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"FinalMouse was engineered specifically for the demanding requirements of professional gamers."
 
Welcome to our first ever giveaway for FinalMouse. As Linus mentioned these guys are a fairly new entrant to the peripheral game, but they have made a big splash in esports with a ton of professional gamers adopting their product.

First off we would like to say thank you to FinalMouse for providing these three units for our giveaway!

And secondly we would like to say thanks to you guys for showing your support through visiting this page and entering the giveaway. If you want to be a super-badass and show an even greater level of support for this giveaway, be sure to show FinalMouse some love by following their Facebook and Twitter pages.

Alright, on to the giveaway rules:
 
1. One entry per user. Extra posts will be deleted and excluded from the contest, so there is no point making them in the first place.
 
2. Comment below letting us know why you want a FinalMouse. Sick of your current mouse? Still looking for a perfect fit? Heard good things about FinalMouse?
 
 
Entries will be accepted for 7 days (from 7/3/2015 to 7/10/2015). The three winners will be selected from this thread at random and will be announced on 7/11/2015, and PMed directly by me and me alone through the forum. If you receive a message through YouTube or any other social platform, or receive a message from someone on the forum without an Admin tag, do not share your personal information with them.

As Linus mentioned this is a worldwide giveaway.
 
Best of luck to all entrants!
 
 
WINNER UPDATE
 
Our three winners are:

@SirSquid
@jaclovell
@ihatecheez
 
Congrats to the winners, and thanks to FinalMouse for making this giveaway possible!

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1yb3CUp
Amazon: http://geni.us/177C
 
Find out the differences between the top gaming cloth, hard, and hybrid mouse pads so you can get the one right for you.
 

WAIT HOLD UP. WE DONT WANT LINUS'S PERSONAL PC. The case has a lot of meaning to him guys. It was a gift from his wife. I believe it was the first gift from her too.
EDIT: Thanks for all the likes guys! Hopefully Linus or someone from LMG will read this and this will make Linus keep his build. Even if the goal of 100k is made we should convince Linus to do another build maybe, with signatures from the whole LMG family and maybe even his wife. This would let Linus keep the build he has with the special case his wife gave him. Besides, his personal PC would be more special to him than us.

IMPORTANT NOTE: I will be the only forum member messaging the winners of this giveaway. If you receive a message from any other member telling you that you won something, it is NOT legit, and you should NOT respond to that message.
 
 
Today marks an exciting day - we are officially launching our new page over at http://vessel.com/linustechtips!
 
Of course, some of you may be wondering what exactly Vessel is... So before Linus took off to Asia, he created this video:
 

 
We also have an FAQ thread where you can ask questions about or make suggestions for the service at http://bit.ly/linusfeedback
 
As Linus mentions in that video, you can sign up for a full year of Vessel, absolutely FREE for the first 72 hours after launch! (March 24, 2015 @ 12:01am PST - March 26, 2015 @ 11:59pm PST)
 
 
We also have an official Vessel FAQ and Feedback thread, which you can view here. Linus and the rest of our team will be monitoring that thread, reading every post made over there, so ask any questions you may have and we will answer them to the best of our ability!
 
Now, on to the exciting stuff for you folks... THE GIVEAWAY!
 
What could I win?
One of each of the following (WINNERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED. EACH WINNER HAS 72 HOURS TO RESPOND BEFORE PRIZES ARE RE-DRAWN):   @Shaaaddoooww Galax GeForce GTX 980 Hall of Fame @Tomislav Matic LG 34UC97, 21:9 Curved Monitor @Moistmoose ASUS G750JZ Gaming Laptop with GTX 880M @safwanroslan AKG K7XX Massdrop Edition Headphones @secrethacker125 Nvidia Shield Portable @JackStaton Luke's "Scrapyard Wars" PC @TdawgG Linus' "Scrapyard Wars" PC   If this thread reaches these total post counts, the following will ALSO be added to the giveaway:   25,000 posts: @raymen1 Kingston V310 960GB SSD 50,000 posts: The Hardline Watercooled PC build (featured in the Vessel early access video) 100,000 posts: Linus' PERSONAL PC  
How do I enter?
Comment below and list:
 
Your Vessel username
Links to your two favorite videos on our Vessel page that you watched and liked
 
You can gain bonus entries by sharing the link to both this giveaway and our Vessel referral link, http://vessel.com/linustech
 
Add a:
Facebook share
Twitter share
Instagram share or
Other social media share
 
to your post to gain an additional entry! (Yes, you gain an additional entry for each one, so share away!)
 
You can also gain an additional entry by posting another comment in this thread (yes, you can post more than once from the same account) with a friend or family member's information (the same as listed above - Vessel username, favorite two videos from our Vessel channel, and any social media shares).
 
 
 
So please, watch, like, comment, subscribe, follow, do all of the online video things! And get multiple chances to win some awesome gear!

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1BHVsPc
Amazon: http://geni.us/1A05
Primochill: http://bit.ly/1Demcgc
 
As experienced builders of liquid cooled PCs with soft tubing, Linus and Luke figured that making the jump to a hardline build would be pretty darn simple. But they may have been mistaken...
 

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1EgHGpZ
Amazon: http://geni.us/1DYc
 
The last time we took an in-depth look at the image quality differences between PC and console gaming was in late 2013... Has the gaming landscape changed significantly since then? Are consoles a more compelling alternative to PCs?
 
https://youtu.be/zk12MkrRu4A

First of all I want to thank our community for their participation in this giveaways. I would also like to thank our unbelievably generous sponsors.
 
HTC contributed 4 phones
 
WD contributed 2 full Core i5 gaming systems, and THIRTEEN drives for prizes (in spite of the fact that we didn't hit the view targets for the videos)
 
TImmyTechTV (youtube link) contributed a 900D 
 
 
900D Giveaway
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Full details on the 900D giveaway here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/21412-closed-corsair-900d-giveaway-for-uscanada-only-sponsored-by-timmytechtv/
 
BIG WINNER - Soapytoad
 
Please contact Timmy via YouTube PM at http://youtube.com/timmytechtv.
 
 
WD Computex Giveaway
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Full details on the WD Computex giveaway here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/21586-closed-huge-computex-giveaway-sponsored-by-wd-and-steiger-dynamics/
 
MyPassport Ultra Winners - ScionRay, Marius, nortec, PLAY_1337, Youbetternot
 
MyBook Studio Winners - KittenIgnition, Owen 
 
1TB Velociraptor Winners - WildTurtle, Angkorian Kai 
 
3TB Red Winners - swe3tdave, thefaced, 
 
4TB Black Winners - newbmuzik, jonah873, 
 
Puget Systems Core i5 GTX660 gaming system winners - Mreen, rashdanml 
 
(winners have been PMed through the forum)
 
 
 
HTC Phone Giveaway
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 Full details on the HTC Phone giveaway here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/20876-closed-htc-forum-giveaway-a-chance-to-win-1-of-4-htc-phones/
 
Winners - aikoels, joelthezombie15, bradscoolio , Jose713
 
(winners have been PMed through the forum)
 
 
 
 

For my gaming headset I am using the awesome Sennheiser HD 558. Unfortunately they did not fit perfectly to my build. Luckyly I was having some more green sleeving, so I decided to sleeve the headset as well.
This is the result of it:

A while ago I started to tune my old rig( unfortunately I do not have any photos of it). I am a great fan of Razer peripherals, so I wanted to build a grenn an black themed gaming PC.
Another thing I wanted is, it should be should be compact. This way I can easly transport it to LAN-Party, I do sometimes with a couple of friends.
This are the specs of this rig:
 
Intel core i5 3570k
Prolimatech Megahalems
Asus Maximus V Gene
Silverstone Ft03B
Palit Geforce GTX 670
Prolimatech MK-26
Corsair HX650 
Corsair RAM 8Gb
6x Noiseblocker Blacksilent Pro PL-2
Samsung SSD 840 120Gb
Seagate Barracuda 1000Gb
 
As mentioned some of th eparts like Prozessor and GPU are older. Thats why I didn´t go with the current generation. 
Also I am thinking of doing much more mods, so be in aware of updates at some point in time. I am planning to do a custom top, because I hate that plastic pice at the top. Also I am planning to do a housing for the GPU, because I think the cooler looks awesome, but the PCB does not.
If you have any ideas to make this build better, feel free to post them, maybe I will do some of the, if I like it.
 
Now you can see some pictures at day time without lights:


 
Day time with lights:


 
And at night with my peripherals


 
This is my sleeving work, I will do something to hold them in place soon:


 
Hope you liked it. If you want to see more pictures of something, please write in the comments I will upload some soon.
 

A k u l a  V 2 - Complete
 
So throughout this build i have stuck by my guns and gone with what i felt was right with my highlighting of colors, throughout all my builds I've always gone with the approach, more black less color, well now that I've seen the finished result with the red coolant i could very well change my ways.
The project is now complete, baring a few minor updates, little extra cable management down below & remounting the SSD, nothing big enough to halt the build.
 
I had my concerns prior to filling the loop, the EK angle fittings felt a little off, but credits to EK, their fittings held up fantastic :)
Couldn't be happier with the finished product, I'm sure it's not everyone's taste, but this sums me up perfectly :)
 
Started pushing these 680's to their limit today, getting some excellent speeds and the temperatures are amazing.
 
Thanks for the support throughout this build-log - your comments were very encouraging.
 
Anyway here is what you have been waiting for, pictures :o
 

 
 

 
 


 

 

 

 

 


 
 
 
 

Update : 26/06/2013
 
Here's a few quick pictures of the cables installed, they are not trained yet but it's the rough idea. :)
 
I've had to rethink my loop order, filling the res & feeding the coolant to the pump was going to be a complete pain and near impossible.
Previously i had the Res>Dual Rads>Pump - Which would be ideal for my loop order, but it just won't work :(
 

 

 
 

So I've been tinkering with the loop the past 8 hours, I've used 2 meters of tubing already and I'll need to order another 2 by the looks of it.
Currently the loop has a certain "flow" to it i like, once the PCIE cables are installed i think it will look amazing :)
 
The only tubing I'm not that happy with is the CPU > Pump - But i'll work around that and see if i can take a different approach.
 
I've always used black tubing in my builds, I've never been one to overdo colors, and personally the sleek black looks really appeals to me, although i have just ordered 2 meters of black & clear tubing, just to test it out :D
 
Enjoy the photos.
 

 

 

 

 

Update : 5/06/2013
 
RAM block installed, fittings installed on all blocks.
I considered uploading a few photo's of my test loop setup, but personally i don't want to give any false impression of a tube layout with such horrible tubing, Tygon <_<
 
I intend to use Primochill AdvancedFlex 3/8 x 1/2 Black Onyx Tubing - I highly considered clear tubing, but personally i think it would look far better with pure black.
 
Here's a few shots, not much has changed other than the RAM block :)
 

 

 

Update : 4/06/2013
 
Ordered some more EK CSQ fittings, it appears i will require more 90 Degree fittings than expected.
Tubing is on it's way, Primoflex Advanced 2/8 1/2 Black tubing :D
 
Really happy with the graphic cards & water-blocks, couldn't have turned out better.
 
I mocked up a quick loop with some old Tygon tubing earlier, i think I've figured out the cleanest way to loop this thing, the problem is going to be the underside of the loop could get messy :o
 
Anyway, here's a few photo's.
 

 

 

 


 
 

Just received my EK waterblocks, love em :)
Awaiting fittings, apparently they are in transit and are expected today :o
 
Few simple shots, enjoy :)
 

 

 

Just ran the cables in a test fit manner, they still need to be tweaked to achieve a clean look, but I'm happy with them currently while the build is progressing.
Hit a snag on the RAM block, it appears I have to wait for my thermal pads to arrive , expecting them early tomorrow.
 
Pretty happy with the centralized 5.24" Bay has turned out, look sharp and when loaded out i think it will be a nice touch :)
Oh well here's a few photo's...
 

 

 

 

 

 

A k u l a  V 2
 
My first build-log on Linus forums, I've been in the PC Modding scene for several years now, always pushing myself to create new builds that capture my own personality.
I don't intend to capture every detail of this build, as time will be a factor but I'll try and update with as much content as possible.
 
Updates & Photos
23rd May - Motherboard & Radiator
30th May - Sleeving & Progress Shots
31th May - Graphic Card Waterblocks
2nd June - 5.25" Mounting & CPU Waterblock
4th June - All Waterblocks installed - GPU's Installed
5th June - EK RAM Blocks installed
7th June - Loop - Tubing installed
26th June - Cables installed - Preparing for filling loop
28th June - Loop filled - Completed
 
Main Components
Dimastech Easy V3.0
Dimastech Hard V2.5
Silverstone Strider 1200w - MDPC / Black Sleeving
ASUS Maximus Z Extreme
16GB Corsair Dominator GT
Intel Ivy 3700k
3 x MSI GTX 680
2 x Samsung 840 Pro 256GB - RAID 0
1 x WD 2TB Black
Lamptron FC Controller
 
Watercooling Components
EKWB 3 x GTX 680 CSQ Acetal & Nickel Waterblock
EKWB CSQ Acetal & Nickel CPU Waterblock
EKWB CSQ Dominator RAM Waterblock
Laing D5 & EKWB CSQ Acetal Pump Top
EK CSQ 400ML Resvoior
EK CSQ Fittings
6 x Noiseblocker BlacksilentPro PL-2
EKWB 2 x 360 XT Radiator
PrimoFlex Advanced LRT 3/8in ID x 1/2in OD Tubing Onxy Black
 
My newest major project Akula V2, Simplicity is key with this build.
Sleeving will involve 100% Custom wiring, all sleeved with MDPC Black Sleeve.
The color scheme throughout the build will be majority Black, with highlights of Red - Motherboard & Coolant being the only highlights.
 
The Red Heatsink's from the Dominator GT's will be removed prior to the EKWB Waterblock installation, in the mean-time enjoy the photos.
 
Over the next few days i expect to receive my radiators, fans & other components so i can load this build out.
 
Time for some component shots, enjoy.
Not the best image quality, I'm not exactly an expert at taking photo's :o
 
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A k u l a  V 2 - Complete
 
So throughout this build i have stuck by my guns and gone with what i felt was right with my highlighting of colors, throughout all my builds I've always gone with the approach, more black less color, well now that I've seen the finished result with the red coolant i could very well change my ways.
The project is now complete, baring a few minor updates, little extra cable management down below & remounting the SSD, nothing big enough to halt the build.
 
I had my concerns prior to filling the loop, the EK angle fittings felt a little off, but credits to EK, their fittings held up fantastic :)
Couldn't be happier with the finished product, I'm sure it's not everyone's taste, but this sums me up perfectly :)
 
Started pushing these 680's to their limit today, getting some excellent speeds and the temperatures are amazing.
 
Thanks for the support throughout this build-log - your comments were very encouraging.
 
Anyway here is what you have been waiting for, pictures :o
 

 
 

 
 


 

 

 

 

 


 
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Build Log - Start
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSE for pure viruses and Malwarebytes is awesome against malicious threats and will most of time detect them and it blocks ips if a threat is coming. Also install in chrome/firefox extensions: Flashblock ( you can add websites to safe list and if you are on unknown website you can click to unblock the video box), Add Block Plus, HTTPS Everywhere.

Malwarebytes give you a free trial of their Pro version. which you'll want just to run the Heuristic scan, then follow it up with a normal scan their after. The free version running normal scans does well if to keep my less tech savvy friends from breaking it to much.
Had to clean off a pc for a friend, which took about 30 minutes to boot up and about 20 to respond to a mouse click no exaggeration . After scanning and cleaning their was well over 50 malicious programs running on it and a lot of other crap... I've since then its my go to software for when windows defender isn't good enough.
But the best antivirus really is just education and awareness.

Asus's entire z87 motherboard lineup has been unveild for the upcoming Haswell CPU's.
 
Asus Maximus VI Extreme:
 
Asus Maximus VI Hero
 
Asus Maximus VI GeneZ
 
Asus Z87 Sabertooth
 
Asus Z87 Gryphon
 
Asus Z87 Deluxe
 
Asus Z87i- Deluxe M-ITX
 
Source:
Asus unveiles New Z87 Motherboards

Grumpy Slick

What about this one?
 
I also made one with a black border, not sure which one looks the best/is more correct

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