That's one advantage to living in the 21st century: computer "bone yards" and trash-picked parts are stupidly high quality "trash" compared to decades ago.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That doesn't explain why you feed it with a 3070

[–] Hedlosa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago

I used to have to, when the monitor does not have any modern ports, you have to get creative with adapters.

Source: Me with my own 1050ti stuck into an optiplex build and early 2000s monitor because I was broke

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

All 3 HDMI ports are broken. That's why it was gotten rid of, so I chain adapters with cables I have. Works like a gem. All of my monitors are upcycled. There is so much e-waste because people don't use adapters.

[–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

hearing this makes me want to visit my local e-waste facility

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

Asking friends and family for old tech is a gold mine too, especially if you can pop old hard drives in a case for them. Most people wont touch that stuff.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

wow that's one hell of a dumpster find! even with those ports dead, a 3070 is worth like what, half a kidney?

nice!

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

Haha, minor misunderstanding, though I did get a deal on the card, I mean the TV was the one with the broken parts.