@@RGG1121 Yeah so the whole idea with Blue Horse Studios providing PCs was probably to get some marketing, and LTT couldnt even manage to market them properly, if anything it makes them look like amateurs seeing how most of the comments are calling out the lack of bracket, when they actually included one, and the correction came a week later when most of the views have been, well viewed, so money well spent Blue Horse Studios, money well spent.
To stick with the whale/nautical theme, the GPU support everyone is asking for should really be more an anchor and chain that comes down from the top...
What's wild is that the Aero comes with an awesome GPU bracket. It mounts to the motherboard screws and has a 3 screw mount into the GPU. I use it in mine and it's extremely sturdy and doesn't add any bulk.
@@merced175 Most 4090's come with them, the Gigabyte Aero included but it looks like it mounts to the case chassis itself. It probably wasn't compatible/wouldn't fit so they just left it off LOL at least install a third party stand one instead for $10K
add some sliced hot dog or really any decent meat. the fat adds flavor. If you can swing it, all beef really does it. Other spices, too, maybe some chives or mixed veggies. Forgo the ramen mix, and use teriyaki or soy sauce. Helps with the boredom of eating the same thing to mix it up, and most of the ingredients are still fairly cheap.
Linus, why don't you make a shroud for the network card? You have the tools and manpower to make a 3D-printed one, in a fitting color. You can include the fan in the shroud as well.
What is even the point of the network cards? The mobo already comes with 2.5G ethernet, what do they need 10G for? These are gaming PCs not workstations, 2.5G is more than enough for that. And since these 10G cards are more enterprise equipment they of course don't fit the colour scheme either. Seems pretty unnecessary IMO.
@@MPnoir It's likely because of their LAN party game cache server. ruclips.net/video/wWltASCJO-U/видео.html They even have one of those exact cards in this video.
not only case, i wouldn't be surprised if gpu itself also had support bracket, many 4090s have them. This is just... baaaaad. "The verge build guide" bad. "I really couldn't care less" bad. He isn't giving them away, those are paid systems and they have enormous problem and then Linus adds one breaking support for power connector
Gotta give it to Starforge for partnering with the right people in the space. Sponsoring LTT might be a pricy but it pays off immensely with the exposure from the LTX and the videos they make on them.
for 10k they are making a boat load of money the pc probbly only costs like 5-6k to build so 4-5k of profit minus the 1k they pay linus? per unit ofc is still fucking 3k profit atleast
You guys are aware that 10K is the price for the ticket, which does include a boatload of stuff besides the PC, right? So no way Starforge got 10K a pop.
6:40 Cyberpunk looks great captured by the actual camera however the screen recorded game footage looks absolutely awful for me (idk if that's just me or if everyone else is seeing the same) - It looks so pixelated and low-res
I've read about 20 comments saying along the lines of "Rip off, that's not worth 10k" bros don't realise you get a whole lot of other good stuff, the PC is just one of many cool things you get
@@MrQuadGame You realize that the 10,000 is not just for the PC, but for all the other things that come with the "VIP" ticket like the meet and greet and a dinner, though I personally wouldn't spend that kind of money either.
Gigabyte GPUs come with a support bracket that use the motherboard mounting points... It sits behind the gpu so hardly noticeable and works really well. Surprised it wasnt used.
Presto 10GbE 10GBASE-T PCIe Card looks to be based around the Intel X540T2 chip, for which Intel has dropped support on windows 11 in their latest driver packages (anything above 26.1) It will work perfectly fine with older driver packages, still something to keep in mind
...and no NBASE-T support (2.5GbE and 5GbE) - this is kind of irritating given that 2.5G and 5G are becoming far more common due to their significantly reduced power requirements vs. 10GBASE-T on the switching side.
- Case designed for the richest whales - 'Top of the line' - An actual whale deco and matching sea color scheme - No full custom watercooling paaaaasss.
Very least they could do is a GPU bracket. A custom loop, dual 360 rad and maybe even an extra 120mm for the ultra flex would have been awesome. Personally, I would have thrown little whales inside of a cylindrical reservoir or use stickers on them for more uniqueness. That's just me though, if you're flexing, flex HARD
The funny thing is the "Whale PC" is what i see AI developers use and in Blender tutorials at least for the GPU. How i know is it is set to CUDA and has 24GB of VRAM. With the devlopment stream of AI devlopment I have seen them use all 24GB of VRAM and spill over to around 30ish GB of system RAM. Gaming never should spill over to system RAM on a RTX 4090 ... with any modern title in the version for the consumer to use anyways. So 64GB of system RAM is overkill you can make a case for 32GB as some games on the huge map preset do use that much when generating the map but they tend to be Real time or turn base strategy games as taking what can take hours to get from 1 side of the map to the other with the AI moving on all unloaded for the user to see parts of the map isn't something done outside of strategy games.
I got one for myself but then sold it. When Harry Potter came out, I ran 4K on my 4090, etc. I got studders, etc. Or some games I couldn't ALWAYS max it out as it wouldn't be a smooth of performance as I would like. Maybe I assumed that it would swim through everything - but sadly I felt there was a leak that no amount of my money could fix - the current level of technology we have and its capabilities, and how well a game is optimized/developed. At the top of the mountain I realized the treadmill never stops, and soon, this whale was set to sea. Gotta know when to stopping wasting money like an idiot.
It's been really cool seeing her grow. I learned so much from her videos. I wish she would do more PC stuff. Her first wc video was reason that finally gave me courage to build a water cool PC.
AIO? That doesn't seem premium for a "$10k" price tag (I realize the PC is only a portion of the cost). How about custom water cooling loop? Or just awesome all Noctua setup. Otherwise, the build looks pretty nice.
Shipped with zero support on the monster GPU (that was sagging badly) and then Linus just drips the box on the table. This is amateur hour stuff here. I’d be extremely unhappy if I paid for that system.
Anyone else notice the improperly mounted AIO. It should have been on the top. The way it's currently mounted is going to cause issues within the year.
star forge i support you. lets step it up even way harder. we need custom cases and some seriously dope games dropped. yall are geniuses forge. now come on and show em whats next level. you need to blow everything outta the water with 10-20 years advanced tech. i believe in yall forge
@@BansheeBunny You get a lot more stuff, it wouldn't surprise me if they're losing money. You get a ton of LTT merch (including $300 backpack, screwdriver and lots of clothes), the roughly 5K PC, 2 tickets to LAN, luxury hotel room for the full stay, food and drinks paid for, full tour around LTT, meet and greet lots of staff, best seats in the house, etc.
Yeah, it's pretty bad. No custom cooling, terrible CPU choice for a gaming PC (7800X3D is faster). A single NVME instead of maxing out the 5 NVME slots the motherboard has. The 4090 AIB is only mid tier (there are plenty of better cooled and faster models). RAM is barely 6000 MTs and is also only 64GB when RAM is now dirt cheap. You can easily find faster 2x48GB kits for a similar price.
As someone who was just shopping for a laptop, I want to express the need for more honest laptop reviewers. With all the buzzword and flat out deceiving, I really wish that an honest reviewing channel like LTT would review laptops. Most laptops just simply aren’t reviewed and you have to rely on the brands quotes for critical specs like battery life. I know that reviewing laptops can be expensive but if anyone can do it, it’s LTT ❤
I think the problem is the naming for that to happen. Example : lets say an Acer Aspire 5 in itself can be a multitude of different systems and you only know which 5 is which with the extra numbers small in the details "e137" and so on. So there are probably a couple dozen different Aspire 5s alone and most are badly spect for your needs. If you read a review, without knowing the parts they have inside, amd, nvidea, 4050,70,..., i5, k, m,... you cant compare or know how your system will run. It would be better if ltt could make them do a change to that naming system, so there are not that many versions out and each had there own distinct name. Acer Aspire 5a,b,c or so.
@@Fynnuekue Good point but I still would rather have reviews of laptops. Knowing how the laptop feels is less dependent on spec and is still part of the buying experience Ex(keyboard/hinge feel).
I just found out about whale lan and all the whale tickets are sold out, all office tours are sold out and all the labs tours are sold out It looks like all the vip stuff is completely sold out Reminds me of the scalpers days
Missed opportunity to get the reversed Lian Li Infinity fans on the fans on the side. You'll see the back of 3 of the fans and front of the other three. 😞
ah that crunch on the gpu and from Gigabyte no less with their cracking pcb's lately. Personally i would have gone with AMD 7950x3d and 7900XTX as well
7900s have some weird power consumption problems I wouldn't buy one unless you don't care that your gpu is pulling 200-250w while playing f2p 10 year old game
@@NXDf7 sure but both amd and nvidia cards have comparable power consumption when maxed out The difference is that your 4080 pulls 60w while running overwatch while 7900 goes to 200+w for nor reason AMD needs to fix power consumption in idle and low intensity scenarios which are waaaay more common that running a furmark lol
6:50 Yeah, that awful gameplay footage...apparantly video codecs don`t play well with capturing pathtracing. I remember something about that from Digital Foundry`s video on Quake RTX
I like how the first screen he loaded up was cyberpunk, and the on screen caption was talking about the aircraft carrier "Kujira," or the "Whale." lol good timing
What else do you get with this? How much are tickets to the lan party. My PC is i9 13900k, 64gig of 6400 ddr5 ram, Asus 4090 strixx oc, 4 tb Samsung 980 pro 2tb of 990 pro,EVGA z790 aorus master, same aio cooler, 9 lian LI inf 120 fans and 3 140s all in a phanteks nv7 and cost just over $4500. 10k for that PC is criminal for it to come with no sag bracket.
Exactly, a 5K PC with a 5K bonus on top because why not lmao, gotta make it sound expensive. And im sure even with shipping, custom design and labor LTT didnt cross the 7 000$ mark by far.
Ouch! 3d12 to the liver! I know it's not meant to be a $10K system, but omg, what a letdown. The cherry on top is the utter cheaping out by using an X540 instead of the better, and cooler running,X550. Crunchy gpu and no brace are runners up. Hopefully, he kicks in a screwdriver and backpack to mitigate the sting.
A lot of people have commented this already, but... For the love of all that is holy, PLEASE give those 4090s some kind of support bracket! We don't need any cracked memory chips in these things.
Not having a connector fully plugged in is what causes the melting issue. The plastic shield cable mod includes is supposed to be a reference on the 3.5cm clearance needed from the case.
@@themadrusski2256 they can also melt being fully plugged in as well. its not user error its the design of the plug itself. nvidia revamped it w a new plug now.
the sticker on the glass should really change position. in the middle like this doesn't make any sense, it just blocks the whole interior, it should be on the bottom right corner IMO
That crunching noise is the PCB cracking, which is a growing problem for Gigabyte 4090s. Luckily, Gigabyte is denying warranty claims for it. And if the PCB doesn't crack, the solder on the VRAM modules will fail
So, my wife and I watched this video right before bed. I had a dream last that I showed up to the Whale Lan, got one of these awesome computers, and immediately swapped out the motherboard and processor. Team red for life!!!
Not once is the gpu sagging mentioned in this video. Linus simply ignored it just because it's a sponsored product that's going to be used by someone at their event...
One day, I am gonna sell my left Kidney and buy myself a Whale Ticket. Sounds like a once in a lifetime experience (especially for myself). Mark my Words LTT, I will be there one day!
Thought I would mention what your 10k gets you, cause it's not just the PC. Full list below but the highlights are your LTX tickets and a +1, All the LTX Merch, your hotel room, bunch of meet & greet and tours, and other misc vip perks Full List: A Whale VIP badge for two day entry into the expo and WHALE LAN BYOC for both Saturday, July 29th and Sunday, July 30th 2023 Get the best view in the house from the Whale seating section at the Main Stage Skip some lines with the express line punchcard* Hangout with LTT staff during the Whale VIP Meet & Greet session Both the LTT Office & LTT Labs Tours with round trip transportation & lunch included** A serious haul of merch with the Whale VIP Merch Pack All LTX Shirts, Ltt backpack, Ltx hoodie, dad hat, desk pad, stickers, pins, and unspecified more. Relax each night in a Luxury Hotel Room*** A concierge service to provide you with food, beverages & more during the event. Become the ultimate gamer with a ~$5,000 PC to use and keep after the LAN Special thanks on ltxexpo.com Entry to the exclusive Whale VIP section within the WHALE LAN BYOC: 96" x 30" dedicated table with enough power & internet for you and a +1 The included PC all set up and ready to use Gaming chair and peripherals only to use during the LAN. Food & beverage station A +1 badge that includes: Two-day access to the expo for both Saturday, July 29th and Sunday, July 30th 2023 Chill with the Whale's in the exclusive Whale VIP section of the WHALE LAN Sit with the Whale's at the Main Stage Join in on the Whale VIP LTT Office & LTT Labs Tours Join in on the Whale VIP Meet & Greet
It's so weird seeing Cyberpunk 2077 running on a flat 16:9 monitor. The game was clearly made with curved ultrawides in mind with how the UI is curved.
Wow the PC has literally 0 Jank until Linus came along and "upgraded" it, Breaking parts, unaligned fans, I wouldn't want my 10,000 dollar pc to be treated like that, I would want absolute perfection at that price.
I doubt they're giving this PC to one of the whales, probably got an extra for the video. either that or they'd ask them if it's okay if they get a slightly jank one.
@@lmperioz I don't know if they paid for an extra one but they never said that, so we can just assume it's a pc they are going to give to one of their customers/fans.I would be hella transparent about that if I was on camera seen breaking pieces that were shipped for a customer by a sponsorship partner. Imagine being a customer and being told "Hey your PC is the only PC that has this broken piece in it, you cool with that?", You might be cool with that, but I sure as hell wouldn't, not at this price.
Should have commisioned Nerdforge to make a customer GPU stand/bracket. A stack of money or something. LTT really did Starforge a solid by commissioning this project.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:14 💻 Starforge Systems created custom gaming PCs for Whale Land 2023 at LTX. 00:28 🎟️ Whale ticket holders paid $10,000, including the cost of the PC. 01:25 📦 The PC features a turquoise vinyl-wrapped case with blue accents, following an underwater theme. 02:04 🖥️ The PC is equipped with top-of-the-line components, including an Intel Core i9-13900KS CPU and an RTX 4090 Aero OC GPU. 03:28 🕸️ The system received upgrades, including an Intel X540 network card, Noctua-cooled, Intel network cards, and heat-shrinked cables. 05:46 🎮 The PC performs well in games like Cyberpunk 2077, running at 4K with high FPS even in ray tracing mode. 06:55 📈 The PC shows smooth performance with 60 FPS even in the path tracing technology preview. Made with HARPA AI
what resolution was the game captured at, when looking at the ingame seems that I am looking at the video at 480p, but when we are seeing a recording of Linus with the computer the game looks crisp.
NOTE: Blue Horse Studios DID include a GPU support bracket that we neglected to install before this video...
oops
The fact I clicked a random video and found a pinned correction first try... and it took ~2 days to be corrected
@@RGG1121 Yeah so the whole idea with Blue Horse Studios providing PCs was probably to get some marketing, and LTT couldnt even manage to market them properly, if anything it makes them look like amateurs seeing how most of the comments are calling out the lack of bracket, when they actually included one, and the correction came a week later when most of the views have been, well viewed, so money well spent Blue Horse Studios, money well spent.
The usual from ltt.
why didnt they install it before shipping. seems important.
To stick with the whale/nautical theme, the GPU support everyone is asking for should really be more an anchor and chain that comes down from the top...
they can dangle more whales off the support wire to give it some depth 😅
or a pineapple, rock & sculpture of the easter island dudes, maybe add the krusty krab too while at it
'Fishing line'. A nice cable tensioner. Preferably steel wire with a plastic 'fishing hook' hiding a bracket.
A Harpoon shaped support would also be nice and prob smaller~
I think they should add a GPU support, even just for looks, have a GPU sagging like that isn't really good looking
What's wild is that the Aero comes with an awesome GPU bracket. It mounts to the motherboard screws and has a 3 screw mount into the GPU. I use it in mine and it's extremely sturdy and doesn't add any bulk.
Soon as I saw it thought the same. As @matthewmayberry239 mentioned, it comes with GPU support, so put it in? heh
$10,000 no GPU support, not a good look regardless of looks :P
It came with the unit and removed with the GPU for shipping purposes
Not having a hook as the GPU support from the top of the case was a missed opportunity...
That crunching on the GPU will give me nightmares for years to come.
For the price I think they could have added some kind of support item, hell they could have just 3d printed a whale to support it. 7:41
@bionicgeekgrrl that would've been great 😂.
A whale with stacks of cash underneath would've been even better 😂.
@@bionicgeekgrrl my Msi 3080 came with 2 bracket things for the weight, this thing is Much larger
will it really?
@@darkcnightWiLl iT ReAlLy
That GPU sag though, needs a support bracket lol
aren't the msi gpus the ones who seem to be burning out from gpu sag too?
@@merced175 if you buy an msi gpu they normally include a support bracket
Extra $10,000 plz.
@@HighFlights I don't see one in this 10,000 dollar pc
@@merced175 Most 4090's come with them, the Gigabyte Aero included but it looks like it mounts to the case chassis itself. It probably wasn't compatible/wouldn't fit so they just left it off LOL at least install a third party stand one instead for $10K
That whale is perfectly positioned in the center, nicely blocking the GPU.
Covers up the sag perfectly lol😂
Should've been towards the bottom right
money doesn't buy taste
Me - I can be a whale someday...
Linus - Whale tickets are $10k.
Me - Finishes my ramen with the added tears.
$10K USD plus like $1200 in taxes 😢
Free salt
add some sliced hot dog or really any decent meat. the fat adds flavor. If you can swing it, all beef really does it. Other spices, too, maybe some chives or mixed veggies. Forgo the ramen mix, and use teriyaki or soy sauce. Helps with the boredom of eating the same thing to mix it up, and most of the ingredients are still fairly cheap.
Be careful not to over salt your ramen. Sodium poisoning is a real thing
It’s okay … $10k is only 6 weeks of rent for me … 😂😂😢
Linus, why don't you make a shroud for the network card? You have the tools and manpower to make a 3D-printed one, in a fitting color. You can include the fan in the shroud as well.
I suppose because most of the recipients will be taking it out at the end of LTX and sticking it in the random computer junk drawer.
Why didn't they include a motherboard with built in 10Gbit networking?
What is even the point of the network cards? The mobo already comes with 2.5G ethernet, what do they need 10G for? These are gaming PCs not workstations, 2.5G is more than enough for that. And since these 10G cards are more enterprise equipment they of course don't fit the colour scheme either. Seems pretty unnecessary IMO.
@@MPnoirI use mine to connect to my server, which is the place I actually have the games installed
@@MPnoir It's likely because of their LAN party game cache server. ruclips.net/video/wWltASCJO-U/видео.html They even have one of those exact cards in this video.
Wow... Just wow. Hope the whales get those PCs autographed by the LTT team.
It’s a custom build, not one you can just buy off the production line. He even said in the video they only do customs once a month.
I have this case, it comes with a GPU support in the box, why it isn't in this build is beyond me
I was going to comment and say that even my Lian LI Lancool 216 RGB came with a GPU bracket, this case 100% had to have come with one.
not only case, i wouldn't be surprised if gpu itself also had support bracket, many 4090s have them. This is just... baaaaad. "The verge build guide" bad. "I really couldn't care less" bad.
He isn't giving them away, those are paid systems and they have enormous problem and then Linus adds one breaking support for power connector
can confirm my core p6 came with GPU support, also the red devil 7900XTX cause i wont buy new Nvidia stuff.
@@olotocolo ya all the gigabyte 4090's come with a huge support bracket, probably 4080's also
I got a 20 dollar RGB CPU bracket from Amazon that looks absolutely dope. It's truly mind-boggling why yhis PC comes without one.
The theme is awesome. I am a black case and no RGB kind of person but this is pretty sick. Hopefully there is a GPU bracket in that shipping box.
It's Starforge, what would you expect? Of course it's not in there.
Gotta give it to Starforge for partnering with the right people in the space. Sponsoring LTT might be a pricy but it pays off immensely with the exposure from the LTX and the videos they make on them.
For 10k plus taxes no way they aren't at least breaking even lmao
for 10k they are making a boat load of money the pc probbly only costs like 5-6k to build so 4-5k of profit minus the 1k they pay linus? per unit ofc is still fucking 3k profit atleast
You guys are aware that 10K is the price for the ticket, which does include a boatload of stuff besides the PC, right? So no way Starforge got 10K a pop.
0:45 can we please just appreciate how perfectly linus threw that packing material??
If only I had the money…. I wouldn’t spend ten grand on a pc though 😂, but it’s cool anyway
We’re together 🤝😅
I would if I had a lot more money, but I think I have better uses if it was just 10k lol
It reaches 12000 bucks after accounting for taxes 😬
Honestly, the Whale VIP package doesn't even look like it's unbelievably overpriced considering everything it comes with
trihard
Showing Cyberpunk in some ultra-mega-hi-def-mode: "Look at this!" *massive artifacting in the video example*
6:40 Cyberpunk looks great captured by the actual camera however the screen recorded game footage looks absolutely awful for me (idk if that's just me or if everyone else is seeing the same) - It looks so pixelated and low-res
it is super low res. it may have occured due to obs settings or dlss.
Thats just from low bitrate on obs (their recording software)
kudos to the PCI-E slot that holds this brick
I've read about 20 comments saying along the lines of "Rip off, that's not worth 10k" bros don't realise you get a whole lot of other good stuff, the PC is just one of many cool things you get
So is the only thing that’s actually custom about it the painted case and a few decals?
yeah and its way over priced anyway
@@MrQuadGame You realize that the 10,000 is not just for the PC, but for all the other things that come with the "VIP" ticket like the meet and greet and a dinner, though I personally wouldn't spend that kind of money either.
from bullying starforge to being probably their biggest customer. truly an enemies to lovers arc.
Even better, Starforge either did this in exchange for the marketing or they paid LTT to use these for the whales, since they're a sponsor.
Never really bullied them.
Gigabyte GPUs come with a support bracket that use the motherboard mounting points... It sits behind the gpu so hardly noticeable and works really well. Surprised it wasnt used.
it comes with one, starforge said so. This one just didn't have one ...for some reason. The ACTUAL PC people get tho, has a custom Whale PC support
My 3080 started sagging too in the same manner and was affecting the picture output. I had to 3D print a support piece to help prop it back up.
Sounds like damage has already been done.
That GPU sag is terrifying
The GB 4090s come with a fantastic support bracket solution that... just didn't get used. Unfathomable.
it comes with one, starforge said so. This one just didn't have one ...for some reason. The ACTUAL PC people get tho, has a custom Whale PC support
10k dollars and not even 4 ram sticks, great value.... lol, but they have golden shit on it
The pc is not 10k dollars that's the entire vip ticket with a bunch of other stuff
Presto 10GbE 10GBASE-T PCIe Card looks to be based around the Intel X540T2 chip, for which Intel has dropped support on windows 11 in their latest driver packages (anything above 26.1)
It will work perfectly fine with older driver packages, still something to keep in mind
...and no NBASE-T support (2.5GbE and 5GbE) - this is kind of irritating given that 2.5G and 5G are becoming far more common due to their significantly reduced power requirements vs. 10GBASE-T on the switching side.
- Case designed for the richest whales
- 'Top of the line'
- An actual whale deco and matching sea color scheme
- No full custom watercooling
paaaaasss.
Very least they could do is a GPU bracket. A custom loop, dual 360 rad and maybe even an extra 120mm for the ultra flex would have been awesome. Personally, I would have thrown little whales inside of a cylindrical reservoir or use stickers on them for more uniqueness.
That's just me though, if you're flexing, flex HARD
6:20 what's up with the screen recordings looking like they were encoded with a potato?
That holder for the glass side panel should be on every case
That GPU really needs a support bracket.
It comes with one. They just chose... not to use it. The mind boggles.
it comes with one, starforge said so. This one just didn't have one ...for some reason. The ACTUAL PC people get tho, has a custom Whale PC support
I need a Whale PC in my life
Easy.
Get a Whale friend.
Any will do.
The funny thing is the "Whale PC" is what i see AI developers use and in Blender tutorials at least for the GPU. How i know is it is set to CUDA and has 24GB of VRAM. With the devlopment stream of AI devlopment I have seen them use all 24GB of VRAM and spill over to around 30ish GB of system RAM. Gaming never should spill over to system RAM on a RTX 4090 ... with any modern title in the version for the consumer to use anyways. So 64GB of system RAM is overkill you can make a case for 32GB as some games on the huge map preset do use that much when generating the map but they tend to be Real time or turn base strategy games as taking what can take hours to get from 1 side of the map to the other with the AI moving on all unloaded for the user to see parts of the map isn't something done outside of strategy games.
I got one for myself but then sold it. When Harry Potter came out, I ran 4K on my 4090, etc. I got studders, etc. Or some games I couldn't ALWAYS max it out as it wouldn't be a smooth of performance as I would like. Maybe I assumed that it would swim through everything - but sadly I felt there was a leak that no amount of my money could fix - the current level of technology we have and its capabilities, and how well a game is optimized/developed. At the top of the mountain I realized the treadmill never stops, and soon, this whale was set to sea. Gotta know when to stopping wasting money like an idiot.
@@jayhub24hogwarts legacy isn't optimised at all though
Me: Dreaming of Whale PC
Also me: Getting penis rockets from life, for life
Dang, that's awesome. Congrats to those who got one.
Congrats? they paid for it...
@jeka1030 Just meant that it's cool even if they paid 8 grand for it and 2 grand for actually LTX I'd say.
Congrats to the only ones that deserve respect, the ones who built their own
@@iHaveTheDocuments💪 hell yeah! Glad to say I'm in that bracket and I learnt it from all from a really small youtuber ✌️
The side panel clips should be standard on cases with tempered glass. Simple but amazing.
0:37 love Sarah's work on building PC's
It's been really cool seeing her grow. I learned so much from her videos. I wish she would do more PC stuff. Her first wc video was reason that finally gave me courage to build a water cool PC.
@@Sam-bw7dm I learned that you had to pre flush radiators from her. Yeah wish she would do more pc videos.
@@Sam-bw7dm She posted a few updates on her God of War PC build on socials, it looks awesome. I would think she will make a video soon for it.
10k dollars and its not even custom water cooled. For an underwater themed pc. What an absolute scam
…. No.
10k for a whale ticket that includes a pc. Not 10k for a pc standalone.
its 10,000 for the ticket and PC, theres other stuff that comes with it.
its not 10k for the pc its a side gift when spending 10k on whale tickets for LTX 2023
0:11 that's...not how you handle a fully built pc holy christ
Would have made more sense too do a custom loop on the cpu and gpu for a "under the water" theme
Having a custom loop for a lan centre pc sounds like trouble.
Expanding packing foam and draining the loop would eliminate alot of shipping problems I feel
Is that GPU one of those Gigabyte cards that cracks at the PCIe connector? Either way, I would use a GPU holding bracket in it.
It sure sounds like one of them
AIO? That doesn't seem premium for a "$10k" price tag (I realize the PC is only a portion of the cost). How about custom water cooling loop? Or just awesome all Noctua setup. Otherwise, the build looks pretty nice.
they are getting more than just the PC for the 10k
You are buying the “brand” for 10k 😂
@@Bradyboy26 I know. That's why I put the price in quotes.
The price of everything is $4500 not including the fact the case is custom. Considering they list it as a $5k PC, that's pretty spot on
Imagine if you Flew to Whale Lan and had to bring this back on the plane lol.
I mean, if you can pay $10k for a PC I'm sure you could afford the rest
If you have 10K casually lying around for a PC, you probably also have the money to just lease a private plane for a couple of hours.
For the price it should def have a gpu support bracket
The GB 4090s come with a fantastic support bracket solution that... just didn't get used. Incredible.
Shipped with zero support on the monster GPU (that was sagging badly) and then Linus just drips the box on the table. This is amateur hour stuff here. I’d be extremely unhappy if I paid for that system.
Yeah, Linus usually points out things like this too.
Anyone else notice the improperly mounted AIO. It should have been on the top. The way it's currently mounted is going to cause issues within the year.
for 10k they should get a custom loop. i built something similar with glass tubing. thermals with the glass are crazy good.
star forge i support you. lets step it up even way harder. we need custom cases and some seriously dope games dropped. yall are geniuses forge. now come on and show em whats next level. you need to blow everything outta the water with 10-20 years advanced tech. i believe in yall forge
For $10k would expect, custom hard line water cooling.
The PC itself is valued at $5k, $10k is just the price for the VIP package to the event
@@James-134 So the swag bag and services at the two day event = $5k???
@@BansheeBunny You get a lot more stuff, it wouldn't surprise me if they're losing money. You get a ton of LTT merch (including $300 backpack, screwdriver and lots of clothes), the roughly 5K PC, 2 tickets to LAN, luxury hotel room for the full stay, food and drinks paid for, full tour around LTT, meet and greet lots of staff, best seats in the house, etc.
@@James-134there's no way that PC is valued at 5k
Next year it should really be underwater themed and be a mineral oil PC in an aquarium.
I am not a fan of that PC. But hey, if you paid $10k for the thing, you'd probably convince yourself you love it.
It’s not even custom water cooled 😂
@@edmac1090custom water cooling is the most overrated thing on the planet, the only thing that beats AIO CPU cooling.
@@williamkelley1971 for $10k the PC better be custom water cooled with gamer girl bathwater.
Yeah, it's pretty bad. No custom cooling, terrible CPU choice for a gaming PC (7800X3D is faster). A single NVME instead of maxing out the 5 NVME slots the motherboard has. The 4090 AIB is only mid tier (there are plenty of better cooled and faster models). RAM is barely 6000 MTs and is also only 64GB when RAM is now dirt cheap. You can easily find faster 2x48GB kits for a similar price.
5k pc plus a 5k premium 😅
As someone who was just shopping for a laptop, I want to express the need for more honest laptop reviewers. With all the buzzword and flat out deceiving, I really wish that an honest reviewing channel like LTT would review laptops. Most laptops just simply aren’t reviewed and you have to rely on the brands quotes for critical specs like battery life. I know that reviewing laptops can be expensive but if anyone can do it, it’s LTT ❤
I think the problem is the naming for that to happen. Example : lets say an Acer Aspire 5 in itself can be a multitude of different systems and you only know which 5 is which with the extra numbers small in the details "e137" and so on. So there are probably a couple dozen different Aspire 5s alone and most are badly spect for your needs. If you read a review, without knowing the parts they have inside, amd, nvidea, 4050,70,..., i5, k, m,... you cant compare or know how your system will run.
It would be better if ltt could make them do a change to that naming system, so there are not that many versions out and each had there own distinct name. Acer Aspire 5a,b,c or so.
@@Fynnuekue Good point but I still would rather have reviews of laptops. Knowing how the laptop feels is less dependent on spec and is still part of the buying experience Ex(keyboard/hinge feel).
Suggestion for next year: Have options for server-only whales. Though, that may not matter for the 🐳 though...
I just found out about whale lan and all the whale tickets are sold out, all office tours are sold out and all the labs tours are sold out
It looks like all the vip stuff is completely sold out
Reminds me of the scalpers days
We finally got Linus again on ShortCircuit
Missed opportunity to get the reversed Lian Li Infinity fans on the fans on the side. You'll see the back of 3 of the fans and front of the other three. 😞
ah that crunch on the gpu and from Gigabyte no less with their cracking pcb's lately. Personally i would have gone with AMD 7950x3d and 7900XTX as well
7900s have some weird power consumption problems I wouldn't buy one unless you don't care that your gpu is pulling 200-250w while playing f2p 10 year old game
@@wapniak666 3090 and 3090 ti has insane power consumption, did you say something about that?
@@NXDf7 sure but both amd and nvidia cards have comparable power consumption when maxed out
The difference is that your 4080 pulls 60w while running overwatch while 7900 goes to 200+w for nor reason
AMD needs to fix power consumption in idle and low intensity scenarios which are waaaay more common that running a furmark lol
@@wapniak666 or just risk having nvidia gpu break on you. You nvidia fanboys are foools
@@clark85 break how? And how I'm a fanboy for stating a fact?
1:36 That's called Linusproofing...
6:50 Yeah, that awful gameplay footage...apparantly video codecs don`t play well with capturing pathtracing. I remember something about that from Digital Foundry`s video on Quake RTX
Dude I was wondering about that rough footage. Lol I thought they were using a 2007 era LCD panel at first.
I like how the first screen he loaded up was cyberpunk, and the on screen caption was talking about the aircraft carrier "Kujira," or the "Whale." lol good timing
What else do you get with this? How much are tickets to the lan party.
My PC is i9 13900k, 64gig of 6400 ddr5 ram, Asus 4090 strixx oc, 4 tb Samsung 980 pro 2tb of 990 pro,EVGA z790 aorus master, same aio cooler, 9 lian LI inf 120 fans and 3 140s all in a phanteks nv7 and cost just over $4500. 10k for that PC is criminal for it to come with no sag bracket.
Exactly, a 5K PC with a 5K bonus on top because why not lmao, gotta make it sound expensive. And im sure even with shipping, custom design and labor LTT didnt cross the 7 000$ mark by far.
The front and side panels both being unobstructed glass looks SICK... especially with the light-colored color scheme.
Ouch! 3d12 to the liver! I know it's not meant to be a $10K system, but omg, what a letdown.
The cherry on top is the utter cheaping out by using an X540 instead of the better, and cooler running,X550. Crunchy gpu and no brace are runners up. Hopefully, he kicks in a screwdriver and backpack to mitigate the sting.
A lot of people have commented this already, but...
For the love of all that is holy, PLEASE give those 4090s some kind of support bracket!
We don't need any cracked memory chips in these things.
The cable bracket Linus broke is supposed to stop the 12VHPWR cable from bending too much and causing the melting issue 🫠
this video is out of this world...
"Hey check out this pimp out pc!"
"SEE YA!"
Not having a connector fully plugged in is what causes the melting issue. The plastic shield cable mod includes is supposed to be a reference on the 3.5cm clearance needed from the case.
@@themadrusski2256 they can also melt being fully plugged in as well. its not user error its the design of the plug itself. nvidia revamped it w a new plug now.
the sticker on the glass should really change position. in the middle like this doesn't make any sense, it just blocks the whole interior, it should be on the bottom right corner IMO
THE PC COMES WITH A GPU SUPPORT. no idea why the LTT team didn't put it in for this video. It was removed for shipping
If that were the case then the part that screws into the motherboard should still be there.
@@tzuyd it doesn't screw into the motherboard...
@@AyyyGabagool There are literally two replacement stand off screws that you need to use. It screws into the motherboard.
@@tzuyd it's just a stand...
That crunching noise is the PCB cracking, which is a growing problem for Gigabyte 4090s. Luckily, Gigabyte is denying warranty claims for it. And if the PCB doesn't crack, the solder on the VRAM modules will fail
Didn't knew they made a version for xQc - very good marketing actually!
Linus: Does this GPU make my hands look small?
Me: Yes.
Is that the best fan config?
Sure hope if I spent a 1/4 of my annual on a whale ticket I did Not get the one Linus roughed up lol
So, my wife and I watched this video right before bed. I had a dream last that I showed up to the Whale Lan, got one of these awesome computers, and immediately swapped out the motherboard and processor. Team red for life!!!
The logo bro I can’t
Correction: The PSU is an MSI MEG Ai1300P. Bar across screen says Ri1300P
The Core P6 comes with a GPU anti sag bracket. It defiantly needs it.
for that price id expect atleast a Antisag bracket
Path tracing in Cyberpunk does not require those GPUs. Runs on any GPU with hardware raytracing.
to run it at any reasonable fps it does
As someone who loves to build my own PC, I would buy a starforge system purely for the penis logo
Not once is the gpu sagging mentioned in this video.
Linus simply ignored it just because it's a sponsored product that's going to be used by someone at their event...
The Aero comes with an awesome GPU bracket....why wouldn't they use it?!
It does not fit from the 4 times I have built in that case
One day, I am gonna sell my left Kidney and buy myself a Whale Ticket. Sounds like a once in a lifetime experience (especially for myself). Mark my Words LTT, I will be there one day!
Yeah I'm sorry I'm not paying the equivalent of a decent used car for a PC that doesn't even have custom water cooling lol. Cool design though!
Thought I would mention what your 10k gets you, cause it's not just the PC.
Full list below but the highlights are your LTX tickets and a +1, All the LTX Merch, your hotel room, bunch of meet & greet and tours, and other misc vip perks
Full List:
A Whale VIP badge for two day entry into the expo and WHALE LAN BYOC for both Saturday, July 29th and Sunday, July 30th 2023
Get the best view in the house from the Whale seating section at the Main Stage
Skip some lines with the express line punchcard*
Hangout with LTT staff during the Whale VIP Meet & Greet session
Both the LTT Office & LTT Labs Tours with round trip transportation & lunch included**
A serious haul of merch with the Whale VIP Merch Pack
All LTX Shirts, Ltt backpack, Ltx hoodie, dad hat, desk pad, stickers, pins, and unspecified more.
Relax each night in a Luxury Hotel Room***
A concierge service to provide you with food, beverages & more during the event.
Become the ultimate gamer with a ~$5,000 PC to use and keep after the LAN
Special thanks on ltxexpo.com
Entry to the exclusive Whale VIP section within the WHALE LAN BYOC:
96" x 30" dedicated table with enough power & internet for you and a +1
The included PC all set up and ready to use
Gaming chair and peripherals only to use during the LAN.
Food & beverage station
A +1 badge that includes:
Two-day access to the expo for both Saturday, July 29th and Sunday, July 30th 2023
Chill with the Whale's in the exclusive Whale VIP section of the WHALE LAN
Sit with the Whale's at the Main Stage
Join in on the Whale VIP LTT Office & LTT
Labs Tours
Join in on the Whale VIP Meet & Greet
Usually broke people who type this shot and middle in others (successful people) business.
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that network card screamed for a 3d printed cover..
2:40 ddr5 6000 cl38.. isn't that really average ram?
it was 10k.. not 15k sheesh 8)
@@KontrolStyle the components alone are only around 5k, im pretty sure better ram wont put it over 10k lmao
The cablemod cable can still cause "fires", as do their connectors. You just need to fit the connector properly and have no issue.
An light aqua like blue stained glass and some amazing blue liquid cooling. I think would of made it look a Lil better. Atleast in my opinion.
10k and aio cooled man i would surly expect custom coll set up for that price...
After their last roast, Starforge paid Linus to give them better ratings
They surely polished the tip of the hammer
The Logo is a Hammer! -Literally Noone.
Linus please do a video on streaming backpacks. Erobb221 recently paid 4000 USD for one and it didnt even work...
Never thought a pc in pastel colours could looks this great.
I'm really liking this new-ish LTT where Linus gets to do a lot more videos. Keep up the work guys
its exactly the same wtf are you on?
that pcie slot needs a raise.
For 10k i hoped this would have a complete custom loop for the gpu and cpu
It's so weird seeing Cyberpunk 2077 running on a flat 16:9 monitor. The game was clearly made with curved ultrawides in mind with how the UI is curved.
Hi Mizkif, Asmon and Esfand 🙂
That’s insane, I hope he really did break the gpu connector cover.
Wow the PC has literally 0 Jank until Linus came along and "upgraded" it, Breaking parts, unaligned fans, I wouldn't want my 10,000 dollar pc to be treated like that, I would want absolute perfection at that price.
I would agree in every scenario except for this one. If I payed 10k for meeting Linus and getting a PC from him I would be sad if it was perfect. 😅
@@PatiShorti I guess we just have different expectations for the things we paid to get.
I doubt they're giving this PC to one of the whales, probably got an extra for the video. either that or they'd ask them if it's okay if they get a slightly jank one.
@@lmperioz I don't know if they paid for an extra one but they never said that, so we can just assume it's a pc they are going to give to one of their customers/fans.I would be hella transparent about that if I was on camera seen breaking pieces that were shipped for a customer by a sponsorship partner.
Imagine being a customer and being told "Hey your PC is the only PC that has this broken piece in it, you cool with that?", You might be cool with that, but I sure as hell wouldn't, not at this price.
"literally zero Jank" with an unsupported sagging GPU
Should have commisioned Nerdforge to make a customer GPU stand/bracket. A stack of money or something. LTT really did Starforge a solid by commissioning this project.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:14 💻 Starforge Systems created custom gaming PCs for Whale Land 2023 at LTX.
00:28 🎟️ Whale ticket holders paid $10,000, including the cost of the PC.
01:25 📦 The PC features a turquoise vinyl-wrapped case with blue accents, following an underwater theme.
02:04 🖥️ The PC is equipped with top-of-the-line components, including an Intel Core i9-13900KS CPU and an RTX 4090 Aero OC GPU.
03:28 🕸️ The system received upgrades, including an Intel X540 network card, Noctua-cooled, Intel network cards, and heat-shrinked cables.
05:46 🎮 The PC performs well in games like Cyberpunk 2077, running at 4K with high FPS even in ray tracing mode.
06:55 📈 The PC shows smooth performance with 60 FPS even in the path tracing technology preview.
Made with HARPA AI
what resolution was the game captured at, when looking at the ingame seems that I am looking at the video at 480p, but when we are seeing a recording of Linus with the computer the game looks crisp.
4:25 Yep, that's a gigabyte GPU alright.