I Win ScrapYardWars.

[Mcmole]

So... Recently (last 3 months for so) I have found a PC shop (Well known company) where they throw out old PC parts. I noticed this one day whilst i was out the back of the store.

 

Anyway it grabbed my interest and I went in and asked the manager of the store about all the components in the bin. He said "Yea, they are to be recycled, and you can go through them and take what you like, just don't make a mess". 

Anyway, I went out the back and started digging with my trusty magnetic Philips head...

Holy crap man, What people through away...And the best bit? Its a regular thing... They restock the bin of old PC's every week or so...

So I have been going back once a week for around 2 months and here is some of the spoils I have found and brought back with me.

 

Case's:

X2 Full ATX Gaming Towers

 

Hard Drives:

X1 1TB WD HDD

X2 WD 3.5'' 500Gb HDD's

x4 100-250GB HDD's off many different makes.

 

CPU's:

X2 Intel® Core 2 Quad Processor Q6000

Intel® Pentium 4 Processor 540

Intel® Core2 Duo Processor E6320

 

Motherboards:

ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366

Gigabyte GA-946-S3 LGA 775

Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H LGA 1155

 

 

GPU's:

Radeon HD 2600 XT

XFX GeForce 9800 GT

 

RAM:

 

X6 1GB DDR2

X3 2GB DDR2

 

PSU's:

 

X2 Coolermaster 500w RS-500-PCAR-13

400Watt ATX Powersupply

 

And linus would kill them but...

 

X1 Noctua NF-F12

Deepcool Gammaxx 400 CPU Cooler

 

And another X5 120mm Fans...

 

So... Yea..

 

Lets just say Im going to be going there Farly regularly:)

 

Already building a system out of it for a friend who really needs one.

 

And I will also try and get a FreeNas Box system for myself...

Edited November 29, 2015 by Mcmole

[MLG Doge]

WHAT IS THIS PLACE YOU SPEAK OF?

IS IT ON...

THE OTHER SIDE?

of the world (I'm uk pls halp)

[KraftDinner]

Where do you live, I'm coming

[jcastro_805]

What is the name of this place and do you know if they have any locations in the Washington DC area?

[ShiftHitTheFan]

I got a working dell xps 450, with a core 2 quad 8000 something, along with 8gb ddr2, and a 3670 for $10 from a computer recycling dropof place. They guy made me pay for the scrap value.

[BuntzenB]

snippy snippets

 

double entendre  

 

[Guest]

Holy crap they just throw out stuff? There's like 4 places in town, I'll have to go ask now.

[aajjeee]

this manager is getting fired, its bad for buisness to let others dig in your trash (because they can get free parts) where i work we have to destroy everything that goes in the trash

[iamdarkyoshi]

i think I won. I got a 3930k machine with 64GB of RAM for free.

[Coaxialgamer]

AN LGA 1366 BOARD FOR FREE ?!

the price of those things here is the only thing that keeps me from getting a 980x rig in my house

[Coaxialgamer]

@iamdarkyoshi DAMN , you win . case closed . You got a more powerful rig than i have . For Free

[iamdarkyoshi]

@iamdarkyoshi DAMN , you win . case closed . You got a more powerful rig than i have . For Free

I got two of these rigs for a total of 600 bucks, and then sold one of them for 700 bucks. They also had SSDs

[thatguy321]

So want to grab me a Q6600? I'll gladly pay the shipping.

[Coaxialgamer]

I got two of these rigs for a total of 600 bucks, and then sold one of them for 700 bucks. They also had SSDs

i guess i'll have to go look around if computer shops around here.

The problem here in france is that the only part shops would throw away would be crappy prebuilts and p4 builds

[iHardware Shelden]

Pics or it didn't happen No but really I want to see pictures O_O

[iHardware Shelden]

i guess i'll have to go look around if computer shops around here.

The problem here in france is that the only part shops would throw away would be crappy prebuilts and p4 builds

Pentium 4s FTW

[JasonLiebig]

Where and what is the name.  Swiggity swooty, coming for that booty.  

[Coaxialgamer]

Pentium 4s FTW

They are pretty much useless at this point in time though.

[Miguel Batista]

this manager is getting fired, its bad for buisness to let others dig in your trash (because they can get free parts) where i work we have to destroy everything that goes in the trash

Your manager should be fined. Reusing old hardware is better than recycling and much better for the environment.

I am actually thinking of building a decent scrap pc to gift to a friend for christmas.

[Tmt97]

You sir have won more than scrapyard wars! You have won life!

[Geralt]

That other day, I saw this office throw out their old HP Proliant ML330 G6. Didn't have any hands to carry a huge tower home with me tho. Went to check it out and it had a xeon quad core in it and a security key switch lock on the front with the key in it. Everything else was in there except for a hard drive. Went home to drop of my rucksack before returning only to find that someone else snagged it.

[Mcmole]

So want to grab me a Q6600? I'll gladly pay the shipping.

If I find another one your welcome to it for like 30$ +shipping.. Ive got the 2 I'll be using:P

 

 

Pics or it didn't happen No but really I want to see pictures O_O

I'll take some photo's tonight, and upload them, gtg to work:P But sure.

[iHardware Shelden]

If I find another one your welcome to it for like 30$ +shipping.. Ive got the 2 I'll be using:P

I'll take some photo's tonight, and upload them, gtg to work:P But sure.

Awesome, feed my 775 fetish

[soup]

 Reusing old hardware is better than recycling and much better for the environment.

 

 

True.  But, it's crap for the business of selling new parts.  Companys exist to make money not look after the planet (if they can do both so much the better, but...).

[Miguel Batista]

True. But, it's crap for the business of selling new parts. Companys exist to make money not look after the planet (if they can do both so much the better, but...).

Well, if we dob't look after our planet, companies will not make money. And he could sell them for scrap prices.