LTT Scrapyard Wars with RGHD

[H0R53]

Many of you may know a YouTuber by the title of RandomGamingInHD that does budget gaming PC stuff.

 

I think it would be really awesome if LTT invited him to Scrapyard Wars, as RGHD has tons of videos on 'budget', 'scrap', etc. videos and I'm sure he'd love to do a video with Linus.

 

He does all of this entirely on his own.

 

Here's a few of his videos:

 

 

 

 

[iRileyx]

Not quite tech news

 

Also he lives in the UK so it'd be an expensive collab video to make, paying for flights etc.

[pelark]

16 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

He does all of this entirely on his own.

Actually he gets a lot of help from his buddy Darren  

Totally agree though, it would be quite amazing if they could at all get along and get over the transport prices...

[ArduinoBen]

I don't see it happening, and I'm fine with that, no offense.

[0ld_Chicken]

Moved thread to general discussion

[ArduinoBen]

15 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Also he lives in the UK so it'd be an expensive collab video to make, paying for flights etc.

Not really, LTT has some decent money, and flights aren't overly expensive.

[Guest]

I'd also would like to see this colaboration. And I think RGHD would win, when looking at FPS/currency unit.

[tlink]

44 minutes ago, ArduinoBen said:

Not really, LTT has some decent money, and flights aren't overly expensive.

he also needs transport from and too the airport and basic needs such as food roof etc.

[H0R53]

16 hours ago, Dutch-stoner said:

I'd also would like to see this colaboration. And I think RGHD would win, when looking at FPS/currency unit.

Win? he'd DESTROY Linus and Luke, lol. I mean I built my main PC (in signature) for less than $300 (promotional discounts, etc) but damn...RGHD is the king of budget builds.

 

Not saying anything about Austin Evans...

 

15 hours ago, tlink said:

he also needs transport from and too the airport and basic needs such as food roof etc.

Still fairly cheap, heck I lived off of hot pockets and ramen for 8 years (HS and university). Transport can be done by Linus if he's willing or RGHD may be able to rent, etc. Airports make special license exceptions for visitors.

[Gravesnear]

God I would love to see this. He should challenge LTT

[tlink]

2 hours ago, H0R53 said:

Still fairly cheap, heck I lived off of hot pockets and ramen for 8 years (HS and university). Transport can be done by Linus if he's willing or RGHD may be able to rent, etc. Airports make special license exceptions for visitors.

yes but expecting someone else to do that is unrealistic and unhealthy.

[H0R53]

13 hours ago, tlink said:

yes but expecting someone else to do that is unrealistic and unhealthy.

Hey, it's not my job to figure this shit out. Can someone tag Linus and Luke in this?

[AshleyAshes]

RGHD does everything via eBay, making use of specific sales that catch his eye in the moment.  It's not so comparable to Scrap Yard Wars where you're operating in a local used market and you have a narrow window of time.

 

Honestly, anyone could DO what RGHD does, if they wanted to invest the time into scoping eBay every day for just neat oddball old P guts for five bucks.  It's that he is the one who invests that time to do it and produced the content to appeal to that niche.  Granted, the FACT that his content is largely 'Luck of the eBay Draw' is what I feel makes it interesting.  There's some surprise to it, like a geeky retro fortune cookie.

[Ertman]

Ignoring the distance. I don't know if I would want to see the RGinHD in scrap yard wars. I like what he does now and I am unsure if it would be worthwhile for him appear on scrapyard wars.

 

so it's not a no for me, just a I don't know.

[Aw_Ginger_Snapz]

On 4/28/2017 at 7:59 AM, H0R53 said:

Still fairly cheap, heck I lived off of hot pockets and ramen for 8 years (HS and university). Transport can be done by Linus if he's willing or RGHD may be able to rent, etc. Airports make special license exceptions for visitors.

Dennis could drive him...

We would get a 2 for 1: scrapyard wars, and a potential Channel Super Fun Video of RGHD hanging onto the door of Linus' Ferrari as Dennis speeds down the highway in first gear.

This could be awesome!

[demonix00]

On 29/04/2017 at 4:34 AM, AshleyAshes said:

RGHD does everything via eBay, making use of specific sales that catch his eye in the moment.  It's not so comparable to Scrap Yard Wars where you're operating in a local used market and you have a narrow window of time.

 

Honestly, anyone could DO what RGHD does, if they wanted to invest the time into scoping eBay every day for just neat oddball old P guts for five bucks.  It's that he is the one who invests that time to do it and produced the content to appeal to that niche.  Granted, the FACT that his content is largely 'Luck of the eBay Draw' is what I feel makes it interesting.  There's some surprise to it, like a geeky retro fortune cookie.

He doesn't do everything via eBay as he also uses CeX (which he might have a local store as well as having to deal with purchasing online like with one of the AMD processor videos) which wouldn't be available in Canada (as far as I'm aware, there's aren't any stores or online services) and all the purchases would have to be done in a set period of time (and be cash as well).

[H0R53]

3 hours ago, demonix00 said:

He doesn't do everything via eBay as he also uses CeX (which he might have a local store as well as having to deal with purchasing online like with one of the AMD processor videos) which wouldn't be available in Canada (as far as I'm aware, there's aren't any stores or online services) and all the purchases would have to be done in a set period of time (and be cash as well).

It's more than just cheap ebay parts though. There's skill in budget hunting, I've gotten better at it over time. I've followed the SYW videos and sometimes asked "why did you do that" when there are much cheaper alternatives.

[Lord Nicoll]

On 4/29/2017 at 4:23 AM, H0R53 said:

Hey, it's not my job to figure this shit out. Can someone tag Linus and Luke in this?

if you want to tag anyone for that matter just type @ and then their name like @LinusTech I really gotta stop tagging him though, it's on the verge of spam. 

Edited May 4, 2017 by Lord Nicoll

[H0R53]

3 minutes ago, Lord Nicoll said:

if you want to anyone for that matter just type @ and then their name like @LinusTech I really gotta stop tagging him though, it's on the verge of spam. 

I just didn't know his user name, thanks though.

[Automobili3XF]

I though Bryan from Tech City was going to do a Scrapyard Wars with them, the dude is a beast in budget builds, he even talked about it with Luke while they were at PAX last year...

 

[H0R53]

9 hours ago, Chevy_Monsenhor said:

I though Bryan from Tech City was going to do a Scrapyard Wars with them, the dude is a beast in budget builds, he even talked about it with Luke while they were at PAX last year...

 

So am I, I built a PC out of server-grade parts that's BETTER than the one in that video for about $285. My case (Vivo Athena) cost only $35 and free shipping. My GTX 1050ti SSC was practically free...

[Automobili3XF]

43 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

So am I, I built a PC out of server-grade parts that's BETTER than the one in that video for about $285. My case (Vivo Athena) cost only $35 and free shipping. My GTX 1050ti SSC was practically free...

Well, you have to consider the fact that he bought everything for the best prices he could at the time.

Your 1050TI alone costs US$160, what was the deal that you got on it?

[H0R53]

1 hour ago, Chevy_Monsenhor said:

Well, you have to consider the fact that he bought everything for the best prices he could at the time.

Your 1050TI alone costs US$160, what was the deal that you got on it?

You'd be amazed by what you can get from the Chinese. Sometimes I wonder if the sellers are getting their items legally, but that's none of my business. It shipped new, in its original box, the only thing wrong was that the plastic wrap was ripped and the manual and driver CD were missing. The EVGA tape holding the ESD bag together wasn't even ripped.

 

[Aw_Ginger_Snapz]

15 hours ago, H0R53 said:

You'd be amazed by what you can get from the Chinese. Sometimes I wonder if the sellers are getting their items legally, but that's none of my business. It shipped new, in its original box, the only thing wrong was that the plastic wrap was ripped and the manual and driver CD were missing. The EVGA tape holding the ESD bag together wasn't even ripped.

 

What site did you get it from out of curiosity? Do they take bitcoin? I'm looking for a cheap GPU at the moment.

[H0R53]

18 hours ago, Aw_Ginger_Snapz said:

What site did you get it from out of curiosity? Do they take bitcoin? I'm looking for a cheap GPU at the moment.

Most chinese used electronics sites sell things much cheaper than we do in the US, often with free shipping. You need to make sure that the sellers ship internationally though.

http://www.jd.com/

https://world.taobao.com/