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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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https://linustechtips.com/topic/1312490-verified-actual-gamer-program-information-see-best-answer-2021-10-08-update/?do=findComment&comment=15171174

 

 

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jesus this is so long and im lazy Im just straight up leaving

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16 hours ago, Padblaze said:

wow i just came back to this thread and i see it got pinned lol. im glad to be its owner 🙂

Are you still updating the pinned thing on top?

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10 minutes ago, Grats said:

Are you still updating the pinned thing on top?

If you mean the "Best Answer", that's my post. I would have permission to edit OP if needed, but it's easier to do it to my own post.

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49 minutes ago, Junction Runner said:

VAG is dry today.

Its been dry for the past few weeks.

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52 minutes ago, LogicalDrm said:

If you mean the "Best Answer", that's my post. I would have permission to edit OP if needed, but it's easier to do it to my own post.

Ahhh the thingy on top is called best answer, got it, thanks!

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Hey guys!
I know the drop will include the RTX 3080ti and possibly the RTX 3070ti, but will the drop include the RTX 3070, 3060ti or the 3060? I don't need a more powerful graphics card than a 3070 (just need something powerful enough for gaming and video editing) and I can't pay the upfront cost of an 3080tie plus shipping. Right now I have nothing for graphics and been waiting for a while for prices to become affordable. Info about this would be great. Thanks in advance.
Richard

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15 hours ago, RichardThe_Player said:

Hey guys!
I know the drop will include the RTX 3080ti and possibly the RTX 3070ti, but will the drop include the RTX 3070, 3060ti or the 3060? I don't need a more powerful graphics card than a 3070 (just need something powerful enough for gaming and video editing) and I can't pay the upfront cost of an 3080tie plus shipping. Right now I have nothing for graphics and been waiting for a while for prices to become affordable. Info about this would be great. Thanks in advance.
Richard

All the known information is in the post pinned at the top. Based on all the information we got, we can expect a 3080ti. No sign of anything else.

From what Linus said, companies prefer to give higher end cards to the program - obviously that's more profitable for them. On top of that, if u were to buy a 3060 from the program and then ship it to EU, the shipping would cost half of the card (better than scalper prices but still meh)

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18 hours ago, RichardThe_Player said:

Hey guys!
I know the drop will include the RTX 3080ti and possibly the RTX 3070ti, but will the drop include the RTX 3070, 3060ti or the 3060? I don't need a more powerful graphics card than a 3070 (just need something powerful enough for gaming and video editing) and I can't pay the upfront cost of an 3080tie plus shipping. Right now I have nothing for graphics and been waiting for a while for prices to become affordable. Info about this would be great. Thanks in advance.
Richard

We know what you know. Nothing more, nothing less. Until LMG teases the drop, we have what is written in the FAQ.

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5 hours ago, Amongalen said:

if u were to buy a 3060 from the program and then ship it to EU, the shipping would cost half of the card

Not true. Shipping is around 70$.

If you mean VAT, then you can't really avoid it, all local shops will have it too (and even with VAT + shipping it should be less than half). And in US people have some taxes added to this price too (though lower than EU VAT, except for GPUs manufactured in China).

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1 hour ago, AlexP11223 said:

Not true. Shipping is around 70$.

If you mean VAT, then you can't really avoid it, all local shops will have it too (and even with VAT + shipping it should be less than half). And in US people have some taxes added to this price too (though lower than EU VAT, except for GPUs manufactured in China).

I've thought someone mentioned before that they paid like 70-80€ + some extra fees on top (not counting VAT). Could be wrong tho.

Doesn't change my point that shipping cost relative to card cost gonna be much higher on 3060 than it would be on 3090.

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11 hours ago, Amongalen said:

I've thought someone mentioned before that they paid like 70-80€ + some extra fees on top (not counting VAT). Could be wrong tho.

Doesn't change my point that shipping cost relative to card cost gonna be much higher on 3060 than it would be on 3090.

Shipping by itself, yes. But other fees are based on total value of the shipment. For example Euroopan VAT being 18-24% (item+shipping/handling). Or tariffs being 25% added. If there's extra import fees, those vary between countries.

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do the drops start when the videos are posted on floatplane or youtube?

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1 hour ago, retroracer said:

do the drops start when the videos are posted on floatplane or youtube?

When the drop happens, the video is posted on both floatplane and yt at the same time. There is no benefit from subscribing to FP.

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The vids late today. 

So probably a windows 11 video that's gone late or a vag drop

I could use some help with this!

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Need help updating a phone from w8.1 to w10 - Windows - Linus Tech Tips

please, pm me if you would like to contribute to my gpu bios database (includes overclocking bios, stock bios, and upgrades to gpus via modding)

Bios database

My beautiful, but not that powerful, main PC:

prior build:

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Has Linus dropped a 3x series card yet?

PC - NZXT H510 Elite, Ryzen 5600, 16GB DDR3200 2x8GB, EVGA 3070 FTW3 Ultra, Asus VG278HQ 165hz,

 

Mac - 1.4ghz i5, 4GB DDR3 1600mhz, Intel HD 5000.  x2

 

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58 minutes ago, SavageSheepYT said:

No VAG

How did you manage to check the entire video he posted today in under a minute? XD

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1 hour ago, Sniffy540 said:

How did you manage to check the entire video he posted today in under a minute? XD

YouTube's subtitles.

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