Thread for Linus Tech Tips Video Suggestions

[Spotty]

12 hours ago, Rcmaniac10 said:

the motherboard is marketed as a chia mining board so I don't know if it can be setup to run TrueNAS. i cant just spend $1500 on the case/ motherboard and have it not work. can somebody please check out the Onda D32H-D4 motherboard and try to make a TrueNAS build with plex on it? 

For specific help I would recommend posting a new topic in the Servers & NAS section on our forum asking for help from the community or asking on more specialised forums like servethehome, level1techs, or even truenas forums. 

[Guest]

Can we put the entire title in the thread names? 

 

Ie, after YouTube upload has been up a few days you add a hyphen and the product name. 

Can you on release put the entire post upload title in the title of the thread for all future uploads? 

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[Elektra57]

Idea: The ultimate work from home setup

 

• Should you have a separate space for work? I have found it hard to work on creative projects at my desk when I am off work.
• What to do with all of the cables.
• Where should you keep your security key. I usually leave mine plugged in.
• What is the most comfortable headset? I am currently using a Corsair rgb void but need an upgrade.
• Posture support, foot rest, products to prevent carpal tunnel.
• Tips for working from home. I know you have FP devs that work from home.  How do they keep a healthy work/home balance. How do you keep them involved and feel like that are a part of the company. This is honestly a hard part of wfh for Amazon. They have a FB like website where we interact with everyone and play trivia games and share things, but it is hard to do that stuff when you are slammed. I feel very disconnected lately. I have worked for Amazon for over three years now, but I don't feel a part of Amazon since I don't see anyone and have never been to a facility. I love working from home. Especially since I have had a lot of health issues that prevents me from going to a brick and mortar job. I am a part of the engagement team and it is so hard to get people to engage.
• Affordable UPS that doesn't suck.

 

 

I really need to redo my work from home setup. My cable management is atrocious. Ethernet switches have failed me. KVM switches are a pain. I currently have an L shaped desk with my personal dual monitor setup and also my dual monitor work setup. My desk currently holds four monitors, two mice, two keyboards, mic arm. Only one tower since my work pc is a lenovo thinkcentre. I started dropping packets with the ethernet switch. I would also like to add another monitor to each setup making the total 6. So many heavy adapters and cables going everywhere. I use double sided gorilla tape to mount the adapters, switches, and surge protector to the underside of my desk. I refuse to put my tower on the floor.

 

We do have security checks where they will call and have us turn on the webcam so they can see the room. I got dinged for my Echo dot and for not taking my security key out of my thinkcentre. They send a computer and peripherals. They send a headset but I don't like it. I prefer a gaming headset. We can buy our own keyboard and mouse as long as it is wired.

I can't have my Alexa devices in my office because they are a security violation since they can record audio.

No paper or writing utensils.

No phone/tablet/etc.

Has to be in an area free of noise and no one walking through.

No wireless peripherals.

Have to be hardwired and have high speed internet.

 

[MatElc]

With the next gen of cpu and gpu busting out to new wattage levels, and likely hot pcie5 m.2 ssd’s I’m seriously thinking of putting a custom cooling loop into my new rig. But I don’t know if it’s worth it? I have a 6700k and 1080ti on a 4K display and it really kicks out the heat, a Corsair aio is on the cpu and 1080 is air cooled.

so I’d love to see some videos showing what happens as the cooling is improved to the exhaust temp, not just the cpu temp. If the better cooking keeps the cpu temp lower does it mean the exhaust temp is lower and so the room your in cooler? Does water cooling the gpu help more? Or is the case exhaust temp the same whatever cooling solution used since the Wattage is what it is? Perhaps oil submerging the best choice!?

 

 

 

[jagerman020]

HI,

I have a MSI MAG MAG CoreLiquid 360R AIO that I believe is subject to the recall regarding the sediment build up which causes blockage in the system which causes CPU to thermal throttle and eventually shut down. My CPU temperature seemed abnormal at idle and I could hear the fans sometimes ramp up to 100% at Idle. When I performed CPUZ stress test the temp pegged out at 100°C in less than 10 seconds. This caused the Computer shutdown and prompt a message that read "previous overclock settings failed". Resetting bios and researing CPU and all other major components did absolutely nothing. After, learning aboutt the recall I have purchased a Corsair H150I which fixed all of my issues. 

 

I thought it might be cool if I sent the AIO to you to take apart and disect rather than send it back to MSI for replacent. If you are interested please let me know. Thanks

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-recalls-mag-coreliquid-240r-360r-aio-coolers-due-to-sediment-build-up

[Cavalry Canuck]

Cover Skytrain!

 

Given the current expansion of the Millennium Line down Broadway, as well as the planned Fraser Highway extension of the Expo Line (both the proposed 190th street and 196th street station will both be 3.6km from your shops), it would be the perfect time to produce content that gets into what Skytrain is, how it works, etc.

 

Admittedly, this isn't consumer-oriented products. However, it is a system that your employees rely on in their commutes, and it was/still is cutting edge tech as far as commuter train technologies go. Not every mass-transit system so heavily relies on automation to function, and the linear propulsion tech is very innovative. Given how it isn't your traditional focus, perhaps it would make for a good collaboration topic? For example, with an electrical-focused channel like Electroboom (He'd short out the electrified rail and/or get stuck to the magnets & shut down the system for 3 days, would be hilarious), or an engineering channel that is more focused on the construction and mechanics of the system.

 

Plus, Linus in a hard-hat and reflective-vest with various tools on a construction site has significant meme potential (Linus in another life, Linus after LTT, etc.)

[the99er]

So back on the May 27/2022 wan show, Linus talked about how game changing it was when Linksys released the WRT54GL wifi router because it could actually run linux.

 

Well I've got one, and it still works.  Just don't use it anymore cuz I replaced it with a Linksys nighthawk wifi router so I can use the extra wireless speed.  I was updating the WRT54GL too whenever a new release of the fresh tomato linux firmware was released.  Last time used was in 2020.

 

If you're interested in doing a video on it, I'm local.

[tassadarforaiur]

Linus mentioned dash cams on the most recent wan show, and maybe a full collab wouldn't make sense on this timeline, but definitely a great opportunity to get a cameo from "Vortex Radar". He's very well known and trusted in the radar detector / dash cam world.

[furkan]

Due to chip shortage it become almost impossible to find a raspberry pi 4b at msrp price, but there is an alternative! as you know for most of the phones its not economicly viable to replace the screen when it brakes, so a there are lot of phones that has fully or partially destroyed screen on sale dirt cheap, by buying a phone that has partially broken/destroyed screen(like lines on the lcd) it is possible to install postmarketOS  and use that phone as a raspberry pi ! i done this with galaxy s6 edge, whats more by installing a cheap cooler and fan, i manage to increase the unixbench benchmark performance by +500 points, it is also might be possible to overclock the hardware to achive a higher cpu clock speed and that combined with a TEC cooler it will become very insteresting video to see.

 

And for the pins i will use esp8266 nodemcu with MQTT.

 

i have a other personal project i am working on thats not directly related to technology so if you liked this idea and made a video about it and had good earning, a money donation for the my idea will help with my personal project, and dont get me wrong i am not asking for money i am just saying a donation would help.

 

And if you need help about this project i will help you.

 

 

 

[Neroon]

https://www.midjourney.com/

 

This is an AI bot that will create amazing art based on text inputs, this is absolutely incredible technology, and it would be great to have you guys make a video on it. There are some vids out there, so you can see what it is about.

[rageing101]

A comparison of affordable low latency projectors for cheap couch gaming

 

likely with brands like Vamvo, Artlii, WiMiUS, YABER,  etc.

[Pirateben]

an rca dvd-rw player

 

manual ... https://www.manualslib.com/products/Memorex-Mvdr2102-605251.html

 

was grate for pirating anything that was playing but it might also be good for retro gamer... i have one but ebay has them at like 35$ US  and they look newer then mine lots of dust lol

 

[dgonzalez]

So I work IT for a chemical plant and we have tons of servers including VATS from like 1980 complete with aged musky yellow tinge that once was white. In part to this they still use 300gb Tape drives for mostly back ups and some main data storage. Could there be a way to go over and explain different server storage types and why a company would choose magnetic tape drives over faster SSD or larger capacity HDD. Is it more reliable? I am new to the field but are tapes faster than more mainstream storage types? I did notice we have a mix of new, old, and for lack of better terms badass devices. Just think it would be a cool thing to learn more about. Chose the IT field partially in thanks to LTT, thank you for creating this forum Providing a place to put these ideas.

[Kilrah]

4 hours ago, dgonzalez said:

Could there be a way to go over and explain different server storage types and why a company would choose magnetic tape drives over faster SSD or larger capacity HDD. Is it more reliable? I am new to the field but are tapes faster than more mainstream storage types?

They've gone over that when discussing what to use as backup for their servers a year or 2 ago. Tape is typically slower but cheaper per GB at a given time than random access storage, pretty appropriate for stuff you're never supposed to need to access but need the option to if needed, i.e. backups.

Makes no sense to still be using 300GB tapes other than "that's what we have and have always used" though. 

[WillGrabham]

I'd personally love to see a video on how ambient room temperature affects temperature of your pc. Does a 5°C room temperature difference (18°C Vs 23°C) make only a 5°C difference in CPU/GPU temps? I would figure it would be a bigger affect i.e. a 10°C difference in CPU temps, but would be interested in how much difference it makes, especially with the recent heatwaves we've been experience, and you could also go into how much performance difference due to being able to boost longer at a cooler temperature i.e. in the winter? Just a suggestion and I'd be interested in finding out the answer, might be better suited to LTT labs when you have properly thermally controlled rooms.

[jonoo]

Here's an idea for Alex.

 

Get the biggest chunk of metal you can and turn it into a table sized heat sink, leave the top flat and cnc fins on the bottom.

 

It may be overkill but it should work for just about any spec pc?

[Levi marsh]

I was wondering how low could you make a systems input lag and I thought maybe LTT could do this and get their employees to react to the near instant internet, monitor, and mouse latency combined with other tricks like v-sync or Nvidia reflex or something like that.

[turgsh01]

Plz make a video about how printers are designed to fail and how ALL of them are garbage and often fail after only a few years of use. Just the fact that manufacturers will brick your printer the moment you attempt to use an aftermarket toner cartridge should be a video in itself. These companies need to be called out and shamed heavily for this disgusting behavior. Just imagine all the plastic waste that comes from printers too.

[lindsaykitten]

Not sure what the interest is in old gaming laptops with obscure features, but I have a Clevo X8100 laptop with dual GTX 285M GPUs in SLI thats currently just sitting around collecting dust. However, the most interesting thing about it is that it has an HDMI capture card built into the IO that allows you to record or stream 1080p30 content without the need of an external capture card. I used it as a streaming PC for a while many years ago, but I havent been able to get it working with anything past Windows 7 and have since stopped using it for security reasons. 

 

I'm curious what you guys could do / would do with a system like this aside from try to run Crysis on it. I love your videos showcasing old tech, but haven't quite seen an old laptop like this on your channel yet (aside from the other thicc boi Clevo laptops you guys reviewed a few years ago.) 

[KatFace]

I think it would be interesting to see Linus and the group make a case out of air filters, maybe even call it the world's most breathable case. (Seeing their recent diy projects such as a desk made of radiators, and the case made of radiators gave me this idea.) The case would be purely a breathable mesh that would let trough air but not dust. (Except for the back panel to hold the motherboard if course)

[DrSatan]

VPN while Gaming, Real World Delay

I have been using a VPN more often recently, but have never even tried it while gaming.  I always assumed it would make your ping worse.  I started wondering..

 

If you select a VPN server that's closer than you are to the game's server location, would your ping display as a lower number?  If so, is that because the game is tricked into displaying the ping between your VPN to the game's server without factoring in the ping between you and the VPN server, along with any possible delay added from processing the encryption and etc?  I assumed that would be the case.

 

I googled, and every link I came across more or less claimed that you can use a VPN to improve your ping while gaming.  I actually tried googling info on worse ping with a vpn, and still found only articles claiming a VPN can improve your gaming ping.  I have read something like the data takes a more direct path with the ideal VPN server than it would without.  So there might be a lot more to it than I know, which is very little.

 

It would be interesting to precisely test and measure the actual real world delay in different scenarios with a more ideal VPN server location vs without a VPN.

How does the delay vary between a more average nearby testing location, far away, and extremely far away like a different continent?

 

Not necessarily test it in a game, if possible in your own more controlled environment.  You guys can come up with some crazy high tech way to test it that nobody else would actually do.  I don't think it's been done, and LTT was really the only place that came to mind.  I know LTT is often sponsored by VPN companies, so this might be a bad subject if they all perform terrible, but I don't think anyone buys a VPN for gaming anyways.

[Zaerdra_7]

Hello there,

I have been watching LTT for years, but only just joined the forum. I had an idea that I think could work well for a video, as well as convey some useful information to the LTT audience. I'm not sure if something similar has been explored in the past though.

I live in the UK, and this year the cost of my electricity keeps going up, to the point where I am now rationing my computer use so that my power bills go down. I don't have all that powerful a system, but it got me thinking. If I wanted to upgrade my PC today, I would certainly want to factor energy efficiency into my decision making, so what would the most energy efficient PC be at various price points, and how does that effect the traditional 'bang for the buck' calculation over the course of the average upgrade cycle?

 

Should I go right out and buy a platinum or titanium power supply if I already have a working bronze or gold unit?

Should I stick with my current GPU rather than switching to a newer or more efficient card?

And over time periods like a month or a year, how much, could I save by lowering the settings on my games?

 

Thankyou for reading

 

Best regards,

 

Zaerdra =^.^=

 

[Guest]

Some sort of electronic recycling collaboration between all the tech channels like team trees/team seas

 

Teach people about how to properly dispose of old computers and tech and batteries and talk about the harm throwing batteries and tvs in the trash does and how recycling avoids it

[Squirrel IT]

who can beat linus from staff in super mario 3,halo: ce,mortal kombat 11

[PraxisOG]

Now that LMG is doing car reviews, it would be really cool if they could review some car-adjacent tech like CommaAI's Comma 3. Its an aftermarket ADAS(advanced driver assistance system) that does really good driver monitoring, dashcam stuff, and with a wire harness it gives your car Autopilot-like functionality. The Comma 3 looks a bit like an android phone mixed with a dashcam and mounts to your car's windshield. CommaAI has a heavy focus on safety; all their hardware and software complies with the relevant regulations and their Openpilot software has driven 40 million real-world miles. The system is really good, two years ago Car and Driver reviewed all car brands' ADAS systems next to the last generation Comma 2 with an older version of Openpilot, and ranked it as being better than Tesla's Autopilot and Cadillac's Supercruise.  For video ideas maybe this could be part of a dive into the state of ADAS systems?

 

https://comma.ai/

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a30341053/self-driving-technology-comparison/