Finaly got one today.
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Finaly got one today.
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Cool! I dont understand what the big deal is, but still, if its an achievement to you, congrats. Always loved finding free computers.
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Congrats! pull that sucker out and wear it for good luck ;-)
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Nice find...hope its still in there....crossing fingers for ya.
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It not the computer that is sought after but the processor. Pentium pros are the holy grail for scrappers. They are rare and getting rarer by the day.Originally Posted by PickerBenny
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From http://www.chipsetc.com/gold-value-i...er-chips.html:
"The Intel Pentium Pro Processor has one of the highest gold contents of any mainstream CPU package from the 1990's to date due to its much larger package size, which contributes to an increased number of gold-plated pins and much larger gold-plated cap. The Pentium Pro also has two separate chips inside, so this doubles the amount of solid gold wire bonding that is usually found in a single chip CPU. Gold refining yields of the Pentium Pro have been reported to be as high as around one gram per CPU."
Edit: This is not accurate! Read the next two posts!
Last edited by FLimits; 04-05-2014 at 08:31 PM.
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^^^ not true FL, yields are around.3 to .5 of a gram. That type of info is why the pp is so sought after and people buy them at wayyyy over what they are actually worth in gold content. I have 5 of them and hold them simply because they are collectable.
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Hey BC, I was just going to post that!
From cpu-world.com:
"The consensus yield on the Pentium Pros is actually more like 0.3 grams per CPU. Roughly speaking, it takes five PPros to make a pound in weight and probably 1.5g of gold by weight."
And: "The Pentium Pro lid / heat spreader is a tungsten copper alloy."
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I hate to say it but fleecebay is the way to go if you had to sell them.
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Agreed. I got three, sold one for $22.50 and was kind of disappointed. Just holding the other two.
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I was about to open it up but seen its a complete pc so I want to fire it up first see if it runs lol then ill pop the heat sink but ya its there woohoo
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These processors seem to quite the find but if I remember right the 386 & 486 processors are worth more per lbs.
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im sure your right. and I just found out that my friend of many years since doom2 era, has ben saving every cpu since the beginning of his building endeavor's. and is willing to ship me the box when he finds it... SWEEEEEEET.
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