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A used CPU that came with a game ban leads Zack Shutt's fifteen uploads

The buyer's ban, Google's conveyor belt keyboard and an iPod revived without Apple all passed 100,000 views, and the channel nears half a million subscribers.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

His Used CPU Came With A BanHis Used CPU Came With A Ban

"His Used CPU Came With A Ban" is the kind of story Zack Shutt's channel was built for: a PC part bought secondhand, and a buyer who found out it carried someone else's punishment. It went up on Zack Shutt, the hardware-and-tech channel of the META PCs co-founder, and it is the most watched of fifteen uploads this week, now near half a million views.

The comments make clear which game is involved. Many viewers name Valorant and Riot's kernel-level anti-cheat, which sits deep in the operating system, and a good share of them argue the ban is a consumer rights question more than a gaming one. One line from support, that nothing could be done, gets quoted back again and again. The favorite comparison: buying a used car and losing your license for the last owner's red light.

The rest of the week ran on the same formula of short, headline-sized tech oddities. Google's conveyor belt keyboard came close behind, and there were also an AI with its own Windows account, an iPod revived without Apple and Meta's AI handing a stranger someone's address. The freshest arrivals are moving fastest. "Every Video You Watch Runs His Code" is a day old and gathering views quicker than anything else on the channel, with "Nintendo Just Deleted Mario Kart" and a DVD screensaver turned into a game behind it.

Daily views sit a little below the channel's usual pace, yet the week still added about 13,000 subscribers, pushing it past 490,000. Among the tech review channels around its size, none gained more views over the week. Andrew Bond had the next busiest week, and Giaco Whatever's workshop was quiet.

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What viewers say

  • Imagine buying a used car and instantly getting your licence revoked, because the previous owner once ran a red light ...
    @VraetzughtSee it on YouTube
  • To be fair he got saved from playing valorant

    Edit: fellas, this was a half-assed drive-by comment lmao, don’t read too much into it. I play War Thunder, I should not talk any shit. I still do because it’s funni
    @NotByStrengthSee it on YouTube
  • "There's nothing we can do"
    No you absolutely can dawg fym you can't 😭

    edit : you guys gotta chill with the like 🗿
    @Hyvatia-R65See it on YouTube
6 more comments
  • this is one of the reasons why I absolutely despise Kernel Anticheat.
    @hodayfa000hSee it on YouTube
  • His first mistake was playing a game with kernel level spyware.
    @lefteriseleftheriades7381See it on YouTube
  • Friends don't let friends play Valorant
    @RetadinSee it on YouTube
  • "There's nothing that can be done to alleviate the situation"
    Crap game, crap customer support, crap company; the epic combo
    @KawnnaSee it on YouTube
  • This should be a consumer rights issue.
    @wombatilloSee it on YouTube
  • The real problem here is the crazy level of surveillance
    @AugustaBloomSee it on YouTube

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The videos drawing views on Zack Shutt right now

Google Built A Conveyor Belt Keyboard451,949 views · 2026-10-04 Windows Gave The AI Its Own Account268,172 views · 2026-10-04 The iPod Came Back Without Apple164,164 views · 2026-10-05 Nintendo Just Deleted Mario Kart136,279 views · 2026-10-06 Metas AI Gave A Stranger His Address113,494 views · 2026-10-05 Every Video You Watch Runs His Code84,260 views The DVD Screensaver Is A Game Now28,146 views
The facts
Channel
Zack Shutt
Subscribers
491,000 ▲ 13,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
8,871,149
Videos published this week
15
Video published
October 3, 2026
Video views so far
480,524
Views on its first day
235,702

The numbers

Here is how Zack Shutt's channel moved over the week.

views gained this week, compared with similar channels
Zack Shutt
8,871,149
Andrew Bond
2,862,408
WVFRM Podcast
911,295
cheapaudioman
816,053
NorthridgeFix
330,010
Oliur / UltraLinx
298,919
This Is
295,821
This Does Not Compute
119,154
Giaco Whatever
1,514
subscribers
491,000
▲ 13,000 in the last 7 days
total views
315,162,968
views per day
884,083
typical day: 1,238,636
this week's videos (first-day views)
His Used CPU Came With A Ban
235,702
Google Built A Conveyor Belt Keyboard
248,679
Windows Gave The AI Its Own Account
184,050
The iPod Came Back Without Apple
105,932
Nintendo Just Deleted Mario Kart
106,217
Metas AI Gave A Stranger His Address
94,383
compared with similar channels (subscribers)
WVFRM Podcast
531,000
cheapaudioman
512,000
This Is
510,000
Giaco Whatever
509,000
Zack Shutt
491,000
NorthridgeFix
490,000
Andrew Bond
483,000
This Does Not Compute
474,000
Oliur / UltraLinx
465,000
As of October 8, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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