Buying a New Case is a Waste of Money

Outsmart algorithms and optimize the way you read the news. Go to https://ground.news/ltt to get 40% off the Ground News Vantage plan or subscribe to their Pro Plan for just $1/month.

Purchase the G.Skill Trident Z5 CK DDR5 RAM at: https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007611&SrchInDesc=trident+z5+ck

Every year people spends hundreds of dollars of their computer budget on a new case. BUT you can save that money to upgrade your computer instead! Linus shows Elijah how to take his old computer case and turn it into a MASTERPEICE…well sort of.

Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1587128-buying-a-new-case-is-a-waste-of-money/

Check out the EN Labs 5.25 Inch Front 5 Port USB Hub: https://geni.us/T9TOs7i
Check out the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU: https://geni.us/tLxT
Check out the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Cooler: https://geni.us/MAMynzB
Check out the ASUS ROG Strix X870-A Gaming Wifi Motherboard: https://geni.us/rti7
Check out the Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD: https://geni.us/cqBBtBr
Check out the Crucial Pro 2x32GB DDR5 RAM: https://geni.us/gJDFkW
Check out the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 OG OC Edition Graphics Card: https://geni.us/oSGF0SJ

► 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.

CHAPTERS
---------------------------------------------------
0:00 Intro
1:25 Finding the perfect OLD case
2:06 Solving Issue number 1 - Airflow
3:50 ATX Size History
4:42 Issue 2 - How to install backplate?
5:36 The real Case is the Friends we made along the way
5:46 Issue 3 - Modern Front IO
7:06 Issue 4 - Side panel Window and fans
11:01 Professor Adam Explains Power Supplies
11:50 Final build + More
12:38 Cooling Issues?
14:35 The GPU was broken :(
14:51 Testing Thermals
15:09 Buying a new case isn't dumb either
15:46 Conclussion
17:50 Outro