Need your words of wisdom on collecting...

[johnvosh]

Is it worth it to collect dead chips? I have a decent size collection and I am slowly trying to fill up a lot of gaps. Anyways in the AM2 socket I have a handful of chips that work and then I have a bunch that don't work. I am basically trying to get each core and each core stepping.

Should I include the dead chips in my collection or just get rid of them and buy working ones?

Thanks for in advance for your words of wisdom!

[debs3759]

Thata's a matter of personal preference. Some collectors want chips that look good, others want chips that work. And others want something else. Personally I now only collect working x86/x64 chips, and I know there are others who aren't so bothered if a chip works if it looks good.

[gshv]

I sometimes buy dead processors if they are in good condition, and if they are much cheaper (at least a few times) than working processors. I can also buy dead chips, if they are very rare, but I won't pay more than half of the price of working rare chip.

Gennadiy

[johnvosh]

Thanks for the responses guys. The chips I bought where in a bit lot and they are all in mint condition, no bent pins or anything. The only thing is just don't work. I have tried them all in different boards, but nothing. So I figured I would probably just add them to the collection since some of them I do need....

[Neon]

I agree with Debs and Gennadiy. I can tell you from experience selling extra chips that some people care about working status, some do not care.

Each collector seems to have his own objectives, priorities, and style of collecting. That keeps things interesting, and it means that most chips can find a collector.

[Tegranphos]

mmmm in my realy small collection, i can't reject any chip only for not work xD

[Neon_WA]

if rare, uncommon or unknown working condition I will still still purchase if price is right.
But once I have tested it and I find it is not working.. I put this type of chip back on my want list

If I find a working replacement.. then great
As of yet.. any non working chips I have replaced I haven't bothered reselling.
They either go into non working spares pile.. gold scrap pile.. or pile to be opened for die pictures

[smithy]

I don't care if they don't work

[wepwawet]

I absolutely prefer working chips. Therefore I allways try to get equipment to test - which is often hard or impossible for chips from the 70ies...
But before I have nothing I take dead ones of course.