We were supposed to do James Scott's AMD
Ultimate Tech upgrade back in February, but someone couldn't make it.
>> I had cancer, >> right?
>> Yeah. >> Wait. Had cancer.
>> YEAH. [screaming]
>> YEAH. >> HE'S CERTIFIED CANCERREE BABY. SO, to
celebrate James Scott's new clean bill of health, WE'VE GOT A SICK UPGRADE.
He's getting a new gaming PC, a new guitar amp, a mic, and a new couch upon
which he can park his cancerfree ass. [music]
>> Are we telling them it's colon cancer? You just did.
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Chuck Barry seems pretty cool. This is the part where we explore people's
houses and uh find out all the fascinating renovations they're doing.
>> Yeah. Don't Don't go in the plastic covered room. >> Oh, wow.
Oh, it stinks. But in a way that I like.
>> It's the smell of paint. >> Jesus. >> Bit of a storage locker at the moment.
>> Wow. This is uh an adventure.
I like this though. Is this a metal T-Rex in a cowboy hat?
>> There's no way that you took that from the office because I would never be
tasteful enough to own this. >> What's Breeze doing? She She's the
talented one. She's the >> Wait, she made this? >> She painted it.
>> Oh, >> yeah. She just bought a dinosaur head and then bought a cowboy hat.
>> This is more organized, though. >> What did I make?
>> The the metal dinosaur head. The silver dinosaur head. >> I 100% bought. 100% purchased. [music]
>> Oh, >> I wouldn't put it past me. >> Okay, I'm just a liar then.
Cool. But what you wouldn't lie about is your journey over the last year.
>> Going to the bathroom wasn't the same as it always was. Uh had a couple of
colonoscopies and they found a growth inside of me. Determined that it was uh
colon cancer. Stage three. >> Holy crap. >> They did a surgery, cut it out. Um and
then just [music] to to make sure that, you know, nothing grew back, I did uh 12
rounds of chemo. >> 12 for 6 months. >> Yeah. [music] How was that?
>> It was a great time. I'll be the first to say I think he had a great time.
>> It sucked, but very very grateful I did it. Um the team of nurses and and my
oncologists were just phenomenal and supportive and very very patient with me
and and helpful. [bell]
[cheering and applause] >> We are so [snorts] glad to have you
back. >> Yeah. >> What do you want to start with today? The giant tech deck or the computer?
>> Uh I mean this is a blind box, so I'm
genuinely cool with most of these. Probably either this one. Bri wants the
eyeballs. As long as it's not the one that Linus' head is blocking the baby dragon. If it's that, I'm going to be
very, very cranky for the rest of the day. >> If he doesn't get the one he wants, he's
going to smash it on camera. >> First cancer, and now there [laughter]
a >> See, he kept telling me, "You're okay with joking about it, but I still uh am
feeling deeply uncomfortable with >> I'm also okay with joking about it.
[laughter] >> You You'll get more comfortable as the day goes on." >> 1917. Good year.
>> Uh yeah. Uh [laughter] They're
they're really really nice journals. Uh I've got some fountain pens we'll get to eventually um that it doesn't bleed
through the paper on these. These are way better than um like moles skins and
things like that. >> That's cool. Okay. All right. Let's tear down THIS MACHINE.
>> DAMN IT. While we're building the computer, James also got a new desk. So
maybe Adam could build the desk. >> Yeah. This is a finely built machine.
Normally I go to these upgrades and I'm like, "Oh my god, your cable management
is this and your whatever is that, but
this is terrific." Other than being a little dusty. Did you build this?
>> Uh, yeah. I'll be honest though, Sven from the uh the business team um kind of
walk me through it. >> Why don't you unbox the CPU and talk us
through your choice?
>> Sven recommended it. [laughter] >> Can we get Can we get Spven in here? Can
we get Spen? So, you chose the Ryzen 7 9800X3D?
>> Yeah, it's it's kind of I I knew it was like the the sort of go-to at this point for for a CPU.
>> I wish our RAM rationale was something other than it could be afforded, but we
went with a 6,000 mega transfer per second 32 gig kit from Kingston. Want to
talk us through your motherboard? >> I needed type-C cuz my current one does
not have type-C on it. >> I feel like I'm reading a grade three essay. [laughter]
>> I read the book. It is a nice book. You know, I prepared all of this with chat
GPT. >> It has type-C on the book. Someone's
going to have to build the computer. Do I have a volunteer? >> Uh, sure.
>> Nice. [laughter] >> I think that would genuinely stress
James out. >> Oh, no. No. I want to watch you build a computer. >> Okay, let's do it. >> Have you built a computer before?
>> Um, not really. >> Not really. What does that mean?
>> But I haven't physically. [music] >> It's like if I ask someone, "Have you
driven a car?" And they're like, "Not really." Like, I don't really know what
to do with that. >> No. >> No. [music] You can just say your
ex-boyfriend built your last computer.
[laughter] >> They're best friends. >> Yeah,
>> I really need to go more with the Jerry. >> He'll probably be watching this.
>> Actually, he's like >> he watches the channel.
>> I'm I'm so ready just sitting here waiting to build a computer and like
>> just come on. >> Yeah, you know, I just need a a computer
that's enough computer for me. So, I upgraded to the best friend, you know,
like [laughter] >> it it wasn't it was an upgrade. I just
wanted on the record. It was an upgrade. >> Jesus Christ.
>> I love you, Evan. If you're watching this, I love you. [laughter] >> Awkward enough for you.
>> Evan put together your last computer, too, didn't he?
>> So, now I'm replacing Evan. >> Okay, we need >> It's getting even more awkward.
>> We need Evan here. We need Sven here. It's going to be a whole
orgy of interconnected relationships. >> Let's build a computer.
>> Let's build a computer. Let's all do it together. Here, you put this in.
[laughter] >> You got it. >> I don't know where.
>> I don't [laughter] know where to put it. >> Wow. You're a natural at this.
>> I'm forcing it. >> It does. It does require a little bit of force.
>> Nice. >> Except for missing something, aren't we? >> Great work, you guys. Yeah, we got to
put two more things in, but they go in different slots. I can't tell what's
okay and what's not. I think we need a safe word. Let's go with a word that no
one would say today. Intel. >> Oh, sure. [laughter] I'm sure AMD will
love that. >> Can you go ahead and put that in for me? How [music] about you put that one in
for me? >> Okay. So, since I'm super experienced,
[music] I know exactly what way to do it. >> Super experienced. Was that with the
best FRIEND OR
Intel, >> Intel, Intel, [laughter] Intel.
>> ADAM, I don't know if we can upload this. >> Why? What did you do?
>> I did you say something about gamers next? >> I violated the [laughter]
Okay, so the next thing I would do uh is
I would pull this out. Wait, you already
have like a decent GPU. 7700 XT. What
did you get? Oh, that's a big upgrade.
>> It's a bit of an upgrade. Yeah. Yeah. >> 97 EXT. This is sick. Not only does the
97 EXT offer a major upgrade in both raster and ray traced gaming, but AMD
just announced FSR Redstone, which includes AI based upscaling and frame
generation, as well as neural radiance caching and ray regeneration. I don't
know exactly what all of that means because AMD has a whole presentation
planned on this in [clears throat] 21 days,
but we'll know more soon. And this card supports it. So, why don't we get the
cooler mounted? >> Do we need thermal toothpaste?
That's what it's called, right? >> There's some conveniently placed in the fridge if you look in the door.
>> What are the odds? >> Oh, nice.
>> Nice. PTM 7950 available at ltstore.com.
>> Goes well with ranch dressing. >> No.
>> All right. >> Cool. >> You're doing this.
>> Okay. So, first thing you do is you got to loosen it. >> Okay. >> There you go. And then you can use the
Yeah. Most people use the textured knurled part so that they have more
right there. Split the difference. Yeah. There we go. >> It is shocking how many like zoomers I
run into who have just [music] never used a hand tool. My dad's dead.
[snorts]
>> Here's some thermal compound. >> Go ahead and put this on.
>> Okay. >> You can actually go. Like we're we're
fine. Yeah. >> Your desk's filthy. >> Yeah. You can go.
>> Reese and I have built your new desk, but now we got to deal with your old
desk. >> It's dirty. >> Yeah.
>> Cuz I'm dirty. >> Hell yeah. You damn dirty dog.
>> I'm I'm just going to blame the renovations. Okay, >> that's one of the best desk circles I've
seen in a while. >> Hey, renovations. Come on.
>> Damn. Blame it on the rens. >> I will continue to
>> No, that storage room has been through enough.
>> We're stopping in the hallway. Half measures, baby. Hey, you got a vacuum?
>> Wow, that is a brutal thing to ask someone.
>> That's a tricky question right now. Okay, so it's a lovehate relationship
that we have with the vacuum. >> Oh, hey,
>> that sounds like the weakest vacuum of all time. >> It is. It's just a stick vacuum.
>> You see how when you take the hand vacuum out, it doesn't blink red.
>> It's Yeah, but when you put it in here, it does. >> Yeah. >> You're probably clogged in here.
>> Yeah, it is. >> Adam's like the cancer doctor for vacuums.
>> And that's your vacc. There is no way that this entire video
makes it into the YouTube cut. It is too hot for TV. Uh we'll have some extras
over at LMG.gg/flowplane.
All right, go ahead and throw this in here. Wow, this was one of the easiest
upgrades. Oh. Uh-oh. I might have just [music] spoken too soon. What are the
odds that you still have the modular cables for your power supply? Because I
need another one. >> Very slim.
We're going to find out. Oh no. >> Oh no. Oh crap. No, we actually don't
have the right cable. >> What do you need? >> I need a an eight pin. The new card has
three connectors on it. >> Hey, Mr. Sebastian. It's
>> a SATA cable. Oh. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Where was this?
>> It was on the shelf around the corner. >> Why would you have a modular cable
sitting here? >> The house is in disarray. You saw it. I
just I just put things in places and then I'd remember where they put them
later. Found it. You're a complicated man. Jot,
>> don't get crushed on your fancy new flexi spot deck.
>> Can you make it go faster? That's pretty good.
>> Well, normally you won't go all the way from the top to the bottom. It should BE
>> FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM. >> SORRY. Listen to Lincoln Park a lot
lately. In the corner of a gun in the middle of my thoughts.
>> All right. See, you might think that that was manufactured drama, but I
assure you that if it was, >> I wasn't in on it. Adam wasn't in on it.
I don't think James was in on it. >> No, I I was worried for a second there.
>> This is pretty much it. We can fire this thing up. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We should
test it here where the monitor is. >> Hey, James, what's that? >> It's a keyboard.
>> Oh, check this out. >> From whom? >> Uh, Keyron.
>> Oh, why' you choose a keyron? >> Uh, let me guess. Sven. No, actually
Sven did not recommend the keyron. I like the rounded like keycaps
specifically. It had it. And then I went with this one because I was going for
like the the wood theme. >> Moment of truth.
>> Yo, >> watching your
>> I was wrong. So sorry. >> That was a good catch. >> I have been waiting for you to drop
something the entire time. >> How would you know I would do that? Does chemo give you like premonition power?
What else can you do? >> I I can only read minds from my butthole. I don't believe you.
>> I knew you were going to say that. [laughter]
>> Never just install this stuff without carefully scrolling through. Okay. End
user license agreements. I don't give a scroll right through them. Privacy
policy, whatever. Your privacy is dead. But this right here, you do not want
Norton 360 on your computer because God only knows how long it's going to take
you to remove it. What am I looking at here? a microphone and a cable for the
microphone and then an interface for the microphone and then a pop filter for the
microphone. >> I've got microphone and microphone accessories. >> What else you got for the microphone?
>> That's it. >> What about an arm for the microphone? >> You got me. >> We've talked about a lot of personal
stuff today. What would you say is your vice?
>> My vice? >> Yeah. >> Uh I don't know if I'm allowed to say on
camera. Um >> do you want to say it off camera and
then say it on camera? >> No. I I see him setting up the terrible joke here. Uh,
here it is. >> Metal clamps that clamp down on tables is my my biggest vice.
>> That was worth a shot. >> I goty tight. I thought, [snorts]
>> wow.
>> Oh, wait. It's so close here. Hold on. Where do you want it?
>> In front of my mouth. >> Don't look at the camera for that one.
>> So, you got the focus right 2i2. I see. >> I did. >> You did the the one that everyone gets.
>> Yep. >> Which is good. It's a great little piece of hardware. It's for a good price. Pro
tip though is that these are really easy to come by on marketplace. It's the kind
of thing that people buy because they go, I'm going to get into music [music]
>> or I'm going to get into streaming. >> Have you ever looked up treadmills on
marketplace? There's just endless free ones. Everyone's trying to get rid of them.
>> It's a nice idea. >> Moving on to the treadmill we got.
>> Yeah. We got a treadmill as part of the upgrade. >> Speaking of which, you did not.
>> It's called a walking vibration pad. What does that mean? I have no idea why
it's called vibration, but you can't run on it. You have to walk on it.
>> Now, with the mic set up, I know that we could look at the turntable, but I, for
one, want to know if you're going to be in a bad mood for the rest of the day. >> Okay.
>> Okay. >> Okay. That's the top. That's the top. All the top. >> Here we go. Here we go.
>> Okay. That's pretty sick. >> We're okay with that. We're okay. I'm not in a bad mood.
>> Throw a red eyes black dragon in attack mode.
>> Yeah. Oh, thank [applause] you. Thank you. I worked really hard. Yeah.
>> Wait, there's a whole bunch of Yu-Gi-Oh stuff here. What is this? >> Unironically, this is what I was most
excited for. >> Really? >> Uh, yeah. It's the entirety of the
Yu-Gi-Oh manga. So, this was a gift from one of my dad's friends when I was in
middle school. He went to Japan. He brought me back one of the manga, and I
said if ever I made enough money one day, I would buy the entire thing of
Yu-Gi-Oh manga. Um, I guess this kind of
counts. >> Yeah, AMD made a whole bunch of money.
>> Yeah, thanks AMD. Yeah, >> he didn't want the walking pad cuz he
says, "Where are we going to put it?" But then he buys [music] that entire
stack of Yu-Gi-Oh books. So >> So you're complaining to him about the
manga. But what about the other thing you got? [music]
>> The couch. >> Hey, >> no, >> that's not sticking around.
>> That's huge. That's huge. >> That's going in a jam space. I pay extra
rent for that. >> Yeah, the space will be pretty jammed when you get this up. >> That's Yeah. So, you and everyone else
bought a turntable. >> I mean, you should be kind of proud of
me because before this, I actually did just collect the records just to have
them for the art. So, now I can listen to them.
>> Uh, this cord is not long enough to reach. Do you?
>> Actually, this was part of the upgrade, too. >> Oh, of course. It always is like this
with you. >> That's just a good thing to have. >> It's just worth to have.
>> You guys are such a cute couple. It's pronounced cuckled. [laughter]
[music]
>> Sorry, I'm going to have to stop you for a second because you're making all the
other people who buy instruments for these upgrades look like posers.
And your neighbors will never have to listen to it though, right?
>> It's so sad. I'm getting it. And then it's going straight to the jam space
like next week. But can you hang out there anytime you want basically or?
>> Yeah, but nice if it was home, you know.
>> James, I have a question for you. >> Do my best to answer it. >> You got these Edifier speakers.
>> That's not really a question. >> I'm not there yet. Where are you putting
them? Um, behind my monitors.
>> Why? >> Classic. >> Well, I'm just surprised that you got the edifiers and then you didn't plug in
your record player into them. >> Oh, we we've got other speakers coming
that aren't Logitech ones for the record player. >> Yeah, Edifier
just a killer budget audio brand. I'm not going to act like any of the stuff
that they make is amazing, but like in terms of bang for buck, you really can't
go wrong with any other lineup. It's crazy what they do. We love Edifier.
They don't make good headphones. [laughter] Do not [snorts] buy Edifier head
headphones or earbuds. Boy howdy. Shall we put something on them?
[music]
>> Oh, he's learn to walk >> first time. Easy.
>> Learn to walk again. >> I think five is a reasonable number. Oh,
it counts my steps. >> Do it, >> babe. I've walked 0.01 miles.
>> I'm so proud of you. >> Thank you. >> Okay, can we set it to massage mode?
>> Yeah. Like, what? >> Uh,
there's blood flowing in my legs. Actually, >> I want to try this. I want to try this.
Oh my god. [laughter] If you go like this, then you get the vibration. So
once you're thoroughly shaken, what do you do to calm down? >> I usually write about my experience of
being shaken. >> Oh, well, it's a good thing that we got all these books and inks and pens.
>> So simple fountain pens. They're fun to write with. It really is just like a fun
feeling thing. It is just different than using like a ballpoint or something like
that. >> Are these two different types of pens? >> They're actually the exact same pen.
[music] Um I just got one in green, one in red, uh with two different shades of
green ink that I can use on the green one. Red ink for editing when I need to
edit and revise stories that I'm writing.
>> They've got great handwriting. >> This is a sick setup now. 9800 X3D,
[music] 9070 XT, 32 gigs of RAM. Do you
really want it in the middle of the living room? >> No, no, no, no, no, no.
>> Why'd you have us put it here then? >> Uh because the computer room is under
renovations. We have a vision for there. There's a nice little closet right [music] next to like where do we set up
so I can actually take the mic into the closet for better recording. Did you
ever say on camera what the mic was for? >> For a while now, people have been
harassing me about taking like the horror short stories I write and uploading them to YouTube or or podcasts
or whatever. >> So, just I guess audio book work. Uh,
>> right. Like adult fiction. >> It depends on how you define adult, but
Yeah. Yeah. >> Well, I mean, horror short stories. >> Yeah. Yeah. It's for mature audience.
>> Horror. [laughter] >> No, >> I love this. We asked him to like sit
and pose reading one of the books for like a B-roll shot. And instead of doing
what most people would do where they crack it open to the middle, like
they're, you know, in the middle of it, he actually just grabbed book one and
started reading it from the beginning. So, I have a feeling this is where we're
done here because there's no way he's going to engage with us. This was a
great upgrade. We got Yu-Gi-Oh mangas. We got writing implements. We got a sick
PC upgrade, not to mention a new desk, new couch, and a new guitar amp for the
misses, which is actually among the most
generous four others contributions that we've seen. So, uh
Oh, he is kind of paying attention. [music] Did you have like a call to action you wanted to do?
>> Uh yeah. If your body's doing things it's not supposed to, go see your
doctor. >> Okay. And if it's doing things it is supposed to, go see your doctor.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Also, shout out AMD for sponsoring AMD Ultimate Tech
Upgrade. If you guys are looking for another really great episode, why not check out John Doyens from the lab. He
spent half of his budget on a VR headset.
Awful timing.