Reacting to our Best PC Builds Ever
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Get 20% off DeleteMe US consumer plans when you go to joindeleteme.com and use promo code LTT at checkout. DeleteMe International Plans: international.joindeleteme.com LTT has built a LOT of PCs over the years and – surprisingly – not all of them were jank messes of questionable watercooling and hair-brained GPU mounting techniques. But which ones were the “Best of the Best?” We asked you, the audience, to select a few, and y’all sure did deliver. 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 Illuminati & Intro 1:11 Luke's build that rocks 2:53 Mr Beast's Friend's Desk (hi Karl) 3:44 Luke set up us the bomb 6:09 Going down to brown town 6:58 The PC that delivers tofu at night 7:58 PewDiePie's creepy gamer rig 9:10 Cuppa PC for SpiffingBrit 10:21 Tanks for voting on this, community memebers 11:21 Everybody loves this sick build 12:17 What's missing? Copper tubes? 12:56 Adequate builds for inadequate gamers 13:57 Too many gamers gaming at the same time 14:58 Vrooom w/ ShankMods 15:31 Only Fans 16:06 Teenage Mutant Ninja Gamers 17:15 I'm screening internally 17:38 Fake apple (real zombie) 18:00 Captain Cold, Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei 18:21 Big, Tall, and Sleepy 18:42 Moistest Rig 19:21 PC-heech and PC-hong 20:11 Baby's first build 20:43 A few more honorable mentions and the outro
The video Reacting to our Best PC Builds Ever is a retrospective that revisits a catalog of legendary Linus Tech Tips PC creations. The hosts discuss how these builds evolved from early experiments to showpiece rigs, highlighting how community submissions shaped the lineup. One notable theme is the balance between hardware ambition and practical usability, with a number of builds leaning into the spectacle of design as much as performance. The Pyramid PC, discussed early on, is cited as a standout for its bold presentation and the accompanying custom desk that framed the build as more than a mere computer. Throughout, the team reflects on how their own approaches to cooling, cable management, and chassis choice have matured over the years, sometimes prioritizing dramatic visuals and other times precise engineering. The conversation also touches on the high cost of some builds, with periodic admissions that certain projects exceeded expectations in both price and complexity, yet delivered memorable moments and inspiration for future creations.
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Questions answered
- What was the estimated price tag for the most expensive build discussed, and how did the team describe it in hindsight?
- The team noted that one build carried a price tag around the hundred thousand dollar range, and in hindsight they described that figure as conservative, suggesting the final value may have been higher when accounting for machining and other factors.
- Which collaboration is highlighted as a standout, and what was its charitable impact?
- The NerdForge collaboration with the vending-machine themed build is highlighted as a standout, and it was auctioned for charity at LTX, raising a significant amount of money for a good cause.
- Which builds were sparked by community submissions and what role did community voting play?
- Community submissions inspired many of the featured builds, and the community voted to determine which builds would be featured, with the tank-style case build and other notable projects receiving emphasis as top voted entries.