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    Slot Processors

    I was unfortunate enough to buy a few computers with slot processors. Once cleaned they look just like large memory chips with a decent amount of gold. Does anyone know why the price on slot processors is so much lower than gold finger memory or even green fiber processors?



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    Maybe I can spread a little light on this. For one your right they do look like a large memory stick. Since they are larger the gold plating to total weight of them is less then a memory stick. Also they do not have as many IC chips as a memory stick. Therefore the precious metal content of them per pound is not as much as a memory stick. Thats how you get the lower price for them. Hope that helps.

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    I am not 100% on this but I am pretty sure the IC chips on the RAM are what make the difference. RAM also weighs less.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantoms001 View Post
    I was unfortunate enough to buy a few computers with slot processors.
    haha! you coulda done worse, such as scrapping a buncha P4s, at least those slot motherboards go as higher grade, think it over ; )
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear View Post
    haha! you coulda done worse, such as scrapping a buncha P4s haha, at least those motherboards go as higher grade, think it over ; )
    I'm in them for 3.00 so I'm not going to lose money but they were older systems and I had the hope I'd get something ceramic. No dice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantoms001 View Post
    I'm in them for 3.00 so I'm not going to lose money but they were older systems and I had the hope I'd get something ceramic. No dice.
    Ill take a p4 box with a 1gb ram stick dvdrw and a 200gb hard drive over a 486 machine anyday.


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