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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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Misc:

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Just now, Amongalen said:

Could you consider going to be so any of us gets a VAG drop? Please?

Ha. Tell you what, I'll split the difference and not get up in 30 minutes, and only get up in an hour and then that's it for me for today.

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Anyone have any info on the 5900x from the 4/9 drop? When are they getting shipped?

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1 minute ago, ReadIcculus said:

Anyone have any info on the 5900x from the 4/9 drop? When are they getting shipped?

I suggest you email support@lttstore.com - they've apparently been quite helpful to questions of this nature according to other members on this thread.

(When you get the answer it might be a good idea to post it here for the benefit of others, too, obviously redacting any personal information)

 

 

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I got this when I inquired last week, I held off on asking again till yesterday morning and now they're ghosting me.

 

Apr 13, 2021, 17:24 MST

Hey there!

We’re hoping to get all the Ryzen CPUs handed off to the courier sometime this week, with deliveries occurring sometime next week. You’ll get a more specific ETA once that handoff occurs.

Hope this helps!

Adam
Customer Support Representative - LTTStore.com

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2 hours ago, pythonmegapixel said:

But typing it like that is the only way for the forum not to be a moron and convert it to emoji

You can use the Russian style )

Or ))) when you are very happy.

Or ( when you are sad.

 

 

 

 

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22 minutes ago, ReadIcculus said:

Anyone have any info on the 5900x from the 4/9 drop? When are they getting shipped?

Still waiting on mine as well. They sent tracking info on 4/9 (day after drop) but it still says it hasn’t been delivered to FedEx. I emailed Ltt store support a couple days ago but haven’t heard back from them. Glad to hear others having same issue...I guess.

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1 hour ago, AJR21 said:

Still waiting on mine as well. They sent tracking info on 4/9 (day after drop) but it still says it hasn’t been delivered to FedEx. I emailed Ltt store support a couple days ago but haven’t heard back from them. Glad to hear others having same issue...I guess.

same boat here...getting a bit nervous about a $500+ USD purchase that has no updates. I trust the LTT team, but this seems further down the pipeline.

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I see that COO Nick tweeted about Fedex having issues and Mods on the forums are mentioning this. Is he saying that all the 5900x got handed off or not?

I can't speak for others but for my order Fedex assured me that they 100% did not receive this package yet.

 

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53 minutes ago, ReadIcculus said:

I see that COO Nick tweeted about Fedex having issues and Mods on the forums are mentioning this. Is he saying that all the 5900x got handed off or not?

I can't speak for others but for my order Fedex assured me that they 100% did not receive this package yet.

 

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I think that tweet is referring to the desk pads. However, I did just receive an update from ltt store support:

 

Hey there!

Pardon the delayed response. We’ve been experiencing higher-than-normal ticket volumes since the release of our desk pads this past weekend.

A small number of VAG orders were affected by this delay in tracking. We’ve identified a software issue which led to this, which is now resolved, and Wizmo has informed us that all affected orders will receive updated scans soon. If you don’t receive one by Monday please reach out to us again. We're very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused!

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Just got an update, seems Fedex picked up the package at 5pm

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3 minutes ago, Vifer said:

Just got an update, seem Fedex picked up the package at 5pm

Still better tracking than Canada Post! 🤣

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5 minutes ago, Vifer said:

Just got an update, seem Fedex picked up the package at 5pm

I got an update as well. Seems they are finally moving! 

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Thanks to everyone who took the time to look into this, hope it's back on track now.

It's the last piece missing from my build too.

 

I Hope everyone has a good weekend, Good luck gamers still on the hunt, it wasn't easy but it sure feels worth it )

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Just now, Gamerdad902 said:

LINK PLZ

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9 minutes ago, SignatureSigner said:

watch the live lazy

It's too late anyways.  I was through quiz in less than 30s. 

Been waiting a few minutes for dropped reservations.

 

Edit: Linus mentioned this was only 30 cards and there's 10k people watching...

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5 minutes ago, Flammadeus said:

only 30 were dropped today the remaining 270 they have will be released at a later time.

thanks for saying 🙂

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I'm wondering if there is a limit on purchase? Like if you get something from one VAG drop can you can something else on another?

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Just now, KingslayerNana said:

I'm wondering if there is a limit on purchase? Like if you get something from one VAG drop can you can something else on another?

Yes, you are limited to 1 GPU and 1 CPU.  They will cancel an orders that exceed either.

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Chiming in that at 5PM US Central my 5900X just got marked as picked up in Richmond, BC.

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1 minute ago, KingslayerNana said:

I'm wondering if there is a limit on purchase? Like if you get something from one VAG drop can you can something else on another?

I read earlier in this thread that you can only get 1 GPU and 1 CPU. 

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1 minute ago, KingslayerNana said:

I'm wondering if there is a limit on purchase? Like if you get something from one VAG drop can you can something else on another?

They are limiting a person to 1 GPU and 1 CPU across the program unless this program continues into the next generation it seems

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