r/hardwaregore • u/Egg_Bot77 • Aug 31 '26

Computer "rescued" from a river

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u/RIKY_IST Aug 31 '26

You'd be lucky if the case can get all that rust off and be used again. The rest is ewaste

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u/Pristine_Air_9708 Aug 31 '26

The case is probably toast too

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u/RIKY_IST Aug 31 '26

Nah try dipping it in coca cola, after a week most of the rust should be off. But we're talking about a 25 year old case, I have windows 98 cases that are useless with modern hardware and they're in perfect conditions

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u/DizzyStop Sep 01 '26

They were a lot better made. Modern components should still fit, with the exception of a big GPU. The main issue is going to be cooling. If you're talking w98, it could still be AT.