Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Go to bit.ly/4gx31UP to enter the sweepstakes to win an AMD RYZEN™ 7 9800X3D CPU and a GIGABYTE Gaming OC RADEON™ RX 9070 XT GPU!
It's that time again for another $5000 ULTIMATE AMD Upgrade! This time for our writer Jordan. What do you buy for the man that D.I.Y.s everything? More to D.I.Y.? Furniture for a proper dining room instead of a workshop? Nah to the last one, he chose a new Linux PC instead... That we have to put together so strap in!
Discuss on the forum: linustechtips.com/topic/1642137-how-do-you-upgrade-a-lifelong-tech-amd-5000-ultimate-tech-upgrade
Check out the stuff from Jordan's upgrade!
PC Build:
AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D: geni.us/iGDDB
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC GPU: geni.us/2fj93y
Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V6 ARGB Black CPU Liquid Cooler: geni.us/wO2gXS
GIGABYTE B850 Eagle WIFI6E AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard: geni.us/yZ1ynM
Crucial Pro DDR5 RAM 32GB Kit (2x16GB) 6400MHz CL38: geni.us/NyeAQoM
Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 1TB Gen4 NVME M.2 SSD: geni.us/HUsBAI
CORSAIR RM850e (2025) ATX 3.1 850W PSU: geni.us/7Uo5BN
Canon EOS R50 V Mirrorless Camera: geni.us/LxmwOWH
Canon Stereo Microphone DME1D: geni.us/1Dzszq
Smallrig R50V Camera Cage: geni.us/AS8E9
Busy Bee Tools 8" Bench Top Jointer Planer Combo BBJP8: geni.us/JiFo
Jackery Solar Generator 1000 v2: prsm2.com/y_b17fqn_
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Linus Sebastian is an investor in Framework Computer, Inc and HexOS by Eshtek.
CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:17 Sweepstakes
1:57 An LTT Writer's habitat
4:25 Let's checkout the upgrade
6:18 Planer / Jointer
9:29 I wanna start PC Building
11:04 Our parts selection
12:14 What about airflow?
14:45 Reece Update
16:11 Back to PC Building!
17:58 Way to go Linus
20:33 A cromulent PSU install
22:05 ??? More on Floatplane
22:45 Wrapping up the build
25:38 Cyberpunk 2077
26:11 Jordan's JDM whip
28:03 Star Trek vs. Star Wars
28:58 Conclusion
29:47 Outro
Thanks to AMD for being a great partner and sponsoring this series! Check out their latest offerings at lmg.gg/f6PMg
Go to bit.ly/4gx31UP to enter the sweepstakes to win an AMD RYZEN™ 7 9800X3D CPU and a GIGABYTE Gaming OC RADEON™ RX 9070 XT GPU!
It's that time again for another $5000 ULTIMATE AMD Upgrade! This time for our writer Jordan. What do you buy for the man that D.I.Y.s everything? More to D.I.Y.? Furniture for a proper dining room instead of a workshop? Nah to the last one, he chose a new Linux PC instead... That we have to put together so strap in!
Discuss on the forum: linustechtips.com/topic/1642137-how-do-you-upgrade-a-lifelong-tech-amd-5000-ultimate-tech-upgrade
Check out the stuff from Jordan's upgrade!
PC Build:
AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D: geni.us/iGDDB
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC GPU: geni.us/2fj93y
Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V6 ARGB Black CPU Liquid Cooler: geni.us/wO2gXS
GIGABYTE B850 Eagle WIFI6E AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard: geni.us/yZ1ynM
Crucial Pro DDR5 RAM 32GB Kit (2x16GB) 6400MHz CL38: geni.us/NyeAQoM
Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 1TB Gen4 NVME M.2 SSD: geni.us/HUsBAI
CORSAIR RM850e (2025) ATX 3.1 850W PSU: geni.us/7Uo5BN
Canon EOS R50 V Mirrorless Camera: geni.us/LxmwOWH
Canon Stereo Microphone DME1D: geni.us/1Dzszq
Smallrig R50V Camera Cage: geni.us/AS8E9
Busy Bee Tools 8" Bench Top Jointer Planer Combo BBJP8: geni.us/JiFo
Jackery Solar Generator 1000 v2: prsm2.com/y_b17fqn_
Check out our Channel Partners:
Secretlab - Grab a TITAN Evo ergonomic gaming chair: lmg.gg/secretlabltt
PIA - Get the VPN of our choice: piavpn.com/ltt
dbrand - Buy a "Circuit" series skin for your device: dbrand.com/pcb
► SHOP LTT PRODUCTS: lttstore.com
► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: lmg.gg/lttfloatplane
► DIVE DEEPER ON THE LTT LABS WEBSITE: lmg.gg/labs
► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: lmg.gg/partners
Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Affiliate links powered in part by affilimate.com/?aid=ghz1izbpb
Linus Sebastian is an investor in Framework Computer, Inc and HexOS by Eshtek.
CHAPTERS
---------------------------------------------------
0:00 Intro
1:17 Sweepstakes
1:57 An LTT Writer's habitat
4:25 Let's checkout the upgrade
6:18 Planer / Jointer
9:29 I wanna start PC Building
11:04 Our parts selection
12:14 What about airflow?
14:45 Reece Update
16:11 Back to PC Building!
17:58 Way to go Linus
20:33 A cromulent PSU install
22:05 ??? More on Floatplane
22:45 Wrapping up the build
25:38 Cyberpunk 2077
26:11 Jordan's JDM whip
28:03 Star Trek vs. Star Wars
28:58 Conclusion
29:47 Outro
