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Overpriced Computers! - WAN Show July 22, 2022

from The WAN Show · host Linus Tech Tips

Save your time and sanity with New Relic at https://www.newrelic.com/wan Make compliance easy with Kolide at: https://l.kolide.co/3aPeTTR Get up to 70% off 2-year a NordPass Premium plan with an extra month free at nordpass.com/WAN with code WAN Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119 - Note: timing may be off due to change in sponsors) 1:13 Intro 1:48 Superchats and bits are ignored, use merch messages 2:22 Topic #1 - OverKill computers, now with financing... 3:53 Reviewing computer projects and configurator 6:40 Project "Unknown", custom request form & pricing 8:16 Comparing to Maingear, cooling, colors & configs 12:50 Maingear's pricing to upgrade SSD 15:40 Linus's system specification, comparing to OverKill 17:02 Linus on the costs of watercooling 19:48 TikTokker compares pricing to expensive companies 22:20 OverKill's response, customers on delays & NDA 25:20 OverKill PC giveaways on patreon; is it a lottery? 26:46 OverKill sends a cease & desist to a TikTokker 27:48 Marine vet of OverKill goes on TikTok 30:32 A neutral take on the system integrator & website 32:56 Alex's notes on the topic, mentioning Intel 34:02 Topic #2 - Discord & voice chatting is now on Xbox 36:22 Luke on not supporting APIs for third-party apps 38:46 Cross-playing, browser apps are not native apps 40:02 Merch Messages #1 ft Colton 40:16 Biggest ask from the 40 series cards 42:18 Thoughts on LMG Autobench going open-source 45:30 Labs expectation, success and failure 47:02 Products besides the socks to be excited about 48:50 LTTStore Linus sandals idea 49:40 Labs data & sphere of influence 52:28 LTTStore swim trunks, a great photo shoot 55:20 LTTStore mystery cable ties, backpack reviews 59:04 Verification for the backpack 1:00:34 Merch Messages #2 1:00:44 Pick for a competition game for Whale LAN 1:03:56 LMG dedicated workshop for maker content idea 1:05:14 Unbiased benchmark reviews for vacuums idea 1:07:03 Luke's future if he didn't go to NCIX 1:10:50 Linus owes The Spiffing Brit a tea-powered PC 1:13:30 Linus not able to watch Backstreet Boys live 1:14:30 Intel ARC for Linux as a good value 1:15:56 Sponsor - Corsair 1:17:03 Sponsor - Zoho Desk 1:17:52 Sponsor - PolyArc ft Linus screwing up the spot 1:18:40 Merch Messages #3 1:19:10 What infuriates Linus 1:20:26 WAN topics that stand out, IRL rocket league 1:22:32 Linus's favorite type of cheese 1:23:48 Sponsor - PolyArc Moss: Book II on Meta Quest 2 1:24:56 Topic #3 - Hive "fights" climate change via e-waste 1:27:58 Topic #4 - FUTO on taking back control of PCs 1:30:35 FUTO's projects, GrapheneOS 1:32:36 Topic #5 - Robot dog with an assault rifle 1:35:26 Discussing modern warfare 1:36:28 Topic #6 - Emails with allegations against Linus 1:38:26 Linus's reply & his relationship history 1:44:42 Merch Messages #4 1:44:50 Plans for AddOns on the LTTStore backpack 1:46:20 Testing desk-mats & tempered glass 1:47:12 Plans to collaborate with GN & Labs 1:48:44 Display cable testing incorporated into Labs 1:50:11 Colton reads a curated message to himself 1:50:56 Favorite game franchise 1:51:48 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Save your time and sanity with New Relic at https://www.newrelic.com/wan Make compliance easy with Kolide at: https://l.kolide.co/3aPeTTR Get up to 70% off 2-year a NordPass Premium plan with an extra month free at nordpass.com/WAN with code WAN Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119 - Note: timing may be off due to change in sponsors) 1:13 Intro 1:48 Superchats and bits are ignored, use merch messages 2:22 Topic #1 - OverKill computers, now with financing... 3:53 Reviewing computer projects and configurator 6:40 Project "Unknown", custom request form & pricing 8:16 Comparing to Maingear, cooling, colors & configs 12:50 Maingear's pricing to upgrade SSD 15:40 Linus's system specification, comparing to OverKill 17:02 Linus on the costs of watercooling 19:48 TikTokker compares pricing to expensive companies 22:20 OverKill's response, customers on delays & NDA 25:20 OverKill PC giveaways on patreon; is it a lottery? 26:46 OverKill sends a cease & desist to a TikTokker 27:48 Marine vet of OverKill goes on TikTok 30:32 A neutral take on the system integrator & website 32:56 Alex's notes on the topic, mentioning Intel 34:02 Topic #2 - Discord & voice chatting is now on Xbox 36:22 Luke on not supporting APIs for third-party apps 38:46 Cross-playing, browser apps are not native apps 40:02 Merch Messages #1 ft Colton 40:16 Biggest ask from the 40 series cards 42:18 Thoughts on LMG Autobench going open-source 45:30 Labs expectation, success and failure 47:02 Products besides the socks to be excited about 48:50 LTTStore Linus sandals idea 49:40 Labs data & sphere of influence 52:28 LTTStore swim trunks, a great photo shoot 55:20 LTTStore mystery cable ties, backpack reviews 59:04 Verification for the backpack 1:00:34 Merch Messages #2 1:00:44 Pick for a competition game for Whale LAN 1:03:56 LMG dedicated workshop for maker content idea 1:05:14 Unbiased benchmark reviews for vacuums idea 1:07:03 Luke's future if he didn't go to NCIX 1:10:50 Linus owes The Spiffing Brit a tea-powered PC 1:13:30 Linus not able to watch Backstreet Boys live 1:14:30 Intel ARC for Linux as a good value 1:15:56 Sponsor - Corsair 1:17:03 Sponsor - Zoho Desk 1:17:52 Sponsor - PolyArc ft Linus screwing up the spot 1:18:40 Merch Messages #3 1:19:10 What infuriates Linus 1:20:26 WAN topics that stand out, IRL rocket league 1:22:32 Linus's favorite type of cheese 1:23:48 Sponsor - PolyArc Moss: Book II on Meta Quest 2 1:24:56 Topic #3 - Hive "fights" climate change via e-waste 1:27:58 Topic #4 - FUTO on taking back control of PCs 1:30:35 FUTO's projects, GrapheneOS 1:32:36 Topic #5 - Robot dog with an assault rifle 1:35:26 Discussing modern warfare 1:36:28 Topic #6 - Emails with allegations against Linus 1:38:26 Linus's reply & his relationship history 1:44:42 Merch Messages #4 1:44:50 Plans for AddOns on the LTTStore backpack 1:46:20 Testing desk-mats & tempered glass 1:47:12 Plans to collaborate with GN & Labs 1:48:44 Display cable testing incorporated into Labs 1:50:11 Colton reads a curated message to himself 1:50:56 Favorite game franchise 1:51:48 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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