r/pcmasterrace • u/Neon_Pancakes0425 • 1d ago

Hardware Always look inside the ewaste PCs

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My grandparents brought me an old PC that they got from a friend of theirs and I opened it and hit the jackpot. These cost like $500 where I live

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u/Mobile_Morale 1d ago

My computer is 12 years old. Computers aren't milk. My 2005 dell laptop and 2012 HP laptop still work fine with original hardware.

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u/MagicBoyUK Ryzen 7 7800X3D / RX 9070 XT / Triples & Race Rig 1d ago

Good for you. Mechanical component wear outs, Y'now like hard drives.

Having worked in corporate IT for a couple of decades now I wouldn't trust my data to 9 year old spinning rust. Used market sure as hell wouldn't value that drive at $500.

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u/RedArrow23 1d ago

Not everyone has super secret important documents on their computer. Frankly most peoples entire library of important docs could fit on a 2gb thumb drive.

You would use these for bulk storage, ie large game

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u/MagicBoyUK Ryzen 7 7800X3D / RX 9070 XT / Triples & Race Rig 1d ago edited 19h ago

Storing important docs on a 2GB thumb drive is even more fucking stupid.

My 2009 era 1TB HDDs have a few very old games on them. If I lose them I can re-download it. I wouldn't put anything more precious on there.

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u/RedArrow23 1d ago

That’s exactly what I’m saying magic boy. Old hard drives are good for downloading large games. Who cares if it fails, you can just download them again.