Are pci interfaces made of gold ingots?

I own alot of old computer parts such as agp pci, and other cards. I be wondering if the part that plugs into the MOBO is gold ingots?





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Are pci interfaces made of gold ingots?

it is gold plated over copper it can be removed,,if you hold 335 of these cards to get the gold ingots off of you would own $450.00..garanteed
the gold plate is so skinny it would take a intact roomfull of parts to get a small nugget if thats what ur thinkin ...
I expect its Copper
Yes, though the worth is about $300 of gold ingots per tonne of computers.



Also some connections are mixed with tin.
it's copper. Same beside the Bus on motherboard circuitry
Some pins are coated with gold ingots or platinum because those elements conduct electricity much more efficiently than standard steel or aluminum. If your thinking of trying to recover this stuff it probably isn't worth it since the tiny amount you'd return with wouldn't cover the cost of processing.
As a rule, the contacts are indeed gold; it is a terribly good conductor of electricity, and offer very little resistence, thus generate very little roast.
Gold plated tin or copper is the case surrounded by computers.



Silver is actually the best conductant but is not commonly used because of its confidently corroded surface.



Ever wonder why some high come to an end Macintosh stereo amps cost thousands of dollars ... solid gold connectors is one of the reason.



regards,

Philip T