- The last time we invaded
the privacy of our staff, entering their homes and rifling
through their belongings, it was for the Wall of Shame, showing you guys the three worst computers out of everyone who works at a Linus... At a Linus... At Linus Tech Tips. This time around, we are gonna find the three best machines out
of everybody who works here, except there is one small challenge. Last time, we took the very worst one and gave them a free upgrade. This time around, this
is already the people who have the most balling setups, so we had to dig pretty deep to find anything that would be an upgrade. So Intel, our sponsor for today's video, has provided a Core i9-9900K, and Asus chipped in one of their Maximus ROG
gaming motherboards as well. So let's head into our
first contestant here. I can tell you one thing: They definitely have a better
gaming rig than a barbecue. - [Jake] Wow. - I thought it was a propane one, but it's actually, that's
actually, that's nice. - Look down there, we
have a natural gas one that's routed into the house.
- That's a wire brush. - And there's another one-
- I shouldn't be a hater. Shouldn't be a hater.
- We have three. Three of 'em.
- I just... (upbeat music) So our first stop, rather
unsurprisingly, is Jake's house, or rather, I should
say, Jake's mom's house, which might explain why
Jake has so much budget to spend on his gaming setup. One thing he doesn't
apparently have budget for is a soldering iron,
although I gotta say, Jake, I really appreciate you helpfully taking all the things that you've
stolen from the office and putting them in one place for me so that I don't have
to go digging for them like I did at Dennis' house. - I also stole- - I guarantee you didn't buy this. - No! I bought it, I paid for this. - I actually was looking
for this yesterday. - This is like our third soldering iron, and I borrowed it for like two days. - Well, I was looking for this one. - What about the floss? Oh. Uh, are you flossing right now? - I actually have not seen Jake's setup. There's some unusual
things like, for example, this UPS that's definitely
from the office. - [Jake] Yes. Um... - Why do you have so many wireless mice? - (laughs) I like to switch it
up sometimes. That's a G305. - You've got a G PRO Wireless. You already have the king of gaming mice. - I like the G305, and then the 403 is just
kinda nostalgia, you know? - Let's see if he has
all of them plugged in. Okay, this one is indeed actually active. This one is also plugged
in. What the hell? - I also have another 403, two 502s, and I think there's a G900 somewhere. - Ooh!
- Oh god. Yeah, the cables are kinda short. - [Linus] So what are you already running? Wow, is this ITX? - So this case is actually for mATX, but the board that I had was ITX. And that graphics card is so massive that I can't even put
even put anything else in PCIe slots, so whatever. - [Linus] I'm just trying
to figure out how much of this stuff is from the office. - [Jake] Literally none of it. - Literally none of it? You know that RAM has an
inventory sticker on it, right? - [Jake] Okay, well,
I bought it from work. - [Linus] This is a pretty
banging rig. 2080 Ti. 16 gigs RAM. What CPU is that in there? - [Jake] It's a 7700K. - Okay, well at least
that would be an upgrade. On the subject of mechanic, I really like your decal that you've got on your rear panel here. - Yeah, so that's actually my old car that some guy hand-drew. He sent me a sticker and I
stuck it on the side of my case. That Volta cable I did not pay for. - Oh, this one?
(Jake laughs) - So I actually saw this trick online. You use the Volta cable
and stick the little one- or two-gram dongle-y bit in the mouse and then, assuming that
somebody isn't holding it, it just goes like that,
and you just go bloop, and it hooks up, charges the mouse. - What about this chair? - I think I bought that
chair from work for $10. - No way.
- It was broken on the bottom, on the casters.
- Oh. - And then I got a new base for it. And it's kinda wonky- - Yeah, all right.
- But it's good enough. It's better than the
IKEA chair I had before. - This is actually a pretty sick setup. You've got two Acer Predator X34s. So these are 100 hertz. I see you've helpfully put the refresh rate counter up there.
- I love that thing. It's great.
- Yeah. Okay. 3440 x 1440 ultrawide monitors, and then I'm guessing these are
your old monitors over here. - [Jake] I actually bought
those as side monitors off a guy from Craigslist
for really cheap. - [Linus] So you seem to be
kinda set up for streaming, but as far as I know you
don't actually game stream, so are you just like a poser streamer? - I didn't stream for like eight months. I used to do it quite a bit, and then recently I've done
it once or twice a week, just on the not-yet-LTT
"Minecraft" server. - So why don't you tell us
about your audio setup here? Because it seems to be a fair
bit better than "WAN Show." - So overall it's actually pretty simple. This is the same preamp
we use on "WAN Show." This is where I got the
inspiration to buy it. So I have an Audio-Technica AT2035 with a stupid pop filter that's just there to protect it from food when I'm eating, with a Rode PSA1 boom arm. So that goes right into the preamp, which is pre-amping our
signal, and then it goes over to this little,
crappy Behringer interface. - But your webcam kinda... - It does kinda suck.
- Sucks. Yeah. - [Jake] But it's honestly
good enough. (laughs) - You unplug it when you're not using it? - Well, see, the thing
with this stupid webcam is this is how long the cable is. It's like three feet. But it's conveniently just long enough to plug in right there, so I might as well just unplug it and tuck it behind when
I'm not using it, right? - [Linus] Why do you need
two 34-inch ultrawides' worth of desktop real estate? - Ah... Pretty much just have
everything you need access to while you're streaming,
while you're gaming, and then have your game on the main screen and don't have to Tab
out, like literally ever. - Pretty sick setup. With that said, I think you might end up giving up some style points here. This stand. This is three two-by-eights. This is pretty bad, Jake. - I mean, okay-
- Also, also, I couldn't help noticing that even if this hardware
wasn't stolen from work, it's not really being treated
with the proper respect. Down here, under the bed, we've got a hard drive-
- Those are dead hard drives. - [Linus] Got another hard drive. - Dead!
- And what is this? Do your laundry.
(Jake laughs) Got a PS3.
- Those, okay, so that- - [Linus] Got another, more different PS3. - One of those PS3s is running- - This is fun!
- Is running Linux. - I bet this I/O shield
is stolen from the office. - Uh... - I want more monitors too. - Yeah, I don't know if it's
necessarily more efficient, but it is convenient. - So contender number two
was sort of a surprise to me, because he's more into board games than computer games as far as I knew, but our next setup is actually
none other than Tyler's, our warehouse and inventory
and logistics manager. - Yeah, and I think the
important thing to remember when you step into my home
is that at the office, I am the organization and cleanliness guy, and this is my setup. - Wow! Okay. So I've seen Tyler working on this kind of stuff at the office. Oh, I think I actually saw
you working on this guy. - Yeah, you did. - Tyler actually paints his own figurines. Would figurine be the correct term? - Miniature.
- Miniature. I knew there was a proper
term that I was missing here. I think he does a
spectacular job with them. I'll let you guys be the judge though. Why don't we make our way
in towards the computer? So gotta get past the
boxes of new miniatures that you still haven't worked on. Oh, some of them have
some paint on them though. - They got their white coats on, and then they got their green trim. And then I have my collection
of various romance books and real human hair
that I use for cosplay. - [Linus] Along with
a list of real letters to fictional people that you
apparently need to write. - Yeah, so that's a series of short stories that I'm working on. - "To the other participants
of this Mexican standoff," "To the poor bastards on the
other side of the blast door," and "To the anonymous man giving
me constructive criticism." - That's just more painting stuff. - Yeah, with something. Something got on there. - Yeah, it's just all over. - I can only focus when
something's this close in front of me.
- I think that's how close it's supposed to be when
you're working on it. - I don't like it. - Yeah, I'm not a fan either. - In terms of general setup here, there's some highlights already
and there's some lowlights. We've got a G502 mouse. (clucks) Like it. We've got one of those free mouse pads that they gave away in the early '90s. This is a freakin' LG ultrawide
monitor here. 34 inches. You're connected via HDMI, aren't you? - Yes, I am. - He's running at 49 hertz instead of 60 hertz on his ultrawide because of the bandwidth limitation of the HDMI input on this model. Tyler. This keyboard- - This keyboard-
- Is quite frankly disgusting. - [Tyler] Needs to be
swapped out, yeah. It is, uh- - Or run through the
dishwasher. Or something. Something, please. - It has been with me for a long time. - Your computer might actually be the cleanest component of this entire rig. - [Tyler] Well, it's the newest. - Oh! What kinda specs are we looking at here? - [Tyler] So it's an i7-8700, GeForce 1080 Ti, 32 gigabytes of RAM- - RGB.
- An SSD and a hard drive. - [Linus] So did someone at the office put this together for you?
- Oh yeah, this was all Ed. I was going to do it on my own because I felt very
confident in my abilities, but then, as soon as I
started putting it together, I realized that it was
quite out of my league. - [Linus] So what inspired you to put together a rig like this? - [Tyler] So first, I wanted
to play "Fallout '76," but then it became quickly apparent that it was a terrible game. So then, after that, I wanted to play "The Outer
Worlds" when it comes out, so I'm pretty eager for that. At the moment, mostly I use it for "Civilization," which is a little- - This is a pretty overkill "Civ" machine. - Yeah, it's a little
over-the-kill for "Civ," although I did see a lot
of performance improvement in the later game, when normally the processing power starts to lag down just because there's so
much stuff on the map. But it's still more of
a machine that I built for gaming in the next two to three years, as opposed to stuff
that's just out right now. - [Linus] Tyler, do
you have a screwdriver? - I think Kristen has
one. Just let me check. - Okay. - [Tyler] Do we have a screwdriver? - So iFixit told us we had to get rid of
all the first-gen kits so that they would stop
appearing on camera, and Tyler helpfully took
one off of our hands for us. - Yeah.
- Stealing it. - [Tyler] I jumped right on that grenade. - [Linus] I knew I was
gonna find something stolen. - [Tyler] It's not stolen
if you give it to me. - [Linus] Did Ed know when
he built you this machine that it was going to be subjected to this? - [Tyler] Subjected to what? - I mean, it does sit in a
fairly gloriously nerdy place. I'm willing to bet there is a backstory for literally everything in this nook. What's the backstory for
this surprise container? - So this was brought to
me from one of my friends, who I'm actually in a
role-playing podcast with. He went on a trip to
Japan and he brought back unique gifts for each of us. I believe it is a little spirit animal- - You don't know what it is. - [Tyler] I thought it was a goat. - The Kindle with the dead battery. - Yeah, it's a Kindle
that's not plugged in. - You don't like E Ink? - I love this Kindle. That's a cat toy. Obviously Mycroft batted it
behind my computer station. - 17 months ago. - Possibly. I enjoy Coke. (David laughs) - Oh my god. - [Tyler] Oh, the original
VHS tapes of "Star Wars?" - Well-
- Or, sorry, the last launch of the original ones before they digitally remastered them. - I had this, and my parents
threw it away when they moved. - Yeah, I found those
in a thrift shop for $3. - What? Do they work though? - They do. - And you have a VHS player? - I do not. - This place has a lot of
character, but I'll say this: if you're ever doing like a
cleanup Saturday or something, call me, I would be happy to help. - Yeah. I'll call you when
I need to paint my walls. - First Dennis, now Brandon... Taran was like, "Oh, I
didn't know you paint walls. I would've had you come paint my walls." It's not actually a service I offer. So we've had some good ones so far, but Jono's promises to be the cutest of our setup tours today. Not because Jono is
particularly cute, sorry Jono, but because he has a new puppy! Oh my goodness! You can pick her up? - Yep. She's 52 pounds of love. - You were almost Sho Pao? - [Jono] If it was a male dog
I was gonna call it Subway. - [David] From "Community?" - Yeah, (laughs) exactly! You got it! - So I'm liking the setup here overall. You've got the whiteboard
for the organization. You got the DualShock
controller over there. Do you actually use that for PC gaming? Is that why it's there?
- No, no, for PS4. I used to have it over here, but I don't play any consoles anymore, so it's all about PC gaming. - Don't suck up. - Why? So basically enough, just, let's say, for the monitors, I have a PG279Q here- - Cadence! Quit licking my hand! - (laughs) So cute! And before I actually
started working here, I actually watched your review on it and I was like (snaps
fingers) gotta get it. - Now, you're definitely
getting some marks off for your other monitor, because the viewing
angles on that are so bad I thought you had a privacy filter. - Yeah, so this one is,
basically enough, was... Aw, I don't even know how old this is. I think it's probably
like six, seven years ago. But I keep it vertical because every time I do any spreadsheets, Excel, or when I do my after/before
work kind of stock trading, it's all nice and vertical for my charts. - I am liking the desk pad here. - Mm-hmm.
- Not bad. - [Jono] Aw jeez, Rick! - Pretty good. I'm liking it. All right, but we're gonna
have to move it out of the way so we can admire the setup here. This is from the office, isn't it? - [Jono] Yep, so I got
it at a super good price. - How much did you end up paying for this? - 200. - [Linus] Really? For the Lian Li desk? - I was actually prepared
to pay 500 bucks, Tyler. - And you've got a
pretty sick rig in here. So that looks like an RTX 2080? - [Jono] Yeah, 2080 Ti. - [Linus] 2080 Ti. - I was trying to play
"Anno" with you guys one time and it would just not
work, so I had to upgrade. - And then what are we
looking at for CPU here? - So that's an 8700K, not overclocked, 'cause I just don't feel
like bothering with that. So right now I have
the H150i from Corsair, but I did change the
fans from the stock ones, so they're ML120s, just because of RGB, and I like the future tech of maglev. I got them on sale! I think it was on Newegg
for like 40 bucks for three. - Oh, that's not too bad. - Yeah, that's actually pretty good. I am rich enough, maybe
in two or three months, to do a full custom water cooling on it. (metal clangs) - That's the sound of
a quality water bottle dropping on the floor. - It's super good.
- LTTStore.com. - (clucks) Yeah. (snaps fingers) - Why do you need it so quiet? - I don't know. I just wanna
do custom water cooling. - You're one of the only ones
that has paid much attention to their sound setup though. - I had to do that
because my old Logitech- (metal clangs) (Jono laughs)
- LTTStore.com. But your gaming rig is only part of your overall computer
setup, is that right? - Yes, it is. Yeah. - So this is sort of the
media and entertainment hub. Now, are you unironically
using an Xbox One Kinect? If I find any dance
games over here, Jono... - [Jono] I don't think so. - So even this one looks like a pretty banging machine here. So you got an NH-D15 in here, Z370, so this is probably, what? Like a 7700K or... - [Jono] That's a 8600K. - An 8600K! And then you've got a 1080 Ti in here. - [Jono] Yeah. - This is your secondary machine? - [Jono] It's for the wife. We originally built
this for "Fallout '76," but we all know how that turned out. - That's the second time
we've heard that today! - Yeah. - [Linus] You played "Breath of the Wild-" - [Jono] Yeah. - [Linus] And then didn't touch it again. - [Jono] I haven't finished it yet. - [Linus] You haven't
finished "Breath of the Wild?" - It just got so good I
didn't want it to end. - Now, why do you have two PS4s? - Oh, because Jillie
and I can play "Destiny" and multiplayer games
like "Watch Dog" as well. But I got those at a pawn shop. - [Linus] So basically
these are stolen goods. - I have no idea. - Sounds pretty stolen to me. Now, I did find one that was
a bit of a cause for concern. Jono, do you have something to tell us? - So I travel at least once a year- - Okay, the first step is
admitting that you have a problem. - [Jono] Okay, okay, that. Yeah. - So welcome to the
rose ceremony, everyone, except instead of roses,
we will be awarding a Maximus XI HERO gaming motherboard and a Core i9-9900K. This is basically the pinnacle
when it comes to gaming, and when paired with the right hardware, it'll basically run anything under the sun at frame rates that will
pretty much boggle your mind. And it can be yours if the judges, that's me, select your setup as the fame-iest. There were some pros and
cons to each of your setups. Jake, yours stood out
as by far the geekiest, and I mean that in a
very functional sense. Nobody else would've thought to strip down the housing of their webcam to make it so that it'll fit in between the bezels of their vertically
stacked ultrawide monitors. Massive credit for that. What held your setup
back was, quite frankly, the fact that I had to
touch one of your socks. That was the most disgusting experience of my day.
- You went under my bed. - That was the most disgusting
experience I had today, and I touched Tyler's keyboard. - I think it was a clean sock too. - Was it? Tyler, the vibe I got from your space was that you were more than
just about computers and gaming. You know, your nerdy,
fringe, unusual hobbies stretch far beyond just tech. I kinda feel like, you know... You know that club in high school with like two or three members? I feel like you were in that club, and then you were in the other
club that was like that club. - I was probably leading
both of those clubs. - With that said, you lost
some serious brownie points for how brown my hands were after I touched anything in your setup. Dude, it was disgusting. - That's fair. - Jono, you had the slickest setup. So you've got the desk PC going. You've got the whiteboard next to it. All your controllers and
consoles have a place. You've got somewhere to actually keep all of your games and stuff. I felt like you were a little
too focused on the dog. You actually lost points for
Cadence being a distraction. - But she's so cute! - Exactly. Honestly, when it came
time to determine a winner, it was really, really difficult, because what it ultimately
had to come down to was who needed it the most. The one thing that one of you needed more than anyone else was incentive. Tyler, you're taking home a Core i9-9900K and matching motherboard,
come claim your prize. But stop. Until such time as you take me
up on my very generous offer to come and help you clean up your space, when I come over and we take on that place and it is cleaned to my satisfaction, I will hand you your award. Guys, stay tuned on Twitter,
because it's happening. Soon. Right? - Yep. This is really
a prize for my fiance. - She actually kinda
needs it more than you. I can't talk about what
she was working on, but it was really cool. It's NDA'd, but it's like... But what's not NDA'd is intel.com/gaming. It's a great place to find out which Intel desktop
processor is best for you, find products that have the
power that you're looking for and get tips for building,
overclocking, modding and more. If it's a gaming rig you're after, but you're just getting started, Intel's "Pre-Built Vs. Custom PC" article can help you decide the best path to start enjoying those delicious frames. So guys, thank for watching. Massive thank you to Intel
for sponsoring this video and providing this fantastic prize. Also Asus for the
accompanying motherboard. If you guys feel like
I got it wrong though, leave a comment and tell me whose epic setup you think should've won. Maybe there will be a runner-up prize.
Just curious, what's with the marks on Johno's cheeks?
Low-key, I kinda feel sorry for exposing their gross living conditions. Johno's set-up was clearly the best but I think the result was probably the best outcome.