What do you do with your old Motherboards?

NeoN Pulse · 31 Mar 2009 at 09:35

I currently have 6 Motherboards at my house and I only use one what I was wondering is how do you guys get rid of your old stuff for your pc.

Do you simply throw it away, sell it or send it somewhere to be recycled? Im asking because I am getting a lot of components building up and I really have no idea what the best way is to get rid of the stuff. Tipping it was the best idea I got but is there a bette way?

hawker1986 · 31 Mar 2009 at 09:37

Well it depends what motherboards they are, if were talking really really old then I would just chuck them, but otherwise I try and sell mine, or build up another PC on the cheap and sell that.

Hawker

SlyReaper · 31 Mar 2009 at 09:40

Mount it on a plaque and hang it on your wall like a trophy.

4T5 · 31 Mar 2009 at 09:40

I build up systems with left over parts & flog them, Some times it can take ages even a year or so but sooner or later a full system is built & free money comes my way.

cje · 31 Mar 2009 at 09:41

If unsellable, I always dump myo old pcs/components in the "electronic equipment" box at my local waste centre. Don't know if it's being recycled or tipped, but at least it's better than putting it in your household rubbish.

NeoN Pulse · 31 Mar 2009 at 10:01

How do you guys sell this stuff... Ebay or something?

hawker1986 · 31 Mar 2009 at 10:19

Not if its a full system, ill sell it to someone i know, more likely to get a decent price for it, if its components, then I just see what I can manage.

Hawker

danielmp007 · 31 Mar 2009 at 10:36

Randomly I am looking for a new mobo.

What are the specs of the better few?

Are any of them socket 775 and fairly decent mobo's? I needs a new 1 for my E4300 to clock better.

dP

sulli · 31 Mar 2009 at 17:40

Im constantly nagged by friends to build systems for them so any bits i have generaly go in those.

MikeHunt79 · 31 Mar 2009 at 18:01

use them for heatsinks connectors and capacitors...

setter · 31 Mar 2009 at 18:12

Some ive sold on, and the old boards that are either damaged or not worth rma'ing get binned. I did use one s939 board to bodge a second rig out of various parts, and still have an evga 680ia1 with a dodgy memory controller packed in it's box.

jbloggs · 31 Mar 2009 at 22:02

Generally, I just sell them on, the cash covering part of the budget of the one replacing it...

Ghost-Reaper · 31 Mar 2009 at 23:16

usually keep them until needed for another build, got a rampage formula waiting for when my brother gets the funds for the rest of it.

RJC · 1 Apr 2009 at 07:22

NeoN Pulse said:
How do you guys sell this stuff... Ebay or something?

There is a members market which needs 250 posts and 3 months membership and activate your trust to gain entry.

Bubo · 1 Apr 2009 at 12:18

My old motherboards just pile on in that box marked "One of these days, I'm going to make a computer out of the stuff in this box, and sell it as 'an internet ready' pc on the ad board in Asda"

CK61938 · 1 Apr 2009 at 17:21

I have a total of 5 motherboards...only 4 of them are being used...the 5th I bought from a friend cos I thought one of mine was ready to die...and then turns out it was fine after all. That particular 5th one is the ASUS Crosshair.

The others are 3 ASUS and one MSI.

I dont know what I will do with the Crosshair. I may build a machine out of it for someone and give it to them...who knows...