Saturday a couple weekends ago was my neighborhood's bulk trash pickup morning. So my wife and I went cruising Friday night to see what there was to see. We were stopped a couple houses down looking at some vases when I spotted the unmistakable outline of a pile of computer cases.
I looked the pile over and grabbed 4:
First choice was the case that had an i7 9th gen sticker on it. After that I grabbed what looked like the 3 most modern machines.
The next day, I starred taking inventory of my haul. All 4 machines had their RAM and storage removed, but all had CPU coolers which was promising. I started with the system with the i7 sticker. It has an i7-9700f!!! It looks like the system originally was an Ibuypower prebuilt. The other machines aren't noteworth: 2 i3 3rd gens and a Phenom II.
Yesterday I borrowed my 980ti and some RAM from my current system to see if the cpu/motherboard even functioned. To my surprise, the system posted immediately and I was able to boot into an ubuntu iso.
I can't believe I got a free upgrade from the side of the road. I ordered some thermal paste for the cpu, and will like move my 980ti and RAM over from my current system.
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We also took the mini fridge. 1 hour of elbow grease later and it is full of cold drinks:
https://preview.redd.it/h70q44nkl93d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fa769310300d357f934d4209788e253e21820cc7
Sell the rest of the stuff on offerup and upgrade your gpu
Thanks for the read mate! Good job 🙂
During 2020-2021 I somehow (probably mistakenly) got permission to take computers left at the local recycling depot. Almost every single one I claimed was still fully assembled, most were Intel 4th gen or newer(remember this was 4 years ago) and several still had active warranties in place for the hardware. I would collect monitors from FB marketplace or Craigslist and cables/peripherals from Goodwill, wipe the machine, and sell it for around $100. I made thousands doing this, and many people got a cheap fully functional computer to use at home for work/zoom/school/whatever. Best hobby I ever had, and I wish that I could still do this hardware upcycling gig, but new management at the recycling center and Windows 11 hardware requirements put an end to that.Â
how much it costed to buy i7 9700f machine
One mans trash is another mans treasure
i sold a i7 9700kf for about $150 a couple weeks ago on ebay.
the rest of your haul is junk