The Absolute Fastest Gaming Computer - Splave PC

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 - Ouuu a Pelican Case
1:00 - Glasswire
1:11 - Air Cooling?
2:30 - Binned components
4:36 - What has been changed
7:00 - Furmark testing
9:23 - Cinebench, reseating the cooler
11:11 - Linus' Electrical is Poo
13:45 - Game testing
15:44 - Buy a UPS plz
16:50 - Drop!
17:28 - Outro

[@shardulgupta3430]

Splave is like the bigger cousin staying near his toys so that his younger cousins dont destroy them.

[@ArniesTech]

the perfect example of a gentle giant actually 💪

[@Roensmusic]

LOL

[@Fossillarson]

$12k omg he'll no lol

[@AfroSamuraaii]

Lmfao!!

[@condorX2]

I wanna see this pc hoarder warehouse 😄

[@slappomatthew]

I love this splave guy. hes a giant mountain of a man, but hes so soft spoken, and clearly hes smart. certainly not a book to judge by the cover.

[@StudioFourHundred]

Yeah something mesmerizing bout him

[@thomasbland5450]

He reminds of Glen Jacobs, the man who plays Kane in WWE. If you watch him out of character, he's this huge man who talks intelligently.

[@stsam63]

totally agree, he is super intimidating until he starts talking then he gives off a calm protective vibe

[@EJ-Sucks]

Just read: “cover not a judge by book the cover”

[@EnsignLovell]

If you're judging built guys based on knowledge, well then you need to move.... Or go on holiday some time. There's a ton of tech nerds that are also gym rats/buff people. Could be any number of things making him that built, who knows, he might handle heavy servers and install them most of the day. That being said I do agree that typically buff guys are stereotyped these days, personally I blame TV shows that show muscular frat boys on shows like love island, where it's just for the drama.

[@preppingbulb7440]

And then the rtx 4090 happend...

[@Kavan_Mane]

And 14th gen

[@xanderplayz3446]

@@Kavan_Manewhich sucks

[@Cartier2Shiesty]

@@xanderplayz3446not even

[@ryderbo12]

@@Cartier2Shiestyheat reasons yea

[@Steve.._.]

​@@ryderbo12yet the 30 series are the ones with the most issues brickin them? Alright 😂

[@keithmaher9576]

That Fractal Torrent case is one of the best air flow cases you can get. But if you leave the side panel off you're killing its ability to throw air from front to back.

[@caidelander2561]

Question, does having the bottom fans not introduce non linear airflow (turbulence?) I can't seem to think of the proper terms

[@keithmaher9576]

@@caidelander2561 No. The bottom fans add to the flow coming from the front 180mm fans. Along with the rear exhaust you have an overpowering flow of air from front to back that cools the whole system. The bottom fans provide so much cool air for my 3070 that the GPU fans never ramp up to high, which they always did in my old case

[@caidelander2561]

@@keithmaher9576 Oh okay, I just got the case and was wondering how to manage the fans

[@caidelander2561]

@@keithmaher9576If ever you could do you think you could run some benchmarks with and without the fans at the bottom. I'm super curious to see how massive the difference is. I always thought that the non laminar nature of having bottom fans would be problematic

[@flitai]

If the case was small yes air would get trapped. Simply too much volume of case for air to be trapped, also the same reason testboard setups with no case get better temps because no air is being trapped.

[@Tiparium_NMF]

Splave is simultaneously the most intimidating person they've had on the show, and is also way less intimidating than actual business mode Linus.

[@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236]

Splave is a barking dog behind a gate, as soon as theyre actually put on the podium they crumble, 5% gain for 7000 dollars more than their built in PC. Im shocked this isn't sponsored.

[@ACoupleStoners]

Where can I see business mode Linus?

[@TekuJames]

@@ACoupleStoners WAN Show

[@coolguyman7356]

@@TekuJames god pls any examples? ive heard about him going off on marketing ppl and stuff at big companies buuuut

[@farawaythrower]

he's built like a tank because of all the overclocking juice he's on

[@nambreadnam]

LMG legit went from recording in the kitchen of Linus' house, to a massive warehouse with multiple sets, to recording in the kitchen in Linus' house.

[@davidandrew7314]

The original kitchen wasn't Linus' house

[@dominikhahn2351]

They built the house inside the warehouse.

[@WhyteLis21]

At this point, he might as well just brag about his setups. Dude is willing to spend 50k on stocks and 80k on making a gold controller, just for the hell of it. All we need to see, is if he can pull out a very expansive gpu out of his home oven and wear an expansive leather jacket with the name, "Linus" on it. Lol.

[@ADB-zf5zr]

@@davidandrew7314 Mothers house...

[@freeroamer6962]

His current kitchen is bigger than the entire OG house...I hope that whoever bought that old property is treating it well, might be a museum of sorts one day...lol...

[@nathanjenkins266]

something that has always bugged me about testing thermals is: why do they always do the tests with the case open. Having the case open effectively changes the airflow designs of the case

[@goodfella1605]

it dose but to be fair the stock pc case was open as well

[@PCRevolt]

Probably for the video, to show off the internals visually

[@shadethedon8351]

I mean there is absolutely NO WAY that it make things " WORST " soooo...

[@clinten3131]

I dont get that either, you would want to know how a case runs closed because thats how most of us runs our pcs. I guess gamernexus is the pro go to when it comes to testing thermals.

[@yourmother638]

Yeah was thinking the same thing

[@snaffu1]

This dude lifts, weights and spirits! Loved having him on the show and hope he can swing by again in the future. Very knowledgeable and chill.

[@davidbraucht544]

he lifts weights?

[@elyas3876]

@@davidbraucht544 have you seen the size of him?

[@deeznutz8320]

@@davidbraucht544 Hè sure looks like hè does, dude is massive

[@TheGreatOlah]

Splave is the epitome of Gentle Giant. A giant with a wicked knowledge of delicate computer physics.

[@FalloutProto]

He looks like hopper from stranger things lol

[@broma7565]

Honestly just hire him already if you didn't. He would be alot of help to Alex and the overclocking adventures they can take. I am sure he has a ton of knowledge about other things too computer related. Would be a nice addition to their current team tbh.

[@erichall090909]

@@broma7565 probably couldn’t afford to keep him on payroll. Dude is pretty successful himself

[@MrMCDiggles]

If you saw Splave on the street you would think he was some weight lifting, jock type, not a computer nerd. Props for breaking the mold on showing that anyone can be into PC building and OC'ing.

[@miscl_anon]

@@MrMCDiggles i’d love for some rich girly cute fashion makeup shoes type girl to turn up and nerd out about computers while also being really down to earth lmao

[@aguadoia]

Splave is the perfect guest. He brigns incredible stuff, stays in the back and only interacts when asked and provides clear to the point inputs. Best part tho is how chill he comes across...no excess, no crazy shennanigans...just to the point. I enjoyed a lot this video. Technical and with great dynamic between the hosts.

[@Haecairwen]

I mean... It totally makes sense that he's chill.

[@cabasse_music]

he'd make a great permanent fixture of the team, super chill

[@jody024]

He is a real Mensch

[@stevenberry8866]

I agree specifically because he's with someone high energy like Linus. I like excess. I like big energy. I don't care if it's the host or the guest doing it, but Linus brings enough to the video on his own, so when he's involved it's nice to have someone kind of toned down.

[@harrylane4]

@@Haecairwen If he weren't chill, his computer would have thermal throttled immediately

[@Coktane_]

Incredibly brave to have allowed himself to have his product be criticized not only in pre production, but in front of him! Who else would risk that? Good for him, very honest.

[@mordinsolus161]

man, splave seems to be such a nice guy

[@emraef]

it's pretty insane how much pcs have changed, overclocking basically isn't worth it anymore. 10 years ago you could squeeze so much extra performance out of your hardware, now they already do it in the factory.

[@B20C0]

26 years ago I overclocked a 100 MHz CPU to 133. THAT was a performance increase.

[@Chillst0rm]

Agreed man! My current gaming rig that is about to be retired to NAS / stream rig. Has a xeon x5650, and its overclocked to 4.2 to 4.4ghz. Its base clock was roughly 2ghz. I essentially gave the damn chip an extra 2ghz. And its platform 1st gen i7 setup, it had a dang i7930 for years till i stumbled upon the ability to just throw a xeon into it. Albeit i cannot wait to build a new rig soon

[@bopz.]

Nowadays we overclock for like 2% more performance 💀

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

Now, we undervolt to get 95% of the performance for 75% of the power draw.

[@eldibs]

Because a 50MHz overclock on a 200MHz CPU is a much higher percentage than a 150MHz increase on a 3.8GHz CPU.

[@BBROPHOTO]

I soooo wish Splave was a permanent ‘reoccurring character’ on LTT. He’s got such great vibes.

[@ArniesTech]

I guess this is the beginning of a cooperation. You will continue seeing him 💪😉

[@Demon_Cleaner]

He's an absolute legend

[@eskimo7176]

Actually he's the only guy ever to have been in a video that I felt good about.

[@bnangai132]

Imagine Splave and Anthony on one video

[@green90s]

@@bnangai132 The most ambitious crossover event in history.

[@MikeDawson1]

the fact that Splave's bluescreened several times makes me feel better about the pain I went through to get my delidded watercooled 12900k stable, it was a nightmare (watchdog timeouts for days) - but I'm very happy with what I finally ended up with!

[@fabiancamargo5545]

He's like a humble giant, and with high tech knowledge :) it was relaxing to see him on video. Great video!

[@HaggardEffect]

Alex looks so happy about this collaboration. Almost as much as when gets a new tool, if not more.

[@W0rld.W4r]

Elo bud!!

[@reddeck1906]

Hohoho

[@localareakobold9108]

he looks derpy uwu

[@psstimbatman6646]

I love how humble and relaxed he is. Would love to see more of him.

[@waterglass4171]

Humble is easy when the machine you built BSoD. Relaxed would be tricky.

[@Wahba.]

@@waterglass4171 because shipping shifted the cpu cooler around

[@tardwrangler1019]

@@waterglass4171 you didn't even watch the video fully

[@waterglass4171]

@@tardwrangler1019 I did. A couple of extra frames isn't worth the extra cash and instability.

[@Lostachilles]

@@waterglass4171 That's subjective though. It might not be worth it for a 5% increase to you, but to others it very well will be. Also, it isn't really built for gaming; he said so himself. It's built to outperform any other workstation. Look at the difference in the memory speeds on Aida64.

[@jspesh]

Splave seems like a good guy, I'd like to see more of his stuff and perhaps some overlooking advice

[@Virru112]

Splave is a top guest; would be great to see more of him. One thing with the testing though; why is it being done with the case open? doesn't that effect the airflow negatively?

[@ppduval]

When manufacturers start to write your name on their hardware, you must have been doing something right. GREAT JOB SPLAVE.

[@frost365]

not sure if you know mans has done many G.SKILL's Extreme Overclocking Events mans a legend

[@cippo1987ITA]

you know they are into marketing and not hw

[@TR-qf2gt]

man, Splave has some adorable dad vibes. like if Kratos was a big softie but still equally badass (in this case *pun intended*, PCs instead of killing things)

[@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236]

"5% gain is not a insignificant gain" But is it worth an extra 7000 dollars? Splave PC: 12,000 Their PC: 5,600

[@TR-qf2gt]

@@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236 that's entirely up to you, friend.

[@Altroante]

@@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236 point of diminishing returns. They're pushing the envelope, which is always expensive. Not to mention, the "is it worth it" question is sort of pointless, because at the end of the day nobody is making you buy this PC. Whether it's worth it or not - depends on the person.

[@ronnymarchini1706]

Agreed bro

[@balotibaya2]

Hahahaha i agree. Where’s Splave channel in YT

[@Coein1]

Splave just makes me happy. Soft spoken but extremely intelligent and calm. I wouldn't mind meeting him in person. Seems like a gentle giant. Both in stature and intellect.

[@vukpsodorov5446]

12:30 though it's worth pointing out, the huge fans up front might be able to push more of that hot GPU air out of the back with the side panel on.

[@adamgreenhill110]

I wish a gaming PC would just "show up" at my house too...

[@iamstartower]

it did but you were not at home...

[@GhostRider-jk4eo]

We just gotta keep dreaming.

[@PurplePanda2]

@@iamstartower happend to me too

[@Z3t487]

@@Flex-cx7uj Nice flex, but ok! Wait...

[@reddeck1906]

Just work hard and earn for it like me everyone else did

[@Super12345r]

you know linus is old when he's more excited about downloading the games rather than playing them.

[@hellraserfleshlight]

I feel personally attacked by this comment.

[@txmits507]

being able to perceive a difference of 200 fps or 210 fps would be extremely difficult. theyve already played games on top end pcs. what they havent seen are just the number differences in some of the processes.

[@erito9507]

I relate at the tender age of 22

[@ArniesTech]

I feel old now for enjoying installing all kinds of Linux distros more than actually using them 😅🤣

[@joeldoxtator9804]

I've always been more excited by the hardware than the games. I'm just a hardware kind of guy.

[@Crittek]

Goes to show just how good automatic boost clocking is from the factory nowadays. The last time I think overclocking was really worth it is when I had a 980ti. I was able to get about 25% extra performance from it with a custom bios flash. Nowadays it’s all about low temps. It’s strange that water cooling wasn’t chosen here. A custom loop is very safe to use as long as you know what you’re doing.

[@hunterbear2421]

even a non-custom loop is very safe as long as you pick a trustworthy company and not just go out and buy the cheapest one.

[@KarkarasMJ]

Seems like such a sweet guy, very knowledgeable as well.

[@OmniKoneko]

I love how this big dude is so soft spoken, good video linus, enjoyed seeing all the specific aspects of max overclocking when the most overclocking I've ever done is through xmp lol

[@techman9577]

I completely agree, he has such a "gentle giant" vibe going on! Also agree this video was lots of fun!

[@loganhauck8552]

@المملكة العربية السعودية terrible marketing buddy

[@pcmasterracetechgod5660]

For real I hope we get more of him However on another note, WTF is linus thinking using THAT (13:40) to power two godly PC's??? No wonder they were having shutdown issues, I wouldn't trust that piece of junk with ONE of those PC's

[@fcaruana1978]

@@loganhauck8552 Yeah.. why post that? I put up a gpu benchmarking video for XP a short while back (on my other account so not attempting to hijack for the views) and had someone comment with a video of a boy washing a tricycle?? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Thumper68]

Splave is humble guy let’s his work speak for itself. That says a lot about him as a person imo.

[@j22563]

His overheating, bluescreening work speaks volumes

[@egg6314]

@@j22563 yep not so sure about expert when for half of the video dude seems pretty clueless, maybe I’m just being judgemental though

[@MaxC_1]

@@egg6314 yes you indeed are being judgemental. Dude has basically several overclocking records so he definitely is not a slouch.

[@ChillGamerBlue]

@@j22563 speaking of BSODs, is it just me or is it annoying how there's not much error data and just a qr code on screen now?

[@wilhelmhause3510]

@@j22563 they figured out that the fan was misaligned in transit, and that the power couldn't handle both PC's running high power test at the same time.

[@lolocaust4967]

The way components are bought in bulk and selected by speed sounds like the way 8-Pac does his rigs at overclockers, except he selects them from a full pallet load of parts. Have a feeling this will be special.

[@Animosity00]

This video is beautiful for me, a Asrock X570 Taichi user for years now. It always seems to be left out of good mobo conversations and I do not know why. Their Taichi line is incredible for power users.

[@fedesoundsystem]

It's so funny just getting the feeling of Splave being so underconfident, but yet knowing that his skills are waay beyond experts.

[@Scotty-vs4lf]

the smarter you think you are the less smart your probably are. being underconfident just shows that hes probably a genius

[@a.pigeon]

@@Scotty-vs4lf That is why nobody trusts a programmer that expects their code to work properly.

[@aronseptianto8142]

i mean by the nature of his work, his greatest achievement can be ruined by the mood of the sun that day i'd be anxious af if i were to be in that situation

[@artisan002]

I mean, he knows it's a kinda-sorta prototype and he's dealing with the destructive imp of technology, Linus Sebastian. Even the best engineers worry when their stuff is positioned near him.

[@BBROPHOTO]

@@Scotty-vs4lf This is known as the Dunning Kruger effect

[@metazoinqb3rt299]

Nobody gunna mention the nice old man just grabbing his food at 11:40!?

[@band1t-eats-batteries716]

was looking for this comment

[@garysnell47]

AMD entered the room

[@uwleahcim]

Father in law?

[@PabzRoz]

BRO i was looking for this comment lmfao I laughed hard as hell. Dude dressed in his loungewear walkin by with food like they weren't even filming😂 He kinda looked Asian maybe it was Yvonnes dad?

[@PerryCS2]

I love that Fractal case in the background... going to their website and check it out...

[@vinyvinycocopuffpassittome5051]

It annoys me so much that all these FLOW cases have the mother board lined up in the direction where the heat sink blades on most of the equipment do not flow with the direction of air. Heat rises, you can see the path of flow is up and sideways instead of it all just flowing up.

[@dontfeelcold]

Without CFD or back to back real world testing, it's just speculation.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

12:30 You should have also tried with the side panel in place because with that amount of fans, it's possible that the thermals are better with sides closed.

[@bmkbbk123]

true

[@MrBeetsGaming]

Exactly what I came to the comments wondering about

[@yougotmegood6208]

THANK YOU

[@aydar4786]

beat me to it

[@xOperator]

i came to comments to see if someone was going to bring this up.

[@Lolfire]

I love the fact that when Splave isn't talking, he's death staring somebody behind the camera. Makes it look like Linus is being held hostage by the Russian Mafia.

[@piorism]

That's called a monitor :D

[@sadpee7710]

hello lolfire

[@Gaichou]

😂😂😂 pretty much exactly what I was think. Twist is that Splave is the one being held hostage by the LTT mafia & threatened because he’s terrified of being on camera

[@pineapplej7310]

In a situation like this, I would connect the pc to an isolated AC output as well as an AC transient filter. That will prevent ground looping and smooth out rapid changes in voltage and frequency of the AC from the grid

[@littlesargent1247]

I love watching these videos cause I know damn well I’ll never be able to afford or do this stuff myself, about to build a pc for the first time though

[@Desklamp1234]

Allen seems like such a gentle giant. i love this idea aswell. a way for overclockers to actually earn money for their hard work

[@stimpsonjcat26]

Yes. The case fans could direct more fresh air towards the coolers and remove hot air better if set up well

[@bahamutbbob]

I remember when I built my old PC in early 2012, Steam would let you download however much your connection could handle at once. I queued up a bunch of downloads when I was at home, but wanted to download stuff using the T3 connection at work instead of my DSL. When I booted it up and Steam started, the entire system was unusable until Steam was done downloading those games. So yeah, I believe it when you say Steam downloads are a good CPU test.

[@nikkigrace5288]

Oh yeah they’ll tank your whole system lol I have a modest 11400 but that shit will hit 80% downloading games

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

That would require having a fast enough connection in the first place.

[@JC-tc9dv]

Power and wireless interference aside, with the side of the case off you are interrupting the optimal air flow out the back. Splave specifically mentioned it wasn't an issue with the GPU blowing into the CPU cooler. With the proper ducting in place (aka close up the case) you might not have seen some of the issues you did. It's such a fine-tuned system that interrupting the airflow the way you did will skew the results.

[@my_alibi]

I know this was a series you guys hinted at a while back but all these 'ghost' computer problems and troubleshooting. There is something there but it's probably so hard to pin down and articulate in a video especially for ppl who don't understand the weird computer glitches between hardware, software, and multiple devices

[@JDSSMan]

Linus is looking so happy lately, is really good seeing he having soo much fun

[@seaghan]

I mean have you seen his theater room? I'd be a happy man too lol

[@iMapleCreator]

Ikr? Just around 2 years ago he live streamed with the title “I’ve been thinking of retiring”. I think he’s mind has definitely changed about that recently

[@JDSSMan]

@@seaghan you have a good point here lol

[@jimj2683]

That is what financial independence does. Then you only do what you enjoy and don't worry about anything money-related anymore.

[@92kosta]

@@jimj2683 True.

[@sarkasaa]

Isn't the lack of side panel actually a disadvantage in this case? I mean, with that many fans surely the airflow must be superb and actually required to evacuate the hot air properly

[@true_slav_life1091]

thats what i was thinking

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

If they both have side panels off it is at least fair comparison

[@lucidx2]

Not really due to convection and having that much open space for air to escape , any hot air will naturally rise up and out of the case no fans needed , while if your limited to just one fan and the toatall pressure of the case pulling exhaust heat , it will accumulate faster due to those restrictions in airflow

[@pearce05]

@@lucidx2 convection isn't doing anything with that much airflow. What I could see happening is more of the air coming off the GPU being sucked in by the CPU cooler, because the air from the intake fans is escaping out the side instead of forcing it out the back of the case.

[@SHUTENSEPC]

this is the very smart thought

[@EverPaintP]

Ive been building for a while but never got into OC too much. With OC i think the problem will be stability. For one person X OC settings will be completely fine where for the other it will cause a blue death. For casual people stock stuff will be more than fine.

[@nate472]

I want more Splave content. The man is awesome.

[@nanezferrer3565]

The big dude is so menacing it feels like he constantly wants to fold linus 8 times like a paper lmao

[@jamesremache9943]

😹

[@bigiron4018]

He’s big but he sure seems nice and friendly

[@epzaqzazazazazaz3580]

he's probably just nervous of being judged all the time, wonder why...

[@txmits507]

@@epzaqzazazazazaz3580 you could have just said nervous in this case, as he's being featured on a youtube channel with millions of subscribers. any number of reasons to be nervous in that regard. you're making up an alternative reality saying it's because of him being judged on size. just like abrahem ferrer made it up saying it felt like he wanted to fold linus 8 times like a paper.

[@Webshadow]

Nice one, few people know you can only fold paper 7 times, its not a joke ...

[@Lucifer_png]

Linus making Allen talk to the camera so he can grow as a presenter is super nice!

[@ArniesTech]

speaking of a good employer here 🙏

[@creamyanddreamy4017]

I appreciate the fast lines in the thumbnail

[@notinterested8452]

Look at this gem of a video! You guys are actually under rated.

[@nusk3r]

15:25 My man has been overclocking at the gym too

[@acanalesc]

Did you really thermal test the fractal torrent with the side panel open? You know that's a positive pressure case... Right? EDIT: Dude, no, seriously, make the test again. The hole glory of that case is that the pressure coming from the front fans makes almost impossible for the gpu temps to reach the CPU cooler. Is literally the case with the best temps on the market while also being positive pressure.

[@GeekProdigyGuy]

Alex ran the benchmarks before they actually made this video. Pay attention to the part where he quotes the 5% performance increase in gaming.

[@marc0523]

@@GeekProdigyGuy Did he have the case open though? I hope not.

[@acanalesc]

@@GeekProdigyGuy Still, in the video they are using the case open while also having thermal throttling with a thermocyphon... They are not even mentioning that you should NOT use a possitive pressure case open if you want decent temps.

[@RaynmanPlays]

Liking and replying so more people see this.

[@TobyBurt]

@@acanalesc Linus and co are generally way too haphazard, it seems this is why the lab is happening, they need real people that aren't just TV personalities.

[@G2H_HellBringer]

What an absolute unit! I almost thought you had Dave Bautista on your show.

[@KhanBhai-ej5fw]

8:13 the most adorable Hey I've ever heard!!! 😂😂

[@Fiyaaaahh]

You should've kept the side panel on the Splave for better results. In a closed environment the fans can suck much more fresh air over the CPU/GPU coolers.

[@myztik5716]

[citation needed]

[@Dadodaw]

Doubt it, components usually run at their peak in open air. Cases serve to protect the parts of the PC, and case fans are there to mitigate the side effect of heat buildup. With the side panel off the GPU can be exhausting its heat directly out of the case while the bottom fans feed it fresh air. They should have kept the side panel on though, but for the opposite reason, because the components are probably running cooler than normal with it off.

[@ru2225]

Source?

[@staticx1324]

Source: Trust me bro.

[@peeperinos]

"I made it the fuck up!"

[@Matthew-vm7qi]

Since you mentioned having a UPS, how about some videos on testing the benefits of having one? Or perhaps some different use cases. Personally, I have small UPS units for both my tower and my internet. I'm planning to get a third when I set up a NAS device. I also have family who keep a UPS connected to the kids' TV.

[@tinitis4144]

I've considered getting one, but the idea of having to mess with replacing and dispose of the batteries every 5 years kind of turns me off of it, and I seem to have pretty stable power where I live. I'd also like to see a more in depth video on the subject.

[@Matthew-vm7qi]

@@tinitis4144 You're concern over battery replacement is a good thing for them to test.

[@tirkentube]

maybe you have to watch linus as long as i have in order to get the jokes.. but, they're not ACTUALLY recommending to get a UPS. they're saying if you get the Splave PC, which they low-key don't recommend, because, Linus mentioned 4 times about not liking the cooler in it, and also low-key mentioned that aside from the top-binned silicon, it's essentially the same as their machine, only 5% faster.... you could get 5% faster than stock just by using EVGA precision X OC and upping your video card a bit... so, i mean, 5% is literally nothing in terms of overclocking performance. (but overclocking doesn't really ever get anyone much more performance anyhow... but i think they were expecting better given that this guy is ranked number 1 in overclocking) anyway, they mentioned the UPS because they were running two 1500W (approximately) power supplies, which, together at full power, means they're going over the maximum amperage allowed on a typical home power circuit (i.e. it'll blow the breaker). he also mentions that their machine is $5100, but this guy doesn't know how much his machine is going to sell for yet.... linus throws shade at that in the end. linus basically ripped this guy a new one, but did it in a very passive aggressive way, and i think it might have been easy to miss, but i assure you, don't worry about a UPS (unless you're a business or streamer or something, but even then, nowadays, how often does your power REALLY go out? where I'm at, it almost never goes out even during storms), i also assure you that linus and team would recommend just spending your money on a water cooler and doing some overclocking yourself. Linus even says that intel and manufacturers guarantee their products will work at any ambient temperature, which he could not say the same for the Splace PC. IF that's not ripping dude a new one, i don't know what is. Trust me, Don't give this Splave PC another thought, and don't worry about the UPS slight-of-hand joke at the end there.

[@MHWGamer]

weird quote from linus with the 1000+$ tower. Maybe it is just a NA problem with shitty power but here in europe I haven't heard from anyone that they actually use one. For a home server with important data it is another story but even in businesses for normal worker's computer (that still have important data), they don't use ups's. I also don't remember the last time when power was off. I think 3 years ago

[@Innuya]

@@tirkentube 16:35 he literally says "anyone with a PC that's worth more than, I'd say $1000 in the tower, should have a UPS on it". $1k is a far cry from the $12k number I keep seeing repeated here.

[@JOJO-vz2iu]

WOW !! Would Love to own on of those. Darn it must be so expansive

[@KingCrimson82]

cool mod with the front grill i had the same idea today, thinking about copper or rust or just matt blcak.

[@chillsy_pluto]

splave is literally on top in his field, he can't be just acting humble like that

[@ArniesTech]

Nope. Naturally a gentle giant I guess 😌

[@XX-121]

@@ArniesTech cringe

[@ArniesTech]

@@XX-121 I am utmost curious to hear your take on what is cringe about the term "gentle giant".

[@zacdizon88]

@@ArniesTech llooll

[@JDst4r]

Splave and linus have such good on screen chemistry. I would love to see him again on this channel!

[@chadtacular]

I don't need this but I certainly want this. Cool build, awesome guy.

[@templar273]

What a cool guy, so chill and well spoken

[@Dellphox]

Dang, just the GPU alone almost pulls double my whole system's power.

[@TechnoL33T]

OC guy is a straight up guru. He's a whole bucket of divine knowledge!

[@mrtimos5046]

Splave - Gentle, badass overclocker

[@shinigamisecret]

Splave seems like such a chill ass dude. Guy probably works out at iron throne once a weak or something

[@koizumiizumi5426]

really is interesting to hear the Expect Overclocker talking about how do things, need more of this please, like a full breakdown on the whys and how

[@idk-sn4qi]

Imagine if he was a car guy. The tuning 🤯👌

[@rrrr6863]

These should be on separate Curcuits for a true test.

[@Only1Science]

Has there ever been an extreme audio production PC build on this channel? We see gaming the most, but I'd like to see you guys run/test a purpose built PC for DAW's, specifically Avid Pro Tools. That would be a cool collaboration/sponsorship also.

[@brewvova175]

Yes that's a good idea

[@MrPingu159]

Really enjoyed Splave, lovely guy. Much more impressed you managed to hire Winston Jeeves 11:43

[@lessthanlogical]

😁

[@lootmaster1337]

Splave stares at linus like "i swear to god don't touch it or drop it... I made it perfect" the amount of time and effort to get it to this stage must be insane

[@cheater00]

it's not, you apply a cooler, set some stuff in the bios, and that's all. most of the work is done long before you start the specific system by reading up on what certain settings do.

[@SamLoki]

@@cheater00 fine tuning a CPU overclock can take less than an hour but fine tuning ram to be stable takes a very long time

[@rickss69]

Team mate in overclocking many years ago...Splave has never failed to impress.

[@jgunnink3]

Aren't these machines more for the folks at Corridor Crew doing rendering and such as opposed to gaming?

[@englishforya]

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang out.” - Abraham Lincoln

[@raider6896]

sounds kinda morbid even tho its not

[@TryxGmd]

What does that have to do with the video...

[@mahlonsale6216]

@@TryxGmd Abraham Lincoln is famous for his gaming PC building advice, duh

[@Jf179_]

@@mahlonsale6216 if he was never assassinated, we would have better gaming PC's

[@TryxGmd]

@@mahlonsale6216 oh i forgor💀

[@sethhowell2278]

im in the market for a UPS for my unraid server, and i would LOVE to see a huge UPS testing / breakdown of multiple models. im surprised that hasnt been done on LTT yet

[@macking104]

sounds like a Gamers Nexus challenge...

[@electroman9173]

Sounds like an LTT Labs video really... Love to see this done for a video as we're in similar boats

[@bennettt4404]

I wish a manufacture like this would do something like Falcon Northwest has done with the Talon... The Talon case, is a piece of art.

[@souravmondal5317]

splave is the perfect defition of gentle giant. dude's huge yet speaks so polite

[@juliofreitas8308]

I love this guy (the overclocker) His mood is just out of this world.

[@uvbe]

"just please don't kill the card 🥺" i love him

[@nunyafockler5650]

That Toast-Linus graphic was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣💯🇨🇦

[@Solkerate]

You can tell that there is so much Splave cant say and what he sifts through in his mind, its incredible.

[@MarkBender]

I am absolutely transfixed by the demeanor of Splave. I need a LOT more of his chill in my life.

[@Venserql]

Looks awesome but paying $12K for this PC that would soon be dwarfed by the new processors and 40series cards would be insane.

[@snapdragon9300]

$12K? Usa dollars? My 6900xt with a 8 core I7 11700 , 32gb ram and 850 watt gold rated be quiet psu with 6 fans and 3 terabyte HD, 500gb ssd cost me $2,600 Usd. Benchmarks put 6900xt close to a 3090 performance and the card cost me almost half the cost of the pc.😆

[@gregpenismith1248]

@@snapdragon9300 cool story. It's not even close to the PC in the video.

[@gregpenismith1248]

@@Scum_Fuc why are you randomly capitalizing the first letter of words? Where in the boomer did you learn to do that?

[@TheTNPfan]

@@gregpenismith1248 Probably writing on his or her phone and english is not the native language. My phone capitalizes the first words it doesnt recognize, and the phone thinks normal words are streets, cities etc. It all the time when i write english words on my norwegian language phone. As with most things in life, things have a normal and natural explanation.

[@mycelia_ow]

@@snapdragon9300 wait a minute why not the 10900k with expensive cooler and multi terabyte NVME? and 850w too low for 6900xt

[@littlelionmanOO]

Didnt know Jim Hopper was an overclock expert too, such a talent!

[@gloriouscock2793]

damn splave looks like he can and ready to ripped someone apart but man what a gentle giant he is

[@_M313]

People in 2000s: "Do Programmers have feelings?" People now: "Do extreme overclockers have feelings?"

[@kaldo_kaldo]

Programmers don't have feelings, but what's the last one about?

[@_M313]

@@kaldo_kaldo You've hurt my feelings... I'm a programmer.

[@kaldo_kaldo]

@@_M313 So then you know first hand, programmers all died years ago and their corpses are animated by caffeine

[@_M313]

@@kaldo_kaldo True

[@cmonte98]

Bet Linus will have a faster one in a week’s time.

[@random-vids112]

you know it

[@totallynotsam584]

Hrm

[@dallonax2808]

lmfao, this is based

[@theekshanasaddipadesilva640]

Yoa are right man

[@GoPotato69]

he literally looked at his overclocks so he could copy it lol

[@therealablert]

Splave was a sick guest for this episode :)

[@susheelkatkoori1499]

his PC is so sick there is no price to it love your work and wish my potato could overclock.

[@justincalvarez]

@Splave is a true master of his craft. Just the knowledge he has stored in his head is amazing!

[@benwu7980]

Well, I really the guy, but, his build crashed how many times? And yes, I get there may have been shipping mistakes.

[@emiliabunko4518]

true master of 5% gain, LOL! so let's see the price and the cost of these 5%, no? i wonder why...

[@thicclatina5346]

@@benwu7980 It was because the other pc was sucking too much power out of the same circuit

[@benwu7980]

@@thicclatina5346 It was still his build that crashed.

[@benwu7980]

@Transistor Jump as above, it was still his build that crashed, repeatedly

[@pumpkinLive]

Recently I actually thought it would be cool to make those fins out of copper in the Torrent case. Well, they almost did it

[@Reac2]

Making fins copper doesn't make much sense. Copper is better at metal to metal heat transfer than Aluminium, but Aluminium is better at metal to air heat transfer

[@pumpkinLive]

@@Reac2 Not for heat transfer, just for esthetics. The air will pass through anyway

[@Jf179_]

@@pumpkinLive *aesthetics

[@markopolic9964]

@@pumpkinLive the air will pass through, but it'll be less efficient, and copper is ~3x more expensive per kg

[@faithnfire4769]

@@pumpkinLive Could do a plated fin stack. Might not be good to use actual copper (bc of tarnishing) but the look would be cool.... Now you've got me thinking of a gold plated fin stack just for the heck of it.

[@baseplate_462]

I like how splave just appears outa no where with no indication he will do so lol. Gotta love it.

[@ahmedanssaien6449]

16:38 never thought I'd feel so proud to own a UPS.

[@eccentricOrange]

8:10 Linus: "...he's all cocky..." Splave: _[in the kindest way possible]_ Heyyy!!!

[@MGIK_MYK]

10:25 pantry light comes on to represent Linus being educated.

[@joshbottube]

Exactly what I hoped to see today :)

[@oskar564]

Funny thing that Linus advertised Drop keyboards while using Keychron Q3 in the video