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How much gold is in a computer motherboard?

ByHugo Miller Solutions

The average computer motherboard contains about 1/5th of a gram, or about $12 worth, of gold in them. However, that’s not counting the cost of removing it.

Some other sources estimate that your average computer contains about 1/5th of a gram, or about $12 worth, of gold in them.

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Which electronics have the most gold?

According to the given details, early digital still cameras, big old desktop computers and peripheral devices like modems and scanners, old televisions, and old stereo components including amplifiers and receivers are electronics that have the most gold.

What parts of a motherboard is gold?

Gold is found in numerous places on a motherboard: IDE connectors, PCI Express slot, PCI, AGP, ISA, and other ports, jumper pins, the processor socket, and DIMM (SIMM on older motherboards) slots.

All of these connectors are often covered with a fine layer of gold a few microns thick, deposited by flashing or plating.

How much gold is in an old computer?

It is estimated that most computers contain one-third of a gram of gold. They can be used in different parts, such as on motherboards, PCI boards, internal modems, circuit boards, and old computer processors.

How much gold is in electronic devices?

The precious metals used in electronic devices are gold, silver, and palladium. A typical iPhone contains 0.034 grams (g) of gold, 0.34 g of silver, and 0.015 g of palladium.

What computer components contain the most gold?

The computer components that contain the most gold are motherboards. Motherboards are the largest circuit boards in laptops and desktops, and often contain the majority of the gold in used computers.

The edges of motherboards have gold contacts and connectors where wires slide on. In addition, there are thin layers of gold applied to the surfaces of some motherboards.

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