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Linus (from LinusTechTips) builds Linus Torvald's new PC [Video]

26 points by knaik94 6y ago

acqq 6y ago
For those preferring a textual form, it's a video based on this article: https://www.zdnet.com/article/look-whats-inside-linus-torvalds-latest-linux-development-pc/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/look-whats-inside-linus-torval...
mlex 6y ago
In case you're reading the comments first, Linus isn't actually building Torvold's actual PC for him, he's building a PC with the same specs as Torvold's.
- acqq 6y ago
  Correct. Torvalds built his PC himself and his words are quoted in the ZdNet's article to which the video author refers to as he builds a "copy" for his youtube channel. The worth of the video is seeing how huge the CPU (1) and the cooler (2) are. 1) https://youtu.be/Kua9cY8q_EI?t=267 https://youtu.be/Kua9cY8q_EI?t=267 2) https://youtu.be/Kua9cY8q_EI?t=639 https://youtu.be/Kua9cY8q_EI?t=639 Which is less surprising once one reads the specs: https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3970x https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3... "Default TDP / TDP 280W"
  - dhruvmittal 6y ago
    I thought it was pretty interesting to see that Linus was focusing on power + silence. Made me interested in picking up some quieter fans for my PC.
  - theandrewbailey 6y ago
    > The worth of the video is seeing how huge the CPU (1) and the cooler (2) are. Linus plays with Threadrippers and even Xeons in his videos fairly regularly, as does JayzTwoCents[0]. Though Linus is known to be... dropsy[1]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/user/Jayztwocents https://www.youtube.com/user/Jayztwocents [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shyFnRVgvDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shyFnRVgvDw
dzhiurgis 6y ago
> Linus: we've built a developer machine! > Also Linus: actually I don't write code anymore
- acqq 6y ago
  I believe Torvalds still needs to build the Linux kernel regularly, even if he doesn't technically "write" the code, and this CPU allows him to do it in 24 seconds, according to this test: https://techgage.com/article/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3990x-64-core-linux-performance/ https://techgage.com/article/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3990x-64...
  - dzhiurgis 6y ago
    Yep it still helps in his workflow. Although this was a bit of a joke. I do hope there’s gonna be more of dev focused content on youtube. Right now it’s all about gaming or video rendering.

26 points by knaik94 6y ago

acqq 6y ago

For those preferring a textual form, it's a video based on this article: https://www.zdnet.com/article/look-whats-inside-linus-torvalds-latest-linux-development-pc/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/look-whats-inside-linus-torval...

mlex 6y ago

In case you're reading the comments first, Linus isn't actually building Torvold's actual PC for him, he's building a PC with the same specs as Torvold's.

acqq 6y ago
Correct. Torvalds built his PC himself and his words are quoted in the ZdNet's article to which the video author refers to as he builds a "copy" for his youtube channel. The worth of the video is seeing how huge the CPU (1) and the cooler (2) are. 1) https://youtu.be/Kua9cY8q_EI?t=267 https://youtu.be/Kua9cY8q_EI?t=267 2) https://youtu.be/Kua9cY8q_EI?t=639 https://youtu.be/Kua9cY8q_EI?t=639 Which is less surprising once one reads the specs: https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3970x https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3... "Default TDP / TDP 280W"
- dhruvmittal 6y ago
  I thought it was pretty interesting to see that Linus was focusing on power + silence. Made me interested in picking up some quieter fans for my PC.
- theandrewbailey 6y ago
  > The worth of the video is seeing how huge the CPU (1) and the cooler (2) are. Linus plays with Threadrippers and even Xeons in his videos fairly regularly, as does JayzTwoCents[0]. Though Linus is known to be... dropsy[1]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/user/Jayztwocents https://www.youtube.com/user/Jayztwocents [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shyFnRVgvDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shyFnRVgvDw

dzhiurgis 6y ago

> Linus: we've built a developer machine! > Also Linus: actually I don't write code anymore

acqq 6y ago
I believe Torvalds still needs to build the Linux kernel regularly, even if he doesn't technically "write" the code, and this CPU allows him to do it in 24 seconds, according to this test: https://techgage.com/article/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3990x-64-core-linux-performance/ https://techgage.com/article/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3990x-64...
- dzhiurgis 6y ago
  Yep it still helps in his workflow. Although this was a bit of a joke. I do hope there’s gonna be more of dev focused content on youtube. Right now it’s all about gaming or video rendering.