemic and increasing demand for chips, SoC, etc. Meanwhile this cpu exist with that price tag lol

[@owkelpton]

I was about to say that. Worldwide chip shortage and intel is rolling these ancient things out of the silicon factories under the table.... doesn’t make much sense.

[@firellio070]

Plandemic

[@spike5499]

@@firellio070 oh you're one of those people

[@firellio070]

@@spike5499 Your welcome.

[@blankblank1949]

Pandemic doesnt do thing to silicon production

[@pi_xi]

6:22 I remember the VIA Nano, a great and cheap CPU, which could even beat Intel Atoms in the early 2010s. It was mainly used in Thin Clients and low-budget office PCs.

[@chefzane8714]

Can y'all make a vid on mouse pad cleaning and show the different ways. Peripherals never get cleaned as much as they should and an overview guide would be nice. thanks

[@EposVox]

I have a spare X299 motherboard, I'm tempted!

[@nit-Inundate]

i love your hair bro always a treat seeing u pop up in the comments

[@l5vdi]

order one before the price goes up

[@ashketchum4263]

Windows 11 support?

[@UmVtCg]

@@nit-Inundate I'd like to shave it, like a big fat sheep.

[@Chanceux2]

@Santa Claus ᨆ no

[@bambinone]

I've been running one of these "scratch 'n' dent" chips in my main VFIO workstation for a few months. I wanted to do a 2970WX or 2990WX build but used parts were cost-prohibitive and X399 motherboards with good reviews are few and far between. If you need lots of cores, memory bandwidth, and PCIe lanes, it's hard to beat! I only paid $319 for my 7960X before tax and shipping but I'm sure prices are going to skyrocket now.

[@Mrbong-op6pn]

I dont have my own desktop or laptop but i love watching your content! I will try to buy my own too soon. Godbless :)

[@panostheodorou6972]

Hey man , I like your jacket you are so cool . Where can I buy one of those ? . Thanks !

[@krisch7]

"......these chips are a steal, and they are real, that's the deal. Now I feel....." Ah! The writer's choice of words is so satisfying and rhyming, like JAKE really deserves a shout-out now!!!

[@TheRealLink]

Love my 7940X! Sure, binned chip and paid a lot more than $450 a couple years ago but it's certainly no slouch for processing and doing all the things! Awesome that you're able to find basically EoL parts still being sold for the cheap though.

[@MrMegaPussyPlayer]

5:37 I have my own thesis to that. They fell of the back of a truck. Would explain the scratches even though they weren't mounted anywhere. Maybe they were very briefly to ensure they work

[@privateger]

Doesn't explain the restocking.

[@MrMegaPussyPlayer]

@@privateger Maybe the backdoor is missing? And case it wasn't clear: My comment was a joke with "fallen of the back of a truck" as a euphemism for being stolen...

[@privateger]

@@MrMegaPussyPlayer Ah, right. Yeah, I agree with that. It's probably someone scratching the CPUs themselves and making the less guarded discard pile disappear.

[@Aftun_dev]

10:33 I guess you convinced me to buy them for the nas

[@BasicShapes]

0:14 “Hello! I’m a little scam!” - _Linus Ventriloquist Tips_

[@Garrettdx1988]

Wasn’t in the market for a CPU, but now I might be.

[@walidfakhfakh3660]

Yes.

[@jadenramos7039]

Good luck trying to find one

[@bbrrrrrrr]

@@walidfakhfakh3660 yes

[@resy-kun7773]

My theory is that they are chips that were damaged in shipping and returned before they were used and Intel sold them off

[@bunnyben5607]

Or maybe what happened was that they were defective in manufacturing, so one of the cores died, then they just deactivated another core and sold an 18 core CPU as a 16 core.

[@bertram-raven]

I have just bought a Dell R620, 128Gb RAM, 6 x 1TB SAS drives, and 2 x E5-2690 v2 for £90 - all "seller refurbished". They were all new in box. Great for a homelab. In this case, it is going in a data-centre as a build server. All in all, an excellent buy.

[@mehuldalmia4457]

Also the fact the 18 core chip is “not good enough” for Windows 11 😂

[@BirnenBaer]

Its only forbidden to sell a PC with this CPU together with a Windows 11 Logo :D

[@Real_MisterSir]

At this point who is even getting Windows 11 except for laptop and tablet users?.. 11 Feels like more of a scam than most ebay listings

[@syrusin613]

Although its not in the supportet cpu list i got the pc healt check tool saying its windows 11 ready.

[@CodeBroRob]

@@Real_MisterSir personally if it wasn't for the god awful look i would actually be keen on using it for a year due to the direct storage feature, i tried the leaked version and it actually did increase the fps vs win10, but that being said, that's one of the few positive points and they only reside in the mechanisms which, by the way, may decrease due to other stuff getting added including bloatware so far i got my mind set on either Arch Linux or Manjaro

[@tarkitarker0815]

@@BirnenBaer pssssht let them sheeps be, they flame you you talk bs when you redirect them to the text above the site with all the supported cpu for os X sites.

[@gamebuster800]

I bought that CPU Pillow and my cats LOVE it. My cats literally queue up to lie down on that pillow. As soon as one moves to drink/eat, the second one gets on there. There is no other pillow they love so much.

[@manupainkiller]

I think Yvonne would be proud, lol !

[@RJedmiston]

I have an engineering sample Xeon in my build. Those performance and compatibility issues are very real.

[@wesley.zago120]

4:49 this is the kind of moment you watch more than once, just for the pleasure of a laugh

[@Goot449]

Absolutely no mention how these are now "not windows 11 supported" by microsoft

[@wizarddd]

not very important, for a server it wouldnt be running windows 99% of the time, windows 11 supported means absolutely nothing since by the time its released someone will find a way to bypass the check for safeboot, one of which has already been found

[@user-xr3rb6pn9m]

No one cares

[@bendova5484]

I actually was searching for especially this comment xD

[@Goot449]

@@bendova5484 I'm pretty sure they produced this video before the Microsoft announcement

[@ondrejsobek6565]

Actually, they are supported. I happen to own an i7 7820X which I bough back in 2017 and after enabling PTT in the bios Windows reports TPM 2.0 and the PC health check for W11 passes. :-)

[@Lukiel666]

Looks like stock that has been put away in a drawer and forgotten about till someone found it doing an inventory.

[@jrodsalloftheabove8625]

Great video bro! 7 months later every i9 7980x is now scalper owned! Lol 😆 Of course for sale for 80percent higher!

[@The404Studios]

“Item is no longer available…”

[@theflukey4114]

Ripp

[@HanSolo__]

There are available. The same seller offers 12 core and 14 core i9.

[@CrunkyOMan83]

@@HanSolo__ all gone lol

[@dy7296]

*Out of Stock*

[@thesovietoneyouhate5190]

@@CrunkyOMan83 Still on

[@lolindirlink]

Spends over $400,- on a single part. Linus: why is this so cheap!?

[@dy7296]

I know this is a joke, but that's an 18 core 36 thread god spec cpu. And it's a skylake. So one of those for only $400 with barely visible minor scratches is a great deal.

[@rossgoosen7269]

that CPUs MSRP is $2000, I would say it’s a damn good deal

[@lolindirlink]

@@rossgoosen7269 it's a great deal but still a lot of money!😁

[@Andytlp]

@@dy7296 not really as linus explained. If youre gonna fold for probably 24/7 you want a more efficient part. saving 200 bucks on intel would cost that in electricity in like 2 years of 24/7 fold. While amd would pay for itself in that time. Newer features. Less vulnerabilities. Runs cooler

[@feedtheagle6851]

@@rossgoosen7269 Just because the original msrp was 2k, doesnt mean its current value is 2k. It get stomped on by the current $800 16c.

[@SoulMist17]

Don't forget the fact that these cpus have more security flaws, that will never be patched.

[@adrianrylski8794]

That will 99% of the time not be even an issue.

[@Steellmor]

Compared to what?

[@Ichijoe2112]

>Implying that these "Flaws" have been fixed in more recent editions. Theres a reason why Intel have yet to break the 14nm barrier.

[@AdamHarrisTrader]

The best line in this video: "You guys know I do this all for you, right?!"

[@metaspherz]

Thanks, Linus! Last January I bought an Alienware R11 RTX 3080, I opted for the Intel Core i7 which saved me about $600 compared to the Core i9 option. I've been assembling my own PC gaming rigs since 1987 and this was only my second pre-built desktop since then. Both were Alienware PCs too. I wanted an RTX3080 but due to COVID and scalpers, they were only available for about 3X the retail cost. I bought an entire gaming rig from Alienware for about $500 more than what eBay was selling the RTX3080 for last January!

[@nathaniel1207]

pull the card and cpu. those components shouldnt be sentenced to that terrible case.

[@piuchoudhury6493]

@@nathaniel1207 I agree.The Alienware R11 is extremely hard to disassemble and the components are all terrible...just not the gpu and cpu. Edit:It's also VERY expensive for it's components,so that's another reason to avoid it.

[@mayathedoggo]

This video was released an hour ago. Of the CPUs listed in the description, the first one is out of stock with 95 units sold, the second has 22 sold in the last hour, and the last one has 6 sold in the last hour.

[@omegagameplays8353]

Another hour later, and they're all gone. Don't waste your time, folks! If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

[@w4drone720]

@@omegagameplays8353 and another hour later, a restock has occurred. This whole thing just got weirder.

[@DigitalJedi]

Checking in at 4 hours in here. First 2 are gone and the 3rd has limited stock and jacked up the prices.

[@Waqas27]

"and there's tons of them available" except the seller removed all the cpu listings 🤦‍♂️

[@LS-oh8kv]

They probably all sold out and they took them down to not get more orders of products they don’t have

[@kirbycube]

not true they are still up www.ebay.com/itm/174513388333

[@eniff2925]

@@kirbycube they increased the price by almost 100% thanks to this video.

[@tw1st3d35]

Not true, if you take a look into the seller's other listings, it's at the top. 7980xe, 7960x, 7940x etc. They're all there just under a different listing. Also the 7980xe sold out.

[@InternationalLiaison]

I just bought what I thought was a i7-920xm according to physical appearance. After bench marking turns out it is a highly modified i7-740qm, throttled and over cached flash to show up as a i7-820qm, plus some changes to the cpu bios.

[@ianlawson94]

I liked the CPU pillow ending

[@MianUsmanAsghar]

Everyone's gansta, until the Microsoft tell you, Your CPU dose't support windows 11

[@warfionproductions6580]

More like your Windows 11 does not support cpu

[@overheadcam]

Who wants windows 11 janky tablet wishwash

[@suntzu1409]

But win 10 still supports it And win 11 is just a new skin. And if you are someone who is serious about buying this, you probably dont care about skins and aesthetics

[@Cosmstack]

@@suntzu1409 Yes, but W11 is still not supporting anything below 8th gen Intel. Well, that's what they claim anyway

[@V1l17s]

@@Cosmstack welp, guess it's time to switch to Linux 🤷

[@CarthagoMike]

Goes to show how quickly technology moves along, that chips priced $2000 not too long ago can go for a fifth the sticker price now.

[@m-w-y7325]

just wait when the GPU's are gonna start coming down. RTX 3090 at 500$, get 3 for 1250$ *1 YEAR WARRANTY*

[@jay-5061]

@@m-w-y7325 dreams

[@philosaplease4867]

Moore's law has entered the chat

[@super_hero2]

Yea 4 year old chip should be 4 times less transistors than the current so the price tag should decrease proportionally.

[@n2productions]

A-class sponsor segue. Simply poetic

[@ghostinng274]

4:48 Lol don't worry, I already have a cpu pillow on the way.

[@LucGendrot]

Woah those earlier clips of Linus and Luke are WILD. Keep the beard, Linus.

[@TheMohawkNinja]

"Refurbished" "100% not used" Contradiction, much?

[@knightsljx]

They could be cosmetic defects that failed QC or returned

[@OriCorio123Extra]

99% used

[@IPushButtonsLive]

Refurbished doesn't mean used. Like if I buy a PC part and return it without ever having used it, the retailer will return it to the manufacturer and the manufacturer will resell it as refurbished... Because they legally can't sell it as new after it has been returned to them, even if it has never been used.

[@android-user]

@@IPushButtonsLive what about the scratches?

[@android-user]

@@IPushButtonsLive thank you for this explanation, really appreciate it!

[@ItsAllToBeCooL]

That was actually a good itnro to your sponsor.

[@Guiny]

this has to be linus's best intro 🤣

[@MythicqI]

Hi guiny

[@MikeStavola]

Many years ago, a small computer shop I worked for got about 100 pentium III socket 370 processors, for like $25 a piece. All the packaging was gone, and they were in plastic clamshells in trash bags. Apparently the shipping container they were in was damaged, leaked, and the shipper's insurance covered the whole container. And then the contents were salvaged and sold by the dock workers. Maybe it's something like that?

[@ChaiTimeDataScience]

I love how Linus brings the insane enthusiasm for these experiments :D

[@davidstephens189]

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[@ABHISHEKSHARMA-jr4qy]

Nice one, Kane.

[@iamperplexed4695]

You know they could have just fallen of a truck in the port of Shenzhen.

[@tanayjohnson1297]

04:46 CPU's shipped in pillows! That's some 5 head packaging right there. XD

[@TronixGuy93]

@0:25 look at that spittle he's so excited.

[@Hexenkind1]

Didn't know scratches can be that expensive.^^

[@galactic1845]

Who else needs more fire tech tips in their lives

[@chong8928]

What I need the tech tips beard and hair

[@waitwhat1144]

As in the server room is on fire again?

[@qbrt4050]

This dude right here

[@ImAFatCheezIt]

I would buy tech tips if needed

[@PapaSharmaJi]

Thank You Linus. I figured this out years ago. I have Intel Xeon E5 2689V2 8core 16threds with 16gb ecc ram. I am still gaming without any problems. I run virtualbox for my hosting or other testings and the core counts helps. I am looking to upgrade though. I will save some money now. 50$ a month is all I can save for me but its ok. Point is you are right. These kind of CPU is good for budget and enthusiasts like me.

[@motovlogsinla]

I just got the i7 12 gen for my pc build , my bro has the i9 which I thought was complete overkill but he went big on his whole build

[@stewarddavid4333]

linus please put the dark themed intro for us who are watching at night please