Fixing The Verge PC Build - feat. Stefan Etienne

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Комментарии • 17 тыс.

  • @dapz
    @dapz 2 года назад +29355

    oh my god i never thought this moment would come

  • @jon4lakers
    @jon4lakers 2 года назад +44445

    This was awesome! I give Stefan a ton of credit for coming back to this. Loved every second.

    • @ratuldeoun7228
      @ratuldeoun7228 2 года назад +171

      Lmao I kept laughing uncontrollably through the whole video

    • @mhollis1231
      @mhollis1231 2 года назад +156

      @@ratuldeoun7228 videos been out for 5 minutes so I don’t see how that’s possible

    • @krazysamurai
      @krazysamurai 2 года назад +93

      if not for his initial response, i would agree. the guy definitely doesn't deserve to still be harassed for it, though.

    • @jon4lakers
      @jon4lakers 2 года назад +103

      @@DemeDemetre because my name is Jonathan.

    • @Graphics_Card
      @Graphics_Card 2 года назад +3

      Here before this blows

  • @T33K3SS3LCH3N
    @T33K3SS3LCH3N 2 года назад +809

    The swiss army knife "hopefully with a screwdriver" thing still cracks me up. Surely more people own regular screwdrivers and knives and/or scissors.

    • @VagPoop_
      @VagPoop_ Год назад +2

      He was nervous but definitely funny

    • @Magjee
      @Magjee Год назад +11

      ​@@VagPoop_ He made a few jokes in between the build, but all the errors caused people to just hate the whole thing. Because then you can't tell what was serious or a joke or a goof

  • @fillydaboi
    @fillydaboi Год назад +1663

    That is actually a really cool move by Linus, to let the man redeem himself and fix the issues in the Verge video

    • @graxo3752
      @graxo3752 Год назад +11

      I really appreciated that too. Very cool to see this guy without everyone bashing him. Great content

    • @YvngBootyClench
      @YvngBootyClench 7 месяцев назад +16

      he never needed to redeem himself. It was the company behind the video. People just flipped their shit over nothing since that's how America is and made him out to be a bad guy when he responded to the haters who were coming after him.

    • @AB-80X
      @AB-80X 4 месяца назад +3

      I don't buy it. I don't think he had a clue when he did the video. Best thing he could have done was to say "I had no clue".

  • @erlandjohansen7195
    @erlandjohansen7195 2 года назад +14584

    For Stefan to put himself out there like this again takes a lot and I respect him immensely for it. The fact that he was the one to reach out to LMG makes it even better.

    • @AyushSingh-js3rf
      @AyushSingh-js3rf 2 года назад +181

      So True Man, I Respect him for having enough balls to come to LTT

    • @chrisbenson1220
      @chrisbenson1220 2 года назад +84

      If everyone could take criticism like this then this world would be a better place 💓

    • @kisong1960
      @kisong1960 2 года назад +328

      Umm i think you are forgetting that he called people correcting him "angry nerds" and "toxic gaming community", and having verge lawyers take down the reaction videos, siting copyright laws and racism. If he really was a big man he would have not have harrased people who first corrected him and would have spoken against having the reaction videos taken down. Harassing smaller tech youtubers then coming to LTT years later to kiss his ass seems disingenuous to me.

    • @RiveTheRat
      @RiveTheRat 2 года назад +129

      @@kisong1960 tbh people did leave a bunch of toxic comments on his social media. Unfortunately with twitter good faith criticism gets lost in bigoted and otherwise shitty out by the loud minority of assholes. And now imagine having to deal with blowback alone and being the face of the damn thing when you knew well it was doomed

    • @kisong1960
      @kisong1960 2 года назад +39

      @@erlandjohansen7195 I get that Vox media did not handle it well for him. Here is the thing though, he is an adult now. He made the decision follow what he was told to do by Verge. It is not an excuse that he was told to do something by his boss and he just blindly followed it. When you are an adult, you have your understanding of what is right and wrong no matter what others may tell you to do.

  • @moofey
    @moofey 2 года назад +3636

    That Intel core-i7 hexa-core CPU:
    Verge: Yeah, we got one.
    Linus: Yeah, we dropped one.

    • @damiromerovic8446
      @damiromerovic8446 2 года назад +30

      Man that was a hard watch. The second hand embarrassment was too much for me

    • @muhammadsyafiq9345
      @muhammadsyafiq9345 2 года назад +2

      Underrated comment

    • @moral974
      @moral974 2 года назад +23

      Linus drop tips strikes again!

    • @randomtitanium
      @randomtitanium 2 года назад +1

      I'm stupid is hexa 8?

    • @moofey
      @moofey 2 года назад +1

      @@randomtitanium The Verge probably thinks it's 8 🤣
      Hexa is 6 though.

  • @codysmith1915
    @codysmith1915 2 года назад +3361

    Dude, an insane amount of respect to this man. Coming on and mocking his own glorious mess up with Linus is exactly what being a dude is about.

    • @hallucy2215
      @hallucy2215 2 года назад +41

      cringe

    • @nickhalden374
      @nickhalden374 2 года назад +146

      yeah only after spending 4+ years doubling down saying he did nothing wrong and calling people who criticized him "racist bigots" lmao. exactly what being a dude is about

    • @guitarsandcars2586
      @guitarsandcars2586 2 года назад

      After this douchebag played the racism card he lost all respect for me no matter what he does. It's people like him why racism is still a thing because people make it about race instead of about their inexperience or their lack of skill or that they were actually doing something wrong. Some women even play the gender card nowadays too when they get denied for a job or are criticized. It's disgusting.

    • @Open.Your.Eyes.
      @Open.Your.Eyes. 2 года назад +177

      @@nickhalden374 To be fair, he did likely get a lot of nasty comments regarding his race or giving him death threats. Now that doesn’t excuse his behavior by any means, but if a regular guy gets put in this situation then it’s at least reasonable to expect he started generalizing it with those comments regardless of the intent.

    • @philodox7599
      @philodox7599 Год назад +64

      no props to Stefan. He is still blaming everyone else for his mistakes. He took absolutely no responsibility for the many many many things that HE got wrong.

  • @ChocolatePie-by1ot
    @ChocolatePie-by1ot 2 года назад +2584

    I like how Linus is like a wholesome dad teaching his clueless kid. This made me feel good for Stefan and makes me feel people bashed him too much.

    • @goodboi6030
      @goodboi6030 2 года назад +25

      Ahem 24:47

    • @potiguaya5201
      @potiguaya5201 2 года назад +112

      People bashed him because he called everyone that criticizes him as trolls or PC elitist.

    • @patrickgrady7505
      @patrickgrady7505 2 года назад +35

      Yes and yet The Verge themselves gets off easy and is still considered a "tech" channel.

    • @encycl07pedia-
      @encycl07pedia- 2 года назад +46

      Etienne had plenty of chances in the YEARS since the build video came out to apologize and clear his name. He has NEVER swallowed his pride and offered a sincere apology. He made a bunch of desperate excuses on Twitter 3 years later and still denied responsibility. That's the closest he has ever come. He's an arrogant, dangerous coward.

    • @tony_T_
      @tony_T_ Год назад +21

      @@encycl07pedia- It was a situation where he knew he was wrong, but didn’t want to admit it out of embarrassment. Then it became “alr fine I might have done some stuff wrong” but not fully admitting to it. A strong-willed person will always own up to there mistakes, a weak-willed person wont, because their ego is in the way.

  • @SoldierKnowsBest
    @SoldierKnowsBest 2 года назад +5117

    What the community in tech community is supposed to be about. Great job fellas.

    • @cagyegames1156
      @cagyegames1156 2 года назад +7

      You said it bro

    • @KINGPHANTOMw85
      @KINGPHANTOMw85 2 года назад +43

      After ya'll trashed this man for years lol righttttt. Humans really are just fake and phony creatures.

    • @deokureta108
      @deokureta108 2 года назад +28

      @@KINGPHANTOMw85 i don't know i mean most people made fun of the guide not the host in particular (i say most because yes extreme peoples exist i know). also afaik all "reactions" to the guide did not particularly hate on the host. but mostly on mistakes and shit.

    • @chloekaftan
      @chloekaftan 2 года назад +32

      @@KINGPHANTOMw85 i trashed him because he didnt own up to it for forever, that said now i know that it wasnt his fault he didnt own up to it, it was the verges fault. so now the verge has earned my eternal ire for throwing stefan under the bus while forcing him to be unable to defend himself until he left the company. if i knew he was being played by his company then i would not have been anywhere near as hard on him. and as far as im concerned he has redeemed himself quite gracefully.

    • @TUNAKUH
      @TUNAKUH 2 года назад

      ong

  • @CraftComputing
    @CraftComputing 2 года назад +8260

    Fully agree with what Linus said as far as production. There should have been checks and balances at all phases of that video... from scripting, to production day, to editing. Mistakes were made well above Stefan for this video to ever come to light, and then the Verge just let him flounder through the negative PR on his own.
    Great video you guys.

    • @Homcomru
      @Homcomru 2 года назад +36

      Yep.

    • @yzapre
      @yzapre 2 года назад +11

      Wassup checkmark

    • @QueenSayel
      @QueenSayel 2 года назад +324

      To be fair, his response to the criticism was absolutely awful and did not help his case at all

    • @TooBokoo
      @TooBokoo 2 года назад +263

      Would've also been cool if he didn't call everyone raclsts and gamer nerds over his shltty build. So there's that.

    • @erik3371
      @erik3371 2 года назад +6

      Heeeyyy Jeff! The older, slightly on the bottle, homelab Linus! This is the collab I want!

  • @Mushumuffn
    @Mushumuffn 2 года назад +379

    Respect to Linus seeing this as a coaching opportunity, admitting to making similar mistakes in the past, and not doing a reaction to make fun of him when the video came out. This is a very good video to watch and I'm glad to see Stefan here taking this so well. I wish nothing but the best for you Stefan.

    • @Jeduthunn
      @Jeduthunn Год назад +2

      Agreed.

    • @b.b.s7545
      @b.b.s7545 7 месяцев назад +1

      There's no redeem for playing the victim card and telling us we were poor and jealous

  • @Excessive_complaining
    @Excessive_complaining Год назад +374

    I can't stress how happy this made me, like everyone and their mother (including myself) clowned this dude basically to his face and you literally just said "nah yt drama can be wholesome" and single handedly rescued Stefan from years of abuse.
    Faith in humanity restored.

    • @iwantsomepie
      @iwantsomepie Год назад

      "Abuse", Mf blamed everyone but himself." It was the editing team", " its just a bunch of internet nerds getting angry". Very douchy behavior

    • @tufab3494
      @tufab3494 7 месяцев назад +1

      Exactly my feelings

    • @Dshaw2
      @Dshaw2 6 месяцев назад +2

      He did not say “Nah yt drama can be wholesome” he said wow that will bring in a lot of views.

  • @jnoirj3124
    @jnoirj3124 2 года назад +2724

    "You're not fighting static, you're fighting cancer."
    That line still gets a laugh out of me. This guy had quite a few good memes made about him.

    • @PentaCorpStudio
      @PentaCorpStudio 2 года назад +81

      Lyle is still gold to this day

    • @awolfperse3827
      @awolfperse3827 2 года назад +4

      Love the sona btw :3

    • @pator65
      @pator65 2 года назад +27

      "OMG It's a CPU you're not icing a cake" was another gold one hahaha

    • @delsoonbye
      @delsoonbye 2 года назад +34

      "so much censorship, feel like I'm back in China!"

    • @jollyrogerhobbies2386
      @jollyrogerhobbies2386 2 года назад +3

      I so read that in Lyle's voice too! 🤣🤣

  • @The_Horizon
    @The_Horizon 2 года назад +12893

    He finally admitted his mistakes, and that's fine, props to him!

    • @charlieandstuff7305
      @charlieandstuff7305 2 года назад +154

      Yea it’s nice the redemption arc!

    • @GriefTheHouse
      @GriefTheHouse 2 года назад +82

      From duping on P2W Minecraft servers to commenting on Linus videos. You are clearly a person with good taste.

    • @laomd
      @laomd 2 года назад +67

      Stop trying to revive your channel by commenting

    • @mario7832
      @mario7832 2 года назад +65

      only took 4 years of trolls harassing his twitter

    • @armisg5664
      @armisg5664 2 года назад +152

      Durr. He lashed out at and/or blocked anyone who tried to give him constructive criticism or suggested build collabs at the time. No, this is just him wanting to get some sweet, sweet attention.

  • @toporanger21
    @toporanger21 2 года назад +747

    Not gonna lie, when I built my first pc, I forgot one of the motherboard standoffs and cracked the motherboard. Instead of adding the standoff, I just left it. That happened 12 years ago and the computer still actually runs.

    • @AbandonEverythingJumpShip
      @AbandonEverythingJumpShip 2 года назад +71

      I used one of the wrong screws, and got the screw stuck in the standoffs.
      Still sold that bih, tho.

    • @grqfes
      @grqfes Год назад +67

      @@AbandonEverythingJumpShip scam moment

    • @asynchronousongs
      @asynchronousongs Год назад +4

      wait does it run with the cracked motherboard?? you just bought a new one right?

    • @toporanger21
      @toporanger21 Год назад +15

      @@asynchronousongs It does still run.....Some how.

    • @superstan3290
      @superstan3290 Год назад

      @@toporanger21 I’m surprised you didn’t return it to the manufacture to get it a new one

  • @niconico2900
    @niconico2900 2 года назад +377

    23:47 Linus is so on point there. Before building my first system I did quite some research and watched many LTT vids, but watched equally many vids of how it should not be done (and yeah, the verge reaction vids were part of that). In that regard its actually quite awesome that such reaction content did see the light of day. That they removed the original I can fully understand as well.

  • @dheerajrao
    @dheerajrao 2 года назад +2801

    Never expected this, but it's so good to see them revisit the debacle.

    • @biggestballer9206
      @biggestballer9206 2 года назад +3

      Yea

    • @EikottXD
      @EikottXD 2 года назад

      Agreed

    • @walidfakhfakh3660
      @walidfakhfakh3660 2 года назад +24

      @@laden6675 no? He always said it wasn't his fault, they were trying to do it really quick and he is not an experienced pc builder.

    • @zen608
      @zen608 2 года назад +7

      @@laden6675 clown

    • @PuneetMhajan
      @PuneetMhajan 2 года назад +9

      Yeah the debacle Stefane was part of, yet still to this day, he isn't aplogitic at all.
      Yeah we all make mistakes. But the best way to go about it is acknowledge the mistake and probably apoligise. Not what stefan did for years on twitter i.e. shifting blame, just like in this video, more proof that he hasn't changed and never will.
      But LMG doesn't care about that. They didn't cared when they collabed with Nicehash, knowing that their Founder is a convicted cyber criminal who served 4 years 10 months for it. And was wanted in USA in 2019, Created the malware called Butterfly Botnet used to steal online banking passwords, other sensitive information etc, biggest botnet ever in the history btw. The list goes on - ruclips.net/video/oZz-kKED2vI/видео.html
      So why would they care now?

  • @mutant69
    @mutant69 2 года назад +1509

    Now we need a redemption arc where Linus admits all his drops.

    • @noahleach7690
      @noahleach7690 2 года назад +34

      But he wouldn’t stop dropping, he’ll never learn

    • @davidv2002
      @davidv2002 2 года назад +5

      he took responsibility for max’s dropped setup

    • @rompowertube
      @rompowertube 2 года назад +20

      That might be a pretty long video

    • @deltadom33
      @deltadom33 2 года назад +1

      That would be cool 😎 or to do scrapyard wars again

    • @XXMEDXX
      @XXMEDXX 2 года назад +2

      Hahahaha

  • @NickyDinger
    @NickyDinger 2 года назад +144

    It takes guts to come onto the largest computer media channel on RUclips and admit to the mistakes you had made. Huge props to Stefan. Linus too wasn't afraid to speak his mind and call him out for his mistakes, but Stefan was also understanding and took this criticism constructively.

    • @b.b.s7545
      @b.b.s7545 7 месяцев назад

      Not a first 😂😂😂😂

  • @tjcrooms
    @tjcrooms Год назад +370

    I’ll be honest when I saw the video of Stefan doing the original video I was shaking my head but seeing him come on camera and acknowledge he screwed up made me respect him way more. Props to him.

    • @iwantsomepie
      @iwantsomepie Год назад +27

      Idk how blaming everyone else again is " acknowledging his screw up"

    • @ChrisTian-sd5yq
      @ChrisTian-sd5yq Год назад +1

      there's the supercut version

    • @water5000
      @water5000 Год назад +1

      I honestly thought the original video was intentionally bad for the laughs. Who knew it was serious lmao.

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 Год назад +4

      seems like a good dude. and it seems the Verge did him dirty

    • @b.b.s7545
      @b.b.s7545 7 месяцев назад +1

      ​@pvic6959 but then he talk shit about the viewers

  • @TheGoodguyperson
    @TheGoodguyperson 2 года назад +7894

    this is a great example of "he's confused but he's got the spirit"
    stefan's redemption arc begins

    • @AemondTomahawk
      @AemondTomahawk 2 года назад +86

      I hope he has dropped his ego permanently, not just for the cameras.

    • @xenophon5105
      @xenophon5105 2 года назад +37

      what the fuk are you talking about do you view life through the lens of anime "cliches" or some shit is that even a saying?

    • @ryanshrestha5941
      @ryanshrestha5941 2 года назад +3

      Nnoooob loser

    • @isaipineda8028
      @isaipineda8028 2 года назад +73

      @@xenophon5105 lmao who said redemption arcs were only in anime?
      People say that often, it's the fucking internet and anime is bigger than ever.
      Go outside.

    • @CloroxBleach-vc7bf
      @CloroxBleach-vc7bf 2 года назад +11

      @@AemondTomahawk yea, really. i think thats why the internet never let up on him -he took it so poorly!

  • @auaisito
    @auaisito 2 года назад +1702

    This episode of Marvel’s “What If…?” Is fantastic.

    • @thanosgk13
      @thanosgk13 2 года назад +1

      😁

    • @campyfire
      @campyfire 2 года назад +1

      lmfao

    • @HafifSyukra
      @HafifSyukra 2 года назад +3

      Yeah, didn't know that they uploaded the full episode here in RUclips

    • @graphicsgod
      @graphicsgod 2 года назад

      LMFAO!! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @mastah2494
      @mastah2494 2 года назад +1

      Jajajaajajajaa

  • @smarfie
    @smarfie 2 года назад +167

    Leave it to Linus! I have always respected Linus, but I now hold him in even higher regard. Truly amazing! And for Stefan to collaborate with him shows a ton of humility and maturity. Well Done. There is still hope for good in this world. To the journey.

    • @ds-zd9qz
      @ds-zd9qz Год назад

      Same. Linus always seemed like a cool mfer. Buy this just proves he is that dude. Good on him.

  • @user-sw1wq8lh2w
    @user-sw1wq8lh2w 2 года назад +25

    Props for showing up for this! I somehow never saw this! This was incredibly nice of you, LTT to bring Stefan back for a redemption AND Stefan for being brave enough to come on and do it. This is what our community needs. This is a very wholesome video.

  • @cologniusb.i.g.2220
    @cologniusb.i.g.2220 2 года назад +1826

    Linus went like:
    "I'm gonna recover this mans whole carreer!"

    • @vh9network
      @vh9network 2 года назад +32

      @HD NightBat ok you can stop being butt hurt over it now.

    • @needfuldoer4531
      @needfuldoer4531 2 года назад +30

      At least he's trying again, I'll give him credit for that. I don't think I could face the Internet again after starring in a trainwreck of that magnitude.

    • @Winston-1984
      @Winston-1984 2 года назад +7

      @@vh9network Stefan you probably shouldn't be making sock puppet accounts to defend yourself in the comment section.

    • @boffyboydj
      @boffyboydj 2 года назад +1

      @@needfuldoer4531 Trainwreck ? Maybe so at the time but this guy and the Verge will be remembered for a long time over that video, maybe he was a scapegoat, either way their names are out there, and no matter what he chooses to do people will know who he is, mission accomplished, I'd say.

    • @flatraul
      @flatraul 2 года назад +1

      @HD NightBat this comment is edited because that one toxic guy deleted his comments KEKW

  • @craigyjustine
    @craigyjustine 2 года назад +1115

    Linus was so respectful to Stefan and didn't try at all to try to make him feel like crap over his build from years ago. Good on you, Linus

    • @Meemzeh
      @Meemzeh 2 года назад +62

      And Stefan was very open and vulnerable. I respect that. Good video :)

    • @LuisVelazquezLV3
      @LuisVelazquezLV3 2 года назад +20

      @@Meemzeh yeah if that were me, i would be in a hole somewhere, changed my name and look permanently.... props to Stefan

    • @SixelAlexiS90
      @SixelAlexiS90 2 года назад +10

      Linus acted like a decent human being, I guess this is something to be surprised in modern age.

    • @KnightMD
      @KnightMD 2 года назад

      Linus' most adult video yet tbh. Really happy of how he handled the whole video

    • @jeegollyboiohboi3598
      @jeegollyboiohboi3598 2 года назад

      I give Stefan props man, I don’t know if I would’ve been able to do this

  • @TIMxisxHERE
    @TIMxisxHERE Год назад +7

    Thermal paste was delicious, thanks for the awesome recommendation!

  • @RocZi
    @RocZi 2 года назад +7

    This is really wholesome and thank you Linus and Stefan for doing this. It cleared a lot of our questions and showed us the experience in building pc behind a camera. anything behind camera for the first time is ALWAYS going to give you mistakes. Even for Linus.
    There is no shame. A lot of things are really out of Stefan's control. This cleared up.

  • @adolvex
    @adolvex 2 года назад +769

    I found a new level of respect for Linus for doing this. Props to Stefan for being brave to be in front of the camera again and do this! Great video!

    • @AnotherAnonymousMan
      @AnotherAnonymousMan 2 года назад +29

      Yep. Also shows why Linus is the best in the business: He's the only one who didn't pile in on Stefan when it happened. He's a classy guy and a great human being first, before being a great tech RUclipsr.

    • @djrt8179
      @djrt8179 2 года назад +6

      A lot of the time, with a lot of these "controversies", all that needs to happen is the person at the center needs to be able to laugh about it.

    • @Koriatsux
      @Koriatsux 2 года назад +1

      My thoughts exactly...

    • @JustAFan444
      @JustAFan444 2 года назад +4

      I'm really surprised Stefan would even do it. Definitely a good move though because his response to the backlash over the original video didn't look good on him.

    • @pgplaysvidya
      @pgplaysvidya 2 года назад +1

      he was amazing from the start. go look up sara peachy dietschy interview with linux where he comments on this whole fiasco.

  • @renski8976
    @renski8976 2 года назад +4480

    Props to Stefan, he got back onto camera infront of an audience that has already seen his previous video and were the ones who created the fallout, and he built another computer with none other than the man himself. Linus.

    • @kronazmusic5497
      @kronazmusic5497 2 года назад +74

      i remember seeing a stream or something where he said something along the lines of "yknow, it doesn't even really matter. a bunch of pc nerds are mad at me for doing my job"

    • @DsgSleazy
      @DsgSleazy 2 года назад +147

      @@kronazmusic5497 While I was mad at that comment back then (I was like 16 tho) I realize he has a point, it really was just a bunch of nerds mad at him for doing what the verge pressured him to do.

    • @kronazmusic5497
      @kronazmusic5497 2 года назад +16

      @@DsgSleazy that's true

    • @gavinmitchell3709
      @gavinmitchell3709 2 года назад +3

      Not to be confused with Linus Torvalds

    • @renski8976
      @renski8976 2 года назад +28

      @@kronazmusic5497 it's understandable from both sides. However, I respected the fact that he got back on camera and made things right. Also, half of the blame goes to the verge writers too, they were on a tight budget and schedule and they comprised quality for getting a video out asap.

  • @DarianRamkissoon
    @DarianRamkissoon 10 месяцев назад +38

    8:20 that aged well

  • @axetogrindproductions4153
    @axetogrindproductions4153 10 месяцев назад +26

    lol linus comment about "when we mess up" didn't age well did it

    • @moe6806
      @moe6806 10 месяцев назад +1

      Tech Jesus spares no one!

  • @breakcoregirlxd
    @breakcoregirlxd 2 года назад +3165

    this is so awesome, im so glad he was willing to do this

    • @theeditingdepartment9421
      @theeditingdepartment9421 2 года назад +17

      Skittle-chan?

    • @gmdking
      @gmdking 2 года назад

      8 Minutes ago.

    • @kxrannn.g
      @kxrannn.g 2 года назад +6

      Ok skittle chan I have some respect for you stop commenting in every videos

    • @RedBaronisa
      @RedBaronisa 2 года назад +1

      I just died when i saw him walk on the set 😂

    • @RedBaronisa
      @RedBaronisa 2 года назад +8

      Still upset that he won’t admit they got salty and took the video down. Who tf would sue them for that video? Who would want to claim that trainwreck of a tutorial? 😂

  • @TheWeaversofEternity
    @TheWeaversofEternity 2 года назад +4920

    GREATEST Redemption Arc Of All Time!

  • @jpaugh64
    @jpaugh64 2 года назад +13

    I respect Linus so much for helping a fellow creator this way. This is not just a build guide for a PC, but also for a media brand! 👍🏻

  • @GameCubeGuru
    @GameCubeGuru 13 дней назад +6

    The fact y’all are calling this a redemption lol

  • @ensuredchaos8098
    @ensuredchaos8098 2 года назад +837

    I think I can say for nearly everyone that it takes a huge amount of courage to go back on your mistakes especially with so much toxicity and attempt to make things right. Huge respect!

    • @lex_darlog_fun
      @lex_darlog_fun 2 года назад +8

      @JosefsensDK
      Linus: * gives Stefan a chance since he already had more than enough backlash. *
      You, literally in the comments under that exact video: No-no-no! Not until he kneels begging for forgiveness for every bad thing he did. Ever.
      If you just watched the video, you'd know that the whole situation wasn't even his fault. Mostly.

    • @denizenofclownworld4853
      @denizenofclownworld4853 2 года назад +1

      Should have asked him about his own toxicity.

    • @WayStedYou
      @WayStedYou 2 года назад +6

      He kept telling everyone else they were wrong for years after this.

    • @ChrisSPCs
      @ChrisSPCs 2 года назад +10

      This video wasn't about owning mistakes, it was about throwing the Verge under the bus. Truly, it was largely their fault. He also just had no idea how to build PCs and spent years on twitter insulting people and being the most toxic person in the whole event. This video was as simple as putting it all on the verge so he can curve some of his deserved hatred.

    • @rajder656
      @rajder656 2 года назад +4

      He didn't tho. He dug himself this hole even more after the video talking shit on his stream and on twitter

  • @2smallgarage268
    @2smallgarage268 2 года назад +1619

    When correcting the verge’s awful build, Linus still manages to drop the cpu right after he explains that he has 3D printed cpu holders that keep them safe

    • @karanbirsinghbhullar
      @karanbirsinghbhullar 2 года назад +110

      they keep the cpu safe from linus

    • @latuman
      @latuman 2 года назад +8

      Not scripted at all

    • @kushagranayyar3960
      @kushagranayyar3960 2 года назад +4

      @@karanbirsinghbhullar clearly not doing the intended job

    • @karanbirsinghbhullar
      @karanbirsinghbhullar 2 года назад +20

      @@kushagranayyar3960 wouldn't be ltt if a little drop doesn't happen

    • @Ultimaniacx4
      @Ultimaniacx4 2 года назад +2

      ruclips.net/video/7BG32NkeXy4/видео.html

  • @daedelous7094
    @daedelous7094 Год назад +33

    Mad props to Stefan for coming out to do this video.

  • @Nonsense116
    @Nonsense116 10 месяцев назад +30

    "when we upload something that is clearly problematic we fix it" as long as the fix doesn't cost a couple of hundred bucks

  • @icediverfull
    @icediverfull 2 года назад +738

    LTT corrects the Verge PC build:
    "just bend the motherboard a little bit to jank the backplate in"

    • @TheCrowAngel
      @TheCrowAngel 2 года назад +53

      Wouldn’t be an LTT build without something being done janky.

    • @seba2366
      @seba2366 2 года назад +14

      @@TheCrowAngel or Linus droping some stuff

    • @69imbatman
      @69imbatman 2 года назад +8

      *drops cpu*

    • @seanclarke4061
      @seanclarke4061 2 года назад

      most underrated lmao. this needs 10k likes hahaha

  • @fer662
    @fer662 2 года назад +2123

    Mad props for giving him the opportunity to rectify this. I bet he feels like a 10 kg rock was removed from his back.

    • @abhinavsachdev1553
      @abhinavsachdev1553 2 года назад +20

      And his soul

    • @aihamal-slahi7758
      @aihamal-slahi7758 2 года назад +17

      You made Americans confused

    • @gerhardsmith7892
      @gerhardsmith7892 2 года назад +53

      He could have done it by his own if he had a brain in the first place, he could have just admitted that had no idea about computers and run to Linus to help him, but he decided to insult the internet for no reason
      He deserved what he got

    • @iHaveTheDocuments
      @iHaveTheDocuments 2 года назад +52

      He called everyone racist for criticizing him.

    • @exo-zaddy4886
      @exo-zaddy4886 2 года назад +13

      still wont clean his name lmao

  • @creevey82
    @creevey82 2 года назад +155

    "I upgraded my computer was from Windows 2000 to XP, and that was done on the floor."
    This guy is the gift that never stops giving...

    • @glitchedReaper333
      @glitchedReaper333 Год назад +8

      Dont forget that he said he upgraded it on a carpet

    • @Nobbie248
      @Nobbie248 Год назад +19

      He is mostly lying in this video about everything but its ok he is a good soul

    • @TTTTTe550
      @TTTTTe550 Год назад +8

      I upgraded to windows 11 sitting on the toilet, will I get electrocuted?

    • @Neelo5000
      @Neelo5000 Год назад +1

      @@TTTTTe550 Probably. But it's actually pretty common for people to die on the toilet, so I say go for it.

    • @jhamPlays
      @jhamPlays 7 месяцев назад

      Amazing they managed to update windows without a table or a swiss army knife that hopefully has an ethernet cable

  • @lolLOL-ff1nr
    @lolLOL-ff1nr 2 года назад +2218

    Stefan: *makes mistakes*
    Linus: Imma save this man's whole career.

    • @RMSLtnick
      @RMSLtnick 2 года назад +45

      by clumsily dropping a perfectly edible i7 11700k

    • @LadBooboo
      @LadBooboo 2 года назад +16

      Save? stefan made that that video like 3 years ago lmao

    • @tsbrothinkstoomuch
      @tsbrothinkstoomuch 2 года назад +8

      @@RMSLtnick "edible"

    • @RMSLtnick
      @RMSLtnick 2 года назад +18

      @@tsbrothinkstoomuch Everything is food if you're brave enough

    • @RMSLtnick
      @RMSLtnick 2 года назад +21

      @@laden6675 the number of cuts in the video is insane BECAUSE they actually allocated 3 and a half hours for this build instead of the 1 that the verge gave him. geez get the fuck off his back dude

  • @SuperShesh2
    @SuperShesh2 2 года назад +1077

    “Where’s that screw?”
    “In a better place”
    I’m dead now thank you xD

    • @benirabinowitz4850
      @benirabinowitz4850 2 года назад +17

      Are you in a better place?

    • @karlcorrz
      @karlcorrz 2 года назад +3

      @@benirabinowitz4850 Are you? In a better place?

    • @KevinMCable
      @KevinMCable 2 года назад +3

      This is Stefan's new one liner. #screwwithconfidence2.0

    • @nyzss
      @nyzss 2 года назад +4

      Oh I'm die. Thank you forever.

  • @jreverie7018
    @jreverie7018 Год назад +2

    Thanks for doing this :) I've watched the verge PC build video like ten times lol, nice to see Stephan was able to redeem himself and his original stance afterwards:)

  • @nubsandbolts920
    @nubsandbolts920 Год назад

    Yea thats a huge factor that I'm still learning is working for the camera not for just your prespective. Props to Stefan for doin this.

  • @LordWout
    @LordWout 2 года назад +531

    I have a lot of respect for this dude for coming on LTT

    • @makemyday9366
      @makemyday9366 2 года назад

      I don't

    • @JironBMohamad
      @JironBMohamad 2 года назад +12

      It's actually the best case scenario. The LTT team is very inviting, quite laid back and has a substantial PC building audience.

    • @atomicgoldrush
      @atomicgoldrush 2 года назад +18

      @@makemyday9366 get over yourself

    • @brandon10301991
      @brandon10301991 2 года назад +1

      Still never apologized for calling everyone who was critical of the video a "racist hater". All I heard was a lot of excuses about how The Verge fucked him over. He made the choice to flame everyone not The Verge.

    • @LordWout
      @LordWout 2 года назад +1

      @@brandon10301991 did he? Damn I didn't know that, pretty shitty. But at least he came to correct himself in the end.

  • @wadekelden9924
    @wadekelden9924 2 года назад +606

    Linus helping someone revive his career by showing us that everyone makes mistakes. Love it.

    • @paulocardoso9605
      @paulocardoso9605 2 года назад +30

      Well, the problem is not making mistakes, the problem, in Etienne's case, is making mistakes, not owning and acting hostile towards those pointing out his mistakes.

    • @paulocardoso9605
      @paulocardoso9605 2 года назад +12

      @Aufsteigender Abstieg I will, I'm just pointing out that, in Etienne's case, the whole fiasco was not as simple as "everybody makes mistakes"

    • @jaysanchez4407
      @jaysanchez4407 2 года назад +15

      @@paulocardoso9605 I mean when everyone was making fun of him constantly 💀 youd be okay with apologize to someone who just called you a retard? 2000x

    • @captianfail1406
      @captianfail1406 2 года назад +8

      @@paulocardoso9605 he made a mistake then made another mistake in how he handled it, everyone makes mistakes.

    • @GalironRunner
      @GalironRunner 2 года назад +6

      @@captianfail1406 yea but most dont jump to the everyone who is criticizing me is a racist defense either he did.

  • @tonymahoeney
    @tonymahoeney 10 месяцев назад +24

    rewatching this after the current LTT drama, linus saying at 08:27 : when we upload something that is clearly problematic we fix it! yeah right :D

    • @DanWorksTV
      @DanWorksTV 3 месяца назад

      That aged poorly. I'm so sorry.

  • @Ultra_Sauce
    @Ultra_Sauce 2 года назад +5

    4:24 “I’m not sure if that’s entirely fair” Linus that’s a fucking fire hazard

  • @Krenisphia
    @Krenisphia 2 года назад +572

    I never expected Stefan to show himself back on camera again, wow.

    • @kosmikme
      @kosmikme 2 года назад +8

      Hey turns out it wasn't Stefan who was being an idiot, it was The Verge. Whodathunkit

    • @RaveDecoy242
      @RaveDecoy242 2 года назад +3

      Only cowards would pass up a chance to redeem themselves, and Stefan definitely ain't one. Kudos.

    • @RaveDecoy242
      @RaveDecoy242 2 года назад +9

      @@kosmikme My conspiracy theory is that Stefan is the fall guy so that The Verge can stay relevant. Remember how no one was talking about them or their site before, and now they're a huge fucking meme. Sure they're being mocked, but just like the controversial-yet-still-relevant Paul brothers, any sort of publicity is good publicity. They did Stefan dirty.

    • @infernal7318
      @infernal7318 2 года назад

      Does he still work with The Verge?

  • @inflameslp311
    @inflameslp311 2 года назад +466

    This couldn’t have been easy for Stefan to do, so I can appreciate that he was willing to go through and accept what was his fault and let go of what wasn’t. Good for Linus for not jumping on the hate wagon, and instead giving him a chance for redemption, while also showing how common (even for Linus) it is to make mistakes in the process.

    • @chrollo0427
      @chrollo0427 2 года назад

      pretty much the only comment needed

  • @ZeratoYEPCUM
    @ZeratoYEPCUM Год назад +7

    ive learned more from that reaction compilation to that original build than any other pc build video

  • @aaronjones4529
    @aaronjones4529 2 года назад +2

    I missed all the debacle of the Verge's build, but this was a good video to watch for any newbie to see whats bad advice and whats good when building and what to not miss (like putting the cpu backplate on if the motherboard tray hole isnt large enough for later ...
    PS... I love that LTT highlight for newbies that PC components are more resilient than you think: Linus drops something EVERY episode as far as I can tell!

  • @xvbd6067
    @xvbd6067 2 года назад +1995

    This is probably one of the nices things LTT has ever done, this is why people like the channel so much, the philosophy is about helping people, not just riding up the lader at all costs

    • @jberry1979
      @jberry1979 2 года назад +3

      I wonder if this is sponsored by S to bring some redemption...

    • @startedtech
      @startedtech 2 года назад +13

      Funny that Stefan is using this to ride up the ladder and ignore his own actions
      Edit: by 'his actions' I'm not talking about the process of building the PC/making the original video...

    • @ForwardBias
      @ForwardBias 2 года назад +75

      @@startedtech he literally acknowledged his past by doing this video in the first place, what are you talking about

    • @averagejoeaudio3
      @averagejoeaudio3 2 года назад +24

      100% - Linus has always had 1 goal, and thats educating and understanding. He wants the passion of computers and truely understanding computers to carry on, he wants people to create not just consume. By doing things like this he shows that anyone can have flaws, but everyone can improve.

    • @stitch603
      @stitch603 2 года назад +11

      @@ForwardBias What do you expect from people behind a keyboard. Since their face isn't out there as Stefan's was they can say anything they want since they can't be connected to outside the computer.

  • @cpljarhead11
    @cpljarhead11 2 года назад +854

    I cant imagine how nervous Stefan must have been for this, especially with how legal everything got. Huge props to him and LTT for this video. Good work!

    • @gerhardsmith7892
      @gerhardsmith7892 2 года назад +29

      To him? He literally decided to shit on everyone who criticized his build, he got what he deserved

    • @AvatarFanUno
      @AvatarFanUno 2 года назад +18

      @@gerhardsmith7892 Okay and? Coming back to the spotlight is not something everybody would be willing to do.

    • @gerhardsmith7892
      @gerhardsmith7892 2 года назад +1

      @@AvatarFanUno
      He said that "props to him (Stefan)", why does Stefan deserves props exactly?

    • @arrogant7404
      @arrogant7404 2 года назад +9

      @@gerhardsmith7892 have you watched the whole vid? He was suggested to say those. Be matured

    • @cpljarhead11
      @cpljarhead11 2 года назад +9

      @@gerhardsmith7892 was it him or the company he worked for? In the video he said he should have handled it different and he got bad advice from the company on how to handle it. He accepts his part of the blame and wanted to do better rather than leave it in the past. It takes courage to stand up, own your mistakes, and show that you have become a better person because of it.

  • @jonathanheron3892
    @jonathanheron3892 2 года назад +6

    love that Linus has done this vid with Stefan. So many people including pc building youtubers jumped on the bandwagon to roast this guy but none of them helped him like Linus has

  • @philc3912
    @philc3912 2 года назад +30

    Linus - "we need the power supply"
    Stefan - "so lets get that" -> grabs aio cooler! lol

  • @hezar5166
    @hezar5166 2 года назад +642

    Stefan: you'll still help me, after all this time?
    Linus: Always

    • @chuy27arts
      @chuy27arts 2 года назад +3

      Underrated

    • @hezar5166
      @hezar5166 2 года назад +3

      @@chuy27arts I didn't even realise it went over 2 likes 😅

    • @Xyphren
      @Xyphren 2 года назад +8

      But that's Linus, think of the big three Steve would laugh and say "hey go watch some videos." Jay would put on weird faces and make fart noises but Linus would take the time to show you how to do it right..

    • @BigWinn
      @BigWinn 2 года назад +1

      ; _ ;

  • @benjaminrebeiz396
    @benjaminrebeiz396 2 года назад +1781

    I completely agree with Linus. The fact that the video was released with all its mistakes created a trend of other RUclipsrs showing what to avoid doing and that actually helped prevent me from making any big time mistakes on my first build. I think it just shows that making mistakes can always have an outcome of growth in the end. Awesome video!

    • @kaosum2
      @kaosum2 2 года назад +41

      No, the backlash had very little to do with the actual Verge video. It was Stefan's response to valid criticism. He did nothing but insult people, bad mouthed them during live streams, issue false DMCA takedown notifications, tried to get people suspended on RUclips, etc.
      At this point, who cares about how bad the Verge video was, his attitude is the problem, and he never atoned for it.

    • @neoand3rson
      @neoand3rson 2 года назад +9

      @@kaosum2 thank you! Jeez.

    • @Mezchano
      @Mezchano 2 года назад +11

      @@kaosum2 In fairness a lot of the insults he was receiving from specific creators was far from constructive feedback, I'd have probably bad mouthed some of them too...

    • @kaosum2
      @kaosum2 2 года назад +9

      @@Mezchano In fairness, he didnt limit his insults/false DMCA takedowns/etc to just those specific creators/commenters, he made a blanket statement which applied to pretty much everyone who dared to criticize him.

    • @muhammedg.habeeb4868
      @muhammedg.habeeb4868 2 года назад

      exactly dude that one good point to poke...

  • @riversmakris
    @riversmakris 3 дня назад +1

    I don't think people hate or dislike Stefan for the guide but the actual Verge for pushing something as that "guide". Dude seems really cool to hang with and everyone learns something out of it.

  • @dhan07404
    @dhan07404 2 года назад +3

    Props to Stefan for playing along and growing from this mistake

  • @Mogawty
    @Mogawty 2 года назад +2666

    I just built a PC in this exact case and ran into the same problem regarding the 280mm AIO. Thankfully the case does come apart. Still a very tight fit.

    • @josephs.7960
      @josephs.7960 2 года назад +87

      Seeing your teacher at the mall vibes

    • @bomboospaghetti4121
      @bomboospaghetti4121 2 года назад +29

      That’s what she said

    • @eajayy8969
      @eajayy8969 2 года назад +35

      MOGLETSSS

    • @eajayy8969
      @eajayy8969 2 года назад +18

      Didn’t expect to see you here lol

    • @anispace1681
      @anispace1681 2 года назад +13

      What u doin here mogawty, I thought you were busy with the piss cloud

  • @redoloo2453
    @redoloo2453 2 года назад +1618

    Everyone was breaking him down, you went and built him back up. Respect.

    • @TenOfZero1
      @TenOfZero1 2 года назад +22

      Yup, t's things like this why I have so much respect for Linus and his crew.

    • @lukas1672
      @lukas1672 2 года назад +3

      That's why we love linus :)

    • @Person.aMedia
      @Person.aMedia 2 года назад +5

      Exactly. Everyone else rid the wave and made fun of him.

    • @bardbarbarian5313
      @bardbarbarian5313 2 года назад +63

      to be fair, him calling anyone who critized him nerds, racist and hobbyless idiots who are envious of having work and his money didn't help the case, he should have stayed on the ground where he belonged

    • @lukas1672
      @lukas1672 2 года назад +38

      @@bardbarbarian5313 true, he could have handled it better for sure. But I think people underestimate how overwhelming hate on the internet can be. And with the amount of coverage that video got there was probably a lot of hate and for sure comments like "this is what happens when a black guy builds a pc" so him lashing out calling people racist etc., while it wasn't the right thing to do, I can understand why it happened
      At least he is now admitting some fault, which is some character building. But overall a very wierd situation that that video ever got released like that ...

  • @ShadowCammando24
    @ShadowCammando24 2 года назад +6

    This is very wholesome. I like how Stefan owns up to his mistakes. Great video. 👌

  • @legoobi-wankenobi8882
    @legoobi-wankenobi8882 2 года назад +5

    mad respect to Stefan for actually acknowledging and owning up to his mistakes

    • @orangejjay
      @orangejjay 2 года назад

      He didn't do anything of the sort. When folks called him out for his mistakes back in 2019, he called then all trolls and resorted to a litany of personal attacks. At no point did he admit then that he messed up and he hasn't admitted now that the personal attacks were wrong.
      Fuck this guy.

  • @IdeaSlug
    @IdeaSlug 2 года назад +7946

    Making mistakes isn't a problem. The problem was that The Verge was putting out a GUIDE for others to follow. That video should have never seen the light of day.

    • @gladitsnotme
      @gladitsnotme 2 года назад +14

      So go make a death threat to the verge, not this guy

    • @pitecusH
      @pitecusH 2 года назад +266

      this, man. I feel like so many people miss the point. Make mistakes, that's how you learn - but for the love of god, if you don't know what to do, don't give people tutorials...

    • @jpaugh64
      @jpaugh64 2 года назад +10

      Mistakes are okay unless they're huge? 😂

    • @pandoorloki1232
      @pandoorloki1232 2 года назад +93

      @@gladitsnotme You're being extremely dishonest ... no one is defending death threats.

    • @dsrocks6905
      @dsrocks6905 2 года назад +11

      The poor execution inadvertently taught me a lot about the donts of building computers a few months before I finally had enough to buy my first list of PC parts

  • @Friemelkubus
    @Friemelkubus 2 года назад +1453

    Linus using this as a learning moment for everyone and just openly saying "yeah, it can be hard if you're new to it" is so wholesome and it's exactly the kind of thing any community needs.

    • @TakaComics
      @TakaComics 2 года назад +14

      All the times Linus going "Hey, I've done that multiple times" is so wholesome. Like, admitting he punctured a radiator by making the same mistake.

    • @greatpower30
      @greatpower30 2 года назад

      Wholesome is a cringe word

    • @BalterBlack
      @BalterBlack 2 года назад +7

      @@greatpower30 cringe is a cringe word

    • @greatpower30
      @greatpower30 2 года назад

      @@BalterBlack Your name is a cringe

    • @xSaintxSmithx
      @xSaintxSmithx 2 года назад +8

      @@greatpower30 Look out guys, the lord of edges is here 🙄

  • @Sanchuniathon384
    @Sanchuniathon384 2 года назад +3

    What a refreshing video, Linus and Etienne both have a really great attitude about this. Instead of sidelining someone for making a mistake, he got a chance to own up and learn something new, and do a second take to knock it out of the park.

  • @TheRealVranesh
    @TheRealVranesh 2 года назад +3

    Kudos to both of you. Great videos

  • @stewiecall97
    @stewiecall97 2 года назад +1433

    I feel really sorry for him now, he looks like he's embarrassed or really nervous about the feedback from this. I hope he realises now that most people are really happy that this video exists, it's a good learning point and it's great that he's taken on the criticism that mattered and has done this, showing he's listened!
    Well done mate, good to see this video now

    • @garbygarb31
      @garbygarb31 2 года назад +77

      He called everyone racist on Twitter for calling him out.

    • @stewiecall97
      @stewiecall97 2 года назад +116

      @@garbygarb31 Yeah, which was stupid and he clearly sees that now. How would any of us react when there's literally thousands of people giving you shit for it? Some of them being unnecessarily personal etc.
      Idk man, I'm cutting him some slack here, took some balls to come back on, hold his hands up and just say yep, I fucked it all up

    • @zekrinealfa1113
      @zekrinealfa1113 2 года назад +22

      @Henry Fang [Student] yet that is the main reason people were mad at him, everyone is ready to forgive mistakes if you own up to them.

    • @yoshi5080
      @yoshi5080 2 года назад +33

      @@garbygarb31 that sure was not cool, but at some point when you got like what feels the whole world against you, you're gonna bite back. Reasonable or not it just happens. I think it's really cool that even after all this time (as he mentioned contracts and stuff) he still came up to set the record straight and own it

    • @gas33z
      @gas33z 2 года назад +46

      @@garbygarb31 He was already getting shredded at the time and there probably were some racist comments in the mix, so can't really blame him for lashing out

  • @fewfriesshort5593
    @fewfriesshort5593 2 года назад +840

    Hats off to this dude. Couldn’t be easy eating humble pie. Because of it, he has gained a lot of respect

    • @bluengold3443
      @bluengold3443 2 года назад +22

      Took him a few years but hey, at least he acknowledged it finally!

    • @Jay-tn7dw
      @Jay-tn7dw 2 года назад +12

      Uh, can we not forget that as soon as this guy was called out on his shit build he decided to pull the race card?

    • @tiotito31
      @tiotito31 2 года назад +25

      "Called out on his shit." When you're young you make mistakes. It's not easy getting a lot of heat, being made fun of from millions of people at such a young age with no help from The Verge to guide him through it/deal with the PR. It sucks getting this kind of notoriety so cool to see Linus doing something like this to try to change the narrative/view of this guy, who none of us know very well.

    • @noodlesthe1st
      @noodlesthe1st 2 года назад +6

      @@Jay-tn7dw Verge told him not to back down. Where do you think the race card came from?

    • @twizz420
      @twizz420 2 года назад +19

      He didn't eat humble pie, if you watch the video. He blames the editors and everyone else, literally takes ZERO responsibility. Also I guess you missed the clip from like 3 weeks after that video came out where he was streaming fortnite and said that everyone who said he was wrong is just "a bunch of nerds who are mad that I have a better computer than them"
      Sounds like the opposite of eating humble pie if you ask me, but maybe I just have common sense.

  • @Ivan-iu7xf
    @Ivan-iu7xf 8 дней назад +2

    I'm happy for him he seems to be a good person ❤️

  • @MegamanNT
    @MegamanNT 2 года назад +1

    Was looking around to see what I should know about building a PC and came across these people reacting to the Verge video. Then came across a what happened to Stefan afterwards video. Glad to see he was able to turn around and fix the mistakes and now to end this rabbit hole of information. :D

  • @NiallEveritt
    @NiallEveritt 2 года назад +2558

    The Verge senior staff should still feel really bad for letting this poor guy go through that whole debacle. So glad Linus explicitly criticised the lack of oversight. Long live LTT!

    • @mikeb.1987
      @mikeb.1987 2 года назад +64

      Stefan messed up too for sure though.

    • @mdexterc2894
      @mdexterc2894 2 года назад +75

      @@mikeb.1987 Ya, but that doesn't excuse the backlash he got. Even the Bible, a book thousands of years old, gave the "eye for an eye" rule to keep people from retaliating out of proportion to the offense.
      On top of that, considering Phil Esposito's hardware made a cameo in the vid and he himself is in the credits as producer, it's likely they told Stefan to double down because he was still salty over community backlash 1 month prior to the video's release. He didn't get away with accusing GN of steering away from journalism and wanted someone else(stefan) to do the dirty work for him

    • @mdexterc2894
      @mdexterc2894 2 года назад +16

      @@mikeb.1987 Also what's real wild is that, 10:18 they mention that there wasn't an expert available. Phil was an expert. It's hard to imagine a professional photographer who doesn't know his own workstation hardware

    • @baller84milw
      @baller84milw 2 года назад +29

      Lol, I think you can still afford to give him some shit. I think there's a lot of him misrepresenting himself to his fellow staff and peers (telling them he can build a pc); and then him also simply not using common sense. Like using an anti-static wristband not attached to anything, or making the fan face the wrong way. Even in this video you can tell he still tries to act like he knows more than he does.

    • @zimbu_
      @zimbu_ 2 года назад +38

      He originally doubled down. Glad he managed to swallow a bit of that pride.

  • @bakerXderek
    @bakerXderek 2 года назад +2496

    This was a genius video idea, props to Stefan for this !

    • @Fizzer99
      @Fizzer99 2 года назад +6

      CHEEEYEAH

    • @krebgurfson5732
      @krebgurfson5732 2 года назад +16

      props to him for making a video that covers his ass? lol so brave

    • @Daschickenify
      @Daschickenify 2 года назад +56

      @@krebgurfson5732 As opposed to hoping people will forget about it eventually? Yes, that is brave, but also the right thing to do in this case.

    • @someoneelse4811
      @someoneelse4811 2 года назад +23

      @@Spyke46 Honestly, who cares? Not worth holding over his head the rest of his life.

    • @Max-ed5gr
      @Max-ed5gr 2 года назад +3

      I have no idea what people in this reply section talking about “asses”

  • @qdawg8087
    @qdawg8087 2 года назад +32

    Mad respect to Stefan, takes some balls to head back into the space that ridiculed him so harshly.

  • @BroccoSiffredi21
    @BroccoSiffredi21 2 года назад +1

    this is both heroic and humble... Let's you see what's the reality for content creators wether experienced or not. well done Both lmg and Stefan

  • @jasonsmith4206
    @jasonsmith4206 2 года назад +747

    My biggest complaint on the Verge build was the way they handled it with legal threats, DMCA takedowns, copyright strikes, and other legal threats...

    • @Skyline_NTR
      @Skyline_NTR 2 года назад +48

      angery bitwit noises

    • @namuzed
      @namuzed 2 года назад +48

      Yeah, the Verge doing a bad PC build was a minor part of this whole thing. The way they handled the aftermath is what made it blow up and had people dunking on them hard. They could have leaned into it then with a redemption video.

    • @iammurph9029
      @iammurph9029 2 года назад +2

      @@cutmeiris483 love don't exist eedeeot

    • @alanwake5239
      @alanwake5239 2 года назад +42

      Not to mention the guy himself calling people mocking the video racist nerds who were just jealous of how good the specs were

    • @Zarok_
      @Zarok_ 2 года назад +16

      Also the reaction of Mr. Etienne who insulted everyone and just ranted without making any sense. The whole situation became a mess afterwards.

  • @GavinWilliamsTheGreat
    @GavinWilliamsTheGreat 2 года назад +870

    Killed it. His mistakes taught me a bit about building. It’s honestly a blessing in disguise.

    • @toytulog576
      @toytulog576 2 года назад +3

      i dont see any mistake. if u went to india they even use nails as screw driver and kitchen knife as cutting cable ties.

    • @ClavinZKL
      @ClavinZKL 2 года назад +16

      @@toytulog576 o...k...

    • @mcgetrekt2388
      @mcgetrekt2388 2 года назад +2

      @@toytulog576 But that's India. They don't even know what toilets are, they're hardly a good example.

    • @snipergod5216
      @snipergod5216 2 года назад +4

      @@mcgetrekt2388 bruh wtf is wrong w you.. jeez talk abt generalizing something lmao. I guarantee you that almost 50% of our population NOW is more educated than you lol and has more 6 figs jobs dvmbass :p

    • @mcgetrekt2388
      @mcgetrekt2388 2 года назад

      @@snipergod5216 Yeah right, that's why 1.3 billion population is owned by a little island LOL you're weak, takes 20 Indians to try and match people from first world countries.

  • @itsy00
    @itsy00 2 года назад +14

    Love Stefan, what a nice lad - props to you for fixing/clearing up your mistakes

  • @JuicyCharon
    @JuicyCharon 11 месяцев назад +8

    It's not the abysmal Verge video that got people fuming.
    It was that the Verge decided to strike the videos made by others
    It was that Stefan decided to call all these people that criticised the video as nerds and basically decline any attempts at apologizing
    It was that the production was intended to teach expert knowledge about how to build a PC but doubled down on its video
    The lack of accountability was the problem
    We all make mistakes but you have to own those mistakes which Stefan atleast initially did not do
    Overall, he brought it on himself and I'm not talking about any racist sort of comments

    • @JediGillGaming
      @JediGillGaming 10 месяцев назад +2

      This is 100% correct, I also made a post stating that his lack of accountability and not owning his mistakes was his biggest mistake. It wasn't even that the verge pressured him to do this video asap. In his spare time streaming he was on video/audio saying the nerds where just out to get him and he was not at all owning to his mistakes which really was the fuel to the fire.

  • @ArizonaJewell
    @ArizonaJewell 2 года назад +345

    I already had a bunch of respect for Linus, but it just doubled from what he did here. Mad props to Linus for giving Stefan a chance for redemption here, and mad props to Stefan for being chill about doing this. Already loved LTT, but this is seriously cool of him to do. I'm happy to see that he and Stefan are cool.

    • @Zzonkers
      @Zzonkers 2 года назад +1

      Heck yeah

    • @dawicked2k8
      @dawicked2k8 2 года назад

      I actually dont respect Linus, I tried watching his videos but i get tired of all the stuff he wants to sell people.And that stuff he wants to sell is overpriced AF, $69.99 plus taxes and shipping for a freaking pillow??? Im just watching this video because of the Verge guy

    • @vladimir7838
      @vladimir7838 2 года назад +4

      @@dawicked2k8 You know that you are not obliged to buy anything right? Yet you are still watching free content, in the society that we live in you should be grateful for anything thats free!

    • @maheenali94
      @maheenali94 2 года назад +2

      @@dawicked2k8 as stated by Vladimir below... you don't have to buy anything, the content you're watching is free. You think its made for free? You think the camera man ans the editiors do it from the kindness of their heart? Linus has staff to pay, people depend on him and the company to pay their bills and feed their families. If it means that I have to see ads in the video and he has to plug items for people who are interested in buying the item then I'm happy for him to continue as at the end of the day, the video is free.
      Think about everything the behind the scenes before you get mad about ads Ns plugs for products

    • @ArizonaJewell
      @ArizonaJewell 2 года назад

      @@dawicked2k8 While I will say that Linus has promoted some questionable sponsors (namely Vincero watches, which are well known to be rebranded Alibaba watches that they sell at >100% markup, if you want an actual quality watch without shelling out a bunch, buy from Seiko, Orient, Timex, Casio, etc etc. steer clear from brands like MVMT, Vincero, Filippo Loreti, Daniel Wellington, etc) but I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for simple not knowing because this channel is Linus tech tips, not Linus watch tips. IMO Linus is, in general, an honest & nice dude. Just because someone takes sponsorships so they can afford to keep the lights on doesn’t mean they’ve “sold out” or are untrustworthy.

  • @ProjectJamesify
    @ProjectJamesify 2 года назад +2606

    Epic redemption - Respect!

    • @syoncheung
      @syoncheung 2 года назад +12

      try to get attention by having a verified checkmark

    • @coryonthehouse5932
      @coryonthehouse5932 2 года назад

      Ohh shit! My son watches you daily lol

    • @seege87
      @seege87 2 года назад

      @@coryonthehouse5932 oh hey Cory

    • @solveigvan808
      @solveigvan808 2 года назад

      I certainly wouldn't want "that" video to be the one everyone remembers me for. Best to correct history before it's too late.

    • @The18x18x
      @The18x18x 2 года назад

      A Redemption that he did not deserve.

  • @hanabelle2431
    @hanabelle2431 2 года назад +5

    Good job Linus, for helping him correct his mistakes and learn. :)

  • @PhillipReid28
    @PhillipReid28 7 месяцев назад +5

    I remember when he got backlash and i recall he didn't take accountability for his mistake but instead he made fun of everyone that critiqued his video laughing about it and calling everyone a "fat, gay nerd" i believe while he was playing H1Z1 or some shooter.

  • @b3armonk
    @b3armonk 2 года назад +767

    Linus, I have the biggest respect for you. Everyone at some point, made the same mistakes, and instead of shitting on them, you showed them the way AND saved the guy's career while turning something negative into something positive.

    • @frvo
      @frvo 2 года назад +6

      Yeah!!! I totally agree! This is so awesome. I feel so happy for Linus and Stefan.

    • @The18x18x
      @The18x18x 2 года назад +6

      Stefan had his chance, didn't do his due diligence, and he ruined it. That's how it goes when you are mediocre. Let's not pretend he deserves a second chance, because he doesn't, I hope Stefan never builds a computer again.

    • @rhythmauthority5314
      @rhythmauthority5314 2 года назад +19

      @@The18x18x but he just did. And I hope he keeps building more.

    • @tamaskisely9122
      @tamaskisely9122 2 года назад +10

      @@ashdoglsu He called everybody racist who said that his video has several misinformation. Stefan was a db first of all.

    • @Bry.89
      @Bry.89 2 года назад +1

      To be fair, Linus has shit on this guy big time over the years though lol

  • @MoreLessTer
    @MoreLessTer 2 года назад +343

    Love how Stefan gradually gets comfortable and liven up his tone as the build goes.
    I'd assume he felt nervous going into the redemption arc, but man he owned it.

  • @JustStop19
    @JustStop19 2 года назад

    It is so nice to see Stephan to come and make things right! Respect.

  • @mango2538
    @mango2538 Год назад +1

    Actual BIG respect for Stefan coming back!

  • @ryanhoran681
    @ryanhoran681 2 года назад +908

    Linus: "Someone should have an experienced supervisor to make sure they don't say or do anything dumb"
    Also Linus: Drops everything

    • @TodorKatsarski
      @TodorKatsarski 2 года назад +19

      To be fair Anthony is there at the office probably to check on him :D

    • @kataseiko
      @kataseiko 2 года назад +3

      It's not a Linus Media production without something being dropped.

    • @arrogant7404
      @arrogant7404 2 года назад

      @@TodorKatsarski Linus is lot more than Anthony. He's a complete IT expert without a degree. And there are tons of actual engineers in the office unlike Anthony

    • @Ultimaniacx4
      @Ultimaniacx4 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/7BG32NkeXy4/видео.html

    • @CreativityNull
      @CreativityNull 2 года назад

      @@arrogant7404 *cough* you just described Anthony *cough*

  • @hixtrid
    @hixtrid 2 года назад +1525

    The Verge's fail has probably done more good than bad at this point

    • @alenasenie6928
      @alenasenie6928 2 года назад +89

      for pc building yes, for him, no

    • @cdjwmusic
      @cdjwmusic 2 года назад +64

      I learned to build my pc just from the reaction compilation of everyone correcting Stefan

    • @blackmetalfollower666offic9
      @blackmetalfollower666offic9 2 года назад +8

      @@cdjwmusic Yeah! Me too. Its learning from other people’s mistakes.

    • @ammarahmad5757
      @ammarahmad5757 2 года назад +11

      Exactly, I've learned what not to do and it's helped me understand better why and how pcs are built the way they are

    • @itsomegali5342
      @itsomegali5342 2 года назад +1

      you have no idea just how much shet he had to deal with all this time.

  • @andystech5223
    @andystech5223 Год назад

    This is awesome. Great video and glad Stefan came back to correct it.

  • @yeehaw2685
    @yeehaw2685 10 месяцев назад +14

    Damn, Linus advising Stefan aged like fine wine.

  • @mrhoach2229
    @mrhoach2229 2 года назад +4

    The times I am damaging components are when I do things like "remove just three screws" so I can slide some action behind the mobo or the like, rather than just uninstall everything properly :)

  • @TheInfuriator
    @TheInfuriator 2 года назад +1597

    I'm glad he finally came around to accepting his mistakes and moving on

    • @mhollis1231
      @mhollis1231 2 года назад +30

      People really be talking about this like he got cancelled for something that matters 😂🤣

    • @joramsim
      @joramsim 2 года назад +59

      @@mhollis1231 did you watch his reactions to the shitstorm?

    • @xcake2652
      @xcake2652 2 года назад +2

      sus

    • @therodyman700
      @therodyman700 2 года назад +58

      @@Mateus01234 don't forget he called everyone even slightly critical a racist

    • @Kgosha
      @Kgosha 2 года назад +55

      @@mhollis1231 A big reason people still gave him flak was because he didn't own up to the video being bad, but instead chose to attack anyone who made fun of it. He didn't get cancelled; people just didn't like him for trying to use -isms to deflect criticism.

  • @gilmer3718
    @gilmer3718 2 года назад +9

    Good stuff. I'm glad he "came back" to redeem himself. I have built two computers and watched many, many videos and I know where I've screwed up, but I also knew where he was screwing up.

  • @pelgrin21
    @pelgrin21 2 года назад +1

    Good video,Glad that Stephan was with you,we're all made mistakes building our first pc's, just it wasn't on you tube LOL

  • @casedistorted
    @casedistorted 2 года назад +617

    "Screw in with confidence but also don't screw in too hard"
    Lyle: I like his style!
    Killed me every time.

    • @cutmeiris483
      @cutmeiris483 2 года назад

      AISURU.TOKYO/asuna 💞 Love Story
      (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。18 years and over
      RUclips: This is fine
      Someone: Says "heck"
      RUclips: Be gone
      #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

    • @izakomandaz2895
      @izakomandaz2895 2 года назад +20

      I'm so sorry your reply section is full of bots!

    • @AVerySillySausage
      @AVerySillySausage 2 года назад +12

      Unlucky that Lyle must have not followed that advise.

    • @How23497
      @How23497 2 года назад +1

      @@AVerySillySausage OOF

    • @FahmiZFX
      @FahmiZFX 2 года назад

      @@AVerySillySausage Damn, dude. Sheesh.