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I Scammed Myself on eBay - $300 Mystery Crate

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Remove your personal information from the web at joindeleteme.com and use code LTT for 20% off. Signup for a Hetzner server and use code LTT23 to save €20 at: htznr.li Looking to get a deal on eBay, Linus purchased an assorted box of high end components. It didn't go well. Discuss on the forum: linustechtips.com Buy an Intel Core i9-13900K CPU: geni.us Buy an ASRock Z790 Taichi Lite Motherboard: lmg.gg Buy an NZXT H6 Flow Dual-Chamber Mid-Tower Case: lmg.gg 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 0:40 - Hetzner! 0:59 - Looking at Linus' box of junk 6:47 - Alex's stinky Reserator 14:12 - Assembling the computer 16:52 - Ultrasonic cleaner 17:53 - Reserator testing 21:03 - Starting up the system 25:12 - DeleteMe! 26:15 - Outro

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I Scammed Myself on eBay - $300 Mystery Crate follows Linus and Alex as they tackle a chaotic eBay loot box full of high end water cooling components. The video opens with a contrast between expensive, complicated cooling solutions and the quirky, questionable junk that arrived in their mystery crate. They immediately acknowledge the challenges of sorting through mismatched parts and the risk of wasting money on off-brand gear. The team inventories what they have and debates the viability of constructing a cooling loop from questionable components, leaning into the humor of the situation. The first segment sets up the central premise: can a pile of questionable parts be turned into a functioning system, or is this another waste of time and money? They emphasize the tension between ambition and reality as they inspect fittings, pumps, blocks, and radiators with a mix of skepticism and curiosity.

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