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Latest drop was made 2021-09-28 17:11 UTC

The drop is over, we have no info about when, what or where the next will be. Follow LinusTechTips on Youtube for any new drops.

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EXPECTED TO DROP NEXT:

  • Intel Arc GPUs (hinted at Dec 24th WAN Show)

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About shipping and handling

  • Handling times seem to be 1 week from drop to shipping label created.
  • Shipping times depend on carrier. For outside of NA, the carrier is FedEx and shipping times seem to be regular 5-14 days. For US and Canada, the shipping times might be same, or even longer.
  • Any additional charges, like customs fees and local VAT are paid on entry to country. There has been variation between countries to whom payments are made (FedEx on delivery, FedEx to their office, custom directly), so contact your local FedEx or customs offices for more details on those.

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Known drops:

1. Asus 3070, 3080 and 3090, 2021-03-20 17:40 UTC

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2. MSI 3080 SeaHawk, 2021-03-30 16:59 UTC

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3. AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 2021-04-09 00:59 UTC

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4. Asus TUF 6800XT, 2021-04-24 01:57 UTC / During WAN Show

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5. Asus TUF 6800XT, 2021-04-26 17:05 UTC

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6. EVGA RTX 3060 XC Gaming / RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra, 2021-05-06 20:29 UTC

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7. MSI RTX 3080 Ti VENTUS 3X OC, 2021-09-28 17:11 UTC

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$1589.99

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PARTICIPATION ENDED! If you are local to LMG (Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada), you can participate to this https://gleam.io/nntHg/verified-actual-gamer-program-can-you-beat-linus

Announced in WAN Show https://youtu.be/-qj6hkLkdYg?t=2450

The even video (also 6th drop video)

 

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FAQ

 

How do I enter? Can I enter? Where to signup?

You don't. All information about the drops are posted to Youtube and are hidden in videos. So far all drops have been on LinusTechTips main channel.

 

UPDATE: One of the drops was made live, during the WAN Show on Fridays. Until now there has been no drops on Friday or weekends.

 

UPDATE: For limited time, you can participate with local event https://gleam.io/nntHg/verified-actual-gamer-program-can-you-beat-linus

 

I watched the video, but there were no information. Where do I find this?

The information about the drop is removed from video after the drop is over.

 

When are videos posted?

At the moment LMG is using their regular timeslot which is 10-11AM PST (17-18 UTC).

UPDATE: LMG has posted in different timeslot to allow those in school or working chance.

 

How does this work?

So far the known information is following:

  • Video is posted on Youtube and Floatplane at the same time.
  • There's segment in video where Linus gives a hint about what link you need to use in order to enter. The hints are words and Linus uses his fingers to state what parts of the link they are. The links start with http://www.lttstore.com/. Link is temporary and will only show note about drop ending afterwards.
    • UPDATE: Previously there was actual cut-scene, latest drop had just voice-over during b-roll.
  • There will be challenge on store page.
    • The first two drops had 15 question quiz about video games. You have 3 lives and 3-4 options to choose from. Fastest to finish will get their chance to buy items.
      • Besides 3 lives, you can skip 2 questions.
      • The latest drop had questions in video format with some answers shown as "A/B/C/D" and some as written normally.
    • UPDATE: Latest drop had small flash game in style of Jump King / Icy Tower.
  • Item of the drop is shown on store page before taking the quiz. You will see the price and other details too.
  • UPDATE: After completing challenge, you are put onto queue with AFK meter to prevent idling. Forgetting to re-charge bar will drop you at the tail end of the line
  • Prices are before VAT, tariffs etc. and shown in USD. Price after tariffs (US only) are shown on page.
  • You are allowed to buy one CPU and one GPU from this event. (Source)

 

Can you tell me when the next drop is?

No, because we don't know.

 

I'm at school/sleeping/working/have other reasons and can't watch at current time slot.

Linus has said that they will at some point use different time slot. What it is, we don't know. UPDATE: The time slot for later time was 12PM-1AM UTC.

 

Why can't they have link or more information somewhere?

Because the whole point is make this as hard as possible for anyone but the absolute most dedicated fans.

 

Why they don't collect list of people? Why aren't forum members, Floatplane subscribers etc. prioritized?

List wouldn't do anything. There would still need to be draw of sort needed, and the list would consist more of non-gamers the longer it was left open. Prioritizing forum members would discriminate towards other parts of audience.

 

Having payment as requirement to join or as something making "winning" more likely is classified as lottery under laws. This would require permit, it would exclude several regions which require local permits or don't allow any lottery, and it would put age limit of 19 years in place.

 

Can I try quiz afterwards?

At the moment, no. But there might be site at some point after event ends.

 

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Posts made by Luke and Linus.

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WAN Show segments

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WAN Show Jun 4, 2021

26:25 - 27:10 "We currently have no stock, but the program is still on"

1:23:00 - 1:23:30 One board partner with some 3080Ti's coming

 

WAN Show April 23, 2021

17:43 - 34:43 VAG Drop live on stream

43:15 - 44:50 VAG drop is over, hinted about 270 more cards

1:16:40 - 1:17:44 Some last minute info

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WAN Show April 16, 2021

1:36:30 Super-chats

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WAN Show April 9, 2021

13:20 - 13:40 The latest drop info
40:50 - 43:55 The local event info
1:15:35 - 1:17:34 Super-chats #1
1:24:25 - 1:24:47 Super-chats #2
1:25:47 - 1:26:07 Super-chats #3

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WAN Show August 27, 2021

1:05:40 - Super-chats

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WAN Show October 8, 2021

2:06:20 - Super-chats

Here Linus says that Verified Actual Gamer program would be suspended until further notice. Reason given was that retail prices are about same as so-called "scalper prices". Making the program pointless.

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 WAN Show December 24, 2021

1:09:10 onward

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To be updated

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Misc:

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whoever got the card, does anyone know how much it was (before tax and tariffs?) 

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1 minute ago, r3dcomet said:

(before tax and tariffs?) 

999

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Who got to the ordering page, how much time was there to finish the order?

 

I heard about 2.5 minutes, is this true?

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I guess this is the correct thread to put my thoughts on this: On the last WAN Show (3/26) Linus mentioned and quickly got shot down on the idea of buying scalper cards and reselling them at fair prices. I agree that LMG should NOT buy scalper cards. I understand his thought process and justification, and I appreciate Linus as a good human trying to do good things. This, however, is a case of the road to hell being paved with good intentions. You do not punish your children when they misbehave by rewarding them. Same thing with scalpers.

 

I don't hate the scalpers. I understand they are a natural part of capitalism. The reason I tolerate (as in, do not think scalping should be illegal) scalpers doing this and would NOT tolerate Nvidia/the ABIs doing the same thing, is because scalpers have a lot of skin in the game if they try to monopolize or control the market. They are exposed on both sides and cannot dictate the market. Nvidia/the ABIs can. Making money on a high risk/high reward venture is fine. Making money by being a monopoly is not fine.

 

That said, rewarding them to give gamers even more cards is the wrong move. If someone wants to pay $3300 for a graphics card, let them. But make that an invidual choice. The scalpers will QUICKLY lower their prices (as we've seen with AMD CPUs) as the market supply catches up. Let the scalpers get taken for a ride if they are too greedy. Do not incentivize their greed.

 

Truly though, Linus, I appreciate your motive and intent. Your heart is in the right place. Your execution was a bit misguided, but I think we got you stopped before you made a big aeuf. 😛

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21 minutes ago, progamer21 said:

Can you guys just tell me whenever there is a drop plz

We can only after it happens. The point, still, is to make it as hard as possible for anyone to automate looking for the clues and solving the riddles. No one is getting freebie here.

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7 minutes ago, LogicalDrm said:

We can only after it happens. The point, still, is to make it as hard as possible for anyone to automate looking for the clues and solving the riddles. No one is getting freebie here.

I've missed every drop so far and i look at his twitter but it doesn't say anything about drops

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You need to look at LTT videos the moment they published, not at twitter.

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50 minutes ago, progamer21 said:

I've missed every drop so far and i look at his twitter but it doesn't say anything about drops

We can't make this any easier. I don't want to offend, but this has been stated so many times already. All clues, information, hints etc. are posted in LTT videos (for now). Only in videos, and they can be seen only as long as drop is active. Except for WAN Shows for additional information on event.

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34 minutes ago, AlexP11223 said:

You need to look at LTT videos the moment they published, not at twitter.

I look at his vids too and it says nothing, does a drop happen when he posts???

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Bit of a long shot but does anybody know anything about importing to the UK? He mentioned VAT which I think is paid in Canada as converting to pounds it's about the right price, but would suck to get a 20% fee once it's too late. 

 

All hypothetical off course as even starting the video in under 15 seconds I'm still too slow to complete! 

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5 minutes ago, TomWelsh said:

Bit of a long shot but does anybody know anything about importing to the UK? He mentioned VAT which I think is paid in Canada as converting to pounds it's about the right price, but would suck to get a 20% fee once it's too late. 

 

All hypothetical off course as even starting the video in under 15 seconds I'm still too slow to complete! 

does the second the video go out does the drop start to happen??? I am confused because there's no way there could be a drop every saturday to thursday

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2 minutes ago, TomWelsh said:

Bit of a long shot but does anybody know anything about importing to the UK? He mentioned VAT which I think is paid in Canada as converting to pounds it's about the right price, but would suck to get a 20% fee once it's too late. 

 

All hypothetical off course as even starting the video in under 15 seconds I'm still too slow to complete! 

I think you would still have to pay the 20% fee but tbh i wouldn't care we've been waiting so long for 30 series

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1 minute ago, TomWelsh said:

Bit of a long shot but does anybody know anything about importing to the UK?

You will pay VAT when it reaches your country. The same as most of the other shops, only the big ones like Amazon may pay VAT on your behalf and show that during checkout.

 

$999 (for this AIO GPU, the Asus one was cheaper) is before any import taxes.

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41 minutes ago, progamer21 said:

does the second the video go out does the drop start to happen??? I am confused because there's no way there could be a drop every saturday to thursday

I think so, it's definitely live before the end of the video as I saw the announcement in the timeline, listened to that and then went back to watch the video after the quiz whiling waiting for a space to open up. Still was too slow so it ain't easy. 

 

Thanks for the answers on VAT, that's what I was afraid off. Granted, since I've been waiting over 6 months for my order it's getting increasingly tempting to overspend. 

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37 minutes ago, AlexP11223 said:

You will pay VAT when it reaches your country. The same as most of the other shops, only the big ones like Amazon may pay VAT on your behalf and show that during checkout.

 

$999 (for this AIO GPU, the Asus one was cheaper) is before any import taxes.

I'll just add to this that I believe LTT add VAT at checkout. When I changed my country to the UK it added 20% to the price. Playing with LTT store seems to show the tax depends on the country. Import duties may be a different matter though...

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I followed Linus's instructions in the WAN show to go bug the GPU manufacturers about the program. I think EVGA finds me annoying now lol. I made a generic email for all GPU manufacturers, added a customized version of it for EVGA, but forgot to remove the call to action in the EVGA version, oops.

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1 minute ago, Siebien said:

I'll just add to this that I believe LTT add VAT at checkout. When I changed my country to the UK it added 20% to the price. Playing with LTT store seems to show the tax depends on the country. Import duties may be a different matter though...

Ah, good to know, thanks. If that's the case it's very helpful of them to avoid hidden fees. 

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2 hours ago, progamer21 said:

I've missed every drop so far and i look at his twitter but it doesn't say anything about drops

They don't do them on twitter, you have to watch the LTT videos as they come out (at least that's how they're doing it for now), if you manage to watch the video in the minutes after it comes out, scroll through it and see if it cuts to Linus talking about GPUs if so he will give instructions on how to get a GPU from the drop and if you're quick about it you can get one 🙂
The videos usually come out at 10AM PST or earlier

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38 minutes ago, LordPoopGreen said:

They don't do them on twitter, you have to watch the LTT videos as they come out (at least that's how they're doing it for now), if you manage to watch the video in the minutes after it comes out, scroll through it and see if it cuts to Linus talking about GPUs if so he will give instructions on how to get a GPU from the drop and if you're quick about it you can get one 🙂
The videos usually come out at 10AM PST or earlier

ok thx but i never saw linus talking abt it

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5 minutes ago, progamer21 said:

ok thx but i never saw linus talking abt it

That's because AFAIK they reuploaded the video without the segment talking about the VAG program, so people who missed out won't get confused, also if you want details on the program the WAN show is where they gave most of it, like how they're going to do it

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Just now, LordPoopGreen said:

That's because AFAI they reuploaded the video without the segment talking about the VAG program, so people who missed out won't get confused, also if you want details on the program the WAN show is where they gave most of it, like how they're going to do it

damn thats cold so they edit the part with linus talking about the program, I watch the WAN show too its fun to watch

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1 minute ago, progamer21 said:

damn thats cold so they edit the part with linus talking about the program, I watch the WAN show too its fun to watch

...How is it cold? Why would you want that info in the video you are watching just to find out you are hours late to it anyways?

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No matter how LTT handles it, people will take the opposing viewpoint.

 

It's quite hilarious. 

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21 minutes ago, Nexxus said:

...How is it cold? Why would you want that info in the video you are watching just to find out you are hours late to it anyways?

well i never would know when the drops would happen if I thought they werent in the video

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