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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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11 minutes ago, austriangam3r said:

Nope, I got one at the WAN Show drop and no shipping notification yet.

IIRC others have been mentioning up to 10 business days to ship.  Sounds like lttstore and their shipper are overwhelmed.  Makes sense why they've only been doing 1 drop a week so far.

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15 hours ago, Coda Raafat said:

my question... are there any AMDs ? because i need the 6800XT... but seen linus talking about 3000 RTX series only

We don't know what they are gonna drop next. Checking LTT Twitter or Facebook will give some indication. So for now we only know that there's going to be EVGA drop at some point.

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9 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

We don't know what they are gonna drop next. Checking LTT Twitter or Facebook will give some indication. So for now we only know that there's going to be EVGA drop at some point.

we know that there's gonna be  evga rtx 3060 and 3070

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We know it will be EVGA if they did not chicken out but from where you get that it will be low tier?

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2 hours ago, Quathel said:

We know it will be EVGA if they did not chicken out but from where you get that it will be low tier?

The twitter picture they posted when they received the EVGA shipment showed 3060s and 3070s.  
I've been hunting for a 3080 for a while, but I'll probably try to get anything from that drop and use EVGA's step-up program to upgrade to the 3080Ti whenever that comes out.

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2 minutes ago, Votk said:

The twitter picture they posted when they received the EVGA shipment showed 3060s and 3070s.  

Please link Twitter post, could not find it. Thank you.

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How to get into the verified actual gamer program. I remember linus saying a link like lttstore.com/ cpu architecture cores or something but i dont remember correctly. Can anybody help me and say whats the correct link format.

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Just now, Gamer4714 said:

How to get into the verified actual gamer program. I remember linus saying a link like lttstore.com/ cpu architecture cores or something but i dont remember correctly. Can anybody help me and say whats the correct link format.

You wait until Linus releases another video, and look for a VAG drop segment partway through. If there's one, follow the instructions.

All the other parts have been sold out and you can't buy a 5900X from LMG anymore.

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11 minutes ago, Gamer4714 said:

How to get into the verified actual gamer program. I remember linus saying a link like lttstore.com/ cpu architecture cores or something but i dont remember correctly. Can anybody help me and say whats the correct link format.

You need to do it during the first several minutes after the video publication, not a month after 😄

 

Read the pinned post.

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4 minutes ago, AlexP11223 said:

No VAG (FP video uploaded to YT).

FP?

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Ya guys dont listen. May 4th buds. It will be linus vs gamers 

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LTT must be RAKING in cash from advertisements during this type of GPU-carrot-dangle of a Verified Actual Gamer Program... just sayin. I'll be patient.

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3 minutes ago, Padblaze said:

guys we're at the 69th page, let's keep it like that for at least 1 day

 

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8 minutes ago, Padblaze said:

guys we're at the 69th page, let's keep it like that for at least 1 day

What about people that like to 49? Or 65? Or 57? Or 24? Let's not kink shame!

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15 minutes ago, mrwingdings said:

LTT must be RAKING in cash from advertisements during this type of GPU-carrot-dangle of a Verified Actual Gamer Program... just sayin. I'll be patient.

Some maybe from Youtube monetization. But their ad spots are negotiated with average viewership in mind. And those deals are made weeks to months before VAG even started.

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1 hour ago, mrwingdings said:

LTT must be RAKING in cash from advertisements during this type of GPU-carrot-dangle of a Verified Actual Gamer Program... just sayin. I'll be patient.

would be great if LTT got something out of being the nice guy. Not only saying something is bad but trying to do something about it (eventhou it is just small scale)

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1 hour ago, LogicalDrm said:

Some maybe from Youtube monetization. But their ad spots are negotiated with average viewership in mind. And those deals are made weeks to months before VAG even started.

This may be true, I've seen both of the "How does LTT make money?" videos. However, with the GPU-Dangling-Carrot coupled with Floatplane's instant access to videos faster than Youtube, it's essentially incentivizing Floatplane. I'm 100% sure this was not the LTT intention, but... it does exist. I've thought about it myself as well. And "some maybe from monetized Youtube" is probably more than you think with the current GPU climate the way it is. Again, not sayin that this is evil; it's happenstance. Just pointing out the reality here. 

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2 minutes ago, mrwingdings said:

Floatplane's instant access to videos faster than Youtube

It was the opposite at least for one drop for some people.

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1 minute ago, AlexP11223 said:

It was the opposite at least for one drop for some people.

Hmm. Interesting, if I'm wrong, I'm willing to admit it. Just thought this was, in fact, the actual case.

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