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    What to do with old PCI cards?

    I'm having a clear out and have a collection of old PCI cards I just don't know what to do with.

    Obvious answer is take it to the local dump where they tend to collect / recycle / resell old computer hardware. But I just wonder if there's a better / more ecological / more useful way of disposing of it.

    It's old enough to not have any real value: things like an Aureal 3D sound card, Creative Labs DXR2 and DXR3 DVD MPEG2 decoder cards, DVB-S hardware MPEG2 satellite receiver card, TV tuner cards, graphics cards (even have an old 3Dfx card or two! for playing Quake2 in Glide rendered mode!)

    So dump or another use? (Anyone's free to any of the above for the cost of postage).

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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    I think the local tip would be the best (if nobody wants them ofcourse), they recycle them.

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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    How about taking a trip to The National Museum of Computing with all that boxed up?

    Or if you wait until our Annual Bletchley Park HEXUS.social meet you can take it along with you

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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    I'd advertise in your local paper as free to collector, I did that a while ago with a load of old stuff, had like 3 boxes full. Most of it was all working, but I just didn't have the time or inclanation sort through it all and try and sell it on ebay just to get 50p.

    Had a phone call from a bloke who wanted the lot, he turned up took all 3 boxes off me and bunged me a tenner for drinking money for going to all the trouble of making sure it was all wrapped up. I asked him what he wanted it for, he told me he was an IT teacher and wanted it for showing his studenta some older hardware. He was also hoping to use some of it to build a PC for some old school Doom 2 action.

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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    is there any video capture cards? where i can plug in my sega in to it and use my pc at uni as a tv?

    sorry no tv here and it would be easier than having to explain i only have a tv for sega. and why sega?....micro machines
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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    i'll take that sat card off you if your going to bin it
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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    Advertise them on Freecycle.

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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    Keep them in a box, you MIGHT need them sometime!

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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    Quote Originally Posted by alsenior View Post
    i'll take that sat card off you if your going to bin it
    Just did a search, you're right, there's still some value in it - selling at £30 on the bay. Mine does have a problem though - the power feed is broken, so the LNB doesn't get any power from the card. I did work around that having a splitter and injecting the 12V power from a molex power connector. It's a bit of a bodge - need to have a blanking plate removed so the power cable can go from the molex to the splitter housed outside the computer.
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    Advertise them on Freecycle.
    I might do that. I did have some electronics there though that doesn't seem to interest anyone (Umax 1220U USB flatbed A4 scanner), yet some horrible old doors I put on there went in 30 minutes!
    Quote Originally Posted by dirky View Post
    Keep them in a box, you MIGHT need them sometime!
    No! They've been in a box for a few years, and whilst I might need them sometime, chances are slim and my time and energy is better spend on other stuff Are you trying to ruin my declutter and lifestyle change plans?

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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    Quote Originally Posted by tfboy View Post
    Are you trying to ruin my declutter and lifestyle change plans?
    No, well yes, well I use that justification to keep my boxes of pci cards!

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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    i want the scanner
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    now that i think about the word "throttled" in a certain light... its not so far different to strangled really

    our boiler broke so we has no heating or hot water, this is the bloody result ^^

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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    Georgy, if you're up in York, I guess a collection is out the window.

    It's quite big though. I can post it, if you're happy to pay for the costs (under a tenner).

    I'll confirm it's working OK and get back to you if you want it

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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    List it all in the for sale section for postage only, that should get rid of a load judging from the responses here.

    An old TV tuner card may now just be junk if it's probably analog only.

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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    Quote Originally Posted by tfboy View Post
    Georgy, if you're up in York, I guess a collection is out the window.

    It's quite big though. I can post it, if you're happy to pay for the costs (under a tenner).

    I'll confirm it's working OK and get back to you if you want it
    confirm its working and PM me about how you want the money and the adress, i can do both paypal and bank xfer
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    our boiler broke so we has no heating or hot water, this is the bloody result ^^

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    Re: What to do with old PCI cards?

    I'll take the "DVB-S hardware MPEG2 satellite receiver card" for the price of postage

    in fact I'll be driving past reading tomorrow if that's agreeable?

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