Free Computer Stuff

[SuperShermanTanker]

I tend to get some computer things for free like I have gotten in total a monitor, all but 3 of my keyboards, 2 sticks of 2gb ddr2 ram, a 2.2ghz core 2 duo, and a couple computer mice for free. All these parts were either given to me for free or I found them somewhere in the trash or a junk pile. I wanted to hear some of the crazy gifts or crazy finds some of you guys got.

[GreezyJeezy]

i found a asus 1080p monitor in a best buy garbage, they threw it out because the bezel was ripped off, they cut the cord so no one could use it like that usually do but i had a buddy of mine solder it back on and it works like a charm. up until i sold it to get a new moniter  

[astranger200]

3 minutes ago, SuperShermanTanker said:

I tend to get some computer things for free like I have gotten in total a monitor, all but 3 of my keyboards, 2 sticks of 2gb ddr2 ram, a 2.2ghz core 2 duo, and a couple computer mice for free. All these parts were either given to me for free or I found them somewhere in the trash or a junk pile. I wanted to hear some of the crazy gifts or crazy finds some of you guys got.

I have gone to the dump. got heaps of ddr2, cpus, fans, ect.

also got an a4 400 and mobo for $5

and a e6750, mobo and 8gb ddr2 for 12.50

[Tocsin_786]

I was walking in the streets of Manhattan with my cousin. We found a crappy Compaq case in the garbage and decided to see what was inside. It was quite a gem to see a Intel 1155 gaming motherboard, a core i7 2600, a 120gb ssd, and 4 gigs of RAM (all in the year 2012, when those parts were very expensive). Im still running the same cpu but my cousin took the ssd. Without that find i would still have a shitty hp with a AMD sempron. 

[astranger200]

ohh and I got a 7870 (was unstable, but was stable at stock speeds) and whole c2d pc for free

[SuperShermanTanker]

Just now, GreezyJeezy said:

i found a asus 1080p monitor in a best buy garbage, they threw it out because the bezel was ripped off, they cut the cord so no one could use it like that usually do but i had a buddy of mine solder it back on and it works like a charm. up until i sold it to get a new moniter  

Lucky the monitor I got for free was this old 4:3 1024x768 dell monitor that was from like 2003 and is like 2 inches thick for a small 10 inch display

[terrytek]

i actually found 2 ethernet cables, an iphone charger, and a turtle beach force headset in the canal today. they all still work.

[SuperShermanTanker]

1 minute ago, astranger200 said:

ohh and I got a 7870 (was unstable, but was stable at stock speeds) and whole c2d pc for free

I have a pentium dual core lga 775 pc that I bought from a friend for $5 that was missing a hdd and a gpu and had a broken cpu fan that I fixed up with parts I already had. the USPS was even nice enough to fully refund me after they damaged the  cpu cooler I ordered to replace the broken one and even though the USPS damaged the cpu cooler it still worked so I just ploped it into the machine anyway

the machine now has a core 2 duo 3.0 ghz 6gb of ram, 200gb harddrive and a nvidia geforce gt 720 gpu and it even still has the broken cpu cooler that still works 4 months later

[flibberdipper]

I got a GTX 480 Engineering Sample for free.

 

Notable others include a VooDoo 3 in a faulty PII machine, a maxed out ProSignia 165 in pretty good shape, parts of my rig, and other bits and bobs I can't be arsed to list.

[Clanscorpia]

3 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i actually found 2 ethernet cables, an iphone charger, and a turtle beach force headset in the canal today. they all still work.

Lol 'Merica. We find empty maple syrup bottles and moose saddles

[Clanscorpia]

Back to OP, I got a free Q6600 and mobo, 6GB DDR3, 6GB DDR2, 1GB DDR, i5 2400 and mobo, Old Celeron and gem of an Asus mobo and some crap GPUs

[Arty]

i get free cables for "free"

 

and i get software "free"

[toms94z71]

I got a 900p monitor free from a friend of mine and 1080p tv free from him, the tv has one little blue line in it that shows up when it is cold but once it warms up enough or if it is warm in the room it won't be there. I also got a perfectly good working appeared to be new cooler master 450 watt psu for 5 bux from a thrift store, it is in my wife's pc now.

[HeyKitty]

I found a whole bunch of cool stuff! even an iphone6s and a REALLY nice looking laptop. i just found them on a table in the libray! /s

[spwath]

2 17" monitors

Apple adjustable keyboard (mechanical)

And more i can't remember.

 

[TetraSky]

friend gave me his months old 7970 Ghz, he said he wasn't working for him, PC wasn't booting and all.
Works perfectly for me.

Other than that, I get my fair share of old computer parts whenever someone bring me their old PC and I tell the how much it would cost to repair them... which is not worth it 90% of the time so they just leave their PC here and order a new one/buy a used one that's as good or better than what they had for the price of repairing their old PC.

[GeekJump]

What's with you people actually finding good shit! >_>

 

All the things I've found are probably worth a couple bucks new lol

• Various cables for monitors (VGA, DVI, Power cables, etc.)
• USB AC Adapters
• Headphones (if they're earbuds = garbage, if not = super cleaning)

I once found an Iphone 5s coming into class and was all for keeping it but I after a second holding it was thinking -as a poor college student-  "what if is was my phone?" and looked for the owner. I asked them to confirm the # to prove they at least knew the owner. Fortunately the owner was hawt, unfortunately I didn't get a reward  

[SlipperyPete]

9 early 2000's macbook. Useless but still cool

[plsno]

Logitech C920

Linksys wrt 1200 ac

An old 4:3 Dell monitor 

 

[CommanderAlex]

My dad brought home a trackball mouse for me from a coworker at his job. He said 2 buttons were broken (ring and pinky buttons). Apparently its fully functional and its the Microsoft Trackball Explorer, quite a find for something free. 

[byalexandr]

512GB 840 Pro, 240GB HyperX 3K, 8GB of DDR3, 22" 1080P Planar monitor, old 19" 4:3 Gateway monitor, a Logitech MX Performance mouse, and I've salvaged a bunch of PC parts like a few HDDs (all like 500GB in size), few processors (most broken), just general stuff.

[alexhelvetica]

11 hours ago, SlipperyPete said:

9 early 2000's macbook. Useless but still cool

The Macbook line came out in Mid-2006, I wouldn't call 2006 early 2000's 

[SlipperyPete]

7 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

The Macbook line came out in Mid-2006, I wouldn't call 2006 early 2000's 

sorry m8. i thought they were older but i guess i was wrong. this was a few yeas ago. btw they are now being used as a tv stand for one of my friends. lol

[alexhelvetica]

1 minute ago, SlipperyPete said:

sorry m8. i thought they were older but i guess i was wrong. this was a few yeas ago. btw they are now being used as a tv stand for one of my friends. lol

Kek. I know someone who "Upgraded" from an Acer V3 laptop with a Ivy-bridge i5 to a 2007 Macbook. They are still usable for people who want them to be usable.

[SlipperyPete]

2 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

Kek. I know someone who "Upgraded" from an Acer V3 laptop with a Ivy-bridge i5 to a 2007 Macbook. They are still usable for people who want them to be usable.

i know but they were all from a school so they had so much software built in to prevent access from things it took hours to get into the admin profile to wipe one of them.