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I always said if i found another one, id frame it proudly! I just found her an hour ago. So here she is......
http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/...0719-00056.jpg
My wife thinks im obsessed. "when was the last time you put photos of your own kids in a frame?"
Ill have to work on that next.
Nice!! Haha I found my first 486 yesterday from an old hard drive I got for free from work
That, my friend, is AWESOME! I was so happy when I pulled my first one...I REALLY wish I would have done the same! Treasure that :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrapcrazy
This is my third. I still remember my first. I was like a kid on Christmas morning. I'm batting 3 out of 600 to 700. I'm happy with those averages.
Absolutely, I'm about right there with ya!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrapcrazy
toss it in the trash, and go hug your kids
I put it on the mantle right in between both of my kids pictures. I hope to need one of those huge collage boards some day to put the rest of them in.
I understand my wife's point but she doesn't have the slightest understanding of the meaning of the CPU or frame. It's not even the value of it but the feeling I get when I find one. Its like the cherry on top for an electronics scrapper like me. It's like hitting a home run. It's like giving birth..... Ok that may be going too far. Good thing she doesn't read my posts.
I seen those things talked about highly...where do u find them and why are they worth praising...sorry if its a stupid question
Pearl in the oyster!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrapcrazy
I couldn't have said it better, perfect analogy. Thank you. Now if I said that to my wife she'd starting thinking jewelry and make me cash it in and buy her something 100 times the value of it.
I'm pretty sure its because of the high resale value and high gold content.Quote:
Originally Posted by jose21
Lol first pile of e scrap I was given had a twin CPU server board with two of those attached ... Lol yet to find more
Oh ok...what are they called and where would I find them
Jose, Jose , Jose. Have you been doing your reading like I suggested? This my fellow newby is the rare and valuable pentium pro processor all electronic scrappers look for. In many old computers you come across you cross your fingers and say the secret scrappers prayer before you tear it open in hopes of finding one. They're much more valuable than your standard CPU you find in the computers today. They have a much more higher gold content than others. The gold you see in the pic is actual gold and the other side is full of thick gold pins. I hope you find one someday.Quote:
Originally Posted by jose21
Scrapcrazy...
Ok thnks..i got alot to learn...
So wat wud that small one go for if u sold it??
It depends on the kind of processor, its age, brand, how many were made, gold content, and quantity.Quote:
Originally Posted by jose21
I've yet to sell a CPU other than scrap. So whenever I come across the everyday common CPU you regularly see, I think of it as a dollar as I toss it into my pile of CPU's. And by the way Jose... I'm just messin with ya! You're here to learn as am I, and I will always try to shed knowledge whenever I can.Quote:
Originally Posted by jose21
Those Pentium Pros are going for $25-$30 each on eBay right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by jose21
Thnks guys...
I dnt wana sound stupid but then again I have to ask...i cud be throwing away money and not even knw
Don't worry about it Jose. No question is a stupid question. Its just a question that may have been asked a million times already in other threads. Keep reading if you're serious about scrapping. The knowledge you pick up in these threads will save you lots of time and even money. And about throwing away money.... Go into your trash can right now, cause I'm positive you are. It comes with being new. We've all been there, shoot I'm still there now.
Canned goods, the bottom of the pringles can, tin foil from last nights dinner, the metal cutter strip from the used up tin foil box, razor blades ... hehe :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrapcrazy
One time i went through the trash with my 11 yr old to show her how we were throwing away money, and actually found $0.72 in loose change. I wasnt expecting to find actual money.
Jose21, these are processors also known as CPU's they are on the motherboards in computers. On the mother board is an alluminum heat sink, take that off and under it is the CPU, lift the little lever up and the CPU will lift right out.
Here would be a good place to start; http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/disma...ification.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by happyscraper
I've been doing this actively for about 2 years now and I've found only one so far. Didn't realize at the time how rare they are. My load this week did have an AMD in it, should have kept it.
http://goldchipbuyer.files.wordpress...pg?w=300&h=255
Mech, what do you mean, "should have kept it"? You scrapped it Im guessing?
Yep, went with the load, :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrapcrazy
I normally scrap everything but I have a close bond with ceramic CPUs. If I collect anything, I guess you could say it's those. My last count I had 74. It's my way of hoarding gold. I'm saving them for a rainy day.
I just can't believe all the old computers i used to find pre scrap era, and all went to the curb. I had many 486's 386 286 XT AT BUT many pent pro types and many had the clock speed of 66 100 133 AMD's , had a dual processor 400 mhz that ran win NT, ah gota stop beating my self up over it I did manage to keep lots of mem and have about 50 computers to tear down as of now but the slowest oldie i have now might be a 166 mhz
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I have some gold color chips some place that i did manage to save - just have to find them.
Not to change the subject but a while back I went and picked up a carload of low grade boards (TV) from a retired TV repairman. These are older transistor type, not tube, but as I'm pulling the usual off the boards, what do I spy??? A 3 legged transistor (flat) standing up like a little soldier with gold legs and back. I have to go back thru the boards to make sure I didn't miss any more, but back in the day gold was cheap and the better quality components had it on or in them. Don't just dismiss all the low grade stuff.
Also here is what you would think was a low grade board but if you look close you will see that the traces are gold and not copper. Look them over carefully before you just throw them in the shred pile.
http://therefiningcompany.com/images...Traces_230.jpg
Even true low grade is not really low grade as by me see they actually take it as copper bearing so if you spice it correctly with other CB you get good weight .
I think I sent a couple to ewasted last month and got around $40.....Easy and quick turnover....LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by BigRyan
I have the silver color CPU's i guess the pins thats the value ,
jose dont waste your time on the small stuff EVERYBODY can handle that material, buy a car trailer get an electric winch for itQuote:
Originally Posted by jose21
go looking for cars ,clean up jobs,shops ,factory's places you'll find higher volumes of HEAVY scrap follow local pricing make relationships with the yards you sell to and forget about a 40.00 ceramic cpu that they don't make any more.there are millions of cars being made every year get after them AND DO NOT BE AFRAID TO PAY FOR SCRAP!
I just found my first one ya-Hoooo!!!
Nice! Congrats! Hope your 2nd one is right behind your first.
Nice find! I only found two out of about 250 towers and servers. Both were on dual socket boards but only had one CPU installed. I also got two more in a pile of CPU's I bought locally.