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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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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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7 minutes ago, smatts said:

=( was hoping it would be a monday so id be off work and have a chance to try

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I'm fairly certain that that it will still be available on monday, but I'm unsure besause I'm not really looking into it

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26 minutes ago, Xeno3568 said:

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I'm fairly certain that that it will still be available on monday, but I'm unsure besause I'm not really looking into it

fingers crossed.     even if im unable it's still a great thing they're offering and it lets me know there's gamers who are gonna get their hands on some of these for a change

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18 minutes ago, smatts said:

fingers crossed.     even if im unable it's still a great thing they're offering and it lets me know there's gamers who are gonna get their hands on some of these for a change

unfourtunately I'm too broke to get one even at MSRP, but the only concern I have with it is people buying them after confirming they are a gamer, then reselling, maybe I could get one if I sold my computer, but thats just for a single GPU... but I 100% love the idea of this program, to get the cards into the hands of gamers who cant pay the insane scalper prices

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no no keep what youve got!    better than having nothing to use.

 

im worried it will be another year before im able to finish my build with the gpu and ill have lost the value of the parts i currently have since my 1070ti is my bottleneck.   had purchased most of my stuff last fall in anticipation of the gpu release and was going to have this pc be my baby until well into the am5/ddr5 years

 

that said, i know im better off than many with my current rig which is quite playable

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1 minute ago, smatts said:

no no keep what youve got!    better than having nothing to use.

 

im worried it will be another year before im able to finish my build with the gpu and ill have lost the value of the parts i currently have since my 1070ti is my bottleneck.   had purchased most of my stuff last fall in anticipation of the gpu release and was going to have this pc be my baby until well into the am5/ddr5 years

 

that said, i know im better off than many with my current rig which is quite playable

well I am planning on getting a job in a few months, though I'd probably wait for 2022 in order to get whatever the best cards are then, with how minimum wage and taxes are where I live a year would be plenty to get the latest and greatest with the price trend I've seen

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2 minutes ago, ThatOneDunce said:

*laughs in open transcript button*

it would be pretty dope if it was who's the best gamer

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2 hours ago, smatts said:

=( was hoping it would be a monday so id be off work and have a chance to try

Probably a raffle, not an auction. 

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Everyone I have seen on here has a complete build while I’m just here with out a cpu and gpu good luck to everyone tho hope I am able to get my hands on one for my first ever pc build 

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I learned about this from watching the clip "LTTstore is Selling GPUs..." video on YouTube:

 

 

At the end of the stream they suggested that I subscribe and to stay tuned for details in about a week. I subbed and hit the bell and have been watching for an update.

 

I saw new videos released but nothing more about the program. When looking at this more closely today I realized that it's not the WAN show that's published here but just small clips from it, hence the channel "LMG Clips".

 

The description links to the original video which was posted a week prior. So now I'm two weeks out from the originally anticipated "one week" window.

 

I haven't been able to find any more information about this program specifically. Did I miss it?

 

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2 minutes ago, codespunk said:

I learned about this from watching the clip "LTTstore is Selling GPUs..." video on YouTube:

 

 

At the end of the stream they suggested that I subscribe and to stay tuned for details in about a week. I subbed and hit the bell and have been watching for an update.

 

I saw new videos released but nothing more about the program. When looking at this more closely today I realized that it's not the WAN show that's published here but just small clips from it, hence the channel "LMG Clips".

 

The description links to the original video which was posted a week prior. So now I'm two weeks out from the originally anticipated "one week" window.

 

I haven't been able to find any more information about this program specifically. Did I miss it?

 

IIRC they delayed it recently.

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It got delayed so it should be this week.

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Thank you so much. I just found that it was delayed after looking into this some more. I just search for "the wan show" on YouTube and had it sort by most recent.

 

They do talk about it being delayed:

 

 

 

Thanks for the confirmation. I may have a chance yet! \o/

 

I'll have to try my best to catch it soon after it happens. My phone has a problem with dropping from WiFi and I don't get notifications unless I turn it on and fix it.

 

I managed to get onto one of Newegg's "Shuffle" lotteries. My name got pulled and the e-mail arrived an hour later than time it was sent (it was sent at 8:00 but arrived in my inbox at 9:00 for some reason). I tried t add it to my cart but it said out of stock.

 

I'm really hoping to have better luck with this program. I haven't upgraded in a couple years and I'm having trouble running a lot of games.

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1 minute ago, codespunk said:

Thank you so much. I just found that it was delayed after looking into this some more. I just search for "the wan show" on YouTube and had it sort by most recent.

 

They do talk about it being delayed:

 

 

 

Thanks for the confirmation. I may have a chance yet! \o/

 

I'll have to try my best to catch it soon after it happens. My phone has a problem with dropping from WiFi and I don't get notifications unless I turn it on and fix it.

 

I managed to get onto one of Newegg's "Shuffle" lotteries. My name got pulled and the e-mail arrived an hour later than time it was sent (it was sent at 8:00 but arrived in my inbox at 9:00 for some reason). I tried t add it to my cart but it said out of stock.

 

I'm really hoping to have better luck with this program. I haven't upgraded in a couple years and I'm having trouble running a lot of games.

A Linus video is likely to drop in around an hour or so, so be on the lookout!

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Have they given any information about what cards will be available? I can't fit anything longer than 11" in my case. And even then I have to insert the video card at an angle with metal-scraping-on-metal it get it to fit.

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14 minutes ago, FakeKGB said:

The video with instructions will hopefully be releasing today.

Nah I think it'll be a Saturday video. If they release it on a normal day some people will be at work school or etc but if they release on a weekend day all people have an equal chance.

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41 minutes ago, Letgomyleghoe. said:

Nah I think it'll be a Saturday video. If they release it on a normal day some people will be at work school or etc but if they release on a weekend day all people have an equal chance.

Only reason I feel like it would be today is that if it isn't done today, they will have to discuss it on the WAN show and reveal that it would be tomorrow.

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1 hour ago, Letgomyleghoe. said:

Nah I think it'll be a Saturday video. If they release it on a normal day some people will be at work school or etc but if they release on a weekend day all people have an equal chance.

Unless you observe the Sabbath :-P

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Just now, swimtome said:

Unless you observe the Sabbath 😛

unlucky really

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Seeming more like a scheme to get a bunch of subs, I wonder if they even have the cards, all they've shown was a pile of brown boxes.

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1 minute ago, Drek said:

Seeming more like a scheme to get a bunch of subs, I wonder if they even have the cards, all they've shown was a pile of brown boxes.

If it comes out that LTT doesn't have the cards it'll destroy their public image.

They can't do that.

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