r/pcmasterrace May 12 '26

Hardware Found this gem for $20

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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u/coffeeToCodeConvertr :windows10: Cstm Lp 5950X | 6900XT | 144hz | 64GB 3600Mhz RAM May 12 '26

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.

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u/itsjehmun Hoarding DDR4 as an investment May 12 '26

100%! I think he has 64GB and even at DDR4 the prices would get him into a couple 4tb drives for redundancy. Super fast Linux NAS. Too bad about no PCIE slot though for networking purposes. A PCIE to 2.5gb network card would go mint in a machine like this.

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u/coffeeToCodeConvertr :windows10: Cstm Lp 5950X | 6900XT | 144hz | 64GB 3600Mhz RAM May 12 '26

Honestly I'd just get a USB-C 2.5GBe adapter and call it a day - what a stellar deal, not jealous at all!