super computer cpus

**jghilino** · 02-19-2013, 10:37 PM

I am wondering if anyone knows the value of something like this ive never seen a cpu quite like it, this guy has about 4 of these up for sale that all look slightly different, obviously its collectors value and not scrap value:

Huge Vintage White Ceramic Supercomputer CPU Chip Processor P8554480 Gold Scrap | eBay

**KzScrapper** · 02-19-2013, 10:56 PM

I got this one out of a IBM Mainframe that was built around 2000.

**BumpRacerX** · 02-19-2013, 10:59 PM

I was gonna bid, but then I saw that the quarter was not included. Complete dealbreaker.

**anthracite31** · 02-19-2013, 11:53 PM

Lol. My low bid was bumped out a couple hours ago.

**jghilino** · 02-20-2013, 12:02 AM

i have a couple pa-risc cpus but they are nothing like these

**drozenski** · 02-20-2013, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by jghilino

I am wondering if anyone knows the value of something like this ive never seen a cpu quite like it, this guy has about 4 of these up for sale that all look slightly different, obviously its collectors value and not scrap value:

Huge Vintage White Ceramic Supercomputer CPU Chip Processor P8554480 Gold Scrap | eBay

That CPU is from an IBM ASA 400 mainframe computer.

**etack** · 02-20-2013, 08:38 AM

Nice one can go real high if you find one leave it with the heat-sink and as intact as you can. that will bring in lot. I've not seen one yet but it would be cool to find.

Eric

**jghilino** · 02-20-2013, 09:58 AM

etack if i ever part out a mainframe i will save it for you

**drozenski** · 02-20-2013, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by etack

Nice one can go real high if you find one leave it with the heat-sink and as intact as you can. that will bring in lot. I've not seen one yet but it would be cool to find

Eric

etack,

The ASA 400 has 4 of these CPU's in a box formation with 1 large copper heatsink. The last one i pulled off weighed well over 50+ pounds in just heatsink. Pure copper.

**unknownk** · 02-20-2013, 09:45 PM

Super computer CPUs are some of the coolest things you can see in computing, money was no object in their design and manufacture. Sadly they get melted for gold content.