The Herd Mentality PC

[NickHeavy]

Thanks to Newegg for sponsoring this video!

Enter the Giveaway https://www.newegg.com/insider/linus-tech-tips-review-build-giveaway

Newegg PC Builder: https://lmg.gg/08qzJ

Newegg Showcase: https://lmg.gg/b7Xn3

Newegg Black Friday Price Protection: https://lmg.gg/7L6BM

 

Flying blind usually doesn't end well, but when you need a new a computer can you trust online reviews? Will buying just the best reviewed components only making sure they are compatible make a good computer?

 

Buy AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/PWxa4

Buy MSI Meg X570 ACE

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/i0gaw

Buy Gskill Trident Z RGB DDR4 16GB

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/VNBLT

Buy Intel 660p NVMe M.2

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/Nx5Oe

Buy Noctua NH-U12S

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/a050v

Buy Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Lan Box

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/CXzfa

Buy Seasonic Focus GX-750

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/0QWYH

Buy Western Digital Black 4TB HDD

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/eFEoM

Buy MSI Gaming X RTX 2070 Super Gaming X

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/sHYWQ

 

Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.

[Khifler]

Huh, it looks like the giveaway link is borked. Anybody else find that to be the case as well?

 

I should just be more patient next time, everything is working now.

Edited November 2, 2020 by Khifler

[TechXero]

I was wondering is that giveaway worldwide or US/Canada only ?

[Conor Keating]

Kinda cool to see the case I use featured for a change, I'm used to seeing the fancier RGB cases with tempered glass and whatnot featured.

[Jonathan_01]

Out of interest why is the give away limited to US/Canada only?

[Conor Keating]

Just now, Jonathan_01 said:

Out of interest why is the give away limited to US/Canada only?

If I had to guess? Shipping.

[TechXero]

1 minute ago, Conor Keating said:

If I had to guess? Shipping.

Was not mentioned anywhere so could be worldwide

[Conor Keating]

2 minutes ago, TechXero said:

Was not mentioned anywhere so could be worldwide

Yeah, I only saw that this was up about when I commented, I only just got to the bit where he got around to mentioning the part about the giveaway.

[papajo]

I dont know if I am blind or something but the link says that in order to get into the giveaway you have to click the link for  the FORUM above... but there is only one link leading to the pc build tool.... 

 

Edit ok I am blind it says via the FORM above but I still dont see any form lol 

[WkdPaul]

7 minutes ago, papajo said:

I dont know if I am blind or something but the link says that in order to get into the giveaway you have to click the link for  the FORUM above... but there is only one link leading to the pc build tool.... 

 

Edit ok I am blind it says via the FORM above but I still dont see any form lol 

Try a different browser, or maybe turn off your ad-blocker, just tried and the form does load correctly on my side (Google Chrome and Edge Chromium, with uBlock Origin).

 

 

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Edited November 2, 2020 by wkdpaul

[Egg-Roll]

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(Canadian giveaway laws are weird)

Math is hard.

[TechXero]

 

I dunno but this part makes me think that this giveaway is for Canada only or we can skip this step if we ain't from there for therm to tell that we ain't Cannucks ?

[Egg-Roll]

1 hour ago, TechXero said:

 

I dunno but this part makes me think that this giveaway is for Canada only or we can skip this step if we ain't from there for therm to tell that we ain't Cannucks ?

You can skip it, tho it is an extra entry if you get it right so why not?

Note: all options are optional Unless you're Canadian then you're forced (by law) to answer the question, in most if not all places.

[JazzieThuqqins]

1 hour ago, NickHeavy said:

Thanks to Newegg for sponsoring this video!

Enter the Giveaway https://www.newegg.com/insider/linus-tech-tips-review-build-giveaway

Newegg PC Builder: https://lmg.gg/08qzJ

Newegg Showcase: https://lmg.gg/b7Xn3

Newegg Black Friday Price Protection: https://lmg.gg/7L6BM

 

Flying blind usually doesn't end well, but when you need a new a computer can you trust online reviews? Will buying just the best reviewed components only making sure they are compatible make a good computer?

 

Buy AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/PWxa4

Buy MSI Meg X570 ACE

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/i0gaw

Buy Gskill Trident Z RGB DDR4 16GB

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/VNBLT

Buy Intel 660p NVMe M.2

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/Nx5Oe

Buy Noctua NH-U12S

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/a050v

Buy Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Lan Box

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/CXzfa

Buy Seasonic Focus GX-750

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/0QWYH

Buy Western Digital Black 4TB HDD

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/eFEoM

Buy MSI Gaming X RTX 2070 Super Gaming X

On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://lmg.gg/sHYWQ

 

Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.

I just came here to say how cute Linus' daughter is and that he's a great dad and husband.  

[TechXero]

4 minutes ago, Egg-Roll said:

You can skip it, tho it is an extra entry if you get it right so why not?

If I answer it they might think am a cannuck. Am from Kronos a Klingon world

[WhitetailAni]

I found it and there were only 5 entries.

I submitted 4, reloaded, and it had over 3000.

[Egg-Roll]

1 hour ago, TechXero said:

If I answer it they might think am a cannuck. AM from Chronos a Klingon world

Well sadly you can't enter then:

 

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LINUS REVIEWS BUILD + RTX 3090 GIVEAWAY OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES (U.S. and Canada ONLY)

 

  

 

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE OR IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.

 

  Linus Reviews Build + RTX 3090 Giveaway (“Sweepstakes”) begins at 10:00AM Pacific Time (“PT”) on November 3, 2020 and ends at 11:59PM PT on December 20, 2020 (“Sweepstakes Period”). The Sweepstakes is subject to these official rules (the “Official Rules”), and by entering, entrant agrees to be bound by them. ELIGIBILITY: Void where prohibited by law. Unless otherwise provided herein, the Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 49 United States and the District of Columbia (Rhode Island excluded), age 18 or older at the time of entry and legal residents of Canada who are at least the legal age of majority in the province or territory in which they reside, but in any event no less than 18 years of age (“Entrant”). THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS VOID IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, AND LEGAL RESIDENTS OF QUEBEC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ENTER.

If Newegg thought Canada in general had weird laws they obviously forgot about Quebec, but didn't forget to leave them out because of said laws.

[TechXero]

I have 12 different Browsers in "Portable" mode I used Maxthon 6 that has no modifications for Gleam.io to load fine

 

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LINUS REVIEWS BUILD + RTX 3090 GIVEAWAY OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES (U.S. and Canada ONLY)

Damn I knew it was too good to be true... I submitted my entries for nothing ... Am not in US nor Canaduck.... Gees... Am never lucky

[Jonathan_01]

49 minutes ago, TechXero said:

Was not mentioned anywhere so could be worldwide

It was in terms and conditions

[papajo]

1 hour ago, wkdpaul said:

Try a different browser, or maybe turn off your ad-blocker, just tried and the form does load correctly on my side (Google Chrome and Edge Chromium, with uBlock Origin).

 

 

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yup it was addblocker with ms edge (which I dont have any addon since I dont use it except for things like that ) it worked...  funny I didnt think about it earlier Thanks

[darwin006]

I feel like the idea of this system was some what compromised, Neweggs website combines reviews for products it thinks are the similar. For example if you look at the reviews for the Cooler Master case they are reviews for other Cooler Master cases. And the reviews for the CPU seem to consist of every Ryzen CPU.

[sub68]

the same set 7 years ago

 

[Psittac]

That's actually a PC that I highly approve of, MB was a little extreme for the cpu and case is a subjective item but well done.

 

If I win the giveaway I'm upgrading my gpu then putting my old one in there and giving the PC to one of my friends that is in serious need of an upgrade.

 

Added comment for color, I've been a customer of newegg's since about 2004 if memory serves me right, they even took care of me when I messed up my computer countless times due to user error (aquarium pump on cpu block with push in fitting's).  I was in a very very bad place at the time and didn't have much but I had my computer.  Quite a few times I freaked out when I broke my system but they came through every time with an RMA. I don't know what I would have done in my little hole without my budget king overclocker (literally beat everyone on forums with the last gen Athlon-xpm) and I got to test out several motherboards and got a feel for them.    I know I was taking advantage of them at the time but I kind of had to.  Ever since they are my go to website for PC components that I don't need here and now and I've built multiple computers from them.  If anyone from Newegg reads this I'd like to thank you for keeping me sane all those years ago.

[Psittac]

4 hours ago, Jonathan_01 said:

Out of interest why is the give away limited to US/Canada only?

 

[papajo]

Is the giveaway limited to US/Canada or US and Canadian citizens? Because I am neither but I have an uncle in the US who's address I am going to use in case I win ..

 

Not that I have any realistic chance of winning since like there will be a million people participating but just useful to know lol