The Most Permanent Tech Upgrade of All Time - AMD $5000 Ultimate Tech Upgrade

Linus Tech Tips · 2026-09-23 · 29 min
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Lisa from Creator Warehouse gets a $5,000 tech upgrade, including a Ryzen 5 8500G NAS and a tattoo-practice setup.
Creator Warehouse designer Lisa says she rarely shops, so the $5,000 upgrade spans practical studio gear, creative tools and family gifts. She gets a 13-inch iPad Air with Apple Pencil Pro, a wireless tattoo machine and stencil printer, plus furniture and a pull-down TV mount. Lisa and Linus explain how transfer paper works, then test the tattoo pen on practice skin—after Lisa admits she is unsure about needle depth, she quickly warms to the process. The centerpiece is Lisa’s first-ever PC build: a NAS based on an AMD Ryzen 5 8500G, ASRock B650M Pro RS motherboard, 256GB Adata SSD and Seasonic 750W power supply. Linus says the six-core chip, boosting up to 5GHz, is more than needed for file storage but suits Docker containers or media streaming. The upgrade also includes a mini fridge for Lisa’s homemade cosmetics, a carbonator and HiBy R1 music players so the kids can listen without phone access.
Chapters
- 0:00Intro: Lisa’s $5,000 upgrade includes a NAS, iPad, and tattoo machine
- 3:02Tattoo stencil setup and Lisa’s 13-inch iPad Air with Pencil Pro
- 6:21Studio shelf assembly and Bluetooth tattoo-printer setup
- 9:00Pull-down TV mount comparison and Lisa’s tattoo-practice plans
- 12:27Ryzen 5 8500G NAS build, first PC assembly, and Shahrad’s Law
- 15:20RAM installation, Adata 256GB SSD, and CPU cooler fitting
- 17:10Focus 2 case, Seasonic 750W PSU, and first-build cable management
- 19:00Lisa tests a tattoo machine on fake skin after showing her Procreate art
- 24:43Mini Fridge, Carbonator & Kid Tech: Lisa's Homemade Moisturizer and Phone-Free MP3 Players
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