Using only the Highest Rated parts to build a PC

Is buying the top rated on parts on Newegg still a good idea these days? You might end up spending more than you'd like, but we ended up with a surprisingly competent gaming rig.

Check out the Herd Mentality PC:

Check out the Herd Beating PC:

Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:50 CPU
2:38 Motherboard
3:37 Memory
4:27 Storage
5:07 CPU Cooler
5:50 Case
6:38 PSU
7:39 GPU
9:30 Gaming
12:43 Conclusion
14:38 Outro

[bpAOG]

In the reviews section for Newegg you can filter "Only see the reviews for the current item"

[flmalegre]

Those 9 dollars must've been for the PREMIUM SONIC MOTHERBOARD. Gotta go fast!

[Spartan]

I am with team SeaSonic, ever since I tried my first SeaSonic rebranded PSU which was the XFX BEFX 850W I was absolutely blown away at how tight the voltages were even under load. That was back around 2014 so for the past 10 years as a system builder I only recommend SeaSonic high quality parts or rebrands of those high quality units.

For those that do not know, many brands available do not make their own PSU's, they have an OEM make them (Great Wall, HEC, DELTA, Super Flower, FSP, ToPower, Enermax, SeaSonic are OEM's). Those OEM's make the components for the PSU and then the company makes an artistic design and slaps their logo on it, examples of this are EVGA, Thermaltake, Antec, NZXT, and Corsair just to name a few.

SeaSonic makes their own PSU's in house, and their top tier models are EXCEPTIONAL. Their "low end" PSU's are not all that great, safe, but not worth the money. Anything "mid-range" to high end from SeaSonic is just an instant buy.

[samueldubik]

I love this running gag of LTT where Linus always tries to do a horrible impression of an accent. English is my second language, but even I can tell this isn't how people from Texas sound like, that's how bad it is. I just love it.

[RiginJustino]

5:50 that caught me so off guard omg that transition was perfect

[geargrinder]

"Let's get all of this into the case" followed promptly by "nice" was NOT a reference i was expecting today, my kudos to the writer who evidentially knows our main man steve

[kaosblde]

Can you do a similar video for building/buying computers in Europe? I know its not exactly your target audience, but there is a severe lack of reliable information on good retailers/pc builders in Europe. It'd be great to have more in depth information from professional enthusiasts that would make it easier for your European viewers. As someone who is planning on building a pc in Portugal soon, I'd really appreciate having better knowledge of which companies are the most dependable, helpful, and worth the price when doing so in Europe, especially since shipping can also be a major issue. Thanks for all the content you guys make. I learn a little bit more everyday.

[owend]

5:50 the edit was incredible, well done for real.

[WKogut]

"Herd mentality" means it should have been parts that were bought the most, not the best reviewed ones

[Tstumpman]

Here's your next video in this series:
When buying parts for the herd machine, filter by minimum reviews, then divide the price by the star rating.

Then build a machine based on price per star, making the most cost- effective herd machine.

[Jupisevenfive]

13:40 Seeing the phanteks panel not fully on by the bottom corner is something I can't take my eyes off. (computer on the left).

[GoldenRaven]

I love how you have this “unspoken” rule (I’m sure you tell your sponsors) that you only do 10 sec advertisements for them. It’s quick, to the point, and honestly probably attracts more people instead of listening to someone talk about something for 2-3 minutes in the middle of a vid.

[daelynlamb]

5:50 was that a Steve1989MREInfo reference?

[DragonBane]

Now do a "Most Average Gaming PC 2024 Edition"

[rozzbourn]

the 12700kf can be had for $185 quite often. at that price, its a very solid option.

[Peace_Regardless]

2:01 I have that exact same issue with the same part. For context on what he’s saying the bios will pop up after a couple minutes of the pc being on but not booting and it will say “failed to boot 5 times” and then it says its attempting boots some other way and then it boots like any other pc would.

[Fabious-tlqw]

2:15 reminder to not forget about the legendary Core 2 Quad

[AlpakaWhacker]

6:52 wait a moment... if yous didn't choose the Ryzen 7 7800X3D (despite wanting to) because the listing was shared between 3x different product SKUs, then why did yous choose the Seasonic Power Supply when its listing is shared with 6x different product SKUs?

[VidzForDayz]

Their conclusion on the 5800x3d build says it all, it's not currently worth building a new gaming PC when a 3 year old one would be equal if not faster depending on your GPU choice.

[notspacegoat]

5:50 honestly my favourite bit of ltt editing