Why Are LTT Employees Quitting?
From The Hardware Unboxed Podcast by Hardware Unboxed
February 6, 2026 · 1h 28m · Episode 96
About this episode
The episode discusses recent employee departures from LTT and their implications, along with technical issues related to the 9800X3D and updates from Valve regarding the Steam Machine.
Episode 96: Some employees have recently left LTT and their stories have been blowing up, so we thought it might be interesting to give our perspective on running a YouTube tech channel, whether Linus was being unfair and whether the ex-LTT guys made the right choice. Also, we chat about 9800X3D failures and Valve delaying the Steam Machine (and its price reveal) CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Our Thoughts on Employees Leaving LTT 45:50 - What is the Deal With 9800X3D Failures? 1:03:09 - Valve Delays Steam Machine 1:17:20 - Updates From Our Boring Lives SOURCES Jake's video on leaving LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqVxgcKQO2E Zip Tie Tuning video on LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0GPnA9pW8k Valve's Steam Machine update: https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/625565405086220583 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky…
People in this episode
Host: Hardware Unboxed
Topics covered
- employee turnover
- YouTube tech channels
- 9800X3D failures
- Valve updates
- LTT controversy
Keywords
- LTT
- employee quitting
- 9800X3D
- Valve
- Steam Machine
- YouTube tech channel
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: LTT, Valve
Products: 9800X3D
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