Maxing out a Motherboard

I also read that people are pulling the gold pins and surface mounted capacitor chips. What kind of impact would that have on MB rates...is it even worh the time. Must be if a lot of people are doing it...right?

IF you do that to all your motherboards, you have "cherrypicked" them and have taken the price per lb. from $3-4 per lb. down to .10-15 a lb. low grade price. Your better off getting the good money per lb. and letting the "pro's" do their own refining.