I just wanted to debate the amount of gold alone processed and refined within a ton of computers. 1st off, 6 oz of Au is just wrong. I have been refining for years. I can tell u that from my research, a ton yields much more than that and nobody cites where they got there info from, yet post it as a fact. Do your own research before taking the word from some guy who throws out a figure like that cuz it's just disappointing for those in this for a hobby or to make real money. You could make much more if you stick with the older computer models, cell phones, and other electronic equipment pre-90s. There is gold in so many parts that are never mentioned in these discussions, so unless u r serious about this, go ahead and take their word for it, otherwise, take apart an old system and see for yourself the gold you see. Dont forget the monitors, inside the hard drives, inside the EEPROMS, inside the peripherals, and then all the fingers, pins, CPUs, etc. Old analog cell phones are loaded with gold plated parts. Collect, sort, and save. I have parted hundreds of older to newer computers, laptops, and an array of other gold plated and other components with precious metals in them. I have over 500 units, all broken down, but still separating boards to this minute. It's fun and kills time. I cant wait to see how much money I will get from the gold alone, thousands of dollars. The silver is got to be in the thousands too. The palladium is up there, but due to the limited amounts, new or old systems, its not that much, but still worth it. The nickel found in the hard drive disks r worth salvaging as are the magnets. There is gold at the end of the read/write arms and even gold in your printer cartridges that HP uses, and some other brands too. Gold is everywhere if u take the time to look. Nice post Kirk. I am not referring to your info by the way. Just fyi.