▲ 588 ▼ HW News - Linus Tech Tips' Terrible Response, ESMC, & Starfield x AMD GPUs (m.youtube.com) submitted 3 years ago by misk@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world 202 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] BettyWhiteInHD@lemmy.world 139 points 3 years ago (69 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 71 child comments replies: [+] Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world 76 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Z4rK@lemmy.world 77 points 3 years ago Billet has confirmed that they sent a 3090Ti that LMG has been sitting on for 9 weeks now without using or returning. permalink fedilink source parent [–] narwhalperson@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 3 years ago (1 child) How is it even possible to use the wrong GPU when the correct one is in the same box. That makes it seem malicious rather than foolish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zaph@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I assume one of the Billet folk must have shit in his cornflakes or turned down a sponsorship request or something along those lines. I might be spreading misinformation but I've seen it mentioned by multiple sources so I'll take a lesson from LTT, Linus invests in a company that makes gpu waterblocks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] T156@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* Someone in the chain assumed that there were spare 3090s and just stole the card that came with the block. Obviously for a cheeky tech makeover bit. Maybe the reason that it turned up again recently was because they saw everything catch fire, panicked, and put it back? Either that, or LMG's logistics just put it in a general GPU pile without putting it with the cooler, so when they couldn't find it with the cooler, it was assumed lost. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] twistedtxb@lemmy.ca 62 points 3 years ago They would have never done this to a larger manufacturer, but since the prototype was a passion project by two tech enthusiasts they simply did not care at all. It's frankly disgusting. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (67 replies)
[+] Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world 76 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Z4rK@lemmy.world 77 points 3 years ago Billet has confirmed that they sent a 3090Ti that LMG has been sitting on for 9 weeks now without using or returning. permalink fedilink source parent [–] narwhalperson@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 3 years ago (1 child) How is it even possible to use the wrong GPU when the correct one is in the same box. That makes it seem malicious rather than foolish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zaph@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I assume one of the Billet folk must have shit in his cornflakes or turned down a sponsorship request or something along those lines. I might be spreading misinformation but I've seen it mentioned by multiple sources so I'll take a lesson from LTT, Linus invests in a company that makes gpu waterblocks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] T156@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* Someone in the chain assumed that there were spare 3090s and just stole the card that came with the block. Obviously for a cheeky tech makeover bit. Maybe the reason that it turned up again recently was because they saw everything catch fire, panicked, and put it back? Either that, or LMG's logistics just put it in a general GPU pile without putting it with the cooler, so when they couldn't find it with the cooler, it was assumed lost. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Z4rK@lemmy.world 77 points 3 years ago Billet has confirmed that they sent a 3090Ti that LMG has been sitting on for 9 weeks now without using or returning. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] narwhalperson@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 3 years ago (1 child) How is it even possible to use the wrong GPU when the correct one is in the same box. That makes it seem malicious rather than foolish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zaph@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I assume one of the Billet folk must have shit in his cornflakes or turned down a sponsorship request or something along those lines. I might be spreading misinformation but I've seen it mentioned by multiple sources so I'll take a lesson from LTT, Linus invests in a company that makes gpu waterblocks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] T156@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* Someone in the chain assumed that there were spare 3090s and just stole the card that came with the block. Obviously for a cheeky tech makeover bit. Maybe the reason that it turned up again recently was because they saw everything catch fire, panicked, and put it back? Either that, or LMG's logistics just put it in a general GPU pile without putting it with the cooler, so when they couldn't find it with the cooler, it was assumed lost. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zaph@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I assume one of the Billet folk must have shit in his cornflakes or turned down a sponsorship request or something along those lines. I might be spreading misinformation but I've seen it mentioned by multiple sources so I'll take a lesson from LTT, Linus invests in a company that makes gpu waterblocks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] T156@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* Someone in the chain assumed that there were spare 3090s and just stole the card that came with the block. Obviously for a cheeky tech makeover bit. Maybe the reason that it turned up again recently was because they saw everything catch fire, panicked, and put it back? Either that, or LMG's logistics just put it in a general GPU pile without putting it with the cooler, so when they couldn't find it with the cooler, it was assumed lost. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zaph@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I assume one of the Billet folk must have shit in his cornflakes or turned down a sponsorship request or something along those lines. I might be spreading misinformation but I've seen it mentioned by multiple sources so I'll take a lesson from LTT, Linus invests in a company that makes gpu waterblocks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] T156@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* Someone in the chain assumed that there were spare 3090s and just stole the card that came with the block. Obviously for a cheeky tech makeover bit. Maybe the reason that it turned up again recently was because they saw everything catch fire, panicked, and put it back? Either that, or LMG's logistics just put it in a general GPU pile without putting it with the cooler, so when they couldn't find it with the cooler, it was assumed lost. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] twistedtxb@lemmy.ca 62 points 3 years ago They would have never done this to a larger manufacturer, but since the prototype was a passion project by two tech enthusiasts they simply did not care at all. It's frankly disgusting. permalink fedilink source parent