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HighLANder - The World's Highest Elevation LAN Party... EVER!

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So it will be a while before Guinness sorts through our footage to validate the world world for themselves, but it was definitely the highest altitude LAN party (okay... someone on a plane could have gamed higher up, but we're talking while still on land here) EVER!

 

This project was a blast and wouldn't have been possible without help from a LOT of people including the Tek Syndicate team, Austin Evans, the NeweggTV guys, and OF COURSE our sponsors.


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Huge thanks first to ASUS for providing us with the router we used at the top, the funding we needed to get our teams out there, and of course a dozen of their latest RoG gaming notebook the G550JK, which you can check out in this video here:

 

 

Oh... and did I mention in the above video I've got details for how you can WIN the very notebook that I gamed on at the top of the mountain? Did I also mention that it's signed by me, Logan, Paul, Kyle, Luke, and Qain????

 

But don't worry if you don't win one. Newegg's got a deal going right now where you get an exclusive bundle if you buy one at this link. Check it out!

 

http://bit.ly/g550jk 


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Our next big thank you goes out to Intel. They partnered with us to help pay many of the people involved including members of our teams. Oh and I guess they also made the efficient quad core Core i7 processors that went inside the G550JK notebooks we carried up the mountain. If they consumed more power and output more heat, then those would have been pretty difficult to lug up there!


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Speaking of difficult to lug, our final sponsor, Corsair, was probably laughing at us when they sent their (awesomely built, but a touch heavy) all new Vengeance K95 and K70 RGB keyboards to us to game with at the summit. I cannot fault the build quality of these outstanding keyboards, and as long as the one I get once they're released ends up sitting on my desk instead of strapped to my back, then everything is going to be okay...

 

 

EDIT: You can get your own official HighLANder shirt if you order here: http://teespring.com/highlanderlan

 

 

So... With all of that out of the way, here are the videos!

 

Linus Tech Tips Official

 

Linus Tech Tips Vlog 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfG8wwwItyk

Linus Tech Tips Vlog 2


 

Tek Syndicate Official

 

Austin Evans

 

Newegg TV Part 1

 

Newegg TV Part 2

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AWESOME. Winning it would be nice. Cant wait for the videos to come. They will all be great :D

 

How are the RGB Keyboards? THEY'VE BEEN TEASING US FOR & MONTHS JUST GIVE US THE DAMN THING ALREADY -.-

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"Hey guys im on a mountain"

 

what a troll with no videos  

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Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

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Linustechtips is climbing the mountain, why is Linustechtips climbing the mountain?

 

To envelop it, to hug the mountain.

That video was great, Its my new ringtone.

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me and a friend gamed on a plain with bluetooth once, SOOOOOO laggy, the walls were shooting us i swear...

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Linustechtips is climbing the mountain, why is Linustechtips climbing the mountain?

 

To envelop it, to hug the mountain.

 

Nearly lost my shit at this hahaha

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"with girl next door looks", gotta love Linus.

Mein Führer... I CAN WALK !!

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Nearly lost my shit at this hahaha

 

I take it you have already seen this?

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I thought I had a chance for the laptop, until I woke up the next morning and saw 10,000 people had entered the contest.

With that out of the way, its awesome that you were able to play up there. How did you all connect? I don't think there's a power outlet on top of the mountain for a router.

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Freakin SWEET...I enjoyed the vids so far from You, Tek Syndicate, and Austin. Hope to see more vids soon!

I may not be about that "Thug Life", but I am about that "Nerd Life"; all day, every day!

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Nice video Linus Tech Tips.  Thanks for sharing this wonderful experience you had.  I think it is going to inspire me to do something adventurous with my son to some extent but got to start small and then go big. 

Too many ****ing games!  Back log 4 life! :S

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so cool , next you need to come to israel for the world lowe's lan party at the dead sea

 

So it will be a while before Guinness sorts through our footage to validate the world world for themselves, but it was definitely the highest altitude LAN party (okay... someone on a plane could have gamed higher up, but we're talking while still on land here) EVER!

 

This project was a blast and wouldn't have been possible without help from a LOT of people including the Tek Syndicate team, Austin Evans, the NeweggTV guys, and OF COURSE our sponsors.

 

Huge thanks first to ASUS for providing us with the router we used at the top, the funding we needed to get our teams out there, and of course a dozen of their latest RoG gaming notebook the G550JK, which you can check out in this video here:

 

 

Oh... and did I mention in the above video I've got details for how you can WIN the very notebook that I gamed on at the top of the mountain? Did I also mention that it's signed by me, Logan, Paul, Kyle, Luke, and Qain????

 

But don't worry if you don't win one. Newegg's got a deal going right now where you get an exclusive bundle if you buy one at this link. Check it out!

 

http://bit.ly/g550jk 

 

Our next big thank you goes out to Intel. They partnered with us to help pay many of the people involved including members of our teams. Oh and I guess they also made the efficient quad core Core i7 processors that went inside the G550JK notebooks we carried up the mountain. If they consumed more power and output more heat, then those would have been pretty difficult to lug up there!

 

Speaking of difficult to lug, our final sponsor, Corsair, was probably laughing at us when they sent their (awesomely built, but a touch heavy) all new Vengeance K95 and K70 RGB keyboards to us to game with at the summit. I cannot fault the build quality of these outstanding keyboards, and as long as the one I get once they're released ends up sitting on my desk instead of strapped to my back, then everything is going to be okay...

 

So... With all of that out of the way, here are the videos!

 

Linus Tech Tips Official

 

Tek Syndicate Official

 

Austin Evans

 

Newegg TV

(coming soon)

 

 

|CPU: Intel core i5 3570k @ 4.5GHZ |Motherboard: Asus Z77 -V lx2 Full atx |RAM:Kingston HyperX Fury 2x8GB DDR3 1866MHz |GPU: 2 X ASUS AMD Radeon HD7850 2gb Crossfire |Case: Corsair Carbide 300r |Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2tb2 Samsung 840 120gb ssd raid 0 |PSU: Seasonic 750w 80+ PSU |Display: lg 32" 1080p 60Hz |Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 + 4Noctua NF-P14 scythe Kaze Q-12 Fan Controller |Keyboard: SideWinder X6 |Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 |

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