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paulz
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# Posted: 16 Dec 2016 11:01am
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I got a new hand me down desktop PC and and am saving the hard drive out of my old one. Before I junk the rest, I've heard of salvaging things like magnets, fans and what not for other projects. Any other good stuff?
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TerraLove
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# Posted: 16 Dec 2016 12:23pm
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Depends on how old you old one was and whether it is something proprietary like the slim Dell desktops, or a generic ATX case. Also depends on how much building of the PCs you normally do. If it's not too old, you can probably sell something on the ebay.
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LastOutlaw
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# Posted: 16 Dec 2016 02:33pm
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old monitors... nesting boxes for chickens?
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bldginsp
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# Posted: 17 Dec 2016 08:46pm
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There's gold and other precious metals in there- some people actually make money by ripping out the circuit boards and extracting the metals- but of course you have to do hundreds of PCs before it's at all profitable, then you have to dispose of your toxic waste- which is why most of it is done in China....
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Malamute
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# Posted: 22 Dec 2016 09:22pm
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I made a small fan for moving air around in a cabin I used to live in with a salvaged computer fan.
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