I think Linus has a much more serious electrical problem in that rack than he knows. Blown fuse on the Fiber Optic Thunderbolt repeater, network switch exploded when he nudged the wire, now this as well. I’d be checking the wiring going all the way back to the panel, sometimes they accidentally mix up the wires and put either the hot or neutral onto the ground. From what I remember the switch blew up right as his hand touched the side of the rack so I’m leaning towards something to do with the grounding.
It's just a too many cooks in the kitchen problem. At this point I am just watching it for the cringe. Didn't he have a UPS at the bottom of the rack? Are these things plugged in directly in the wall?
@@TehButterflyEffect water has its advantages. you will have less spikes of high temperature from a sudden increase of cpu utilization for example compared to a similarly 'speced' air cooler as water's thermal capacity allows it to absorb and move a lot of heat from the cpu even before it reaches the radiator to cool off - assuming you do not have the fans blasting 100% on your air cooler of course. (basically liquid cooling can be quieter vs same rated tdp air cooler). If you have a silent or balanced fan profile you will easily see the difference in spike temps air vs liquid. However with liquid cooling - when the cpu drops to idle from high load it takes slightly longer for the temps to fall compared to air - as the liquid is still carrying past heat...
@@TehButterflyEffect Water cooling is still significantly better than air cooling in terms of thermal performance. But you guys seem to really be missing the point as to why Linus has chosen to watercool everything in his setup. Your arguments don't make any sense for Linus' situation.
@@luanlmd The problem is it's in his house and he doesn't want it to be noisy. And if it's air cooled you have to somehow get rid of the hot air out of the house and bring in cold air at the same time. Also air cooling would mean that he would have to use larger server chassis' for his builds since he's using regular desktop components. That's why he is water-cooling.
@@calholli wow such a unique and intelligent comment. Not like this comment has been made by loads of people before you and is totally illogical to not expect spoilers in a comment section.
@@conorstewart2214 well thank god this isn't a top comment, because on mobile it just shows up without you having to open the comments section (even though this isn't exactly a huge spoiler).
Videos like this make me appreciate the simplicity of my build. An air cooled cpu and gpu, a black vertical case with noise dampening and no RGB or window. It works great, dead silent and I just clean the filters once every six months.
Same. In fact ever since I upgraded to modern fans (old ones were 15 years old) is so quiet and cool that I wouldn't consider water cooling anyway. The pump would be too loud.
Tons of vents and airflow ends up being quieter than a noise dampened steel box. IIRC the meshroom is the quietest case you can buy because you can load it up with a bunch of ultra low speed fans.
Simplicity is good But u have to deal with this kinda stuff if you want some sort of bespoke customisation. It's part of the fun/appealnof custom PC's I guess
Same here. It was difficult to find a new case *without* a window or full glass side and *with* two 5.25" bays. I was tempted to relieve my 23 year old "Megatower 2000" case from printer stand duty and build my new PC in its cavernous interior that has a total of 12 drive bays. My first 100% new PC build was a 300Mhz Pentuim III in that case in 2000. I was fed up with cramped mini and mid towers so I bought a server case. It was the only computer I've ever given a name. One thing I did with it was install a powerful AC fan in the front with a relay to turn it on. I opened up the space at the bottom of the case front as much as possible, cleaned up the back side of the few vent holes there are, and cut away part of the lower side edges against the case. I cut away the punched grille in the front and opened the hole to the full, non-round shape of the fan inlet. Finished off with a baffle in the plastic front so it could only pull in outside air. I had to keep small items away from it or they would get sucked in. 😮 It wasn't noisy because the fan was all metal, made for cooling something large, and the 110VAC motor had tons of power.
Yes. The whole “know how” on computers and “www level IT infrastructure” is functioning only because *fellas in group 1* know just about everything of somethings but know almost nothing of the things known by *group 2* and *3* …and the numbers go on. And then we have spreadsheets full of specs that everyone use and everyone thinks there’s some unnecessary stuff on the sheet whilst some stuff should be added in.
I worked at a place where they had the server in a glass encosure that had a dedicated air conditioner. Somehow, that cooling system from 30 years ago still makes more sense than water cooling today.
Linus is the personification of "I could do it simple like everyone else and have it work perfectly, but if rather do it the most complicated way just to be unique, and troubleshoot it every few days, but hey, I can film it!"
BIG WARNING regarding swapping modular power supplies! It is fine to swap to an IDENTICAL model without changing out the cables. The modular cables are standardized on the motherboard/ HDD side, but NOT on the power supply side. I did the mistake of keeping my old cables when I switched out the power supply and killed ALL of my hard drives!
There’s something I really like about how this one feels. Some videos feel like they were made to create content. Nothing wrong with that, but this video feels like there was content… and so it was made
Dissect the power supply! I'm sure the video would be interesting and seasonic could pull some useful failure mode information out of it! It'd also be an absolutely awesome move for them to sponsor a video on why one of their legendary PSUs failed, why and how to RMA one :)
Its probably just something simple like water got in it and corroded away some material and now when it draws power it overheats what ever corroded and trips a temperature sensor Because the reasons for a PSU working but then shutting off above a certain load is a pretty small list
Taking apart a power supply is dangerous. From my understanding, there are capacitors with deadly voltages on the inside. I'm guessing Linus wouldn't want to low-key encourage people to crack open their PSUs.
I’m wondering how a “unkillable” seasonic powersupply breaks. Since they are a sponsor of LMG i’d like to see them tested in a real world situation. i would like to know how long it lasted (aprox) see seasonic would do anything to it under any (extended) warranty. Just do a vid of undercover customer service. There is a realworld situation here guys, i’d love to see it! Awesome vid as always:)
the edit at 12:42 with the old clip of shearing the socket screw was awesome. i love how videos like these with long histories can be watched with no context because of all the old footage added in. great work!
if the pool water is too cold, you get the condensation problem. you can install a automatic 3 way valve to bypass water before the heat exchanger if its' too cold. If the water gets too hot, the valves open/ close a bit more
Are you kidding me. These video are proof of concept inspirations for me. If a little more care and attention to detail were involved this would work. In fact when I own a home with a pool you can bet you ass I'll be copying that. Hello daily driveable stupid levels of overclocking for my VR rig here we come.
@@ky5666I mean, if you're just cooling a normal PC, air or maybe an AIO are completely fine. Now, if you have a special build to overclock or to transfer the heat somewhere else, or just for looks, then yeah, go nuts with custom liquid cooling. But I agree with the other comments, LMG specially Linus (and JayZtwocents) have shown me custom water cooling can bring a lot of issues, so it's not worthy unless your build is for something else than having just a reliable PC at your side
@@ky5666 If you sometime own a home with a pool, you wont be digging up the pool to run pipes, then a trench to the house and put a rack in your basement, then run fiber to your office because that is batshit crazy and you wont recoup the cost from making a dozen YT videos on it.
Ive had a broken AM5 build sitting for like 8 months because its been depressing AF every time I pick it up to get the motherboard shipped out for RMA. This video was what I needed to get that done, thanks for this one guys, needed it.
@@FloppyJesuss i honestly don't know I had a total system failure that replacing PSU/MEMORY didn't fix. I was gaming and got a red lattice over my last image that eventually faded to black and then had a c5 post code off the motherboard forever after that. The mobo manual specified a c5 code as "reserved for future codes" ASUS wanted the board back but its been throwing me for a loop everytime I touch the thing.
One thing I love about this channel is just how real and relatable the mistakes are. Really makes me feel like even if I make mistakes it’s not the end of the world, and is a normal part of the experience of life, and especially this hobby. ❤
Yeah no, This is wastefull that he does absolutley zero planning or use any logic. Yes there are mistakes and theres just plain carelessness. He's breaking shit thats thousands of dollars, we dont have that leasure of just going to our huge warehouse outback to just go grab a replacement. A replacement he was probably gifted for free. If you really want more real or realatable fuck ups Jayztwocents is probably more closer to reality
Except that people that tall are usually not happy about it. They have trouble finding clothes that fit well, they have trouble fitting in tight spaces (cars, door frames), and it's also more difficult to look buff, because their muscles are longer and it's harder to build them, so they usually look either skinny or chubby. I'd say both ends of the spectrum are bad. And while I'd love to be 5'11" or 6', I'd rather be 5'7" than 6'4". Most things in life are actually easier when you're short.
@@THU31I'm 6'4" and wish I was taller Yes buying clothes sucks but being fat is worse for finding clothes than being tall. How tall is Lucas? He likes like a foot taller than Linus, so what, 5'11"?
I love how they probably had yesterday's video ready to go, but they waited for this one to be edited as well just so they could release both right after each other for the funny
As someone new to the pc world I love this channel along with Dawid does tech stuff, these videos are so good and so fun to watch 😅 love from Australia keep up the good work Linus.
Linus & Jake just work so well together!! They are the Batman and Robin of LTT... Just give them something to troubleshoot and we are a GO!!! and I am here for it. Great content
Idk how it plays with water and biocides but you can try throwing a few drops of UV die in a loop for a week, then use a blacklight to identify the leak. Thats the usual process in the automotive world. Edit: also unsure if UV dye would possibly dye tubing and whatnot.
Really fun video, liked the whole going around the office and seeing different people and using all the tools. If I hadn't had been keeping up with the pool cooling series though I probably would've been pretty lost
SO HAPPY with the content this week!! Like 2 Linus house videos AND an extreme upgrade with this now 3rd sort of Linus house video! Good Week! Best content!
Man working on videos, animations and designs always makes my week hectic but watching LTT videos and Linus working on PCs and Stuff always makes me happy! Thanks, Linus!
Great video love the change of style reminds me of the langley. I would honestly love a video of Lucas and Linus explaining what happened to the PSU. My EVGA died in my rack due to overheating on my part hot room AC broke and the rest is history. I'd love to see the testing method and to know why it failed
18:30. Absolutely right. Having never done it before I swapped my Ryzen 3600 for a 5800X3D and after turning the computer on and it not doing anything for 15 seconds I almost had a heart attack
09:46 lol the trick with the bag is just like (using masking tape) taping an envelope under where you're drilling in a wall. Most of the bits just get caught in the envelope. Also masking tape the hole you're drilling, too. Keeps all the plaster, paint or paper around the hole from getting cracked and crumbling.
One thing I like about this video is seeing everyone at Labs doing their part. I just find is awesome that when Linus, one of the main bosses and visionary of the Labs, sees his employees who he gave jobs in this exact department help him when he has issues when their jobs is to find the issues in tech today through rigorious testing. I guess what I'm trying to say is. In most undercover boss episodes(reality tv being fake though), I see a boss go into a workplace only to find it in sambles cause it's a crappy workplace with crappy stuff going on usually involving good people employeed to do this crappy job due to their crappy conditions. And even if this supposed boss wasn't "undercover", the employee most likely doesn't want to be anywhere near this person who created this pile of crap. Meanwhile, Linus creates a Labs to literal test what most companies say they test without sharing most of it publicly. So being an internet channel solely based on showing tech in a public manner, Linus helps push forward this Labs idea. Makes it reality to help others. Gets good people jobs in a field they want to specialize in. Then, when he has said problems with his own system like many of us with mostly normal systems. The good people he hired and put value in show him, the boss, how they in return value him. Hard to see that nowadays. Only time I had that in my life was when I worked at a feed store and both the manager and boss cared for me as I cared for them. Of course, being a mom and pop shop it didn't last long. Which after in my life, I worked for two major corpos and other jobs only to see how much backstabbing done by bad people in positions hurting good people doing jobs that keeps the corpo afloat. Just makes me appreciate Linus and everyone being so lax around him. It's rare yet so nice to see.
I mean, fixing any computer's a decent bit of trial and error. I had a buddy who thought his GPU broke because his computer wasn't posting, turns out it was his motherboard because we tried the GPU and CPU in a different system.
@fransdejonge2769 That is a possibility but maybe because mine always broke them when I needed them the most, I prefer they work at least unstable than not work at all
At 11:58pm? Dam, that must have been one good gaming session, If the pc broke. *Heads up this is not meant to be any slander, I love you guys, the creators and the viewers, I just wanted to make a joke of what happens when you want to play one more game with the boys and your computer fails. :3 💐🎩
Word of caution: if you have a modular power supply, DO NOT swap it out with another power supply from a DIFFERENT vendor. There is no standard for the molex connectors going into the power supply itself. I made that mistake once, fried motherboard, chip, 2x SATA drives
One time I was upgrading my video card and needed an extra power supply cable for the it. I had lost track of the cables I had for it after a move. I figured I could just look up the power supply from my amazon history and get cables compatible with it. Good in theory. Turns out Amazon repurposed that listing for an entirely different brand's power supply which definitely didn't have compatible cables. I really lucked out because the motherboard detected a problem and wouldn't stay powered for more than about half a second. No damage done. I learned to not even trust your purchase history on amazon.
5:46 IIRC saws like that have the blade at an angle so to cut straight you tilt the saw itself. this is on purpose so when you look straight down from above you can see where you're cutting instead of the view being blocked by the top of the saw.
If you ever need to drill into a rack case like that, there's an old mechanics trick that always works to keep metal filings out of the sensitive areas: Dip the bit in some petroleum jelly or automotive bearing grease, then wipe off all the excess and drill away. The grease will trap and hold all of the filings and make the process of drilling into the metal much faster because it absorbs heat.
My thoughts on the video before this where two-fold: a) Why did you ever think it's a good idea to bring the water of such a gigantic loop directly into the PCs in nthe first place, when even much smaller loops get cloged over time? Anyway, this you fixed, so moving on to... b) This setup is so overdesigned and overly complicated, depending on some cheap parts like the metal clamps for the fittings, I couldn't sleep at night thinking if some small thing breaks my cellar would flood and my PCs would break. So...good luck I guess. :D And keep us entertained. :)
@@Euronius Right, of course, still there is enough water to destroys a couple of thousand dollars worth of hardware. ^^ I'm not sure how doable this would be, but I had sought a good way to chill the room itself and then use aircooling. And never be afraid again. :D
Just a thought, when you said that sometimes you can swap your PSU with the cables still installed you said “sometimes even the same manufacturer” which some people could take and try it and have something else fail. Maybe give a warning to make sure they’re compatible before doing so just to save any possible confusion.
3:04 important to note, if it's not the smame model there is a chance that it will expolode. For whatever reason modular cables of powersupllies really don't like playing with any powersupply other than the one they were made for. Talk about loyalty!
@@rosenclosed They specifically detail which of their products are compatible with specific brands & models... Their own configurator states "PLEASE NOTE: It is vital that you correctly select your PSU model. Using cables that are incompatible with your power supply could result in permanent damage to your system's hardware. CableMod will not be held responsible for any damage caused by selecting incorrect cables for your power supply." Power cables have standardized plug at the device (motherboard, SSD, etc) end, not at the modular connections on PSUs. Even some brands apparently vary the modular connections between their own different models.
I'm just gonna put a little warning here about swapping modular power supplys. Like Linus said if it is the same model or manufacturer it should be fine but if not it may damage or even kill components in your PC!
All the time money and effort on top of the hassle of any needed repairs don't seem worth it for what I'm guessing is only a small improvement over just using AIOs or air cooling in my opinion.
The improvement is huge when you have freedom to add extra rads, also AIO water blocks are almost always worse. AIO's regularly leak. There are no reasonable GPU AIOs. Air cooling in a rack = a shit ton of noise and an extremely hot room that requires air con. He gets to make content out of it.
This is why I never touch water cooling. Air cooling is just so much more reliable long term... But then again, I'm not as rich as Linus, so I need my computers to stay working for years before I even touch it again for an upgrade.
I had some bad experiences with building computer myself and this just reminds me that if you don't have any way to test the components, having any other rig that you can test components with, building can be really stressful. I'm really willing to pay someone who does that constantly to not have to get worried when something is not working for some reason.
Linus, for cutting metal straight, don't use a 'junior' hacksaw. Use the 12" wide blades (32 teeth per inch), with a handle (Bahco has a decent one) to clamp it in. Put the blade in 'the wrong way', so it cuts on the pull. (Like a Japanese handsaw) Much easier to start a straight cut, and to KEEP it straight. Those junior hacksaw blades tend to curve under tension, so your cut can start to wander halfway through. Cutting on the pull self-straightens the blade of the larger ones... And since the larger blades are less bendy, and are wider, they tend to follow whichever direction you start in
He said so in the WAN from Taiwan this year that he wanted his funeral sponsored by d-brand. Before that he said in a build video that he fully hoped his death (he was doing something dumb and dangerous) would be monetised.
Anybody else have the audio out of sync by several seconds with the video? I don't see anyone else talking about it, but I've refreshed the page, changed quality, restarted the browser, opened the video in incognito, still the problem remains, and only on this video, making it pretty unwatchable...
Speaking of Seasonic PSUs, I purchased a Seasonic Platinum 1000w back on 8/22/2012 that is still going strong today. FX8150 > FX8350 > i7-4930K > 7950X3D. Overclocked CPU, GPU, RAM, SLI'd 980Ti's etc. $220 well spent.
I think Linus has a much more serious electrical problem in that rack than he knows. Blown fuse on the Fiber Optic Thunderbolt repeater, network switch exploded when he nudged the wire, now this as well. I’d be checking the wiring going all the way back to the panel, sometimes they accidentally mix up the wires and put either the hot or neutral onto the ground. From what I remember the switch blew up right as his hand touched the side of the rack so I’m leaning towards something to do with the grounding.
I hope he reads this !
It's just a too many cooks in the kitchen problem. At this point I am just watching it for the cringe. Didn't he have a UPS at the bottom of the rack? Are these things plugged in directly in the wall?
I'm gonna reply just to up your comment :)
@@someone28 Yeah, with all his money and sponsors, you'd think he could afford to do things correctly now and stop doing jank heh
@@3nertia but then what would he make videos about?
This feels more like a personal video than a professional one, I like it. I miss these types of Videos. Internet changed too fast.
If this video gets less views than the past 5 and upcoming 5 videos then you’re lying.
A bit of a callback to old Linus videos before it was a massive businesses.
even linus personal videos are sponsored by raid shadow games
@@AG-yc7vt just because other people like this video less than the others doesn’t mean they are lying about preferring this style.
@@AG-yc7vt ...what?
Every LTT video on watercooling remembers me why I decided to never water cool my computer.
Water cooling is air cooling with extra steps. It used to be better than air but with modern heat sinks that problem has gone away.
@@TehButterflyEffect water has its advantages. you will have less spikes of high temperature from a sudden increase of cpu utilization for example compared to a similarly 'speced' air cooler as water's thermal capacity allows it to absorb and move a lot of heat from the cpu even before it reaches the radiator to cool off - assuming you do not have the fans blasting 100% on your air cooler of course. (basically liquid cooling can be quieter vs same rated tdp air cooler). If you have a silent or balanced fan profile you will easily see the difference in spike temps air vs liquid. However with liquid cooling - when the cpu drops to idle from high load it takes slightly longer for the temps to fall compared to air - as the liquid is still carrying past heat...
@@TehButterflyEffect Water cooling is still significantly better than air cooling in terms of thermal performance. But you guys seem to really be missing the point as to why Linus has chosen to watercool everything in his setup. Your arguments don't make any sense for Linus' situation.
@username8644 He could just heat exchange the room's air, but it wouldn't be jenky and turn into so many videos.
@@luanlmd The problem is it's in his house and he doesn't want it to be noisy. And if it's air cooled you have to somehow get rid of the hot air out of the house and bring in cold air at the same time. Also air cooling would mean that he would have to use larger server chassis' for his builds since he's using regular desktop components. That's why he is water-cooling.
The heart drop when the pc reset during BIOS update was something else. I could almost touch the fear in Linus' eyes.
@@calholliWhy tf are you reading comments before finishing the video? People are going to comment on the whole video, including the end...
@@calholli wow such a unique and intelligent comment. Not like this comment has been made by loads of people before you and is totally illogical to not expect spoilers in a comment section.
@@conorstewart2214 well thank god this isn't a top comment, because on mobile it just shows up without you having to open the comments section (even though this isn't exactly a huge spoiler).
Linus dropping things is a theme.
His heart dropping after the pc reset when he touched it, is just part of linus drop tips.
@@Corythosaurus8I just did just becouse more poeple do things then you know goofy world ain’t small
The whole thing with Linus' personal PCs is the best advertisment air cooling could ever get.
The price tag being #2
Exactly!! TOO MANY "Just Plain Bored People" to indulge in Water Cooling!
Or AIOs, at least.
@@CantStopTheSignal337 Air cooling has no failurepoints, requires 0 maintanence and is just as effective in 99% of use cases.
the fan can fail ... @@FizzyPinepple
Shout out to the camera person for getting Linus and Lucas in the same frame. That had to be a tall order lol
Holy crap, I thought Lucas was standing on a platform or something
Yeah, it's not a low bar lol
According to Lucas, it was a low bar to clear.
I loved this style of video. Just Linus and Jake hanging out, working on a PC, and just being themselves. Love it
So true
A father and son bonding is always good special with a chaotic son like linus.
They should be lovers
i am like number 666 on your comment.
I'm surprised he didn't bully his employees
Linus breaking a computer is like peanut butter and jelly.
Messy?
Disgusting?
Good?
Weird things Americans do?
its called JAM not jelly ffs. English is older than your nation.
Videos like this make me appreciate the simplicity of my build. An air cooled cpu and gpu, a black vertical case with noise dampening and no RGB or window. It works great, dead silent and I just clean the filters once every six months.
Same. In fact ever since I upgraded to modern fans (old ones were 15 years old) is so quiet and cool that I wouldn't consider water cooling anyway. The pump would be too loud.
Tons of vents and airflow ends up being quieter than a noise dampened steel box. IIRC the meshroom is the quietest case you can buy because you can load it up with a bunch of ultra low speed fans.
Simplicity is good
But u have to deal with this kinda stuff if you want some sort of bespoke customisation. It's part of the fun/appealnof custom PC's I guess
Yup. I just use an iPad. Never have had to deal with any of this.
Same here. It was difficult to find a new case *without* a window or full glass side and *with* two 5.25" bays. I was tempted to relieve my 23 year old "Megatower 2000" case from printer stand duty and build my new PC in its cavernous interior that has a total of 12 drive bays.
My first 100% new PC build was a 300Mhz Pentuim III in that case in 2000. I was fed up with cramped mini and mid towers so I bought a server case. It was the only computer I've ever given a name.
One thing I did with it was install a powerful AC fan in the front with a relay to turn it on. I opened up the space at the bottom of the case front as much as possible, cleaned up the back side of the few vent holes there are, and cut away part of the lower side edges against the case. I cut away the punched grille in the front and opened the hole to the full, non-round shape of the fan inlet. Finished off with a baffle in the plastic front so it could only pull in outside air.
I had to keep small items away from it or they would get sucked in. 😮 It wasn't noisy because the fan was all metal, made for cooling something large, and the 110VAC motor had tons of power.
my professor at school always used to tell me, 'Rik, remember, computers are 75% logic and the rest is magic.' After all these years, he was right.
Can't have magic without the magic smoke...
Yes. The whole “know how” on computers and “www level IT infrastructure” is functioning only because *fellas in group 1* know just about everything of somethings but know almost nothing of the things known by *group 2* and *3* …and the numbers go on.
And then we have spreadsheets full of specs that everyone use and everyone thinks there’s some unnecessary stuff on the sheet whilst some stuff should be added in.
Actually no, they are the most deterministic tools ever made. The problem is our mind that can't comprehend everything it happens in detail.
But once the magic smoke has left a chip, there is no way to make it work again :(
spooky!, do you have other halloween stories !?
Linus broke his PC again. I feel like we’re making a pattern here.
there is a pattern just like today sponsored
Negative feedback loop
It was before them fixing it yesterday
if only they could keep doing it to make content lol
Oh and you have never broken anything eh?
I worked at a place where they had the server in a glass encosure that had a dedicated air conditioner. Somehow, that cooling system from 30 years ago still makes more sense than water cooling today.
Linus is the personification of "I could do it simple like everyone else and have it work perfectly, but if rather do it the most complicated way just to be unique, and troubleshoot it every few days, but hey, I can film it!"
It's what the whole channel is built on
Well, if I could earn tens of thousands of dollars every time I made a mistake, I'd do it all the time.
That’s definitely not personification maybe “epitome”?
Car people are like this to a fault.
that works fine as he dosn't actually use his build :D he dosn't have time to game !
15:15 _Jake_ "Hey Linus, can you stand next to Lucas for a second?"
_Linus_ "Yeah, why?"
_Jake_ "Oh, no reason..."
_Dbrand_ * Slips Jake a $20 *
BIG WARNING regarding swapping modular power supplies! It is fine to swap to an IDENTICAL model without changing out the cables. The modular cables are standardized on the motherboard/ HDD side, but NOT on the power supply side. I did the mistake of keeping my old cables when I switched out the power supply and killed ALL of my hard drives!
My friend once made that mistake - all drives, mobo and CPU died 😢
You and me both. Lesson learned.
i'm about to do this soon...thanks for the heads up
ive done that beforem killed a random 2.5" ssd I had
Glad to learn I'm not the only one.
Its funny how cursed this build is turning out to be. I'm interested to learn what caused things to burn in the last video.
🎵"Ooooohh, your switch is on fire"🎵
Funny things happen when you leak coolant into your pc for months.
@@PineyJusticetrue but it should not have made contact with the psu
@@PineyJustice The switch that burned in the last video was above the computer that was leaking so it never had water in it.
@@RayganSlatter Did you watch the video? He talks about how his loop in this pc was leaking and shows where it was leaking on one of the rads....
There’s something I really like about how this one feels. Some videos feel like they were made to create content. Nothing wrong with that, but this video feels like there was content… and so it was made
Case and Point: 12:21
I loled out loud xD
Yet again, this has been the case since the channel began 😂
@@WidgyAinz never said it hadn't been, just said this was a good one
love the rgb strips inside of an opaque case that sits in a server rack in another room
Dissect the power supply! I'm sure the video would be interesting and seasonic could pull some useful failure mode information out of it! It'd also be an absolutely awesome move for them to sponsor a video on why one of their legendary PSUs failed, why and how to RMA one :)
Or send it to Steve
@@bgezalThanks Steve!
Its probably just something simple like water got in it and corroded away some material and now when it draws power it overheats what ever corroded and trips a temperature sensor
Because the reasons for a PSU working but then shutting off above a certain load is a pretty small list
Taking apart a power supply is dangerous. From my understanding, there are capacitors with deadly voltages on the inside. I'm guessing Linus wouldn't want to low-key encourage people to crack open their PSUs.
@@spork8655yeh, and the same is true of the capacitors on air conditioning equipment. There is a right way to do it, and a wrong way to do it.
I’m wondering how a “unkillable” seasonic powersupply breaks. Since they are a sponsor of LMG i’d like to see them tested in a real world situation. i would like to know how long it lasted (aprox) see seasonic would do anything to it under any (extended) warranty. Just do a vid of undercover customer service. There is a realworld situation here guys, i’d love to see it!
Awesome vid as always:)
other unrelated things such as a switch catching fire lead many to believe that the rack is wired incorrectly.
seasonics are actully good(but pricy),but if you go back a video, they show some...interesting things that didn't help
the edit at 12:42 with the old clip of shearing the socket screw was awesome. i love how videos like these with long histories can be watched with no context because of all the old footage added in. great work!
if the pool water is too cold, you get the condensation problem. you can install a automatic 3 way valve to bypass water before the heat exchanger if its' too cold. If the water gets too hot, the valves open/ close a bit more
So you skipped the video where he literally did and addressed this already?
You know, when I watch Jay watercool his PCs it makes me want to do it. But when I watch Linus watercool his PCs it makes me want to not do it 😅…
Yes, I think this channel has turned me off of watercooling forever! ;)
Are you kidding me. These video are proof of concept inspirations for me. If a little more care and attention to detail were involved this would work. In fact when I own a home with a pool you can bet you ass I'll be copying that. Hello daily driveable stupid levels of overclocking for my VR rig here we come.
Custom loops are never worth it for a desktop pc. They just exist if you have lots of extra money to blow and you want a potentially fun project.
@@ky5666I mean, if you're just cooling a normal PC, air or maybe an AIO are completely fine. Now, if you have a special build to overclock or to transfer the heat somewhere else, or just for looks, then yeah, go nuts with custom liquid cooling. But I agree with the other comments, LMG specially Linus (and JayZtwocents) have shown me custom water cooling can bring a lot of issues, so it's not worthy unless your build is for something else than having just a reliable PC at your side
@@ky5666 If you sometime own a home with a pool, you wont be digging up the pool to run pipes, then a trench to the house and put a rack in your basement, then run fiber to your office because that is batshit crazy and you wont recoup the cost from making a dozen YT videos on it.
Ive had a broken AM5 build sitting for like 8 months because its been depressing AF every time I pick it up to get the motherboard shipped out for RMA. This video was what I needed to get that done, thanks for this one guys, needed it.
what happened to it?
ASUS? I had that problem with their AM3 boards back in '11. 4 DOA motherboards in a row, took the entire warranty period to finally get a working one.
@@FloppyJesuss i honestly don't know I had a total system failure that replacing PSU/MEMORY didn't fix. I was gaming and got a red lattice over my last image that eventually faded to black and then had a c5 post code off the motherboard forever after that. The mobo manual specified a c5 code as "reserved for future codes" ASUS wanted the board back but its been throwing me for a loop everytime I touch the thing.
I really appreciate those videos that don't feel cut rushed to end it on a specific time.
Dan fixed the phone then! I await part 3 of the "Linus broke his device 2023" series
part 4 right? ;P
Pretty sure this was shot a while ago - Linus references it in the here's the plan video
@@NeonCoding Maybe, but they had to get the footage from his phone that he dropped into the water
@@Spiderfffun that would explain the delay then, fair enough!
One thing I love about this channel is just how real and relatable the mistakes are. Really makes me feel like even if I make mistakes it’s not the end of the world, and is a normal part of the experience of life, and especially this hobby. ❤
Yeah no,
This is wastefull that he does absolutley zero planning or use any logic.
Yes there are mistakes and theres just plain carelessness.
He's breaking shit thats thousands of dollars, we dont have that leasure of just going to our huge warehouse outback to just go grab a replacement. A replacement he was probably gifted for free.
If you really want more real or realatable fuck ups Jayztwocents is probably more closer to reality
Lucas and Linus in the same frame is hilarious. I feel the pain as a fellow shortie.
I'm hoping Dbrand will sponsor a video featuring both of them. That would be perfect.
Except that people that tall are usually not happy about it. They have trouble finding clothes that fit well, they have trouble fitting in tight spaces (cars, door frames), and it's also more difficult to look buff, because their muscles are longer and it's harder to build them, so they usually look either skinny or chubby.
I'd say both ends of the spectrum are bad. And while I'd love to be 5'11" or 6', I'd rather be 5'7" than 6'4". Most things in life are actually easier when you're short.
@@THU31I'm 6'4" and wish I was taller
Yes buying clothes sucks but being fat is worse for finding clothes than being tall.
How tall is Lucas? He likes like a foot taller than Linus, so what, 5'11"?
@@zeruty And what would you gain from being even taller than 6'4"?
Being tall is usually terrible for your back unfortunately.
I love how they probably had yesterday's video ready to go, but they waited for this one to be edited as well just so they could release both right after each other for the funny
You're back here watching the intro after the new video. Hello there.
Jake (not responding) was hilarious
I'm so glad Linus got the lights working in the computer that sits in the rack in the room he doesn't ever go in.
What do you mean? He’s always in there… fixing his computer that spontaneously isn’t working correctly
It's nice to see Linus is always open in looking up to his engineers/employees.
I pray for Linus' recovery, I hope he financially recovers from this disaster
You need more than a pray
WHY. ARE. YOU. EVERYWHERE.
@@dumbbird1I am in your house and work at the local McDonald’s near your house I saw you a while ago.
dude comments on youtube for a living @@dumbbird1 💀
@@dumbbird1he is a bot which aims to get subs for his channel
Very classic feeling release schedule. Multiple related videos in a week. Kind of reminds me of how things were when I originally found linus in 2016
10:25 - "Oh no" - PC quietly vomits up some water.
As someone new to the pc world I love this channel along with Dawid does tech stuff, these videos are so good and so fun to watch 😅 love from Australia keep up the good work Linus.
Dawid is amazing lol, I wish I could channel that kind of energy in my day to day life lmao he seems fun
Watch his granny PC+GPU vid today?
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Dawid Is so underrated
This video is fantastic, like a short story almost, has a narrative going on.
You guys taking your time is very noticeable.
Linus & Jake just work so well together!! They are the Batman and Robin of LTT... Just give them something to troubleshoot and we are a GO!!! and I am here for it. Great content
By far my favourite LTT videos.
Kind of dig the 'casual energy' you all have pivoted to after whatever the heck happened up there. Very organic feels.👊
Same, but I wish they'd quit with the swearing. There seems to be a lot more of it recently and it's very unprofessional.
Bro you really need to check everything on that rack ever since that switch blew up I've been thinking there could be something hazardous there.
Probably a ground fault that'll end up in a fire some day.
I love how this recent series is by far the best argument for air cooling
Idk how it plays with water and biocides but you can try throwing a few drops of UV die in a loop for a week, then use a blacklight to identify the leak. Thats the usual process in the automotive world.
Edit: also unsure if UV dye would possibly dye tubing and whatnot.
Really fun video, liked the whole going around the office and seeing different people and using all the tools. If I hadn't had been keeping up with the pool cooling series though I probably would've been pretty lost
that there is the magic of the healing bench, projects you had plans to do or things to fix magically fix themselves.
SO HAPPY with the content this week!! Like 2 Linus house videos AND an extreme upgrade with this now 3rd sort of Linus house video! Good Week! Best content!
Good Job to Dan to repairing Linus's phone to get the intro! From yesterday's video I thought it didn't work!
Man working on videos, animations and designs always makes my week hectic but watching LTT videos and Linus working on PCs and Stuff always makes me happy!
Thanks, Linus!
Great video love the change of style reminds me of the langley. I would honestly love a video of Lucas and Linus explaining what happened to the PSU. My EVGA died in my rack due to overheating on my part hot room AC broke and the rest is history. I'd love to see the testing method and to know why it failed
18:30. Absolutely right. Having never done it before I swapped my Ryzen 3600 for a 5800X3D and after turning the computer on and it not doing anything for 15 seconds I almost had a heart attack
Had to update my bios for a new board for a 3600, the company shipped it with a 3 year old bios
@@CJonestheSteam72 If it was sitting in storage for years that's not a surprise.
09:46 lol the trick with the bag is just like (using masking tape) taping an envelope under where you're drilling in a wall. Most of the bits just get caught in the envelope.
Also masking tape the hole you're drilling, too. Keeps all the plaster, paint or paper around the hole from getting cracked and crumbling.
One thing I like about this video is seeing everyone at Labs doing their part. I just find is awesome that when Linus, one of the main bosses and visionary of the Labs, sees his employees who he gave jobs in this exact department help him when he has issues when their jobs is to find the issues in tech today through rigorious testing.
I guess what I'm trying to say is. In most undercover boss episodes(reality tv being fake though), I see a boss go into a workplace only to find it in sambles cause it's a crappy workplace with crappy stuff going on usually involving good people employeed to do this crappy job due to their crappy conditions. And even if this supposed boss wasn't "undercover", the employee most likely doesn't want to be anywhere near this person who created this pile of crap.
Meanwhile, Linus creates a Labs to literal test what most companies say they test without sharing most of it publicly. So being an internet channel solely based on showing tech in a public manner, Linus helps push forward this Labs idea. Makes it reality to help others. Gets good people jobs in a field they want to specialize in. Then, when he has said problems with his own system like many of us with mostly normal systems. The good people he hired and put value in show him, the boss, how they in return value him.
Hard to see that nowadays.
Only time I had that in my life was when I worked at a feed store and both the manager and boss cared for me as I cared for them. Of course, being a mom and pop shop it didn't last long. Which after in my life, I worked for two major corpos and other jobs only to see how much backstabbing done by bad people in positions hurting good people doing jobs that keeps the corpo afloat.
Just makes me appreciate Linus and everyone being so lax around him. It's rare yet so nice to see.
"we're going to have to get a little creative today" is something i'll never get tired of
"Okay, computer works perfectly. The good news is that, no, my computer actually doesn't work perfectly." - Linus
Hey LTT, if we can see the thought process of how you determined that the PSU was the problem, that'll be very great to watch!
I mean, fixing any computer's a decent bit of trial and error. I had a buddy who thought his GPU broke because his computer wasn't posting, turns out it was his motherboard because we tried the GPU and CPU in a different system.
Error is inconsistent and hard to explain.
Probably power supply or ram.
Honestly it's the best feeling ever when something that's dead magically works again (until it doesn't anymore 😅)
Personally I hate the feeling, because its 100% going to break again on a random time.
"we could solve the problem right now"
"no, I'm too busy"
Starting to see where these problems come from.
1:03 Linus is the only guy to be sad because his broken pc starts working again
Eh, you'll never be able to trust it again.
@fransdejonge2769 That is a possibility but maybe because mine always broke them when I needed them the most, I prefer they work at least unstable than not work at all
It's crazy how he didn't break it this time by dropping it.
I'm very surprised
I don't know why, but I prefer these "vlog"-style videos more. Like I know there's a script and all, but it doesn't feel unnaturally paced
At 11:58pm? Dam, that must have been one good gaming session, If the pc broke.
*Heads up this is not meant to be any slander, I love you guys, the creators and the viewers, I just wanted to make a joke of what happens when you want to play one more game with the boys and your computer fails.
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Word of caution: if you have a modular power supply, DO NOT swap it out with another power supply from a DIFFERENT vendor. There is no standard for the molex connectors going into the power supply itself. I made that mistake once, fried motherboard, chip, 2x SATA drives
One time I was upgrading my video card and needed an extra power supply cable for the it. I had lost track of the cables I had for it after a move. I figured I could just look up the power supply from my amazon history and get cables compatible with it. Good in theory. Turns out Amazon repurposed that listing for an entirely different brand's power supply which definitely didn't have compatible cables.
I really lucked out because the motherboard detected a problem and wouldn't stay powered for more than about half a second. No damage done. I learned to not even trust your purchase history on amazon.
5:46 IIRC saws like that have the blade at an angle so to cut straight you tilt the saw itself. this is on purpose so when you look straight down from above you can see where you're cutting instead of the view being blocked by the top of the saw.
1:50
why the hell do you need RGB strips in your closed tucked away in the server room pc
15:20 Linus before and after he grows up.
If you ever need to drill into a rack case like that, there's an old mechanics trick that always works to keep metal filings out of the sensitive areas:
Dip the bit in some petroleum jelly or automotive bearing grease, then wipe off all the excess and drill away.
The grease will trap and hold all of the filings and make the process of drilling into the metal much faster because it absorbs heat.
When you take your kid to the nba game 😂 - 15:41
My thoughts on the video before this where two-fold:
a) Why did you ever think it's a good idea to bring the water of such a gigantic loop directly into the PCs in nthe first place, when even much smaller loops get cloged over time? Anyway, this you fixed, so moving on to...
b) This setup is so overdesigned and overly complicated, depending on some cheap parts like the metal clamps for the fittings, I couldn't sleep at night thinking if some small thing breaks my cellar would flood and my PCs would break.
So...good luck I guess. :D And keep us entertained. :)
He has a heat exchanger now, I don't think his basement is at risk of flooding anymore. But, I could be wrong.
@@Euronius Right, of course, still there is enough water to destroys a couple of thousand dollars worth of hardware. ^^
I'm not sure how doable this would be, but I had sought a good way to chill the room itself and then use aircooling. And never be afraid again. :D
Like Linus said at the beginning, problems just mean content, which means more $$ so it all works out for him 😂
NGL I would watch a long cut of Linus and Jake troubleshooting PCs. The slapstick is there.
Cheeky midnight release? Im all here for it!
It's morning for me 😢 I have to go to school
it's 6pm lol
Lucas is my new favorite LTT member... the image of Linus standing next to Lucas is a meme in and of itself.
Just a thought, when you said that sometimes you can swap your PSU with the cables still installed you said “sometimes even the same manufacturer” which some people could take and try it and have something else fail. Maybe give a warning to make sure they’re compatible before doing so just to save any possible confusion.
just in time to say my prayers to linus
This was really interesting, but my favourite bit was the “mini Linus” shots!
1:29 Jake.exe has stopped responding
Such an entertaining video! Candide, honest, well edited and you learn more than you would think. Well done LTT !
Linus cranking his neck to look up at Lucas might be the funniest shit I have seen in a while.
0:05 twomad reference
I'm so glad my computer is more reliable than anything owned by Linus
3:04 important to note, if it's not the smame model there is a chance that it will expolode. For whatever reason modular cables of powersupllies really don't like playing with any powersupply other than the one they were made for. Talk about loyalty!
Absolutely not. The cables are standards. How would you be able to run a PC with cables from CableMod then?
@@rosenclosed They specifically detail which of their products are compatible with specific brands & models...
Their own configurator states "PLEASE NOTE: It is vital that you correctly select your PSU model. Using cables that are incompatible with your power supply could result in permanent damage to your system's hardware. CableMod will not be held responsible for any damage caused by selecting incorrect cables for your power supply."
Power cables have standardized plug at the device (motherboard, SSD, etc) end, not at the modular connections on PSUs. Even some brands apparently vary the modular connections between their own different models.
I love these vids from LTT. Just simply working on a pc …tremendous .
So linus fixed the fold nice
"Mine compooter bork" - Linus Torvalds, 2023
I'm just gonna put a little warning here about swapping modular power supplys. Like Linus said if it is the same model or manufacturer it should be fine but if not it may damage or even kill components in your PC!
sometimes even the same manufacturer isn't safe
@@TanielCoolGuy Very true! Always double check beforehand, or you're going to have a bad day lol
All the time money and effort on top of the hassle of any needed repairs don't seem worth it for what I'm guessing is only a small improvement over just using AIOs or air cooling in my opinion.
The improvement is huge when you have freedom to add extra rads, also AIO water blocks are almost always worse. AIO's regularly leak. There are no reasonable GPU AIOs. Air cooling in a rack = a shit ton of noise and an extremely hot room that requires air con. He gets to make content out of it.
I can't! xD The hight difference! When Linus looks up at the lab guy at 15:32.
This is why I never touch water cooling. Air cooling is just so much more reliable long term... But then again, I'm not as rich as Linus, so I need my computers to stay working for years before I even touch it again for an upgrade.
I had some bad experiences with building computer myself and this just reminds me that if you don't have any way to test the components, having any other rig that you can test components with, building can be really stressful. I'm really willing to pay someone who does that constantly to not have to get worried when something is not working for some reason.
Linus, for cutting metal straight, don't use a 'junior' hacksaw.
Use the 12" wide blades (32 teeth per inch), with a handle (Bahco has a decent one) to clamp it in.
Put the blade in 'the wrong way', so it cuts on the pull. (Like a Japanese handsaw)
Much easier to start a straight cut, and to KEEP it straight.
Those junior hacksaw blades tend to curve under tension, so your cut can start to wander halfway through.
Cutting on the pull self-straightens the blade of the larger ones...
And since the larger blades are less bendy, and are wider, they tend to follow whichever direction you start in
15:35 Is that dude real tall, or is Linus just super short?
Both 😂😂
Looks like someone accidentally set the upload schedule to AM and not PM, big oof
Damn you’re probably right lol
I'm happy with it.
9:57 that’s some nice drilling. Very cool.
Is it just on my end, or is the audio unsynced ?
It's your end i think
Damn, Linus will no doubt monetize his death.
d-brand skinned casket of course
@@DUW1G1Tmaybe they can have the final Roast of Linus Sebastian.
He said so in the WAN from Taiwan this year that he wanted his funeral sponsored by d-brand. Before that he said in a build video that he fully hoped his death (he was doing something dumb and dangerous) would be monetised.
13:02 I like how this is LInus's project but it ends up being Jake that does most of the work.
Linus pc passwords starts with 19 19:38
Anybody else have the audio out of sync by several seconds with the video? I don't see anyone else talking about it, but I've refreshed the page, changed quality, restarted the browser, opened the video in incognito, still the problem remains, and only on this video, making it pretty unwatchable...
Speaking of Seasonic PSUs, I purchased a Seasonic Platinum 1000w back on 8/22/2012 that is still going strong today. FX8150 > FX8350 > i7-4930K > 7950X3D. Overclocked CPU, GPU, RAM, SLI'd 980Ti's etc. $220 well spent.
is the audio out of sync or is it just my pc?
It's out of sync for me too
Why is the video playing like so out of sync