Selling a $2100 Sleeper PC for $20
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Thanks to Micro Center for sponsoring this video! New Customers Exclusive – Get a Free 240gb SSD at Micro Center: micro.center Micro Center Custom PC Builder: micro.center Micro Center gave us full reign of their store to build the sickest PC we could.. so meet our latest Sleeper PC, Francis AMD Ryzen 7 5800X: micro.center ASRock X570M PRO4 AMD AM4 microATX Motherboard: micro.center MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 2X Graphics Card: micro.center TeamGroup T-Force XTREEM ARGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-4000 PC4-3200 CL18: micro.center WD Black SN750 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD: micro.center EVGA SuperNOVA 1200P2 80 Plus Platinum ATX Fully Modular Power Supply: micro.center Computer Cases: micro.center NZXT Kraken M22 120mm RGB Water Cooling Kit: micro.center SilverStone 1 to 2 PWM fan splitter: micro.center Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Discuss on the forum: linustechtips.com ►GET MERCH: lttstore.com ►SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: floatplane.com ►LTX EXPO: ltxexpo.com AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- ►Affiliates, Sponsors & Referrals: lmg.gg ►Our WAN Show & Podcast Gear: lmg.gg ►Private Internet Access VPN: lmg.gg ►Our Official Charging Partner Anker: lmg.gg ►Secretlabs Gaming Chairs: lmg.gg ►MK Keyboards: lmg.gg ►Nerd or Die Stream Overlays: lmg.gg ►Green Man Gaming lmg.gg ►Amazon Prime: lmg.gg ►Audible Free Trial: lmg.gg ►Our Gear on Amazon: geni.us FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: @LinusTech Instagram: @linustech Twitch: twitch.tv FOLLOW OUR OTHER CHANNELS --------------------------------------------------- Mac Address: lmg.gg Techquickie: lmg.gg TechLinked: lmg.gg ShortCircuit: lmg.gg LMG Clips: lmg.gg Channel Super Fun: lmg.gg They're Just Movies: lmg.gg MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Title: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: youtube.com iTunes Download Link: itunes.apple.com Artist Link: soundcloud.com Outro Screen Music Credit: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High youtube.com Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa @mbarek_abdel Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 geni.us CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Intro to Francis 0:28 - LTT Intro 0:36 - What'll fit in Francis? 1:32 - Deciding what'll go in Francis 5:06 - Making Francis Fast 7:55 - Confirming Francis is Fast 9:49 - Setting Francis Free 11:20 - Outro (have a good life Francis)
The video follows Linus and his team as they build a compact, high-performance sleeper PC inside Micro Center’s flagship store, dubbed Francis. They start by assessing space inside a small chassis and decide on an mATX motherboard while prioritizing a powerful GPU and ample cooling. The team physically navigates store shelves to select components, including a Ryzen 7 5800X CPU, a RTX 3070 GPU, 32GB of DDR4-4000 RAM, a 2TB NVMe SSD, and a 1200W power supply, then fit them into a compact case with custom modifications. They encounter fit challenges, such as screw lengths and an awkward motherboard height-width-depth mismatch, and solve them with long screws and improvised mounting solutions. Performance testing follows, with Far Cry 5 running at 160 FPS on Ultra and CPU temperatures around 74-86 degrees depending on cooling configuration, illustrating the balance between aggressive components and chassis airflow. After validating Francis is fast and stable, the team places the system on display with a humorous reveal, and a later store interaction leads to the “selling for $20” moment. The video wraps with a lighthearted crowd response, a quick specs recap, and gratitude to Micro Center for sponsoring the episode, encouraging viewers to like, subscribe, and check out the sponsor’s promotions. Overall, Francis demonstrates how a compact platform can house premium hardware, perform impressively under load, and still be presented with a playful, consumer-friendly build story tied to a real-world retail environment.
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