14 Oct
2012
14 Oct
'12
7:19 a.m.
On 10/13/2012 02:43 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 10/13/2012 03:24 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
Yep... and I think a lot of PCs that get tossed are probably just
overheating due to being choked with dust.
I see a few ads around here for people seeking modern e-waste who are
probably clued up to this kind of thing.
I just collected a new PC carcase this morning
which was advertised on
my local Freegle group (i.e., Freecycle by another name) last night.
Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme 6850, 3GHz, 8GB DDR2 RAM. I fitted my own
disks and graphics card.
Apparently, that is the level of specification some people are
throwing out now. Quite remarkable.
It probably "got slow" or "got viruses" and, as such, needed to be
put
in the trash.