The WEIRDEST PC Parts we Found on AliExpress

Linus Tech Tips September 22, 2025
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Thanks to UGREEN for sponsoring this video! Check them out below: UGREEN MagFlow Magnetic Charger(17% OFF) https://amzn.to/3Jyxqp3 UGREEN MagFlow on Amazon US(up to 33% OFF) https://amzn.to/4g3gAuI UGREEN MagFlow on Official Store(up to 33% OFF) https://ugreen.pxf.io/POZB1R Thanks to Micro Center for sponsoring this video! Shop Micro Center’s Clearance and Overstock Event: https://micro.center/7593a4 Sign up for a FREE 128gig Flash Drive at the Phoenix Location: https://micro.center/d6dd22 Sometimes we buy components for a video, and for whatever reason, the video doesn’t happen. We found these miscellaneous PCIe expansion cards from AliExpress in a box in the warehouse, where they seem to have been sitting for a while, and decided to put our writers to the test. Who can sell the group on why their randomly selected card is the best? What do these cards even do? Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1623339-who-can-find-the-weirdest-pc-parts-on-aliexpress/ ► GET OUR 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 Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Affiliate links powered in part by https://affilimate.com/ Linus Sebastian is an investor in Framework Computer, Inc CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:37 Sponsor 1:03 Research sprint starts 1:38 Plouffe 6:36 Adam 9:03 Elijah 12:13 David 15:41 Voting on the winner 16:58 What we didn’t pick 17:52 Prize reveal 18:10 Sponsor 19:01 Credits

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