Quote (Haj @ Jul 31 2018 10:26am)
this guy is right, because there is gold and other stuff on them.. here is an LTT video about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toijA2e1sLwand when looking at the picture, this mobo seems to have an actual GOLD heatsink on it, so yea.. no wonder
They don't use gold on heatsinks..
Video is a really nice view of an operation but most operations in china are fucking fithly as fuck.
No one gives two fucks about the environment in china. They claim to do so with that green wall
bullshit but as someone thats worked in a scrap yard I assure you they don't care at all.
Money talks.
Theres much more extracted then what that video would leave you to believe as well.
It's not just gold/silver/copper.
Quote (yupitsmeh @ Jul 31 2018 12:11pm)
many do it for hobby
was more common decades ago
This is true but its costly and dangerous.
The fumes and chemicals are super nasty.
Getting harder to acquire the chemicals also (least here anyways).
This post was edited by King Atrhur on Jul 31 2018 01:20pm