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How much gold is in a Pentium 166 MHz? Is it even worth extracting?

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1 million dollars! 

 

I would say that you could probably sell the Pentuim itself for more than the gold inside is worth.

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5 minutes ago, PokeCatz said:

How much gold is in a Pentium 166 MHz? Is it even worth extracting?

You'd spend more money in extracting than you'd get back

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1 minute ago, I am an SSD said:

You'd spend more money in extracting than you'd get back

 But how much like weight in gold?

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Just now, PokeCatz said:

 But how much like weight in gold?

Well the chip weighs 90g or 3.2oz....which means you'll probably get 20-30g?? I dunno because ive never checked

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14 minutes ago, PokeCatz said:

How much gold is in a Pentium 166 MHz? Is it even worth extracting?

I'm assuming that's the Pentium Pro. It has been reported to have as much as one gram of gold.

 

If it's not the pro then you need to say the EXACT model. For example; this could be the Pentium MMX... Which has zero gold content or 0.12g, depending on whether or not it's the black fiber one.

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Bottom-line; not enough to be worth anything. In fact, if you try to get every last gram, you'll spend more on the extraction process.

 

Turn it into a nose-ring and sell it to a hapless hipster instead.

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2 minutes ago, I am an SSD said:

Well the chip weighs 90g or 3.2oz....which means you'll probably get 20-30g?? I dunno because ive never checked

0.2~0,3 rather than 20~30. I'd have thought,

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3 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

I'm assuming that's the Pentium Pro. It has been reported to have as much as one gram of gold.

 

If it's not the pro then you need to say the EXACT model.

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Pentium/Intel-Pentium%20166%20-%20A80502166.html

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4 minutes ago, I am an SSD said:

Well the chip weighs 90g or 3.2oz....which means you'll probably get 20-30g?? I dunno because ive never checked

NOPE. The highest gold-content chip is 1g.

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2 minutes ago, PokeCatz said:

 

That's the MMX. If it's the black fiber then it's nearly 0 grams of gold, if it's the non-black-fiber then it's .12g.

 

About 4 bucks, if memory serves.

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2 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

NOPE. The highest gold-content chip is 1g.

1g of gold is 39.96 USD

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1 minute ago, PokeCatz said:

1g of gold is 39.96 USD

Correct. Yours is either 0g of gold or .12g. So $4-$4.5 USD.

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2 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

Correct. Yours is either 0g of gold or .12g. So $4-$4.5 USD.

We'll I guess I'll just put it on a shelf and star at it. Yay.

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Probably get a LOT more for it selling it to a collector (when it has become a classic) to stare at rather than try to extract gold from it.

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1 minute ago, soup said:

Probably get a LOT more for it selling it to a collector (when it has become a classic) to stare at rather than try to extract gold from it.

It has bent pins so RIP it bring a collector item.

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5 minutes ago, PokeCatz said:

It has bent pins so RIP it bring a collector item.

make some swag out of it then

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not much, but if it works it will be worth a fair bit as a cpu.

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1 hour ago, VoyexTech said:

1 million dollars! 

 

I would say that you could probably sell the Pentuim itself for more than the gold inside is worth.

Thats not alot is it? I heard dad's in USA give their kids that kind of money. 

 

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29 minutes ago, Meowgi said:

Thats not alot is it?

I throw more at dogs if I can't find a stone.

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2 hours ago, Moonzy said:

make some swag out of it then

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For some reason I cant see the picture :(

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1 minute ago, PokeCatz said:

For some reason I cant see the picture :(

`-` basically, you drill a hole in the cpu and make it into a pendant for a necklace :D

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this much:

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But seriously, very very little.

 

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On 4/25/2016 at 4:10 PM, Moonzy said:

`-` basically, you drill a hole in the cpu and make it into a pendant for a necklace :D

Tell me, do you actually wear that in public?

 

 

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8 hours ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

Tell me, do you actually wear that in public?

i dont wear necklace or pendant at all so... no xD

but its cool to have nonetheless

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