The WORST PCs Linus Tech Tips Ever Built

[@grizant]

The key takeaway from all these "started from the bottom now we here" videos is just how much of a saint Yvonne is.

[@gamagama69]

this was a dumb take that i regret

[@kevinwells9751]

​@@gamagama69he said he grew up in shanty town, meaning they definitely didn't have much money. Having a room to rent out doesn't imply having that much money

[@GameTimeWhy]

​@@gamagama69 that's a dumpster take. It isn't Trump's dad giving a "small $1M loan" here. Linus grew up with very little and worked hard (and got lucky) to get to this point.

[@wrth]

@@gamagama69 his family were essentially in a village/farm area if I'm not mistaken. owning property/land doesn't mean you have spare cash.

[@downbad_gamerz5136]

@@wrthhe grew up in maple ridge

[@MistahBufo]

Moral of this ENTIRE video: Thank you Yvonne, and Yvonnes' parents. Without the tolerance of Yvonnes parents and the love of Yvonne, LTT never would've happened. 🙏🙏 Many thanks, many thanks.

[@ThatBeTheQuestion]

I think Linus made this exact point a couple months ago on the WAN Show. Couldn't agree more.

[@MatthewCobalt]

Linus’ nature and the support of his loved ones are what make his life the best.

[@robertwiley8458]

So true 👍

[@jassie138]

We might have gotten LinusPaintTips instead

[@p3nguin11]

Linus said he lubricated his back door, and no one flinched

[@ReGGiN11.9]

the hinges he meant. What were you thinking?

[@specmoment3592]

Your mind is far gone

[@sya_7489]

You need god in your life

[@chillwalker]

I am totally with you on this!!!

[@theseangle]

The replies 😂

[@JThein1989]

The "pirating" software you saw was Nero cd burner. I still remember that darn UI. The top meter is either the read buffer if ripping a cd, or the write buffer if burning.

[@briandadams]

I literally came into comments to find this. That red Nero logo is *burned* into my head.

[@kyo2004]

Yep... Same here, that was Nero CD Burn process, ingrained in my brain from many, many people/clients who burn their CD's for projects, photo albums, etc from 2004... (I was a net cafe admin on those times)... XD

[@Ayrshore]

I came here looking for this - because I still use it now.

[@cluealmost]

​@@Ayrshore it should be quicker now with modern processors 🤩

[@Sobbsy]

I thought it was CDBurnerXP lol, but Nero, wow that takes me back

[@chowrites6179]

Learning Yvonne has been there from the beginning is just amazing! I'm happy you found someone who has been through it all with you

[@MatthewCobalt]

She earned the right to be co-founder of LMG.

[@loldoctor]

@@MatthewCobalt I believe she provided a significant portion of the funding. Someone can correct me if I'm misremembering.

[@Un1234l]

Very, very... very very, very very very very, very rare in today's time. Still rare back then but much less so than today,

[@pastedtomato]

Yvonne being extremely supportive and her parents having the patience of saints has to be the best part of this video.

[@misanthropicsophist]

well like yvonne her parents must have seen the potential in linus. the dude is basicly a self made millionaire.

[@Partyweeb]

@@misanthropicsophist no no one not even linus would of suspected he would be a millionaire when he was older

[@xxdalionxx]

​@@Partyweeb he didn't say they saw him to be a future millionaire. He said they saw potential in Linus. They most likely saw his passion for tech and saw how hard he worked while doing extracurriculars. They were investing in him as a person to support him to become something. No one knows what the something is.

[@unknownpotato8691]

@da best Yeah, I would think that would've made him more tolerable. There's a distinct and obvious difference between a lazy dead-beat living in his girlfriend's parents' house and someone who is genuinely passionate about something and works hard on it (despite being what most would consider "unproductive" in society).

[@poggerfishie4755]

Yvonne being super supportive of Linus is so sweet, super great to see where LMG turned out today cause they deserve all their success!!!

[@cvbattum]

But Linus too. Absolutely adorable how he still wants to point out she's a keeper when they've been together for some 20 (?) years.

[@norkshit]

@@cvbattum there are tons of couples who are together for their whole lives, and have relationships more toxic than middle school flings. Linus has a point in saying she’s a keeper.

[@aduItpikachu]

u do understand that this video is fake right? and his fake old rigs and this pics are taken this year probably along with script

[@basil127]

True

[@Haze_E1]

@@aduItpikachu damn man what a reach haha

[@PvtPuplovski]

Shoutout to Yvonne for being consistently the best thing to happen to Linus (and the rest of us, by extension!) :)

[@rigon63]

These days that might go to Luke lmao

[@Szanth]

And her parents goddamn what champs

[@onemorescout]

@i2Sage bro what

[@ERRORCODE616]

@@Szanth Right? Not really liking him at first but being supportive enough of their daughter to let her boyfriend move in and blow up their living room with computer stuff.

[@flyingtentacle7631]

Are you implying that Linus is the best thing to happen to you? Bro that's a big cringe.

[@miner5251]

Luke isn't just a "Self proclaimed Neo." This man should be called the, "Savior of LMG" for the amount of times he's saved the company from Linus

[@AwesomePowerCat]

ikr I lost it at that lmao, he was doing more than just dodging bullets

[@alfiegordon9013]

@@AwesomePowerCat he's been dodging ICBMS this whole time

[@HairyNun]

Hard R

[@otherssingpuree1779]

It is like the shot of Neo stopping bullets.

[@luizansounds]

Linus Popping ideas like q machine gun and luke doing his best to not let someone die by accident

[@Sambig91]

His wife supported him when he had nothing. Paid for all of his stuff, paid house mortgage, took care of their first child when he was setting up business. Got him to her parents house when she was only his gf. That is very very very very very very rare nowadays.

[@BarginsGalore]

i’d imagine it’s more common now then ever before

[@FrederikEngelmand]

@@BarginsGalore lol nope, you are thinking about deadbeat chads. but i doubt they would ever get to set foot inside her parents house

[@JasonMendoza-hd3ce]

"That is very very very very very very rare nowadays." act like it wasn't just as rare back then too

[@saigaikwad415]

This was sooo wholesome to watch. A huge thanks to Yvonne and her parents for everything they've done that has made Linus and LMG into what it is now

[@nanashivii9237]

I get that this was intended to be a roast.. but honestly? The real tale here is how incredibly wholesome it is to have someone who is like-minded and supportive of your passions. And look how far you've come. You the real MVP, Yvonne. Thanks for the trip down memory lane though. I kind of yearn for this era of PC DIY because it was so unique and personal. A lot of builds these days seem so cookie cutter with all the trends and matching product lines and brand "ecosystems".

[@H3LLMAU5]

I remember he said this on a WAN show, that LTT Media Group wouldn't exist if it wasn't for Yvonne, she told him to drop college if he wasn't happy doing it and go work for NCIX, which he did and the rest is history.... The PC Gods looked at Yvonne when she told that to Linus and said "hold on, let her cook"

[@damanwithaplan8056]

Nothing against her personality but Linus is the breadwinner. I always find it disturbing when women get undue credit. It's the man that has the real life struggles while the women sit comfortably at home cooking and cleaning. It's important sure but it's much easier to be the woman in the relationship. Anyways it's good that you learned something today. Carry on.

[@_horizon_]

@@damanwithaplan8056 Lmao, I don't know if you are a troll, or just don't know the story of LMG. Yvonne worked as a pharmacist and funded Linus' company when they weren't earning anything. She paid Luke and Edzel's salary from her own paycheck, looked after their kids, and went to work as a pharmacist, all while working as a self-taught accountant for LMG. So don't assume stuff about things you don't know.

[@siwulf7539]

@@damanwithaplan8056 the company is 50/50 ownership between them, stop discrediting women cuz u have a gross view on gender equality

[@damanwithaplan8056]

@@siwulf7539 LMAO what does that even mean. Explaining women roles and duties is not discrediting. If anything I was giving her immense praise. She doesn't let you take your balls out of her purse very often I take it.

[@abnerpena6743]

I love how Linus looks so happy at all his builds being showcased as if he was waiting for them to get the attention they deserve. I love this man

[@stevedoesnt]

Absolutely! And the DIY spirit of it all? Like, that’s how we got stuff done in those days. I have not one ounce of roast for this dude.

[@stevedoesnt]

Well, maybe for the tums part, which I was waiting for from the beginning.

[@WolfSheep]

This is the best type of content. Hits the nostalgia and diy spirit really well. Linus was genuine and happy. Need more like this

[@lucafeliziani7616]

I was thinking the same thing!! PC/PCgaming culture would not be the same without linus. What a chad. 🗿

[@_lin_al3177]

pink bold italic comic sans is the most terrifying sentence I've heard in my life Linus, thanks.

[@SNIPEYOPIPE]

I had no idea you and Yvonne have been together for so long. It's honestly so amazing seeing you two grow up together and being into the same things. I loved this video.

[@_marlene]

yeah im a hater and i loved this vid

[@Eagle3302PL]

Most of my married friends who are in stable long term relationships either met each other in high school or university. Seems that entering adulthood with a partner builds a strong bond, understanding and respect when done well.

[@iKingRPG]

@@_marlene if you're a hater then why are you here

[@jessiejames1681]

Yvonne's sister, Esther, tho from NCIX? Cute

[@MimOzanTamamogullar]

@@_marlene Why hate when you can love?

[@chuchushoeTW]

Some of those early builds were like: "So you wanna be a player, but your PCs ain't fly?"

[@GRADAN31]

Wow, an unexpected visitor?!

[@BrittDurbrow]

"What kinda chip you got in there, a Dorito?" - Weird Al Well, at least he had the good taste to not put a PC in his PC so he could Windows while he Windowsed...

[@FishThatDavidBlaineSwallowed]

Pimp My Rig

[@weenusdeletus8068]

bro commercials in the 2000s were something else

[@SockyNoob]

Gonna pimp my rig!

[@theBoomerDoomer]

What I learned from this video: Yvonne's parents are absolutely deserving of sainthood.

[@BobSentell]

To the unsung heros: her parents.

[@legendaryhero90]

Honestly right?

[@aaronrobinson2121]

They're watching 23:10 just on a constant loop

[@Validole]

They got a Tesla out of it, plus free tech support and wireless internet on an island, IIRC

[@crbrearley]

He went from the "sad son-in-law" to "do you know our son-in-law had an offer of 100 million for his company?" Yvonne for the win.

[@joshuaspromise]

This 100% explains why he's so chill when he sees company stuff in his peoples' setups.

[@kyles5960]

Why

[@prungupta]

@@kyles5960 because he did the same when he worked at ncix

[@AbsolutionArmament]

@@prungupta "It's company policy at this point"

[@Un1234l]

Exactly what I was gonna type. I was wondering why he didn't care that company stuff kept showing up in his employees' homes. Man was the pioneer.

[@LegionIscariot]

7:47 I like the picture circled with a heart ❤️

[@melangeken]

"I used it to lubricate the back door" I see what you did there.

[@zgmattie]

How did they not react to that one 😂

[@Nickscassera]

​@Zgmatty yeah idk lol served on a platter

[@internetguy7319]

ok but that can literally happen, we had to do that at my house not everything is a sexual innuendo

[@FuzzCheck]

@@zgmattie If James were there, he totally would react.

[@ThisManzzz]

@@internetguy7319 was your partner happy to have their backdoor lubed?

[@ChakatStormCloud]

I absolutely agree, the "borrowing things from work" is absolutely just part of their company culture now XD

[@branscombe_]

someone who was born in 84, grew up on 90s and early 2000 computer builds, and been subscribed to Linus since 2009… this is easily my favourite ltt video of the year

[@MRSTU1210]

Linus's PC builds were totally boss for the time, he was the ultimate PC enthusiast, maximum respect 😇

[@nickpanacci3055]

13 years ago in the NCIX days, Linus helped me unlock my Phenom Ii X3 to an X4. For the $400 invested in the entire build, this was the worst and best computer I've ever built. So much so I keep it set up in my basement to play D3.

[@themotorsportfanaticyt]

that's frigging sick

[@mach2922]

Respect

[@Wintersdark]

Lol me too! Mine was a mITX build (my first and last) which ended up becoming an htpc for many years. Killer value.

[@XenonG]

Doom 3? Diablo 3?

[@slime_v2]

@@XenonG Diablo 3? 13 years ago? Are you on crack?

[@Neoxon619]

You can tell how supportive Yvonne is of Linus when she lets her bedroom be used as a workspace.

[@DantesGrill]

Or how supportive Linus is for letting Yvonne's parents live in his workspace

[@0NeeN0]

are you surprised? young Linus would definitely be a fck boy if he had game and different character/hobbies. I bet girls were all over him until they talked to him xD jokes aside Yvonne and her parents are saints

[@londonkoster3888]

Yvonne is HARD PROOF that you have to support eachother no matter what. I mean these people are running BY FAR the best tech media production firm in the WORLD. Major respects to the wifey👌

[@Jimunu]

​@@sandboy5880 The amount of people that for example took up space like linus at yvonnes parents is more common than those that can do the work, have or can gain the required skills and wills for the timeframe, where building an industry leader in an emerging space of profit is doable even with those skills and wills. And Linus have talked about them discussing their feelings about work life balance earlier.

[@sandboy5880]

@@Jimunu Okay but what does that have to do with "supporting someone no matter what"?

[@Jimunu]

@@sandboy5880 that I agree with you and gave reasons why.

[@sandboy5880]

@@Jimunu Oh I see, I'm sorry then. I misunderstood your post.

[@Jimunu]

@@sandboy5880 No prob. It's easy to misunderstand.

[@AngryAnt0]

I love how as someone who got into PC gaming around the same time, I'm totally in the Luke camp of "I dig this". There's something about mid to late 2000's mods that just hit differently.

[@ngs2683]

Linus is still lubricating his backdoor with the same lubricant after all these years. Truly inspiring!

[@murkje]

"his backdoor" 🧐😳😳

[@CaptainBearddd]

I came to the comments to find this, and I was not disappointed.

[@ronaldomirashi5499]

@@fendi-bull8167kooooooooooooooooooooooooo😊

[@ronaldomirashi5499]

@@fendi-bull8167i😊kooooooooooooo

[@Taabituubi]

I've had a can of gunlube for like 15 years that I still use to lube door hinges and other creaking things.

[@IanNubbit]

I'm glad Luke is making his way back into videos, his on screen personality had improved drastically over the last few years!

[@portgax]

To me luke always been like a cherry on top of the videos, he's just the perfect complement

[@pirojfmifhghek566]

On one hand, I agree that it's great to see Luke in more videos. However, I'm gonna say that the perfect person to include in this video would be Sarah. She would've had _so much to say_ about all the hideous design and color choices.

[@telotawa]

I agree, I've always liked the Luke videos but they're a lot better

[@deepinside9477]

bro he's on WAN every week. you clearly don't watch this channel very much huh.

[@joekenorer]

@@deepinside9477 It was a long time before I let myself sit and watch a Wanshow, his statement is legit.

[@level102pikachu]

I really think Linus should do a retro build with the helix coil cooler and demonstrate to fans how to paint everything. That would be such a great episode.

[@nicka5040]

Too late now, but I would genuinely enjoy an April Fool's joke of Linus renaming the company to Linus Paint Tips for the day and posting a full-blown painting video of various stuff. They could up it by DBRAND sponsoring it with their new home wallpapers.

[@SavageAirguns]

Second this

[@forivall]

Paint a noctua fan for extra trolliness

[@StrikeEagleCinema]

I loved the part at the very end where Luke said to hell with it, we are going down memory lane the meeting can be a couple minutes late. Yvonne and Luke were the best parts of Linus when it came to LMG. Without their unwavering support and endless dedication, we would never have the tech media giant we enjoy today.

[@bytesizeclu]

Linus lubricating the back door made me laugh more than it should 😂

[@natywubet2175]

eyebrow moment for sure

[@matthouse99]

Damn, you beat me to the comment. I was going to say "lubricating the back door". 🤨 What is wrong with us? 😂 Props for FF6 on the screen.

[@Ginger_Chin]

It got nothing from either of them lol

[@FandangoJon]

Lol it made me mad no one took the obvious joke!

[@jujocom]

Oh shoot. It just hit me now. lmao

[@ClaytonSayer]

I remember seeing Linus and his ridiculous AC-cooled computer at CapLan way back then. I thought that he was still using his massively-overclocked Barton CPU at that time, but maybe I'm remembering wrong. After he lugged it in he had to run the air conditioner for a while to chill the loop before he could turn it on. What a machine it was.

[@BrendanGeormer]

Everybody gangster until Linus shows up to the LAN with a dedicated AC unit attached to his PC.

[@justxigoldenix9909]

Linus found an absolute unit of a wife, good for him! Always makes me super happy to see two people deeply in love with each-other, super cool to see the window of time into the past PC tech too. The neon/UV stuff was very much so a culture shock.

[@gordon7478]

Oh man, the early to mid 2000's were such a ridiculous time for custom PC stuff. I can't imagine what it must look like to someone who grew up on post- like, 2010 or so actual nice stuff.

[@sparkyenergia]

@@gordon7478 Especially the cold cathode lighting. Which used to draw a non trivial amount of power iirc. And that brief time where 'EL wire' got used instead.

[@chriswright8074]

@@sparkyenergia fun times

[@slimjim1125]

"Absolute unit of a wife". That.. uh, that means something very large in my mind 😅

[@phil_matic]

Honestly, this is great. I haven't built PCs for long, but seeing what other people had to go through before my time, it's a humbling experience for me for sure

[@brandonwirtz2308]

Loving how quiet Jake is being in the first half of the video. It’s like he’s listening to his parents talk about how they met.

[@FreshSav]

😂

[@balmashev93]

Probably should remove "it's like" 😏

[@Bultizar]

"I used it to lubricate the back door, a month ago!" Luke and Jake's face in that moment was priceless.

[@IainCloss]

just scrolling down to find the first person to comment on this ;)

[@matthewhall9692]

WTF are you talking about? Their faces literally did not change or react at all. They TOTALLY did NOT even catch on to the accidental innuendo Linus just said. Completely unhinged comment.

[@psychoticapex]

James would have totally caught on that based on his experience with glory holes.

[@Nikke-Nakke]

Sounds still like a euphemism to me :D

[@benjaminorr964]

​@@IainCloss 😢

[@whoisthis01]

This is computer history, biopic, romantic comedy and ads all combined very wholesomely. It didn't need to be a roast, such a fascinating story!

[@TheCD5150]

"I asked for Warcraft 2, and what I got was furniture". That's brutal.

[@eonbart]

3 things to mention here: - These builds were not trash but just according to the time they were built. We make fun of it now but I have seen far worse from that time. - What rly sucked were the desks. Holy crap Linus! Just dont spend a fortune on UV stuff and get a desk that can fit your peripherals :D - Yvonne must really love Linus

[@IanDresarie]

TBF I had a very similar "PC" desk. they were everywhere at the time and sucked absolute ass. The idea was that the PC is the secondary thing on the desk and therefore your primary space is important, but neither shelf was really usable for its purpose. However, the sales pitch very much appealed to my parents, so I had a hard time getting something else until later. :D No escuse for the folding desks though. Jeez Linus.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

LOL my desk barely fits my mouse, keyboard and monitor. My Thermaltake View 71 case sits on a end table at the end of my desk. It would likely shatter the glass on the desk anyway.

[@jeremydale4548]

I mean…she DOES have three kids with him.

[@MichaelLong777]

I'm currently using a $20 folding table from Walmart as my desk with a computer that cost over $5,000 and an LG OLED as a monitor on top of it

[@lifewhydoyoumockme]

This computer ricer culture must have passed me by entirely. I built my own Athlon XP computer with much the same specs as Linus' one, but in a plain beige box with good old red 'n' yellow cables. And those speakers. I bought my first set of 5.1 speakers around the same time.... and I'm still using them. Creative Inspire 5300 baby. You can't say they weren't built to last. Dropping 600 bucks on speakers would have boggled my mind.

[@krishnav5122]

The fact that Linus remembers this like it was yesterday is impressive - including the motherboard model names.

[@jeremyg9305]

TBH, at that age I'd be researching components for weeks before making a purchase, I remember my first 4 motherboards by name too because of how many times I read about them and then walking to the computer store with a piece of paper with the correct mobo name.

[@bebokRZly]

​@@jeremyg9305 Damn, true! If you are making upgrade once for a very king time, for not youre money, you better be sure that it is going to be good! :D so you read it so many times, check it, and then OC it, etc, you can have these models next to youre name on grave :D

[@Ouging]

Yet the « worst pcs » are actually better than mine

[@suqmaddiqq]

Or he's probably only pulled up the pictures he can account for and/or could research.

[@christianstonecipher1547]

Linus just has an absurd memory/knowledge of PC components. There's a This Is video where Austin Evans quizzes Linus on old technology to show my point. The video is titled "I showed You My Tech Tip" for any curious.

[@Rjmac5000]

This may be my favorite LTT video of all time. Such a great glimpse of Linus’ past and a trip down memory lane. Well done

[@felixbelanger2659]

the sponsor spots sprinkled here and there were a little weird, but still an overall great video

[@DylanClarkSallee]

@@felixbelanger2659really artfully done when you think about it though. They’re so good at what they do

[@The_Blind_Gamer]

OMG ! ANTEC PERFORMANCE ONE! the front vents were so slick on that case. My first AMD over clock hack with graphite on the CPU contact pads. i think like 2005 ish.

[@storm91229]

Truthfully I started watching this episode thinking this was one of those episodes KZbinrs don't have anything interesting and just do anything to push a video real quick and finished telling myself this could actually easily pass for one of the best videos I've watched on LTT. That's a big complement considering the kind of nerdy stuff you guys put up. Great storyline!

[@DylanClarkSallee]

Amen.

[@Derelict_Doug]

Yvonne and Linus stories always make me happy. They're so good together.

[@NewGuy478]

I will never have that

[@vaeoisreal]

@@NewGuy478good

[@RedFissionStudios]

Brutal reply section 😂

[@tropg8449]

​@NewGuy478 why would u?

[@ahmadsyazani3315]

Malaysia Flag on 23:22

[@MasIndie]

The Photo quality really shows what time period they were taken

[@burpech03]

I didn't know that NCIX started Hardware Canucks... They obviously no longer own them now. Would be good to have a documentary series about the history of PC enthusiast KZbin with early 2000's Forum's & Website history Wiki style. I enjoy computers so much, they have been a huge part of my life the last 25 years. Surprised I never heard Linus & Luke talk about the this topic before on the WAN Show.

[@mvzpodcast]

I would absolutely love to watch the history of the janky rigs before there was money in the obscure. If not for the nerds of the 90s, I don’t think PCs would be where they are today

[@dafirnz]

I've been around since LTT had ~30k subs and was in other dark corners of the PC enthusiast internet a few years before that. I had no clue NCIX owned Hardware Canucks. Too bad NCIX was bad at business, because they did some interesting things with media.

[@baoquoc3710]

So did Dmitri, Eber and Mike are in fact NCIX correspondents before HC?

[@__dm__]

I work in the electronics industry. I'll never know all of what happened behind closed doors between companies that duked it out back in the day, but I have heard a few industry tales and it's glorious. I'm sad I'll never hear the end of it, but I'm glad I'll be making my own for the future lol

[@AntonioMatranga]

Never would have guessed that the LTT team once played games on disassembled microwaves.

[@Henry-kv7zl]

If I could have thought of the idea, I would probably assume Linus had already done it. Hahah

[@sportsfamily77]

Make sure you tell Yvonne thank you from all of us! It's hard to say what path your life would've went down without her supporting your tech obsession, but the outcome is exactly perfect and what needed to happen!

[@ericpop342]

11:44 i think that is nero burning a cd or so...ahhh..the memories

[@snows2211]

It would be amazing if you guys made a series about "remastering" old PC builds you did in the past where you build everything with modern hardware while preserving the original vibe of the builds (or the entire setup).

[@MTGeomancer]

Watching this explains a lot with Linus' behavior in the early years where he'd freak out over the cost of things (before they got everything for free). I'm the same way, extremely frugal, because I also grew up in a family without a lot of money.

[@Metaldad87]

What I learned from this: Yvonne and her parents are amazing people and deserve everything in the world

[@greanhare5270]

World's most patient in-laws.

[@madcatz3d]

@@greanhare5270 it really did pay off for them at the end though. I need to start being more patient myself

[@ixupi04]

I remember the black light setup, had a few of my own. Crazy looking back and thinking about what I thought was cool then. Of course back then there wasn't RGB lighting so we had to do what was available.

[@volvagia6860]

The younger generation will never understand how sick the UV sleeving and paint was at the time. You really had to be there! Looks awesome!

[@greatwavefan397]

Maybe I should consider a UV-reactive Socket 478/775 build for retro gaming...

[@animeloveer97]

@@TalesOfWar same

[@shiro3146]

Would be cool to mix RGB Lights with UV

[@motokid6008]

@@shiro3146 - Better yet ditch RGB all together. Not having to deal with rgb controllers and software would be amazing.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

I dunno, it still looks sick to me today.

[@Cracks094]

Linus is so lucky to have had parents supportive of his PC passion. My parents were like "This computer thing is going to ruin your life" and literally forced me away from it all the time.

[@volkerball85]

This mindset from some parents always boggled my mind. Computers and tech rule the world now, and anyone with any foresight saw it coming years in advance, but so many other people looked at the same data and actually said "NAH THIS IS CLEARLY A PASSING FAD." Wtf? 🤷‍♂️

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

@@volkerball85 you're assuming they 'looked at the same data', when it's more like they never bothered to check and just couldn't see the world past their livelihoods. Pretty easy for someone who does nothing most of their lives apart from office work or manual labor to see this "computer" thing, and this "internet" and be unable to see how that could ever affect them.

[@volkerball85]

@@DanielFerreira-ez8qd That's more what I meant, though. I didn't mean actual data/figures, but rather just that it should've been at least somewhat obvious (imo at least) that computers were set to change the entire world just by looking around oneself, especially as the technology began to spread into homes and businesses. I don't always choose my words as well as I could, but you're spot on.

[@dscarmo]

Just remember that when you complain about kids on the phone playing games or watching tiktok nowadays you are doing the same thing

[@Dell-ol6hb]

@jalex9808 well that’s the point you don’t know if one day that may lead to them making a career of it

[@forgottenalex]

Huge shoutout to Yvonne for embarking on a lvl 99 nerd quest and living to tell the tale

[@murco_]

0:00 yo young linus kinda had a cut jawline

[@Nevakonaza.]

This is why i love watching LTT, Amazing to see the more personal side of Linus too of him sharing with us his memories from back in the day,The chill vibes in this upload are just the best.

[@StellarAudyssey]

*Chiller vibes.

[@TheSkyCries1]

This is an odd thought, maybe it's because of the kind of headspace that I'm in right now, but seeing this video made me think of that the only thing I wished I had that Linus does is someone who loves and supports him as much as Yvonne does. It's actually amazing. She's amazing.

[@MarioGoatse]

A woman like that is top tier and quite rare. Anyone can find someone who loves them, but that level of almost unconditional support is extremely rare. Most women might have said “babe this is a bad idea. Just get a job”.

[@jon5470]

Don't give up hope. Walk tall, smile, and be your genuine self. Be brave when you attempt to approach and introduce yourself. "getting someone's number" is nearly impossible nowadays as far as a genuine approach is concerned, start small and ask for their social media profiles. You got this.💝

[@TAMAMO-VIRUS]

@@jon5470 My genuine self is an asshole with social anxiety. 💀

[@brugvp]

my man not that long ago I was feeling the exact same way.... but i've found my "yvonne" and it's been 1,5 years now. You'll find yours too ;)

[@joekenorer]

Don't undercut Linus's efforts, she isn't with him just because PC. He's actually a dedicated guy to his girl and puts her on a pedastal.

[@movieeater123]

Jake is a perfect example that if you care enough about an industry and you work to build your knowledge then age is no longer a factor

[@FullFledged2010]

This is so me its scary. Back in the day I also spent all my money on gear and absolutely nothing on furniture or anything else for that matter. all I cared about was how cool my pc looked and the desk it was standing on was a few pieces of wood slapped together that kinda resembled a desk. Actually now I think about it things haven't changed much as I have 3k pc and a 800euro monitor standing on a 75 euro desk😅

[@FreshSav]

This cracks me up so bad. In my awkward teen years, I used to always see Linus on G4 and his early YT days. It's funny seeing how far things have come, changed... but Linus hasn't. Never change. Alex, Riley, Jake and everyone else are all great. You could do nothing and let all your employees host, work - but you still do it. One of the biggest things that has me coming back - the feel hasn't changed after all these years. It doesn't feel like some big commercial YT channel. Even though you're a multi-million dollar business now. Enjoy the same goofiness that has always been present- 10+ years now, shaking my head as you vertically build PCs, and the outlandish things you love doing with tech. Never change. PS. You never looked like a lesbian, don't let some stupid kids bully you on the internet.

[@KaiFulci]

Linus was on G4? Didn't know that.

[@mCreecher91]

@@KaiFulci yeah I don’t remember that and I used to watch g4 constantly. I assume he would have been on the screensavers? Maybe attack of the show. God that was such a great time to be alive.

[@Wunderwicz]

@@mCreecher91 the fucking best. I'd come home from school and just binge G4. AOTS, Screensavers, X-Play, Cheat! The list can go on!

[@schqrr]

That’s amazing😂😂

[@charliewenthe4411]

@@Wunderwicz I always remember Mr. Sark from g4. god dammit I miss sark

[@maddog7777]

I would love to see you guys do a modern UV build. They look so cool!

[@Minishcap1]

This was the most fun I've had watching an LTT video because I loved to see how proud and fond linus is of his old setups and Yvonne ❤️

[@MoonLiteNite]

@11:00 no joke... I bought my house when i was just turning 20 years old. One of the first things i did, bought some logitech 5.1 sound system. To hang the speakers up, i took some 4x8" plexiglas covers from the dumpster. Found some little metal pieces, bent them to 45 degree angles, drilled holes on the end. Mounted them to my walls in my room, 2 speakers mount on top, 2 from the bottom. Now, 20 years later... they are still in use, granted they have 2cm of dust on them, but it still works. Same speakers too!

[@bradbrowatzke7236]

LOL, Linus, I know we are ages apart, but this trip down memory lane was great! A lot of the components were the same in both of our builds. The desk from 2005, I finally retired mine of that exact same one last year. The roasting you took from the dynamic duo was light-hearted and entertaining. While you were breaking ground on water cooling, I was drawing out the life of computers for my friends, recycling parts from my previous beasts. I am so glad you are the success you are today, and still grounded to a large extent. Kudos to you and Yvonne for such an inventive relationship.

[@scottrobinson4611]

Yvonne and her parents are obviously amazing people. Not a chance in hell I'd be able to take up that much space in my girlfriend's room or in her parents' family room.

[@stevesmith8419]

lol I cant even take up room in my own bedroom that I am sharing with my brother

[@MungaiTheOne]

I like how Linus blends the ads into the videos instead of assuming I'll watch a 2min ad at the start of video(or the end which is a lot of faith in the viewers) for something I probably won't buy or even afford if I was interested.

[@kolt9051]

omg 24:42 I have that standing lamp but in white. I'm dead rn. its from my Mom when she was in college in the 80s. I fricken love it, I cannot believe you had the same thing.

[@CamelSmokes23]

Love how Linus was impressed by 24 inch because I was as well back in the day. I remember flexing my 17 inch monitor, then going to 24 and just slamming on everyone. Now I'm sitting here going down memory lane on a 1440p 34 inch 21:9 and wondering if I should get a 4k next. Even though price gouging as of late may have left a bad taste in all of our mouths, can we just take a step back and realize how lucky we are tech has come so far?

[@jhosioja]

A popular mod back in the day that I also did was taking the giant IDE ribbon cables and pulling the strands apart, spiral twisting them and then going around with electrical tape. Make them much shorter and really rigid and harder to manage :D

[@AlmostLikeHuman]

Even with how many things have been going wrong with the tech house, I think it's safe to say Linus' kids are gonna grow up with slightly less janky tech setups than their dad did 😂

[@philtkaswahl2124]

They're growing up with _high budget_ jank.

[@yerielzamora]

They're growing up in The Tech Tips Man's Jank House though.

[@Dr.LetGoMyEggo]

the best upgrade he got is "you got a desk" 12:10: that wasn't LimeWire its was nero. he was probably burning music

[@SEMIA123]

The more I learn about Linus and Yvonne's history the more convinced I am that she can see the future or something. Girl had no reason to stick by Linus as hard as she did but damn did it pay off.

[@jos031arx]

That is love, nothing to do with anything material but her parents are unbelievably supportive.

[@Ostrid1]

Women like that are 1% nowadays

[@inkyGhosty]

it's just called being in love with someone. The only future she foretold was them being together, jesus.

[@arcuz7862]

@@Ostrid1 0.01%

[@umairkhalid2222]

Dude she wasn't expecting it to "pay off" it's called loving someone u god damn robot

[@ondramerta2301]

9:35 Linus: i still have the can of lube on the shelf, I use it to lubricate the back door Bro is honest 🥵

[@vonpotatostein]

After watching this video you know what? I'm super happy to see Linus had the support and encouragment to pursue this passion for tech in such a way from everyone around him: his parents, Yvonne, Yvonne's parents, etc.

[@wozzaisme1108]

We gonna ignore that clearly the second “desk” around the 25 minute mark is clearly a dresser that the drawers had been taken out of I love that so much

[@shinobi-zensei]

Linus, you are an extremely fortunate man! Also, seeing your computer builds took me down memory lane of my own.

[@sinni800]

Yeah, I wish I could have just lived in some house my dad just had. Sadly, nobody in my family really owns any housing

[@noahzinc]

I loved those UV cold-cathode ray tubes. I think I’d prefer a UV build today over RGB.

[@EthanAQueen]

Great video. Brought back memories of all the super-jank stuff I used to do to my computers. I once built a GPU slot cooler out of at least 20-30 486 CPU size fans. That thing was a monstrosity. My first water cooling setup had a waterblock that I made myself out of some random piece of aluminum that just happened to be the right size. I just had to smooth out the side that mated with the CPU. No fins inside of it, but I did have the water being pumped right into the center of the lid. The lid was just a piece of aluminum that I cut round to size and used silicone to glue it to the top of the block. The pump I used was a fish tank filter pump. I still have that waterblock.

[@SithLordAnakin]

The copper Zalamen cpu cooler really dates those PCs

[@younisbensalah]

11:43 I can say with 100% certainty that software is Nero Express (probably version 5). You can make out the burning CD in the top right corner and the letter X for eXpress.

[@jefbenet]

I missed your comment on my first pass, but i totally agree. i knew i recognized nero!!

[@Numerlon]

yeah its for his linux ISOs

[@lagginswag]

Either that or nero burning rom. Good eye

[@Moostuffas]

Yvonne is a legend for putting up and supporting all this. A super rare quality in a lady. My lady built me a garden office, so my geek garden stays out of the house. I am very thankful. Question @Linus what games did you play with Yvonne in those early days?

[@anonanon69]

you'd be better off sending a merch message during wan show

[@Moostuffas]

@@anonanon69 (Sound advice) Yes, unfortunately, I am sleeping at this time. Watch the Wan show during my Ironing session in the morning in the UK

[@Secret_Takodachi]

The part of this video that's got me the most envious is Linus's history with his wife. ❤ My god man, that relationship history?! It's enough to make a single guy self-reflect on what his priorities should be. Your ascetic tastes as a youth may have been questionable, but your eye for quality people has clearly been strong for a long time. I'm jealous, I really am. I'd trade all my tech training/certification experience just to be half as good as you are at "finding good people to surround yourself with". Making friends & relationships is infinitely harder and less straightforward than even the most anti-consumer tech product repair. At least with tech, you've got guides, forums & manuals/design docs. Relationship advice & "help" is 89% scams 1% re-packaged general self-help and 10% cults. The remaining 1% is all your friends & family suggesting the same handful of Apps that you've either previously used or tried to avoid due to a reasonable desire to not waste time in bad app environments.

[@ahnafabdullah3342]

Exactly, this video made me realize how important it is to not pursue a potential spouse based on just looks or material wealth, but to find someone who can build you up and support you regardless of what happens.

[@yaroslavkurgansky6205]

The blanket on top of the pc reminds me of how I would wrap my modem in a blanket to hide the modem sound from my parents, the internet was somewhat expensive back then and I wasn't allowed to access it whenever I wanted.

[@amitvairagade]

For some reason, I love the story of Linus doing different work. And how far he has come to this day.

[@amitvairagade]

'Different work' as in - work for a living

[@Kitteh.B]

We should all be so lucky to have someone like Yvonne in our lives!

[@chrishahn3834]

Linus, We're roughly the same age and I was an "extreme overclocker" back in the day too. Maybe a video on our old school cooling techniques? Bong (waterfall) coolers, phase change, pond pump, Pontiac Fiero heater core, and questionable copper blocks galore. It would be cool to show how creative we had to be when the market for cooling products just wasn't there.

[@benwu7980]

Was a fun time for cooling, there was always a few cpu's with huge amount of headroom for overclocking. My Pentium D950 around 2006 was 3.4ghz stock, 5.1ghz stable overclock, and i think people were setting records of over 6ghz on it. Around 2 years later moved to the QX6850 which was insanely pricey, had huge amount of a voltage range, but was a pox to get it from 3ghz stock to a stable 3.6ghz.

[@MrV1NC3N7V3G4]

9:30 "I used it to lubricate the BACK DOOR like a month ago." 😏

[@Jozone86]

As someone who came of age around the same time in the PC world, I thoroughly enjoyed this. I remember splicing IDE cables to bundle them... and inevitably have data corruption...

[@schumisx1399]

That Arctic Cooling GPU cooler was legendary. I had one installed on my old 9800SE (soft modded to 9800Pro) and it worked so much better than the stock cooler.

[@PrabhatDayal]

May God bless you, Linus, Yvonne and the team. Thank you for making us happy for the last decade. Seeing this video of Linus and Yvonne growing up together made my heart melt, and it explains all of the love and care that has gone into the company. 😊

[@bryku]

Man, this takes me back! the early 2000s had the craziest adons from lights, fans, speakers, and drive bays. You could create some monstrousities.

[@smittyjones8755]

My favorite video from you guys ever, thanks for the nostalgia. I'm so glad that i'm not the only one that just happens upon parts from work. Perk of working in enterprise quality stuff I guess. Makes me really miss the good old days of building my first rigs. Man, when I say those sleeved IDE cables, like yep, I had those too, lol. This one gets a super thanks. I also had a Logitech G15, loved that keyboard. Display that would show in-game stats in WoW, amazing. I keep editing this comment because I keep thinking of more things, love it lol.

[@PhaaxGames]

I'm still using a Logitech G15 (V2). It's quite surprising that some games still support the LCD. :)

[@animeloveer97]

@@PhaaxGamessickk

[@shortboard_89]

I'll probably never user my G15 again but I can't bear throwing it out so it still makes it through every move with me and it safely stored in my garage.

[@CierraLawson]

It's nice to see Linus' kids getting to bond with dad together. It seems like he always keeps them apart. 😂

[@ZanderSabbag]

More like Linus, his boyfriend, and his more cautious mindlinked self.

[@dnoodspodu1159]

Nice

[@kaecampbell8642]

I feel a lot better about my first build now! Having youtube as a resource definitely helps. Watching Scrapyard wars is what made me go from "I can't afford a PC, prebuilts are too expensive" to "I can just make something myself that's great for $900"

[@loldoctor]

I think it's hard to appreciate the process of learning new things before online tutorials became commonplace, especially video tutorials. I do think there were some advantages back then (being forced to go slow and learn at your own pace, not have others to compare yourself to and therefore not feeling bad about your progress) and some disadvantages now (an overwhelming number of resources, an emphasis on learning quickly, and paid services that end of being scams). But generally if you just need to learn how to tie a specific knot or something, it's infinitely easier to do that now compared to even the early-2000s, let alone the pre-internet age. In twenty years, people will probably be saying the same thing about learning something before AI. Look at programming, where not only can you ask the AI to explain something to you, you also get an answer that's more specific to your code (in contrast to the documentation, which obviously has to be generic) but you can even ask follow-up questions if that explanation is still confusing.

[@dakotathehooman]

Love this video, seeing the MX Duo peripherals was like a freight train of nostalgia.

[@ocp997]

That reminds me of the time I built a car ignition into my PC for booting... It was really cool (and unnecessarily stupid) to need a key and use it to turn it on, but over time it became a hassle and I grew out of modding.

[@su4359]

I’d love to see a modern take on a UV light build.