I Hired Randoms on Facebook to Build me a Gaming PC... Let's See if I Get Scammed!

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Get 20% off DeleteMe US consumer plans when you go to http://joindeleteme.com/LTT20 and use promo code LTT20 at checkout. DeleteMe International Plans: https://international.joindeleteme.com/ Check out the MSI MAG PANO M100R PZ at https://lmg.gg/7JIl6 Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist and eBay can be great places to find deals on used GPUs, CPUs, RAM, and even NON-computer stuff. But are they great places to get a custom-built PC? To find out, we gave money to 3 random people on Facebook Marketplace to see if we would get scammed, or the deal of a lifetime! Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1580209-i-gave-dudes-on-facebook-900-to-build-me-a-pc/ Components of Teenage Engineering AMD Ryzen 7 5700X CPU: https://lmg.gg/SDdhP Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 Motherboard: https://lmg.gg/F2IF2 T-Force 3600MTs CL18 2x8GB DDR4 RAM: https://lmg.gg/I0u6o Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB CPU Cooler: https://geni.us/Igx3Z TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 1TB SSD: https://lmg.gg/qPxIm Acer Predator BIFROST AMD Radeon RX7600 OC Graphics Card: https://lmg.gg/n6cde NZXT H5 Flow Compact ATX Case: https://lmg.gg/XQbv6 TP-Link Wi-Fi 6E AXE5400 WiFi Card: https://geni.us/UvGhYa Components of The Hobbyist AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU: https://lmg.gg/OwPPV ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming Motherboard: https://lmg.gg/VI4hT Corsair Vengeance 3200MTs CL16 DDR4 RAM: https://lmg.gg/8KGSK Kingston NV2 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD: https://lmg.gg/0Ixxn Gigabyte Radeon RX 7700 XT GAMING OC Graphics Card: https://lmg.gg/dyxgF Montech X3 Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case: https://lmg.gg/zZZZD Cooler Master MWE GOld 850W 80+ GOld PSU: https://lmg.gg/dqZGJ Components of The Professional (that are worth buying...) Buy a PNY XLR8 Gaming VETRO RTX 4060 Graphics Card: https://lmg.gg/8QKQp Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: https://lttstore.com ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane ► GET A VPN: http://www.piavpn.com/linus ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners ► EQUIPMENT WE USE TO FILM LTT: https://lmg.gg/LTTEquipment ► OUR WAN PODCAST GEAR: https://lmg.gg/wanset FOLLOW US ---------------------------------------------------   Twitter: https://twitter.com/linustech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LinusTech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linustech TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linustech Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linustech MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712 Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/ Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0  https://geni.us/PgGWp Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 1:50 PC 1 - Build Quality/Communication 4:40 PC 2 - Build Quality/Communication 5:50 PC 3 - Build Quality/Communication 8:23 Performance 13:43 Value 14:45 Beauty 16:42 Final Scores 17:19 Meeting the Winner 21:06 Outro

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