Manjelle again, found a board covered in gold

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11-19-2016, 09:52 AM
manjelle

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Manjelle again, found a board covered in gold

Still going through some e-scrap, getting ready to send a small load to test whether this is worth it all. But anyway came across these cards they say sound blaster live, so obviously sound cards, well one had a scratch on the board that was shining, started scraping the enamel off and sure enough front and backside completely layered in gold. I'm sure it's just a few microns thick, but if your into gold recovery may be worth your time to depopulate and recover. Has anyone else ran across these cards, just letting y'all know, didn't see any older streams about these. Knowledge is power. Lol. Included a few pics
11-19-2016, 10:30 AM
mikeinreco

If tested these go for more than scrap

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11-19-2016, 05:47 PM
mthomasdev

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Originally Posted by manjelle

Still going through some e-scrap, getting ready to send a small load to test whether this is worth it all. But anyway came across these cards they say sound blaster live, so obviously sound cards, well one had a scratch on the board that was shining, started scraping the enamel off and sure enough front and backside completely layered in gold. I'm sure it's just a few microns thick, but if your into gold recovery may be worth your time to depopulate and recover. Has anyone else ran across these cards, just letting y'all know, didn't see any older streams about these. Knowledge is power. Lol. Included a few pics

Don't expect any more than finger board price if your scrapping it.
11-19-2016, 11:26 PM
Pnutfarmer

All the Soundblaster brown cards that I've ran across were all gold plated like yours. I don't know of a buyer who pays a premium for them but they will sell on ebay as scrap for about one and a half times the price of regular finger cards.
11-20-2016, 10:54 AM
webuyselltradestuff

guys that is a soundblaster live card...it is not even a high end audio card. They ran <$100 NEW (back in the day) and can be had now for $30.

Most of the "gold" is probably gold paint or possibly flashing (ie not going to be able to be recovered much at all). This will go at finger board pricing unless you get some sucker willing to pay more.

I have one of the higher end soundblaster cards (the enthusiast one) and again is it not even a high end audio card....you got a finger board card at $3-4 or so a pound....good luck