I Bought a $5000 PC in a Random Asian Tech Mall
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Check out the Corsair K65 Plus Wireless Keyboard at: go.corsair.com Would you wander into a random shop in a foreign country, hand over all your credit cards, and say ‘Make me a Gaming PC’? Linus did! He visited Guang Ha Digital Plaza, handed over $5000, and said ‘yes’ to everything. Discuss on the forum: linustechtips.com Buy a Phanteks NV5 Mid-Tower Case: geni.us Buy a Bykski Full Coverage GPU Water Block and Backplate for MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming x Trio: geni.us Buy a Bykski CP-S5PB-X Pump + 180mm PMMA Reservoir Combo: geni.us Buy a Byski CPU-RAY-On-M CPU Water Cooling Block w/ Temp Digital Display: geni.us Buy a Seasonic VERTEX GX-1200 1200W 80+ Gold PSU: geni.us Buy an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU: geni.us Buy a MSI MPG X670E Carbon WiFi Motherboard: geni.us Buy an MSI GeForce RTX 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G Graphics Card: geni.us Buy Acer Predator GM7000 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD: geni.us Buy XPG Lancer RGB 5600MTs CL36 2x16GB DDR5 RAM: 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 ► GET A VPN: piavpn.com ► 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 1:32 Linus Plays Dumb 4:27 Shut up and Take My Money! 6:16 Three Days Later 10:00 Unboxing 13:33 Fire it up! 15:00 Too good to be true? 19:33 Benchmarks...don't blink or you'll miss 'em
In the opening segment, the video sets the scene at Guang Hua Digital Plaza in Taiwan, a six story tech hub overflowing with PC parts and gaming gear. The host outlines the premise: could you realistically buy a complete gaming PC for around $5,000 in a random Asian tech mall, and would the experience be worth it? He surveys the options, jokes about the chaotic but charming shopping environment, and hones in on a high-end configuration that promises 4K gaming and impressive cooling. The interaction with the sales staff is portrayed as surprisingly straightforward, with the shopkeeper presenting a menu of parts and configurations and the host asking for a white-hot balance of performance and aesthetics. By the end of the first stretch, a deposit is placed and the plan to complete the build within a few days is set, with a light nod to potential language barriers that never materialize into misunderstanding. The tone remains playful and exploratory, ultimately asking whether such boutique builds can be competitive with Western retailers while promising a full unboxing and test run later in the video.
Topics · technology · hardware · consumer electronics · gaming
Questions answered
- What was Linus trying to achieve by buying a $5000 PC in a random Asian tech mall?
- He aimed to test whether a high-end gaming PC could be purchased and configured in a bustling, non-Western shopping environment, and then evaluate the value, build quality, and aftercare compared with Western retailers.
- Which components stood out in the final build and why?
- Key standout elements included a 7950X3D CPU, a RTX 4090 GPU, a robust water cooling loop from Bykski, and a high-capacity power supply from Seasonic, paired with careful cable management and a visually clean build.
- What happened to the PC after purchase, and who ended up with it?
- Linus acquires the PC, uses it to demonstrate the shopping and build process, and ultimately gives the computer away to a grateful fan who recognizes him in public.