How do you test ram, CPUs and hard drives for resale?

**PartTimeScrapper** · 06-15-2014, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by AuburnEwaste

You also need to make sure that the motherboard is compatible with the CPU. There are many types of socket 775 for example, and they are not all compatible with all boards. To test any Intel desktop CPU's that are worth re-selling, you could end up with close to 10 different machines.

Or just a very high end gaming ASUS board that will run p4 all the way to quads. But the board alone will cost the same as 10 machines.

**thebugguy** · 06-15-2014, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper

Or just a very high end gaming ASUS board that will run p4 all the way to quads. But the board alone will cost the same as 10 machines.

While I'm sure it is excellent advice, this ↑↑↑ is exactly why I don't bother trying to test my own hardware! Yes, the margins are smaller, but it's so much easier taking things apart than putting them back together again...

cheers,
tbg