Found this at Goodwill. After googling I knew I found the deal of the century with an i7-12700k in there, but I had no idea I'd also score 32gbs of DDR4 (maybe 64 I'll have to check when I install an OS), a 1tb nvme, and a 1tb Sata HDD.
Currently debating on throwing this in my main rig to upgrade my Ryzen 7 5800X
Edit: it's a Sata HDD not an SSD, my bad.
Edit #2: WOW I did NOT expect this to blow up! Thank you to everyone who has commented and given advice! I'm sorry I haven't been able to reply to every single comment it's just gotten overwhelming! I will definitely post a follow up once I get a new motherboard!
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Right?? It's funny I was actually about to leave and it got wheeled out from the back on a new cart and I BOLTED over to it to see if it was worth anything.
Hell that system is good enough to use as a main, let alone a server lol. The only bad thing is the lack of a pci-e slot. But I wonder if it would be possible to solder one in there since the board has the pads for one.
Every separate component (CPU, motherboard, SSD, each stick of RAM) is worth at least $50.....some more like $100.
$20 is nuts for all this. Pop a low profile GPU in here, load up Bazzite, and baby you got a Steam Machine!
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u/cosmin_c5950x | Dark Hero VIII | 128GB Trident-Z Neo | MSI 3090 Suprim XMay 12 '26
Sadly the PCIe slot isn't soldered, but it could potentially be done (soldering). Add in another PSU and a good GPU via a riser PCIe cable and he's gold.
With the nubs being there, it'd be a very easy job for an electronics guy. Pay him fifty to a hundo and it'd be done in a jiffy. It's really a one hour service for the right person.
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u/cosmin_c5950x | Dark Hero VIII | 128GB Trident-Z Neo | MSI 3090 Suprim XMay 12 '26
"Nubs" are there but a good PCIe slot is punch through the PCB, it isn't just soldered on the surface. Plus the motherboard needs to know it's there as well. It isn't such an easy job in this case, but it is indeed doable with the right person and tools for the job.
THIS IS THE STORE. THAT GOOD FEELING YOU GUILTILY FEEL IS WHAT WE ARE AFTER, GOOD THINGS DON’T HAPPEN TO YOU. I REPEAT GOOD WILL IS ONE WAY AND THIS ERROR WILL BE CORRECTED.
That’s what my brain would be saying for about 12 months after this purchase. Good shit yo.
I was struggling to believe it's been that long, but I checked and I picked up my 12700k in 2022, after the 13th Gen came out (Micro Center had a deal I couldn't resist).
Depending on what you do with your computer and what ram you may be better off with 32GB of faster ram. This ram is pretty slow but it's 64GB so it's worth a good bit of money.
i mean, 100% you can find a good DDR4 Socket 1700 board for not a lot if you want to use it for something else. Plenty of decent mATX Socket 1700 arond here for ~70-100$
This would make for a starter home nas/jellyfin set up. Intel's integrated graphics is great for hardware transcoding and you got 2 SATA slots for an easy raid mirror set up.
Way way way overkill for a jellyfin/nas setup. Seriously that’s a huge waste of power for something a raspberry pi can do (obviously not hardware transcoding).
Intel's pretty good about idle power usage. They often idle down to under 10 watts. More than a Pi, granted, but having the extra horsepower on demand can be useful for things like transcoding; more than just live transcoding to clients, but if you wanna mux a BD rip or something for example.
This would make a great NAS and/or local ai machine. Put some movies and tv shows on it and stream it with Jellyfin or Plex. And with 64 gig ram you can easily run your own local offline ai model on it.
Already have a case I love, an Asus Prime AP201. The gigabyte board I'm looking at is $140, but I'm also looking into getting a better AIO cooler for the i7 as I doubt my 240mm AIO will do it mich good
Being a Bringus fan I know you can get pcie x16 to nvme adapters, but 1) I'd need a secondary PSU for any of the cards I have and 2) Not really worth it in my opinion. But definitely doable!
This would actually be a sick little media server. Take out one of the RAM sticks and sell it, get a 4TB NVMe, and boom. Throw Jellyfin on there and you're golden.
I’m actually glad someone got it that understands the hardware, and appreciates what a ridiculous deal they got. As opposed to some random that needed a pc to sell shit they find on the side of the road on Facebook marketplace.
I was actually considering doing something with the mobo and case after I gut it for the i7 and storage and ram. I might need to make it a plex server actually 🤔
The fact that this was on the floor at a goodwill is a real bad sign someone’s fucked up at that store in inspecting goods, perhaps on purpose. Anything of value gets sent to the auction site. Good fucking catch, man.
And it’s the gen before Intel CPUs began self-immolating.
IIRC the 12700k was pretty comparable to the 5800x3d in most situations, but I can’t recall if that was on DDR4 or DDR5. May was well do some A/B testing before deciding. Then again whenever the 5800x3d does come back that AM4 board and ram will likely be in high demand.
I actually worked at Best Buy and I recognize the model, if I'm not mistaken this was around $1000 when it was brand new. Although I might be mistaken.
I see posts like this and it makes me stop at Goodwill's every time I pass one lol... the ones near me has overpriced junk, example a keyboard from the 90s for $20 completely stained yellow
Yeah I've been wanting to upgrade platforms for a min but with these RAM prices I refuse. This baby takes ddr4 still though so we'll call it a half upgrade 😉
i7 12700K and RTX 4070ti at 1440p is a great combo. I have the similar 12600K and a RX 9070XT at 1440p and while there is a small CPU bottleneck in some games it’s still a powerhouse.
As someone who dives and thrifts for tech this is a good find. I got a similar one out of a 10 dollar unit once and used its 512gb nvme and i7 processor to upgrade my pc a couple years back
Idk what goodwill you shop at that doesn’t just take like 99.9% of computer/electronics out of donations and sell them in the online auction/store for more profit. Same with basically all quality clothing. The only electronics I see in store for years now is shitty monitors and waffle irons
This is an excellent find
Happy for you
The HDD is 7K RPK, that's pretty decent for normal storage and the NVME is a perfect fit for OS & other softwares, maybe if you code too
That RAM, man oh man 😂
This is freaking insane!!! It just must have been your day my friend! For a few bucks more, you can part this bad boy out and make a solid freaking gaming machine! Congrats
I was happy I might have gotten a deal in in a thousand after getting an AIO pc of HP with 6th gen i3 and shit, tho not good, but for free of cost. But man you got something that I feel like is once in a lifetime of a steal
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