I'm the guy at 15:08! The laptop is actually mounted with thick double-sided tape, not just masking tape. Thought it made it look extra sh*tty so I kept it on there. Thanks for featuring me!
LTT should do a new series called, "Battlestation Duels". Two LTT employees are randomly chosen to compete with each other to create the best battlestation room setup in their homes. They are each given the same amount of money and a specific amount of time to finish their room setup. Linus and two other judges get to nitpick and critique their setups and the new room decor that complements their battlestations. The winner is chosen by the LTT audience. The player with the most votes gets to keep their battlestation. The loser has to tear theirs down and gets nothing.
I realize it's a joke, but the "remortgage your house for RGB lighting" joke actually trends in the opposite direction: at this point, it's so built-in that when I'm weighing options, the one RGB can end up being the cheaper one.
Stumbled across this absurd reality recently while looking at CPU coolers, same model, only difference being RGB vs no RGB. The latter was more expensive.
RGB adjacent... I was literally unable to find a reasonable case without a glass side panel in my area in a pinch. They are very rare. You either need to get it delivered from afar, or lower your standards (foil thin metal, unpainted insides, inconvenient mounting layout, sharp metal edges) or overpay for the "privilege" of no glass.
6:03 Wow, that's a cool set of classic speakers. Recognized them immediately as a pair of B&W DM620i speakers from the early 90s (I have the floorstanding bigger brother DM630i that I would still be using today if not for lack of space in my apartment). They still look great 30 years later, and I bet they sound excellent as well.
Recently, a little too many react to user stuff. Don’t get me wrong, it is entertaining content but it’s not quality content that teaches about tech in a fun way, which is kinda why I subscribe and watch. 🤷🏻♂
Reaction videos are the lowest form of content on UA-cam and I typically block all channels that regularly post them. Only reason I am still subscribed to LTT is I am a longtime viewer and like a lot of their other videos. Wish they would create a separate LTT Reacts channel or something.
It was proven to be a render. In addition, the OP was marketing "TRYX" products, albeit in a very indirect manner. The post(s) ended up getting removed because of this.
Regarding the first setup, as a physicist coding with the keyboard on my lap would be a special kind of nightmare. I need a proper desk and chair to be able to keep my sanity.
@21:40: Linus, roasting a desk for it's literal purpose, providing a space to put things down on. (And then, presumably, removing it, instead eternally gathering random crap like junk mail.)
Watching all these LTT reactions to other people's setups, I now realise that my setup is a mix between cool, interesting, a hoarder's den and absolute insanity.
And sometimes you can even talk to your IT department, because they can have too much of older monitors they had as spares or "just in case" that went "obsolete" when they upgraded the company's fleet, or if they "loaned" them to remote workers for the pandemic.
27:02 i miss LANs so much man, everyone i use to game with as a child went their separate ways in life. I think i'm the only one that never had kids, making me the one who can afford decent computers. I still kinda lug mine around but i'm disabled and my pc weighs about 50-60 lbs without the glass lol. the last REAL lan we had was when Destiny 2 originally launched and we all camped out in my cousins living room with our playstations, drinking liqour, leveling up our fireteams and the day the leviathan raid launched it was some of the most fun I have had in recent memory. We sort of did the same thing for borderlands 3 but it was over discord and it just didn't have the same vibe. I would do a SFF build if LANs came back in popularity in my area; i don't know how i would fit a 7900xtx in a SFF case but i'm sure i could figure something out hahaha [
I’m a new Electrical Engineer in the PCB design space and work provides 2 monitors + a laptop. 2 monitors for Altium, 1 for data sheets and I wish I had an addition for MS teams/more data sheets. You can never have enough monitors.
21:07 That's a Last of Us quote. Ellie says that as she's getting her first view of the city after leaving the quarantine zone. Makes sense considering the art at the top of the photo.
Don't know how it is in Canada. but here in the USA, a unfinished space, like the garage in the second to last setup, or a basement don't count towards living spaces, and so aren't taxed. so buddy should totally not paint his walls XD
I almost threw up laughing when Elijah started assigning different brain rot content to each of the first ultimate battle station’s monitors. Now I can’t stop hiccuping, and I haven’t had hiccups in years.
20:56 Which is why I got a basic stand so I can see my Phone's AOD Clock, granted I can still see if there are missed messages but I usually wait till like between rounds or something to reply.
Luke I used to have two monitors but switched to a single ultrawide and honestly don't miss it much. I used to struggle with speaker placement with two monitors but now it is very easy
I use a LG 72 inch oled tv as my monitor and I love it, my games look good on it and I never really got into competitive games so I don’t even notice any input lag or whatever it’s called. I have the big tv for games and computer use and then I have a cheap 32 inch Roku tv that’s got my security camera dvr hooked up to so I got a constant view around my property while playing games
15:00 Always store your guns in a locked safe, also never keep the gun loaded! In the event of an emergency you want to make sure you have absolutely no time to grab your lifeline.
Just wanted to touch on the monitor lamp. While I don’t like it, for color grading spaces you typically want to have a lamp that faces behind monitor to the wall (50% grey color) that is color accurate so you have a neutral point for reference during the grade. You can find this at many color grading houses in LA. That being said I have no idea what these people are doing pointing the lamp on the monitor that’s wild.
Elijah was at most 9 (assuming he is 26 now) when the "Night Elf Mohawk" commercial with Mr. T was released, I think he can be excused for not knowing it.
I would just like to confirm that there are truck drivers with *checks steam* 148 hours in American Truck Sim. Sometimes it's nice to do my job without all the BS.
I use to the do the dual monitor setup but found that it made me less productive, sure for a gaming system its no big deal but when I started working from home the extra real estate was just being used for things not work related and causing distractions. Went back to just a single 32 mon and I get things done faster.
Luke you are wrong I got a second monitor and I never use it. I have it on my monitor arm but it is always off. It is distracting and hurts my eyes because of the extra light. So yes you can go back after you used 2 monitors
Like Linus points out- multimonitors is not that opulant anymore. I have 8 monitors. Two of them are 24" monitors attached to a laptop- those three $0 because they belong to work. Two of them are 22" monitors that I was given by a friend who wanted 24" monitors and when he upgraded, just wanted them gone. Two of them are 24" monitors that I bought used as a pair on ebay for $120, I had to replace one of them (after five years) for $40. ($160 total so far) One of them is a 40" TV that I bought at Goodwill for $25 and then spent $10 on a power cord + remote on. Almost all of them run through cables that were found at Goodwill or the bottom end cables from Amazon 15 years ago this would have been like $2,000 worth of monitors.
Linus, you are still still wrong about the monitor lamp. The DO NOT SHINE ON YOU MONITOR. They illuminate the space in front of it. They are literally the same, if not better than a normal desk lamp. Also ROCK AND STONE
13:00 When you buy a $150 mouse used it turns into a more reasonable $60 mouse. Or even less if it had a problem and you fix it, like replacing double clicking switches
To go against Luke's point, I've used 2 monitors, then 3, then back to 2... Now I only have 1, and it's not even ultrawide, just a regular big 16:9. At some point I figured that multitasking only made me absolutely not have focus on anything, now I only multitask when strictly necessary by splitting the screen. If you know yourself, you should make your environment work for you 😄
btw if u do electric crafting stuff - having your computer next to it is not really optional , i mena unless u wanan walk back and forth every time uve programmed a microcontroller :D
That dude's bluetooth speaker was possibly a promo item from their cellular provider. I have a ton of JBL equipment that all came from my wife upgrading her phone.
Incredibly dirty desk are concerning to me, because I have executive dysfunction, I forget to dust for months, I forget to do laundry, I have a trash can right next to my desk and sometimes wait way to long to take it out, I don't put things away and they pile around my workspace, I slurp Ramen at my desk and take way to long to notice it flecked onto the monitor or keyboard... My set up and my walls never get anywhere near as grody.
Say what you will, but none of their computers have been flooded by their pools lol
LTT, heart OP's comment!
The pool is separated from the cooling loop...
I'm the guy at 15:08! The laptop is actually mounted with thick double-sided tape, not just masking tape. Thought it made it look extra sh*tty so I kept it on there. Thanks for featuring me!
@@moolanman it does look extra shitty! Great job!
Are you still using it? 🤣🤣
That American flag thing above the racing simulator is actually a gun case
Was wondering if it was one of those for sure.
LTT should do a new series called, "Battlestation Duels". Two LTT employees are randomly chosen to compete with each other to create the best battlestation room setup in their homes. They are each given the same amount of money and a specific amount of time to finish their room setup. Linus and two other judges get to nitpick and critique their setups and the new room decor that complements their battlestations. The winner is chosen by the LTT audience. The player with the most votes gets to keep their battlestation. The loser has to tear theirs down and gets nothing.
Lets gooo Trent The Traveler 25:30
Just posted a comment haha!
omgg ikrr Sleeping milly too demm
I noticed millie before the van
I realize it's a joke, but the "remortgage your house for RGB lighting" joke actually trends in the opposite direction: at this point, it's so built-in that when I'm weighing options, the one RGB can end up being the cheaper one.
True lol. So many cases with RGB fans are cheaper than the counterpart with high performance non-rgb fans
Stumbled across this absurd reality recently while looking at CPU coolers, same model, only difference being RGB vs no RGB. The latter was more expensive.
RGB adjacent... I was literally unable to find a reasonable case without a glass side panel in my area in a pinch. They are very rare. You either need to get it delivered from afar, or lower your standards (foil thin metal, unpainted insides, inconvenient mounting layout, sharp metal edges) or overpay for the "privilege" of no glass.
True.... 3 years ago when I built my pc around Black Friday sales I got RGB everything since it was the cheapest lol
Anybody else recognize @TrentTheTraveler's van setup at 0:34 and also 25:30!
Yeah did he put it up or someone steal it lol, do love his van though!
12:57 cdawgva viewer? must be part of the SEA gang
Definitely took this photo for Connor's review stream
6:03 Wow, that's a cool set of classic speakers. Recognized them immediately as a pair of B&W DM620i speakers from the early 90s (I have the floorstanding bigger brother DM630i that I would still be using today if not for lack of space in my apartment). They still look great 30 years later, and I bet they sound excellent as well.
18:32 Behold... The Linus note.
27:10 Linus' defeated "Yea" after being told that those people could work at LTT is glorious
Recently, a little too many react to user stuff.
Don’t get me wrong, it is entertaining content but it’s not quality content that teaches about tech in a fun way, which is kinda why I subscribe and watch. 🤷🏻♂
Reaction videos are the lowest form of content on UA-cam and I typically block all channels that regularly post them. Only reason I am still subscribed to LTT is I am a longtime viewer and like a lot of their other videos. Wish they would create a separate LTT Reacts channel or something.
4:15 that white and black theme is a work of art and unreasonably amazing 🫠🫠🫠
It was proven to be a render. In addition, the OP was marketing "TRYX" products, albeit in a very indirect manner. The post(s) ended up getting removed because of this.
4:39 I bought a cheap desk lamp and a monitor lamp recently. Love both lamps. I need to get another monitor lamp.
You're screwing up your eyes.
@@samiraperi467good monitors lamps are known to reduce eye strain. What are you on about?
- 7 years ago: No
- Linus wife: 👀
- It is just about Starlink
19:54 wow I didn’t expect that at all. I’m the owner of the setup, thanks for everything, glad to know you liked it!
Dude, that set up looks AMAZING. You did a freaking good job!
@@CheemstheBoomer that was definitely my favorite setup here. Was trying to figure out what speakers those are though
Fun Fact: Simeon II of Bulgaria is the only monarch to be deposed and then democratically ELECTED Prime Minister
he was only around 7 when he was deposed though
@@yaboi672still counts
that is fun
@@AtomicSub yep, shame he couldnt fight his deposition by the soviets
Thank you AtomicSub
Jokes on you, I don’t even have a setup for you to roast, because all I have is a phone and a tablet.
Me runnong gta 4 on my phone from 2022
@@june_senpai9846 A phone from 2022 can play that better than most shit tablets and laptops lol
Regarding the first setup, as a physicist coding with the keyboard on my lap would be a special kind of nightmare. I need a proper desk and chair to be able to keep my sanity.
@21:40: Linus, roasting a desk for it's literal purpose, providing a space to put things down on. (And then, presumably, removing it, instead eternally gathering random crap like junk mail.)
Watching all these LTT reactions to other people's setups, I now realise that my setup is a mix between cool, interesting, a hoarder's den and absolute insanity.
Luke is right, there is no excuse to not have a 2nd monitor.
Used monitors are like $20 at goodwill these days.
And sometimes you can even talk to your IT department, because they can have too much of older monitors they had as spares or "just in case" that went "obsolete" when they upgraded the company's fleet, or if they "loaned" them to remote workers for the pandemic.
pls dont :(
He will.
nooo :(
@@werlii womp womp
Don't what
@@LeoArronChester Seriously, though. Full sentences and complete thoughts are always great. 🤣
25:50 looks like @TrentTheTraveler and his beautiful dog Millie.
Or am i going crazy here?
27:02 i miss LANs so much man, everyone i use to game with as a child went their separate ways in life. I think i'm the only one that never had kids, making me the one who can afford decent computers. I still kinda lug mine around but i'm disabled and my pc weighs about 50-60 lbs without the glass lol. the last REAL lan we had was when Destiny 2 originally launched and we all camped out in my cousins living room with our playstations, drinking liqour, leveling up our fireteams and the day the leviathan raid launched it was some of the most fun I have had in recent memory. We sort of did the same thing for borderlands 3 but it was over discord and it just didn't have the same vibe. I would do a SFF build if LANs came back in popularity in my area; i don't know how i would fit a 7900xtx in a SFF case but i'm sure i could figure something out hahaha
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3:23 why does he have a framed picture of Joji hanging in his living room!!!
Because he's a man of culture, of course.
I’m a new Electrical Engineer in the PCB design space and work provides 2 monitors + a laptop. 2 monitors for Altium, 1 for data sheets and I wish I had an addition for MS teams/more data sheets. You can never have enough monitors.
21:07 That's a Last of Us quote. Ellie says that as she's getting her first view of the city after leaving the quarantine zone. Makes sense considering the art at the top of the photo.
Linus: *doesn't like Catan*
All the Comments: "so you have chosen death"
The Server Rack was likely FREE from a toss-out Dumpster Dive - and a spray-can paint-job.....
Don't know how it is in Canada. but here in the USA, a unfinished space, like the garage in the second to last setup, or a basement don't count towards living spaces, and so aren't taxed. so buddy should totally not paint his walls XD
I almost threw up laughing when Elijah started assigning different brain rot content to each of the first ultimate battle station’s monitors.
Now I can’t stop hiccuping, and I haven’t had hiccups in years.
After that Catan comment, I'm half expecting CGP Grey to walk unto the set just to explain to Linus how wrong he is for the rest of the video.
5:42 "is that tablet durable with mild drops?" *Linus gets called out* "alright, there's my answer"
#LTT2017Gang
Love Luke’s dual monitor rant - would like to call out Linus only has a single monitor setup at home 😂
You should look at Jeff CTO Labratorys setup
This is the best series :D
"probably a mac guy" when every computer has windows 10 on it 8:07
And also when if anything Mac people are the ones least willing to get multiple monitors because we can just... have multiple virtual desktops
20:56 Which is why I got a basic stand so I can see my Phone's AOD Clock, granted I can still see if there are missed messages but I usually wait till like between rounds or something to reply.
The van setup, is from Trent the Traveler on UA-cam.
15:45 rock and stone miners
rock and stone
Luke I used to have two monitors but switched to a single ultrawide and honestly don't miss it much. I used to struggle with speaker placement with two monitors but now it is very easy
Love these types of videos!
I use a LG 72 inch oled tv as my monitor and I love it, my games look good on it and I never really got into competitive games so I don’t even notice any input lag or whatever it’s called. I have the big tv for games and computer use and then I have a cheap 32 inch Roku tv that’s got my security camera dvr hooked up to so I got a constant view around my property while playing games
16 millions subs! Congrats LTT!
7:14 those are air plants, not succulents. and contrary to what linus said, they don't need to be watered 💀
15:00 Always store your guns in a locked safe, also never keep the gun loaded!
In the event of an emergency you want to make sure you have absolutely no time to grab your lifeline.
Yes a video on budget allocation would be great for a lot of people.
my first sewtup was an old crappy chromebook connectedf to a small crappy vizio tv and the desk was an old entertainment center
Just wanted to touch on the monitor lamp. While I don’t like it, for color grading spaces you typically want to have a lamp that faces behind monitor to the wall (50% grey color) that is color accurate so you have a neutral point for reference during the grade. You can find this at many color grading houses in LA.
That being said I have no idea what these people are doing pointing the lamp on the monitor that’s wild.
22:04 Linus: "I don't know why you need two gpu's" Ummm to upgrade maybe? lol
Elijah was at most 9 (assuming he is 26 now) when the "Night Elf Mohawk" commercial with Mr. T was released, I think he can be excused for not knowing it.
14:16 Real. Look how new the carpet is. Bro is still waiting for the moving truck to show up.
These setups are fire, but the roasts are on another level! 😂
23:04 took that personally
I love that the first van battle station is Trent the travellers setup. Say hello to his dog Millie
The hammock looks like a military style cot which is not soft, very firm and stays that way for a long time.
17:10 I don't even wanna think about what's splattered all over that file cabinet drawer!
That Acer WMR headset worked surprisingly well. Compared to my HTC Vive, they're functionally quite similar.
“I said sell me and now you’re threatening me.”
The guy with the monitor mounted to the side of the desk for his sim rig is a genius 🤯
I would just like to confirm that there are truck drivers with *checks steam* 148 hours in American Truck Sim. Sometimes it's nice to do my job without all the BS.
I have a clock under my monitor at work. Granted I may need to share the monitor on the LTT forums because I'm proud of it.
I use to the do the dual monitor setup but found that it made me less productive, sure for a gaming system its no big deal but when I started working from home the extra real estate was just being used for things not work related and causing distractions. Went back to just a single 32 mon and I get things done faster.
Luke you are wrong I got a second monitor and I never use it. I have it on my monitor arm but it is always off. It is distracting and hurts my eyes because of the extra light. So yes you can go back after you used 2 monitors
13:09 Hey man, dude could have gotten the speaker and mouse as gifts, y'all need to calm down a bit lol
It kinda ironic that Elijah is the only guy complaning about the amount of keyboards 7:58
added a monitor lamp a few months ago, makes working so much easier for my aging gen-Xer eyes...
“Store it properly please” the Canadian can’t comprehend freedom.
Some people don't have adequate lighting in our room and don't have the room for a desk lamp.
Like Linus points out- multimonitors is not that opulant anymore. I have 8 monitors.
Two of them are 24" monitors attached to a laptop- those three $0 because they belong to work.
Two of them are 22" monitors that I was given by a friend who wanted 24" monitors and when he upgraded, just wanted them gone.
Two of them are 24" monitors that I bought used as a pair on ebay for $120, I had to replace one of them (after five years) for $40. ($160 total so far)
One of them is a 40" TV that I bought at Goodwill for $25 and then spent $10 on a power cord + remote on.
Almost all of them run through cables that were found at Goodwill or the bottom end cables from Amazon
15 years ago this would have been like $2,000 worth of monitors.
i saw switchfoot this year at a casino. good stuff.
Linus, you are still still wrong about the monitor lamp. The DO NOT SHINE ON YOU MONITOR. They illuminate the space in front of it. They are literally the same, if not better than a normal desk lamp.
Also ROCK AND STONE
21:24 Elijah acts like there aren’t options to customize the look of the PS5, some DarkPlates from DBrand look freaking awesome on the PS5
"How many keyboards is that?!" that's rich coming from the person with TWO Belle Delphine keyboards at their main setup.
we need a lot more of these, simple and fun to watch
I've always loved battlestations. These videos are a sure-click for me.
18:56 that view is impeccable
13:00 When you buy a $150 mouse used it turns into a more reasonable $60 mouse. Or even less if it had a problem and you fix it, like replacing double clicking switches
I used to have 4 monitors, for work, monitoring things and game that was always in the background. I cut down back to 1 due to power costs.
i have had the lawn chair setup before. it's actually pretty comfortable
17:03 baseboard heater behind the pc 😮
I have many headphone holders and many sets of headphones. My daily drivers lay on my desk, headphone holders for the rest.
27:10 "Some picture from something...." That some picture is the movie poster from BLADE RUNNER!!!!! YOU FAIL!
10:49 i have those speakers. They were the second cheapest at microcenter
Love videos man I am in need of a pc so love watching your videos
To go against Luke's point, I've used 2 monitors, then 3, then back to 2... Now I only have 1, and it's not even ultrawide, just a regular big 16:9. At some point I figured that multitasking only made me absolutely not have focus on anything, now I only multitask when strictly necessary by splitting the screen. If you know yourself, you should make your environment work for you 😄
btw if u do electric crafting stuff - having your computer next to it is not really optional , i mena unless u wanan walk back and forth every time uve programmed a microcontroller :D
Those pebble speakers rock for under $20 or even under $15 10:54
Funny that you demonstrate that tablet by playing Genshin on it XD
That dude's bluetooth speaker was possibly a promo item from their cellular provider. I have a ton of JBL equipment that all came from my wife upgrading her phone.
I WOULD watch a budget allocation video!!
Incredibly dirty desk are concerning to me, because I have executive dysfunction, I forget to dust for months, I forget to do laundry, I have a trash can right next to my desk and sometimes wait way to long to take it out, I don't put things away and they pile around my workspace, I slurp Ramen at my desk and take way to long to notice it flecked onto the monitor or keyboard... My set up and my walls never get anywhere near as grody.
26:56 You pay more taxes if you paint that wall+ceiling
How come Luke still looks the same? He doesn't seems aged! And oh, I always love the sound of his laugh...
Linus smashed the tablet multiple times to demonstrate how resistant it is when you're playing games and getting frustrated :)))
20:18 imagine playing and plant falls on your head
Really liked this episode ! Hope to see more real set ups .... Tx
Pretty sure that nixie clock was a Dalibor Farny piece, and they cost serious money. Probanly more than the katana.
13:13 pro this idea. I'm planning on building my first computer set up soon (coming from only a laptop) and have no idea how to budget