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Garbage truck driver rescues dumped 32-core Threadripper PC with RTX 2080 Ti

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Redditor and garbage truck driver „Siezio“ recently shared, then deleted, photos of a gaming PC he salvaged from the trash and easily restored. The rig included an.
WTF?! Garbage collectors often stumble upon valuable or undamaged items, but finding a mostly functional, high-end PC might rank among one of the luckiest recent finds. Although the components are a few years old, the system booted flawlessly after a few smart repairs and minor replacements.
Redditor and garbage truck driver „Siezio“ recently shared, then deleted, photos of a gaming PC he salvaged from the trash and easily restored. The rig included an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X, a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti with 11GB of VRAM, and 32GB of DDR4 RAM.
The only missing component was internal storage, and Siezio replaced the water-damaged power supply unit (PSU) as a precaution. After thoroughly cleaning the other components with isopropyl alcohol and letting them dry for two days, the system powered on without issue.

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