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Could someone explain why so many countries are not allowed to participate ? E.g. Switzerland :( Would be easier if you stated from the beginning that you only want north america to participate... :/
LTT should definitely do real fix it videos where people bring in their malfunctioning PCs, but they are expected to troubleshoot and fix it themselves with Linus, Alex and/or others helping them along.
Really like the dynamic of Linus starting as a heel and gradually flipping to a support role if the contestant needs it as time ticks on. Could even tie it specifically to the time checkpoints. Every 30 minutes you lose some extra prizes you’d have gotten, but you gain more and more Linus powerups if you’re struggling.
Brilliant! Could also if fail give a lesser system. Like say this one has 12900k and 4090, if you lose you won't get that. But you will get a 10700k and a rtx 3060
Worst case, they would lose all the content on the channel but at least they would have had an entertaining video ready to go up on the new channel right away.
but like.... with actual stakes. I think it was actually MORE stressful with Linus dropping hints and then all out helping, than it wouldve been if he hadnt at all.
This kind of reminds me of this series Donut has where they take out certain parts of a car, have a subscriber fix it under a set amount of time. The staff also discusses the parts they "screwed" up, and how they would have approached the problem, which they take as a way to educate the audience about troubleshooting as well. Of course the thing is, not all cars are the same, but the general troubleshooting is more or less the same.
"One of the most difficult things when troubleshooting under pressure [...] is thoroughness. You always miss things when you're under pressure." Not that Linus would know anything about that that day.
Yep, that's real professionalism for you. I remember seeing a comment on the hack video with the person saying they wish Linus was more downtrodden to make it look more like it was real, and doubted that hack actually happened. There's people out there that could find out their mother died and keep it together while working, then go home and turn into an absolute wreck.
Man, I love this concept, in a technical standpoint, it reinforces the "What should I check first?" mentality when it comes to troubleshooting. Fun to watch and very educational! I only wished that they tried turning it on first and listed the issues/issues to fix before hand so it becomes more educational in the viewer's standpoint
What's more beneficial, being told the issues or finding them yourself and fixing it? You will never learn to troubleshoot if you're always told exactly what the issue is, and if you have issues at home doing a build you won't have a team of people stood behind you telling you what's wrong, that's a skill you need to learn by doing it.
I like the concept of “competitive troubleshooting” a lot! Would be great to see this more often, a specially for random people from the community. The JayzTwoCents and GemersNexus video was extremely entertaining too, but these guys are on completely different level.
I like the idea that Linus gives advice in the last 15 minutes or 30 minutes personally, because for some it is a great learning experience for the future. This was awesome episode, and hope that this becomes a semi-regular series.
Probably do in no small part to being up most of the night dealing with his RU-vid channels being hacked and shut down. When Linus said he was having a bad day he was not exaggerating.
The one thing I hate about half the giveaways is when it's ok lets go check and then "Sorry this promotion is not available in your country - Australia." Your audience is world wide, you'd think Corsair would do the work to let ALL of your audience have a chance.
This is why "prebuilts" are still actually a reasonable purchase for many consumers. I always tell people that actually building your PC is the *_easy_* part -- it's basically like assembling a very expensive LEGO set. Virtually every connector is "keyed" and so long as you can closely follow instructions, you'll almost certainly be fine. Rather, it's the post-assembly troubleshooting and maintenance that will give most people problems. When you spent all night gaming on Friday, without *_any issues_* only to find that come Saturday morning your PC won't even power-on.
I love how Linus is sweating up a storm, yet the contestant is just continuing like nothing is happening around him... I mean, it's just so funny that the guy is obviously stressing out, yet looking so calm, while Linus is almost looking like a wreck and he's only announcer and host
He did not look calm. Not to me, anyway. I don't mean he was openly panicking, but he didn't look 'calm' whatsoever. In comparison to Linus, though.... yeah. Cool as a cucumber.
@@Hexen_Wulf that's what I mean... Yes, he wasn't 100% calm, but he looked way calmer than Linus did... Not including the ending of course, but taking everything altogether...
@@thatcat7160 I was wondering if that was when they did that, because I remember Linus mentioning a "contestant" or something around that time in one of the hack related videos...
It's a good thing that you helped him. He definitely wasn't able to do it himself. I'm glad he got a new computer, I'm happy that you helped him. Love the giveaways!
@@RandomUser2401 look, not everyone have fast hand. and it takes time to register into one's mind what is the next step based on the current condition, not to mention being nervous. sure, you could prepare a game plan as detailed as possible, but it could only carry you so much before hitting a pause
i have no experience in troubleshooting and fixing computers but i have built a few here and there and in my opinion it would be easier to tare down the whole system and put it back together because then you can also get a sense of what has to show up when posting for example how much ram and how many drives there are supposed to be and then if things aren’t working after that then i would start troubleshooting
The reason why they had a package at 30 minutes is to outline the first step of troubleshooting: IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. Being a life long troubleshooter for many things IT, the premise of this video and the fact that they picked someone not able to troubleshoot this type or level of kit, hurts my soul.
To be fair though, if you didn't know that all of the components is functioning and good, that 30 minutes mark is totally unreasonable time frame - maybe not even an hour. If you aren't a pro PC builder of at least GN level, it would probably take that long to just disassemble and reassemble the system, leave alone checking the individual kits for fault.
@@e21big Yeah I think the key here is that the hardware is only unplugged, I would sort of expect that when working on something deliberatley disabled. I also don't think it's expected to hit the 30 min mark. I think I might be able to hit that, but 1hr is more likley. The thing is I actually disagree with some of Linuses advice here, you don't need to remove everything like the motherboard to see if it works. Check essential cables first, get it to post, and then diagnose based on what does and dosen't show up in the BIOS or Windows. Obviously if somethings is actually broken it's more complicated, but still doable in 2 hrs provided it's only a single consistent failure.
the competition videos are really nice to see. But what I would like to see is a competition for people to make maybe a case, water cooling part or something that can add flair to their build
I'm thankful that people like Linus, Yvonne, Luke, and the entire team exist in this world and that so many people watch their videos! Thank you for being you.
@@todaysaveragegamer 🤣🤣🤣 Right? I just have the upmost respect for Linus and his wife, for putting their future and children's future up as collateral, to make this business work. To hire the folks they have, the continuing to build everything they do. Honestly, I'm very jealous, but in a good way. He and his wife are a great team, something I wish I had. ❤️
The poor guy didn't even try, he just disassembles things without a thought. Great help from Linus, that was great troubleshooting skills right there :)
Gotta love how, as soon as he was “allowed” to help, Linus immediately pointed and started directly telling the guy what to do. Very much reminded me of Master Bradbury (code name of my mentor at work).
I was pulling for him to win the entire time. Loved the helping at final 30 minutes. I was on edge of my seat and I loved it. Still love LTT after all these years and always will be liked and subscribed! Thanks LTT Team for the late hours and dedication to do thise video and make content for us!
Honestly, f*ck everyone whining about Linus helping. Is so funny how Linus at the start is on character according to script and as time passes and the dude is panicking and gradually Linus starts to feel bad xD This and the other one you mention were good videos, period
An easy way to make sure the participants have enough time (which is what im assuming the point of these are) is to build in some ways to gain time back. Wither it be simple side quests, easy trivia questions, etc
I actually thought the previous approach of you win regardless was pretty fun. I enjoyed this though too. I have to say that keeping the issues minimal is going to be important for people who don't regularly build computers. If you make it too complicated most folks will get completely lost. As me how I know
I'm happy with the result and glad that Linus helped. I do feel like this could have been completed in 20 minutes though and the total lack of speed from Calvin was frustrating for me to watch. I'd love to see this challenge done with an experienced person like a time trial though.
You can, there were two livestreams where other techtubers got a pc from ltt and had to fix it. Its 3 if you consider the rgb one. Just search for ltt pc repair challenge
To meet 30min, I would immediately unscrew EVERYTHING. Then put it all back together- 100% correct and no time wasted to troubleshoot multiple problem issues with alot of time waste.
Anyone who was salty about the games being rigged would be happy if it were them. You all do a great job of making it fun when you do include your audience and often at their expense, as your thank you, you rig it in their way. I think that's as good as it comes man and anyone who feels otherwise is just mad they didn't get picked. Keep up the incredible work you all at LMG do and keep doing things the Linus way. Its why most of us who have been here for over 10 years are still here.
2 hours is a ridiculously short amount of time to troubleshoot an ITX build that is so tightly packed like that. Especially when you don't know how to even take the case apart. It would literally be easier to build a computer from scratch than troubleshoot that one.
A good plan is to start with checking if it posts if not check the motherboard power and power switch After that checking on software or bios what isn't detected then physically inspecting the parts The under clocking couldn't be detected with out under scoring in benchmarks
I don't even care that it's "kinda rigged" when you're the loosing extra things earlier on, it adds stakes even if they're unobtainable realistically. Makes the whole schtik work :) also Linus not being able to touch is a good premise especially since it's still your fault if you mess it up not his. He's just so eager to help ya boy out :) Over all great video
Challenges like this should include side quests to earn extra time on the clock. Pause the main timer and give them a set time to complete an additional challenge (install something optional, answer trivia questions, whatever). Bonus challenges could be to install an additional 2.5" SSD (and its accompanying modular SATA power cable), or to replace an air cooler with and upgraded one or an AIO, or to swap the stock PSU cables with custom Cable Mod cables, just for example. Bonus questions could be either LTT or general PC related.
you should give them 3 life lines instead, like the first one should be "get a tip/hint" where some gives a hint to and issue, but that would eliminate one of the extra prizes. second could be "get a tech" and someone from the team should fix one issue but again it would eliminate the second prize. and the 3rd should be "get a linus" where linus basically sort of points in the correct direction, youd lose the third prize and your timer should be cut in half. you could also make them pick the envelope that gets taken away so its totally random which one they lose.
Haven't seen it so maybe this is what he did. But I'd remove CMOS batt, re-plug every cable, re-seat every component and that should really be all it needs.
It will be cool if sometime you think for people outside the USA and Canada with such challenge-free stuff. I doubt that you have mainly local viewers.
I feel like main anime character that just beat the main villain with heavy breathing in the end before collapsing to a deep slumber to be woken up with my loved ones. Such a great challenge. Cant top a lest SECOND challenge. Love it!
Pretty much anyone under pressure will always panic and leave out some parts here and there, that's why the line "works even under pressure" in resumes shouldn't be added.
Honestly, I don't know if he tried it but if I wasn't going to just tear it all down and rebuild from 0, then I'd try turning it on first and seeing what happens. If I make it to BIOS then the MOBO is powered and working and I can check some components like drives and ram and boot order. Then try to make it to windows and check device manager from there.
The approach to something like this isn't something you're gonna run into on a repair shop for example. Here the best approach would be full disassembly, followed by doing a cmos clear on the motherboard, followed by bench testing the board, then reassembly, and finally fresh windows install. Idk if I would be able to meet all requirements in the allotted time though, once windows is installed begins the merry go round of getting all the proprietary bs one might be required for stuff like rgb and also updates. Not to mention any non-defaults that this system might have needed for the requirements.
It would be an exhilarating experience to showcase my PC troubleshooting skills on Linus Tech Tips, embracing the challenge and adrenaline rush of being under pressure from their expert critiques - a dream come true for any tech enthusiast!
Hardware issues, I agree with should be part of the challenge. There was one thing mentioned at the end though that I take real issue with. Undervolting, is not a technical issue. Nor is it a state you should ever receive you PC in. Overclocking can cause issues and is a state you can receive a PC in from some vendors, but these are generally things I would not consider as valid for a general troubleshooting challenge. Connectors not plugged in or fully plugged in (although I would try to avoid "partially" plugged in cables so as to prevent you from accidentally introducing a short that could damage the PC unintentionally), Yes is valid. Drives not showing up in Windows or Windows not booting due to various issues such as drive not installed/detected. Improper boot orders/priorities. Motherboard RAID settings etc. These are all valid troubleshooting issues. RAM installation. Are they loose. Is XMP/EXPO enabled etc. (You need to be careful with these these days because factory overclocks aren't exactly as guaranteed as they used be anymore) Are all the cooling fans plugged in and working properly and if you have an AIO, is the pump functioning properly. One trick my College teacher used on the "broken" rig he gave me to solve for my practical troubleshooting exam was he changed the keyboard's regional language layout to drive home the point that not every person uses the same keyboard layout, so you should be aware and ready for that if you're used to a different layout. Especially in places like Europe. And while I can see the scenario when buying from some boutiques that you might end up with a computer that has stability issues due to a bad overclock, I can not ever see a legitimate scenario where you would buy a PC and receive it under performing because it was undervolted. That's just not a realistic scenario and honestly is more intentional sabotage rather than a legitimate concern to be mindful of nor even a legitimate "troubleshooting" consideration. Ever. In my opinion, the undervolting you originally "intended" to do, is an unfair scenario for a "troubleshooting" challenge. It's a scenario you would either intentionally perform yourself to try to save power while achieving near the similar performance (in other words, it's an intentional act by the user), or in your case in this episode, and intentional sabotage. Both of which requires deliberate intent by either the user or in your case, the saboteur. Neither of which are legitimate troubleshooting concerns and not what I would consider fair play. In my opinion, you should NOT use undervolting as part of the troubleshooting challenge going forward. It's underhanded and not realistic. There are far more, better and more realistic troubleshooting scenarios you could use that would do a far better job at teaching the principles you are trying to get across with these challenges.
I don't have a problem with the underclock. I had a customer where one of the problems was the battery wasn't working right. It turns out the setting to limit the charge range somehow got enabled. I have no clue how that got set (the setting is hidden) but it was. If somebody is using overclocking software it's easy to accidentally underclock.
Suggestions for improvements on this video idea: - Have the contestant be two contestants, who maybe are friends, who have to work it out. - So it's not all so dependent and one-sided interaction (Linus' interaction to the contestant, and hardly any back). - (Maybe) consider one tech expert, being mute, only allowed to draw and mimic, to help a newbie contestant. - Only works if it's an entertaining contestant though. - Instead of only fixing "existing" hardware/software issues, have some broken hardware, the contestant needs to detect that broken hardware and replace it (there will be a replacement part of every single item in the PC, but if they choose the wrong piece of hardware to replace, it will deduct their time). Linus helping in the last 30 minutes of the timer wasn't necessarily a terrible idea, but I imagine it could have been made a better way. - Maybe alas Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 3 helps.
6:15 for troubleshooting i always have a second computer that works. without a second computer that works troubleshooting can actually be literally impossible.
