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07-20-2007, 06:15 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 638
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I just ripped apart some old OLD computers... something like 20mhz, 100mhz, and 800mhz (then an xbox).
Some parts of these computers are actually still valuable on ebay, but for things like the old sound / video cards, those 16mb sticks of memory, etc i thought could make some kind of sweet something
I know something useful can come from these parts, i just don't know what...... anyone have some ideas? Even if their insane like make a game console..
be creative lol but i'm a little bored right now and wouldn't mind a project to work on | 
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07-20-2007, 06:17 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,362
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See if you can make a 80's supper computer!
I just gave away a socket 7 intel pentium.
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07-20-2007, 06:55 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ, USA Posts: 1,183
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Originally Posted by tommyboy123x  I just ripped apart some old OLD computers... something like 20mhz, 100mhz, and 800mhz (then an xbox).
Some parts of these computers are actually still valuable on ebay, but for things like the old sound / video cards, those 16mb sticks of memory, etc i thought could make some kind of sweet something
I know something useful can come from these parts, i just don't know what...... anyone have some ideas? Even if their insane like make a game console..
be creative lol but i'm a little bored right now and wouldn't mind a project to work on | Make a game console with your antique parts that blows all current consoles out of the water. :laughing: You'd be famous.
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07-20-2007, 08:59 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 5,872
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If it's any thing over a 1Ghz (With the expection of Socket 423 with RAMBUS), then I might see about putting some thing together and selling it off.
Otherwise, i just canabalise the Optical Drive, Hard drive, Video Cards (only nVidia or Ati), Sound Card (provided that it's Creative), and then throw out the rest as it not worth my time.
Currently I have a mountain of cases sitting out the back of my shop that I am just going to throw out next week end.
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07-21-2007, 03:45 AM
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Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 343
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Xbox? What did you do to it?
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07-21-2007, 03:12 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 638
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psu was fried
it was an original xbox not 360
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07-23-2007, 10:03 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,944
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shot gun.
'nuff said.
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07-26-2007, 03:14 PM
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Graphic Designer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Posts: 507
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Actually I do the same as harper despite the fact that I sometimes overclock the rest like cpu etc without mercy till they blow on another outdated computer.
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07-26-2007, 03:45 PM
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I know <html>, do you? Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1,643
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try to fit a motherboard in the Xbox , cut out some sockets for HD, CD-drives, etc
or do a overvoltage to the CPU/motherboard and blow it up
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07-26-2007, 04:53 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,362
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Well I have seen a Xbox converted to be a PC that runs linux (not BMXfreak riders job) I was going to by another one just to mess around with.
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