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You blew your budget on WHAT?? - Intel $5,000 Extreme Tech Upgrade

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Buy Intel Core i7-11700 CPU (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/FFpf
Buy ASROCK H570M-ITX/AC (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/uqmNPf
Buy EVGA RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING GPU (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/QA6kxb
Buy SVS SoundPath Subwoofer Isolation System (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/aeRrl
Buy SVS SB-2000 Pro Subwoofer (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/kM5XqA
Buy Anthem MRX 740 Receiver (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/K4Ehu37
Buy Wood Grain Furniture Tape (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/Oelg0g
Buy APC Surge Protector (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/BXrPE
Buy Nvidia Shield Pro 4K (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/QDanBQ
Buy Banana Plugs (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/VH9g7sp

 

In this Home Upgrade, James spends $5,000 to take his home theater and gaming rig to the next level!

 

 

 

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Ah yes, finally someone took the less is more approach. 👌

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James splurging, lets go! Ya deserve it big man!

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5 minutes ago, James said:

In this Home Upgrade, James spends $5,000

Does it feel weird writing about yourself in the third person? 😆

Main System (Byarlant): Ryzen 7 5800X | Asus B550-Creator ProArt | EK 240mm Basic AIO | 16GB G.Skill DDR4 3200MT/s CAS-14 | XFX Speedster SWFT 210 RX 6600 | Samsung 990 PRO 2TB / Samsung 960 PRO 512GB / 4× Crucial MX500 2TB (RAID-0) | Corsair RM750X | Mellanox ConnectX-3 10G NIC | Inateck USB 3.0 Card | Hyte Y60 Case | Dell U3415W Monitor | Keychron K4 Brown (white backlight)

 

Laptop (Narrative): Lenovo Flex 5 81X20005US | Ryzen 5 4500U | 16GB RAM (soldered) | Vega 6 Graphics | SKHynix P31 1TB NVMe SSD | Intel AX200 Wifi (all-around awesome machine)

 

Proxmox Server (Veda): Ryzen 7 3800XT | AsRock Rack X470D4U | Corsair H80i v2 | 64GB Micron DDR4 ECC 3200MT/s | 4x 10TB WD Whites / 4x 14TB Seagate Exos / 2× Samsung PM963a 960GB SSD | Seasonic Prime Fanless 500W | Intel X540-T2 10G NIC | LSI 9207-8i HBA | Fractal Design Node 804 Case (side panels swapped to show off drives) | VMs: TrueNAS Scale; Ubuntu Server (PiHole/PiVPN/NGINX?); Windows 10 Pro; Ubuntu Server (Apache/MySQL)


Media Center/Video Capture (Jesta Cannon): Ryzen 5 1600X | ASRock B450M Pro4 R2.0 | Noctua NH-L12S | 16GB Crucial DDR4 3200MT/s CAS-22 | EVGA GTX750Ti SC | UMIS NVMe SSD 256GB / Seagate 1.5TB HDD | Corsair CX450M | Viewcast Osprey 260e Video Capture | Mellanox ConnectX-2 10G NIC | LG UH12NS30 BD-ROM | Silverstone Sugo SG-11 Case | Sony XR65A80K

 

Camera: Sony ɑ7II w/ Meike Grip | Sony SEL24240 | Samyang 35mm ƒ/2.8 | Sony SEL50F18F | Sony SEL2870 (kit lens) | PNY Elite Perfomance 512GB SDXC card

 

Network:

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                           ┌─────────────── Office/Rack ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Google Fiber Webpass ────── UniFi Security Gateway ─── UniFi Switch 8-60W ─┬─ UniFi Switch Flex XG ═╦═ Veda (Proxmox Virtual Switch)
(500Mbps↑/500Mbps↓)                             UniFi CloudKey Gen2 (PoE) ─┴─ Veda (IPMI)           ╠═ Veda-NAS (HW Passthrough NIC)
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╩═ Narrative (Asus USB 2.5G NIC)
║ ┌────── Closet ──────┐   ┌─────────────── Bedroom ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
╚═ UniFi Switch Flex XG ═╤═ UniFi Switch Flex XG ═╦═ Byarlant
   (PoE)                 │                        ╠═ Narrative (Cable Matters USB-PD 2.5G Ethernet Dongle)
                         │                        ╚═ Jesta Cannon*
                         │ ┌─────────────── Media Center ──────────────────────────────────┐
Notes:                   └─ UniFi Switch 8 ─────────┬─ UniFi Access Point nanoHD (PoE)
═══ is Multi-Gigabit                                ├─ Sony Playstation 4 
─── is Gigabit                                      ├─ Pioneer VSX-S520
* = cable passed to Bedroom from Media Center       ├─ Sony XR65A80K (Google TV)
** = cable passed from Media Center to Bedroom      └─ Work Laptop** (Startech USB-PD Dock)

 

Retired/Other:

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Laptop (Rozen-Zulu): Sony VAIO VPCF13WFX | Core i7-740QM | 8GB Patriot DDR3 | GT 425M | Samsung 850EVO 250GB SSD | Blu-ray Drive | Intel 7260 Wifi (lived a good life, retired with honor)

Testbed/Old Desktop (Kshatriya): Xeon X5470 @ 4.0GHz | ZALMAN CNPS9500 | Gigabyte EP45-UD3L | 8GB Nanya DDR2 400MHz | XFX HD6870 DD | OCZ Vertex 3 Max-IOPS 120GB | Corsair CX430M | HooToo USB 3.0 PCIe Card | Osprey 230 Video Capture | NZXT H230 Case

TrueNAS Server (La Vie en Rose): Xeon E3-1241v3 | Supermicro X10SLL-F | Corsair H60 | 32GB Micron DDR3L ECC 1600MHz | 1x Kingston 16GB SSD / Crucial MX500 500GB

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I wish we got more reasoning on that expensive AF receiver lol. We have a ~$800 Denon that seems to work really well from what we can tell on a 7.1 setup.

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Proxmox Server - i7 8700k @ 4.5Ghz - 32GB EVGA 3000 CL15 OC'd to 3200 - Asus Strix Z370-E Gaming - Oracle F80 800GB Enterprise SSD, LSI SAS running 3 4TB and 2 6TB (Both Raid Z0), Samsung 840Pro 120GB - Phanteks Enthoo Pro

 

Super Server - i9 7980Xe @ 4.5GHz - 64GB 3200MHz Cl16 - Asrock X299 Professional - Nvidia Telsa K20 -Sandisk 512GB Enterprise SATA SSD, 128GB Seagate SATA SSD, 1.5TB WD Green (Over 9 years of power on time) - Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2

 

Laptop - 2019 Macbook Pro 16" - i7 - 16GB - 512GB - 5500M 8GB - Thermal Pads and Graphite Tape modded

 

Smart Phones - iPhone X - 64GB, AT&T, iOS 13.3 iPhone 6 : 16gb, AT&T, iOS 12 iPhone 4 : 16gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 7.1.1 Jailbroken. iPhone 3G : 8gb, AT&T Go Phone, iOS 4.2.1 Jailbroken.

 

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Im shocked he got a locked processor. I would have at least gotten one i could overclock, because i mean $5000!! BRUH!

my signiture was cool, but its a lie now

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James: "Don't you knock"
Me: So Linus is Blitzo from Helluva Boss 🤔 (can't link to episodes, watch at your own risk)

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@LinusTech how in the world do you hate Tom Bombadil?!?!??

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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Tom Bombadil sucks.

 

 

Corps aren't your friends. "Bottleneck calculators" are BS. Only suckers buy based on brand. It's your PC, do what makes you happy.  If your build meets your needs, you don't need anyone else to "rate" it for you. And talking about being part of a "master race" is cringe. Watch this space for further truths people need to hear.

 

Ryzen 7 5800X3D | ASRock X570 PG Velocita | PowerColor Red Devil RX 6900 XT | 4x8GB Crucial Ballistix 3600mt/s CL16

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35 minutes ago, Middcore said:

Tom Bombadil sucks.

 

 

😭

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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I think that painting should be smuggled into every single LTT set. 

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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7 hours ago, James said:

Buy Intel Core i7-11700 CPU (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/FFpf
Buy ASROCK H570M-ITX/AC (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/uqmNPf
Buy EVGA RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING GPU (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/QA6kxb
Buy SVS SoundPath Subwoofer Isolation System (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/aeRrl
Buy SVS SB-2000 Pro Subwoofer (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/kM5XqA
Buy Anthem MRX 740 Receiver (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/K4Ehu37
Buy Wood Grain Furniture Tape (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/Oelg0g
Buy APC Surge Protector (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/BXrPE
Buy Nvidia Shield Pro 4K (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/QDanBQ
Buy Banana Plugs (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/VH9g7sp

 

In this Home Upgrade, James spends $5,000 to take his home theater and gaming rig to the next level!

 

Hey 🙂

 

The geni.us link for the APC Surge Protector leads to a Razer Kiyo Webcam on the Bestbuy US link.

 

Otherwise, good video. Thanks for investing in a half decent A/V processor.

LTT's Resident Porsche fanboy and nutjob Audiophile.

 

Main speaker setup is now;

 

Mini DSP SHD Studio -> 2x Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC's (fed by AES/EBU, one feeds the left sub and main, the other feeds the right side) -> 2x Neumann KH420 + 2x Neumann KH870

 

(Having a totally seperate DAC for each channel is game changing for sound quality)

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$5000 new audio setup but still taping wires 😞.

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2 hours ago, RorzNZ said:

$5000 new audio setup but still taping wires 😞.

lol am taping mine. due to moving this year. so...

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5 hours ago, dogwitch said:

lol am taping mine. due to moving this year. so...

Buy $15 soldering iron and $5 solder and slap a dash on it. Doesn’t have to be pretty and takes 5 minutes. Then just don’t have to worry for the rest of your life 

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7 hours ago, RorzNZ said:

$5000 new audio setup but still taping wires 😞.

Well, he said he'd move in a few weeks anyways so honestly even taping down the cables was already more than I would've done 😉

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@James "I cant do anything about the windows" .... you not heard of curtains?

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I have to call James out on this - you WILL need a mask, goggles and gloves when handling Rockwool.  Users should also wash their clothes thoroughly, to prevent its dust from causing skin and eye irritation.

 

Whilst "not as harmful" as asbestos, it still has tiny fibres and dust that can cause problems if breathed in, so should be kept away from children and animals when being worked with.

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I was thinking after watching this that if I had spent that much on a receiver.

I would make sure when I moved that the new place would have a closed in room with four walls and a door to setup in lol.

 

I tried calibrating my receiver when I first got it but I didn't like the results very much.

Of course mine was only 10 percent of the cost of the one James bought. 😄

Plus my hearing is often not so good. 

I like lots of the subwoofer but I still want all the high range sound quality too without it getting chopped. Why is good sound so expensive? 🤨

I miss the olden days when TVs came with big front facing speakers.

😁

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brrrrrrrrrr.

Useful threads: PSU Tier List | Motherboard Tier List | Graphics Card Cooling Tier List ❤️

Baby: MPG X570 GAMING PLUS | AMD Ryzen 9 5900x /w PBO | Corsair H150i Pro RGB | ASRock RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming OC (3020Mhz & 2650Memory) | Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB DDR4 (4x8GB) 3600 MHz | Corsair RM1000x |  WD_BLACK SN850 | WD_BLACK SN750 | Samsung EVO 850 | Kingston A400 |  PNY CS900 | Lian Li O11 Dynamic White | Display(s): Samsung Oddesy G7, ASUS TUF GAMING VG27AQZ 27" & MSI G274F

 

I also drive a volvo as one does being norwegian haha, a volvo v70 d3 from 2016.

Reliability was a key thing and its my second car, working pretty well for its 6 years age xD

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12 hours ago, RorzNZ said:

Buy $15 soldering iron and $5 solder and slap a dash on it. Doesn’t have to be pretty and takes 5 minutes. Then just don’t have to worry for the rest of your life 

60s cinder block house with carpet.

MSI x399 sli plus  | AMD theardripper 2990wx all core 3ghz lock |Thermaltake flo ring 360 | EVGA 2080, Zotac 2080 |Gskill Ripjaws 128GB 3000 MHz | Corsair RM1200i |150tb | Asus tuff gaming mid tower| 10gb NIC

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11 hours ago, dogwitch said:

60s cinder block house with carpet.

If you can afford $5000 sound system - you can probably afford newspaper to put on top while you work. 

 

Maybe even more effortless - you can probably afford whole new speaker wire lol. 

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What Klipsch speakers does James have?

 

Would be grateful to know as I want to buy some.

i7-8550U. 32GB RAM 2400mhz. Radeon 530 4GB. Samsung Pro 970 1TB. 1TB Segate HDD.

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