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My Story - How I Became A "professional Unboxer"

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Thanks for sharing your experiences Linus! Great message for all... hard work, passion and dedication with a bit of luck are the keys to success!

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Great story. An other example how in many cases true success does not rely on a piece of paper.

- CoolerMaster CM II Advanced - Core i7 4770k @ 4.2Ghz - ASUS Z87 Sabertooth - EVGA GTX 460 SC - 8 Gb Mushckin Enhanced Silverline -


- 120Gb Intel 320 SSD - 1TB WD Caviar Black - BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 - Corsair TX750W -

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Cool story bro. :D  But seriously, I've been watching your videos for ages, and I'm still surprised how young you are in comparison with the amount of knowledge you have on PC hardware and stuff. It's pretty obvious the LMG is a bunch of hardworking enthusiasts. thumbs up for everything you do!  

"Play the course as you find it. Play the Ball as it lies. And if you can't do either, do what's fair."

 

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This truly is a great story, and i'm inspired by it honestly. I'm so glad I got to read this, and I'm glad i got to watch your first youtube video. I've been watching you for a few months now and the quality of your videos are great. I'm glad I came to these forums. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication Linus. :)

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whens the "linus sebastian" (steve job styled) book out? Oh and your mentioned in the NCIX wikipedia page, ever think you could be the next steve wu?

Falcon: Corsair 750D 8320at4.6ghz 1.3v | 4GB MSI Gaming R9-290 @1000/1250 | 2x8GB 2400mhz Kingston HyperX Beast | Asus ROG Crosshair V Formula | Antec H620 | Corsair RM750w | Crucial M500 240GB, Toshiba 2TB, DarkThemeMasterRace, my G3258 has an upgrade path, my fx8320 doesn't need one...total cost £840=cpu£105, board£65, ram£105, Cooler £20, GPU£200, PSU£88, SSD£75, HDD£57, case£125.

 CASE:-NZXT S340 Black, CPU:-FX8120 @4.2Ghz, COOLER:-CM Hyper 212 EVO, BOARD:-MSI 970 Gaming, RAM:-2x4gb 2400mhz Corsair Vengeance Pro, GPU: SLI EVGA GTX480's @700/1000, PSU:-Corsair CX600m, HDD:-WD green 160GB+2TB toshiba
CASE:-(probably) Cooltek U1, CPU:-G3258 @4.5ghx, COOLER:-stock(soon "MSI Dragon" AiO likely), BOARD:-MSI z87i ITX Gaming, RAM:-1x4gb 1333mhz Patriot, GPU: Asus DCU2 r9-270 OC@1000/1500mem, PSU:-Sweex 350w.., HDD:-WD Caviar Blue 640GB
CASE:-TBD, CPU:-Core2Quad QX9650 @4Ghz, COOLER:-OCZ 92mm tower thing, BOARD:-MSI p43-c51, RAM:-4x1GB 800mhz Corsair XMS2, GPU: Zotac GTX460se @800/1000, PSU:-OCZ600sxs, HDD:-WD green 160GBBlueJean-A
 CASE:-Black/Blue Sharkoon T9, CPU:-Phenom2 x4 B55 @3.6Ghz/1.4v, COOLER:-FX8320 Stock HSF, BOARD:-M5A78L-M/USB3, RAM:-4GB 1333mhz Kingston low profile at 1600mhz, GPU:-EVGA GTX285, PSU:-Antec TP550w modu, STORAGE:-240gb  M500+2TB Toshiba
CASE:-icute zl02-3g-bb, CPU:-Phenom2 X6 1055t @3.5Ghz, COOLER:-Stock, BOARD:-Asrock m3a UCC, RAM:2x2GB 1333mhz Zeppelin (thats yellow!), GPU: XFX 1GB HD6870xxx, PSU:-some 450 POS, HDD:-WD Scorpio blue 120GB
CASE:-Packard Bell iMedia X2424, Custom black/red Aerocool Xpredator fulltower, CPU's:-E5200, C2D [email protected]<script cf-hash='f9e31' type="text/javascript"> /* */</script>(so e8500), COOLER:-Scythe Big shuriken2 Rev B, BFG gtx260 sp216 OC, RAM:-tons..
Gigabyte GTX460, Gigabyte gt430,
GPU's:-GT210 1GB,  asus hd6670 1GB gddr5, XFX XXX 9600gt 512mb Alpha dog edition, few q6600's
PICTURES CASE:-CIT mars black+red, CPU:-Athlon K6 650mhz slot A, COOLER:-Stock, BOARD:-QDI Kinetiz 7a, RAM:-256+256+256MB 133mhz SDram, GPU:-inno3d geforce4 mx440 64mb, PSU:-E-Zcool 450w, STORAGE:-2x WD 40gb "black" drives,
CASE:-silver/red raidmax cobra, CPU:-Athlon64 4000+, COOLER:-BIG stock one, BOARD:-MSI something*, RAM:-(matched pair)2x1GB 400mhz ECC transcend, GPU:-ati 9800se@375core/325mem, PSU:-pfft, HDD:-2x maxtor 80gb,
PICTURES CASE:-silver/red raidmax cobra (another), CPU:-Pentium4 2.8ghz prescott, COOLER:-Artic Coolering Freezer4, BOARD:-DFI lanparty infinity 865 R2, RAM:-(matched pair)2x1GB 400mhz kingston, GPU:-ati 9550@375core/325mem, PSU:-pfft, HDD:-another 2x WD 80gb,
CASE:-ML110 G4, CPU:-xeon 4030, COOLER:-stock leaf blower, BOARD:-stock raid 771 board, RAM:-2x2GB 666mhz kingston ECC ddr2, GPU:-9400GT 1GB, PSU:-stock delta, RAID:-JMicron JMB363 card+onboard raid controller, HDD:-320gb hitachi OS, 2xMaxtor 160gb raid1, 500gb samsungSP, 160gb WD, LAPTOP:-Dell n5030, CPU:-replaced s*** cel900 with awesome C2D E8100, RAM:-2x2GB 1333mhz ddr3, HDD:-320gb, PHONE's:-LG optimus 3D (p920) on 2.3.5@300-600mhz de-clock (batteryFTW)
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Really Great story Linus great to hear how it all started keep moving forward and upward. 

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Doing something you LOVE for everyday job, man that is something that very few people have luxury to do !

 

I love your videos Linus and the fact that you can clearly see the passion in you is just awesome net & television are full of fonny`s. And people like you NEED recognition and RESPECT they deserve !

 

Keep up the good work .

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I haven't really understood what is his REAL job? Please someone tell me!

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Another guy without a college degree but with such a great success story. I wonder why I am studying sometimes...

RAWR signature became a bunch of HTML codes

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if THAT guy can build one of the largest tech channels on the YouTubez by working hard, being passionate, and having some good luck, then maybe you can too!

 

Great words from the tech guru. :D

"Cough, Cough, Cough"

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Linus, are you planning on finishing your university?

 

Very difficult to go back at this point. I've got a massive debt (mortgage), a baby, and a job that consumes what little is left of my life beyond my familial obligations.

 

Nothing is impossible, however.

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Very difficult to go back at this point. I've got a massive debt (mortgage), a baby, and a job that consumes what little is left of my life beyond my familial obligations.

 

Nothing is impossible, however.

night school is always an option but then you would never sleep hahah 

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Just like Slick for the never sleeping

ye :( haha

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Linus,

From what I can tell you're doing an excellent job for your first time having your own company. It's awesome watching your progress from the videos/livestreams that you provide.

Netflix Laptop: Asus G73JH-BST7 Specs: i7-740QM @1.73 but turbo up to 3.00+!, 6GB DDR3, 1GB HD5870, 640GB HD, 16x9

Gaming PC: Specs: i5 2500k @ 4ghz, 16 GB DDR3 G.Skill @1600, 2 2GB MSI 7850's @ 1050/1300, 700w OCZ PSU, Corsair 400R case, Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 motherboard. 2 16x9 Acer monitor (Don't hate)

 

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y'know, for quite some time i honestly thought Linus owned NCIX.

He may not own it, but as far as I'm concerned there is no NCIX without Linus. I sure wouldn't know anything about it if it weren't for him. As good as their prices and selection are I never really hear about them. Everybody I know has heard of and shops at newegg, nobody I know has ever heard of NCIX.

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you are amazing linus! I got interested in technology thanks to one of your videos talking about gaming rigs, and afterward I just search and search for more about computer technology and robotics and I love them now and probably forever. They make me happy for some reason :) *nerdforever*

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Like a bio for a lost mysterious king, writing a story for his followers... or something!

To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

 

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The seafoam green table really ads to the outdated feel. In addition, I felt extra body hair was missing from this video.

NZXT H440 l Inel Core i5-4670K l Z87-GD65 l MSI 780 Twin Frozr l Kraken x60 l Corsair RM 650 l Seagate Barracuda 2 Tb l Corsair Force GS 128 Gb l Teleios Sleeving l Acer H236HLbid l Corsair K70 Anodized Black l Roccat Kone Pure Color


 

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The first video looks like and infomercial downloaded straight from a VCR.

 

But nice story, everything has a purpose, just roll with the punches.

Cats and Dogs living together Mass Hysteria!!!

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Great story Linus, it just goes to show that hard work will eventually pay off. You're actually a big reason that I developed a large interest in technology, I was hooked ever since I saw my first Linus Tech Tips video. Enthusiast more than anything, but if there's one thing I've learned from reading this is that sometimes a hobby is more than okay. It's fulfilling and has the potential to honestly make it somewhere.

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