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[Solved] What to do with leftover parts?

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Best answer from o1die.

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Not sure where to post this question, so I'm just putting it here.

What should I do with the parts that will be left over from my system upgrade? I'll have a slightly-damaged motherboard (one RAM slot is nonfunctional), a fully working CPU/stock cooler, and a possibly-damaged graphics card (the card produces large amounts of heat even when idle), each are about 3 years old and will need to be dealt with or disposed of somehow.

Any suggestions?

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I would donate them to goodwill, or give them away on craigslist under free stuff.

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You could also use them and build a cheap HTPC, that's what I did. All I had to buy was a cheap case, PSU, and video card - and that was it.

------------------------------ Corsair Graphite 600T | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 950 | Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H | Core i5-3570K | EVGA Supercooler M020 | 16GB Corsair RAM | Intel 320 SSD | 1TB Caviar Green | Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB | Plextor B940 | Vizio 42"
Reply to g-unit1111

+1 on htpc
That is what i would do.

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H61m | Celeron G530 | 4GB GSkill | Antec 520w | 6790 |
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Looks like I can get a tax deduction from donating to goodwill. I think that's the route I'll go this time around.

Thanks for the suggestion!

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