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It is finally here, the computer build you have (and possibly the whole world) been waiting for. The Linus Tech Tips and Linus Torvalds Collab PC build! Linus Torvalds talks through Linux development, parts selection, and even gives a glimpse into some cool projects he works on in his spare time. This project was made with a lot of hard work from our team and of course Linus Torvalds generous time.
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Check out the parts from the build:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X:
GIGABYTE TRX50 AERO D Motherboard:
Samsung SSD 9100 PRO 2TB SSD:
Noctua NH-U14S TR5-SP6 Cooler:
Intel Arc B580 GPU:
Fractal Design Torrent E-ATX Case:
Seasonic PRIME TX-1600 1600W 80+ Titanium PSU:
ASUS ProArt Display PA32QCV 31.5″ 6K HDR Monitor:
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CHAPTERSs
—————————————————0:00 Intro
2:42 Autobiography
4:08 Linus Builds a PC
6:20 CPU: What Does he Need it For
8:30 Motherboard: Why is ECC Important to you
11:18 Linus T Hates Zoom Calls
11:40 Linus T Side Projects
13:20 Storage: How Much Storage does Linus Need
15:00 Git or Linux? What are you more proud of?
17:35 Cooler: Why Noctua?
20:07 What do you do to relax?
21:22 If you could start Linux over again, what would you change?
22:40 Have you thought about other companies profit using Linux?
23:38 How do you feel about Microsoft owning GitHub?
25:18 Youtuber Merch
26:48 Have you ever wanted to walk away from Linux?
28:10 Case Choice
28:30 Cats or Dogs?
29:55 Power Supply
30:50 Here you go Reddit…
31:14 Gif or Jif?
31:40 What happens to Linux if you “Vanish”?
33:13 What are your Thoughts on AI?
35:25 Intel GPU?
36:25 How much code does Linus T Write?
38:23 Blame Linus for the Computer
38:40 How much do you travel for work?
41:10 Linus or Linus?
42:00 Does Linus T know about Linus S Linux Adventures?
43:20 You can see Linus S almost cry LMAO
43:50 Turning on the Computer
44:26 The Computer Lives!
44:40 Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo?
45:26 Setting Up Linux with Linus
45:43 Why Fedora Linux?
46:45 Is there too many Linux options?
48:30 Linus S broke Linux again…
49:48 Linus T Email Hyenine
50:40 Linus T Background!
51:10 iPhone or Android?
51:37 The Final Question
53:26 Outro
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Minor Spelling Mistake and Corrections:
6:58 "complier" Should be spelt as "compiler"
35:30 Talking about the ARC GPU Choice – It was never clarified in the video because both Linus/Linus ended up continuing their conversations after being side tracked and never circled back. In our original email communications it is because Linus T drives 2 x 6K displays and needed something more than integrated graphics without being an annoying loud or power hungry "gaming" class GPU. It was suppose to be a Intel Arc B50 but we could not get one in time of shooting. Linus T clarified he was still more than ok at the time of filming with this GPU being used. Sorry this wasn't in video form, but they just had so much fun talking we all forgot to circle back to this point. – Elijah
"What's the shoot the dinosaur game?"
Me: Oh, Turok, nice.
"Horizon Zero Dawn"
👴
FINALLY, I have been waiting for this video for so long.
g*damn this was your best video ever mate… what an hero
14h ago
This feels like a fewer dream
If Linus Torvalds tells Linus Sebastian that he needs to be retroactively aborted in this video then it needs to be permanently archived!
I can die peacefully now.
This is a gold mine for quotes:
– "I do not touch machines that don't have ECC."
– "I don't hate voicemail as much as I hate Zoom calls."
– "You want to be surrounded by people more competent than you… otherwise what's the point?"
– "You can't fix people."
– "I don't go by 'Torvalds' because nobody can pronounce 'Torvalds'… don't even try."
– "Anyone who thinks [lines of code] is a valid metric is too stupid to work at a tech company."
– "Be so uninteresting that nobody cares." (About online privacy)
He is relatable af
Holy shit the Elon roast was hillarious hahaha
Don't worry Fake Linus, you're real too 🙂
That was true entertainment, not brain rot in yt shorts.
35:58 why did you cut Torvalds off though
What was he going to say????
Linus and his yellow braces is becoming a little annoying in these vids ngl
Just like fake linus, it's too short
this older gent has a very relaxing voice
oooo sirits so funny poci poci
1:27 this is how much he loves him when he bent
wow
Must admit that more than half of my enjoyment of this video comes from watching the level of enjoyment of one Linus' presence of the other. He's even blushing a lot of the time!
Where is the wallpaper?
35:36 you cut the important part!!
Linus and Linus in one video, the perfect crossover 😀
The G.O.A.T…😎
😍😍😍
Finally some fucking vindication.
Tech people don't need to be complex. We just want things to work.
I do enough garbage diagnosing Windows in my day job. I don't want to spend 409374320520 hours tinkering with my Linux installs at home. I just want things to work.
Great video! Glad to see Linus Torvalds in something that isn't just an interview.
watching on linux mint
Finally the real one
🔥🔥🔥
Moved to bazzite a day ago and I already love it
Hdr somehow looks nicer than in windows 11 and games run smooth af. I think I'm gonna stay
First Dual booted video ever
I got to the end of the hour long video wanting it to continue, it was such a fun conversation to listen to with a good mix of banter and Linus T history and insight. It's nice to that see such a tech legend can be so down to Earth, especially with the WAN show content as additional context (recommend watching that clip to anyone who missed it).
This is so hard to watch
Thank you Linuses!
Or is it Lini?