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Grading Motherboards
I am looking for advice on motherboard grading. What indicators am I looking for to determine if they are high-grade or low-grade?
I found a few places saying that if a board is "busy," it is high-grade.
Below are some pictures of boards that I recently pulled out of a box. Board 1 and 2 I would consider "busy" therefore high-grade. 3,4, and 5 are not as busy so I would consider them low-grade. I just want to know if I am on the right track and any advice/tips/resources to help me out.
Thank you.
EDIT: I guess I am not allowed to post links so I can't post the actual pictures. The imgur album is: imgur[dot]com/a/KpFbA
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CPU socket size and the color. Search around, all the answers are already here.
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im new at this but the first three look like server boards so those are high end. the rest look like standard medium grade motherboards. But thats me being into this whole scrap thing for a week. I have done computers for 15 years many companies just have different colored boards so them being green doesn't say much to me.
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As soon as I posted this thread, I seen a bunch of similar threads below and am going through them.
Socket size, color, and the business is basically what dictates high/low grade?
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Yes keep reading and don't miss out on the sticky threads at the top of some of the sections. Mike.
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Motherboards generally go by color and socket, but sometimes you will have some that are better than this, like multiple sockets or laptop boards.Tthe "busy" criteria is mainly for other types of boards, but it also depends on what the "busy" stuff is. It takes a lot of reading and talking to buyers to even pretend to sort well.
Take a look at some boards that are graded high to see what stuff is on them, like hard drive boards.
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The backs/bottoms aren't really relevant to grading since there's nothing really on them, so I'll just hotlink the tops you posted:
http://i.imgur.com/AkVTh3ah.jpg
server mobo. Take of the black anodized aluminum heatsink to get full grading (at least with most buyers... some don't mind, but better to just go ahead)
http://i.imgur.com/Cb25hbSh.jpg
NICE board. I'd like to see a bigger/clearer picture of whatever that is along the bottom. I see Sun Microsystems on one of the (?)gold(?) topped things. Again, on this board, there are some things not soldered on. You'll want to remove those for optimum pricing.
http://i.imgur.com/hPTZvjuh.jpg
Green small socket board. Very common. Someone more experienced PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong on this, but I believe this is what's commonly referred to as a 'socket775' board. Again... I'm shaky on that, someone please verify.
http://i.imgur.com/76pb3Qvh.jpg
Effectively the same thing as the previous one.
http://i.imgur.com/HIr1e2Ih.jpg
Again, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe these are referred to as socket 478. Frankly, I've never gotten a straight answer as to whether these were considered large or small socket. That's on my list of questions to ask my buyer on our next meeting.
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Never hurts to have this image available.
Huge version available here: Computer hardware poster 1.7 by ~Sonic840 on deviantART
Click my image for large but manageable version:
http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/6209/ffs8.jpg
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Auminer, buddy..make that sucker a poster or something similar an slap it in the SMF shop..LOL.
I'd buy it an stick it right in front of work bench just for those times when I have a a 'brain sneeze'.
An thanks for posting it. Always enjoy stuff like this.
Sirscrapalot - Do waaa diddy dom diiddy dooo
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I've seen it posted here before but couldn't find the thread... somehoe "identifying computer hardware" pulls up quite a few threads! LOL, so I just went & found it on the www.
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Hell I may just have to figure out a way to print it out an blow it up an make my own darn poster. I got some harddrive magnets I can put to use hanging it on the steel door to my shop..lol.
Mech as always with the link! Someone give that man a cigar an a good scotch!
Sirscrapalot - Mech pulls links like a magician pulls rabbits outta hats. - Me.
