Upgrading our WORST Gaming Setup!
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Nvidia wants to help upgrade YOUR setup as well. Head over to gleam.io for a chance to win YOUR OWN 4080 Super. Whether they’re an old employee or new, not EVERYONE at Linus Media Group has an incredible work or gaming setup at home. We can’t fix 'em all, but we can try to fix the worst one. Discuss on the forum: linustechtips.com Buy an Alienware AW2725DF 360Hz 27" Gaming Monitor: lmg.gg Buy a Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case: geni.us Buy an Intel Core i5-13600K CPU: geni.us Buy an ASUS Prime B760-Plus Motherboard: geni.us Buy an ASUS TUF Gaming 850W 80+ Gold PSU: geni.us Buy an NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super FE Graphics Card: lmg.gg Buy an Epomaker RT100 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard: lmg.gg Buy a Logitech G305 Wireless Mouse: lmg.gg Buy an LG DualUp 28" Monitor: geni.us Buy an 8K @60Hz DP Cable: lmg.gg Buy a Focusrite Scarlett 2i @ USD Audio Interface: lmg.gg Buy Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro Closed Back Headphones: lmg.gg Buy Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro Open Back Headphones: geni.us Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: lttstore.com ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: lmg.gg ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: lmg.gg ► EQUIPMENT WE USE TO FILM LTT: lmg.gg ► OUR WAN PODCAST GEAR: lmg.gg FOLLOW US --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: @LinusTech Instagram: @linustech TikTok: @linustech Twitch: twitch.tv MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: youtube.com iTunes Download Link: itunes.apple.com Artist Link: soundcloud.com Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: youtube.com Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi Artist Link: 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 0:30 Our First Contestant 2:20 Our Second Contestant 3:25 Our Third Contestant 6:10 Picking our Winner 8:35 The Makeover 9:15 Airflow 12:05 The Setup 13:30 RTX HDR Conversion 15:00 The Podcast 16:15 Audio 17:40: And Something for YOU!
Upgrading our WORST Gaming Setup opens with Linus and the team revisiting a long running gag: they are scouting the most problematic personal setups in the company and attempting to upgrade them with sponsor Nvidia. The first contestant, Robert Oakes, arrives with a laptop that feels dated compared to the rest of the tech in the studio, including a GTX 1050 and a mismatched monitor. The discussion quickly centers on performance alignment, where the team stresses the importance of matching a high refresh rate, low latency monitor with an appropriate GPU and technologies like G-Sync and Nvidia Reflex to minimize input lag. The segment makes clear that the upgrade is not just about hardware but about the entire ecosystem around it, including display capabilities and the need for a cohesive workflow. The team highlights that even a cutting edge display cannot compensate for mismatched internals, reinforcing the value of a balanced, complete setup. By the end of the first contestant’s segment, a narrative emerges: the worst setup is not just underpowered, but poorly aligned with the user’s actual needs and space constraints. The segment ends with a tease that no one is immune to a transformation, setting up a bigger reveal later in the video.
Topics · technology · gaming · entertainment · hardware · podcasting · setup-upgrade
Questions answered
- What is the main goal of upgrading the worst setup in this video?
- The goal is to fix a poorly matched, space-constrained gaming and podcasting setup by upgrading it to a balanced, high-performance system that aligns display, GPU, acoustics, and workflow.
- What hardware is introduced in the makeover for Jessica's setup?
- Jessica’s space is upgraded with an LG DualUp monitor, a new computer tower, a 4070 Super prize is shown, and improved cable management and acoustic treatments are installed.