CPU pins

CamH

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• Sep 13, 2003

• #1

Just out of curiosity, what are CPU pins made of?

 

Cjwinnit

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• Sep 13, 2003

• #2

Gold I think....

 

f00t

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Oct 20, 2002

• Sep 13, 2003

• #3

chaching. I got like 10 broke cpus laying around

 

slater3333uk

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Dec 8, 2002

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Suffolk, UK

• Sep 14, 2003

• #4

gold plated not solid

 

Cyrix_2k

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Frederick, MD

• Sep 14, 2003

• #5

aww... I had a whole bunch too. U sure thay're not solid gold?

 

shiyan

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• Sep 14, 2003

• #6

wow! plated gold?

I used to think it was just plain copper.

 

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Amorphus

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• Sep 14, 2003

• #7

gold plated copper. dude, you try to get anything from that, you'll jsut end up being sore.

 

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CamH

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• Sep 14, 2003

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Yeah, I have a bunch of old CPU's laying around, and I thought the pins might be gold, and I though to myself, "Hmm, I wonder if I could rip those pins out, take 'em to a jeweler, and make myself a few dollars."