Use/Cheap computer parts in Calgary (retail)?

[Robin Goodfellow]

I need a video card and sound card, in either PCI-E or PCI-X format.

The retail prices for these at memory-express and Best buy are around $50 - Far more than I want to spend on this.

Looking for older, unwanted cards... I know these things accumulate in bins after upgrades... Hoping to spend $10 each.

Don't want to do Kijiji, due to time investment/running around required.

Just looking to go to some place that used parts I can buy.

Any such place?

[speedog]

Electronic Recycling Association (link (https://www.era.ca/)) - 1301 34th Avenue SE , 403.262.4488..

Call them as they always have way more stuff then they list on their web site - a sampling of what they have for sale is here (https://greencomputers.era.ca/).

When you visit, be nice and they might take you to the back where the bins are - lots of stuff in those bins and they're quite open to haggling on anything they have in the bins.

[revelations]

^ they have been quite good too

also ebay - ive built PCs like this. No driving around.

[Robin Goodfellow]

Originally posted by speedog
Electronic Recycling Association (link (https://www.era.ca/)) - 1301 34th Avenue SE , 403.262.4488..

Call them as they always have way more stuff then they list on their web site - a sampling of what they have for sale is here (https://greencomputers.era.ca/).

When you visit, be nice and they might take you to the back where the bins are - lots of stuff in those bins and they're quite open to haggling on anything they have in the bins.


That's just perfect. Thank you.

[ZenOps]

vfxweb also has really really old stuff if you need to pick a part for an old system.

[G-ZUS]

Originally posted by speedog
Electronic Recycling Association (link (https://www.era.ca/)) - 1301 34th Avenue SE , 403.262.4488..

Call them as they always have way more stuff then they list on their web site - a sampling of what they have for sale is here (https://greencomputers.era.ca/).

When you visit, be nice and they might take you to the back where the bins are - lots of stuff in those bins and they're quite open to haggling on anything they have in the bins.

I'd avoid that Mickey Mouse operation as best as I could, nothing but a headache dealing with those goofs!

[sabad66]

+1 for vfxweb

http://www.vfxweb.com

[Thaco]

yeah, avoid ERA, they're horrible, and have zero business ethics, they tell companies their stuff will be recycled, but then they resell it or ship it off to china.

I use Technotrash for recycling at work, i know that does not help for this situation, but they will recycle it properly, disassemble and crush it and then separate the materials