What Is the Linus Tech Tips Forum?
linustechtips.com is the official community forum for Linus Tech Tips (LTT), the YouTube channel run by Linus Media Group (LMG). It is a discussion board, not a store or a video site: people go there to talk about tech, get build and troubleshooting help, follow LTT/LMG news, and comment on LTTStore merch and sponsors. You can read most of it without an account; posting requires registering, and the site mentions subscription options, though the page evidence doesn't list prices or what a subscription includes.
How the forum is organized
The board splits into a few top-level areas, each with subforums. The post counts below come from the forum index and give a rough sense of where the activity is.
| Area | What it covers | Example subforums |
|---|---|---|
| LTT Official | LTT/LMG output and community programs | LTT Releases, Forum Information, WHALE LAN, LMG Sponsor Discussion, LTTStore.com |
| The Hub | General tech chat and news | General Discussion, Tech News, Off Topic |
| The Workbench | Builds and problem solving | New Builds and Planning, Troubleshooting |
| Computer Hardware | Component-level discussion | Graphics Cards, CPUs/Motherboards/Memory, Power Supplies, Cooling |
| Software | Software topics | (listed as a top-level section) |
Activity is heavily concentrated in a few places. Off Topic alone shows about 1.6m posts, Tech News about 1.2m, and Troubleshooting about 1.2m, while smaller subforums like WHALE LAN sit around 4.7k.
What you can actually do there
- Get help with a specific problem. Troubleshooting and the hardware subforums are where people post issues and get replies. Recent threads include a 360 Hz monitor black-screening during gaming and a Seasonic RMA complaint.
- Plan a build. New Builds and Planning is aimed at build lists, appraisals, and tips — for example, a recent thread asking for a small-form-factor build that fits in a backpack.
- Follow LTT and LMG. LTT Releases covers videos; Forum Information covers forum bugs and status updates; WHALE LAN is the hub for LMG's LAN events.
- Discuss merch and sponsors. LTTStore.com is for merch questions and reviews, and LMG Sponsor Discussion is for sponsor vetting and resolving problems. Note the forum's own warning: LTTStore support requests should go to [email protected], not the forum.
- Talk about anything else. General Discussion and Off Topic carry the bulk of the traffic, including non-tech topics.
Who it's for, and what to expect
It suits you if you want peer discussion and troubleshooting rather than official support. The hardware and build subforums are the most useful part if you have a concrete problem; Off Topic and Tech News are more casual. Two things to keep in mind: it is a high-volume forum, so a new thread can get buried quickly, and it is community-run discussion, not a vendor support channel — for LTTStore orders you're directed to email instead. If you only want LTT videos, the forum isn't necessary; if you want to ask questions, compare builds, or follow LMG announcements and events, it's the right place.