LackOfGravitas

Small addition to this: the closest CPU Intel sells that matches the Mac Pro spec is the Xeon Gold 6144 ( only supports 48 PCI-E lanes, though). The clue is that Apple's specs list 24.75 MB L3 cache, which the Xeon Gold 6144 matches, while the Xeon W-2145 listed by Linus only has 11 MB L3 cache. That CPU is also ~$3,000 in price, i.e. ~$1,800 higher than the one listed in the video, bringing the "self-build" price up to $4,960 (instead of ~$3,160 as in the video), meaning the "Apple tax" is actually down to around $1K. The machine is a lot "less" overpriced for the parts than people say - it's just a questionable base configuration as they picked one of Intel's most overpriced Xeon chips as baseline. And the price for the stand is still silly, of course.

Or even just go for the NH-D15(S), since it has RAM cutouts and is comparable in cooling performance to the Cryorig. Aesthetics-wise, he could then ditch the Noctua fan, use another 140mm fan - maybe even 3D print a cover plate for the heat sink, giving him an(other) excuse to play with a 3D printer - and it'd look pretty much the same and may even perform better. This said, I love how it looks all together, it's a great rig and totally worth the wait to see it finally come together.

The Razer Blade Stealth, really. Computing-wise, I'm set with the devices I have, but it would make an awesome gift for my girlfriend whose old HP laptop is literally falling apart and sounding like a small jet engine to keep itself from melting. Portability makes it a lot more useful for her and the option to get a Core down the line to pack some serious GPU horsepower is neat.

Yeah, same here. I don't mind the ads - a larger channel with more high production value content needs more of them. Do I enjoy them? Nope, but if they help to pay the bills... sure. Going for more outlandish and different content? Great to experiment. The loss of the "sensible tech" content where we get to see cases, fans, mid-range motherboards - or even more DIY stuff (the Fallout build was fun to watch)? That'd be much appreciated - given the larger headcount of the group, you'd think they'd have the ability to actually do so without having to cut the new style of content. In a way, I think part of the reason is that Linus can only do so many things at the same time. Hopefully, the others start to get more screen time, Luke already does the "techy tinkering" side quite well, I could see him doing more reviews, tests of a range of components (not just the ludicrous high-end ones) and Linus doing more of the "fun content" with outrageous builds and the "Lamborghini" PCs they like to build.