Part 1 – Introduction, Construction, Components, and Recycling Value
Introduction
The GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M is a Socket 754 AMD desktop motherboard built around the VIA K8M800 chipset platform. It belongs to the early AMD64 consumer desktop generation and was designed for AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Sempron processors using a 754-pin CPU interface. From a scrap identification perspective, this board is an excellent example of a standard desktop computer motherboard containing moderate integrated circuit density, a large CPU socket, DDR memory slots, legacy expansion interfaces, gold-bearing connectors, and a multilayer fiberglass PCB.
The board shows a blue micro ATX motherboard with the model name GA-K8VM800M printed on the PCB near the CPU socket and memory area. The lower edge of the PCB shows REV: 2.0, which aligns the physical board with the GA-K8VM800M Rev. 2.x family. Visible core chips include a VIA K8M800 northbridge, a VIA VT8237R Plus southbridge, an ITE IT8705-series Super I/O controller, a VIA Ethernet PHY, a Realtek AC’97 audio codec, and a socketed BIOS ROM.
This motherboard is not an appliance control board, not a telecommunications board, not an Apple logic board, and not a multi-socket enterprise server board. It is a standard consumer desktop motherboard with a mainstream AMD Socket 754 CPU platform. Under the Ohata Board Scrap Classification System, standard desktop motherboards with moderate integrated circuit density, consumer CPU sockets, standard multilayer PCB construction, and recoverable copper and gold-bearing contacts are classified as C Grade Board Scrap when complete. The broader grade class document describes C Grade as standard desktop motherboard and interface-board material, while D Grade is reserved for lower-value computer boards such as integrated desktop boards with limited IC density, later-generation low-value consumer platforms, AMD AM/FM platform boards, and peripheral cards with oversized cooling systems.
What Is the GA-K8VM800M Motherboard?
The GA-K8VM800M is the main printed circuit board used to connect the CPU, memory, storage, graphics output, expansion cards, power delivery, firmware, rear I/O ports, and internal headers of a desktop computer system. Its design reflects the transitional PC era in which legacy interfaces such as AGP, PCI, IDE, floppy, COM, and LPT coexisted with newer features such as Serial ATA and USB 2.0.
Official product specifications list this board as supporting AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Sempron Socket 754 processors, using the VIA K8M800 northbridge and VIA 8237R southbridge family, with ITE IT8705 Super I/O, VIA 6103L PHY, Realtek ALC655 AC’97 audio, DDR400/333/266 memory, one AGP slot, three PCI slots, two SATA connectors, two UDMA ATA IDE connectors, one FDD connector, USB headers, back-panel PS/2, USB, RJ45, COM, LPT, audio, and VGA ports, plus a micro ATX form factor of 24.4 cm × 22.0 cm.
For recycling identification, the board should be recognized as a complete desktop motherboard rather than as a loose chipset board or appliance controller. Its value comes from the combination of the CPU socket contacts, installed CPU, memory connector contacts, AGP and PCI connectors, internal copper layers, chipset packages, BIOS ROM, Super I/O controller, Ethernet/audio chips, MLCCs, solder, nickel-plated connectors, and other electronic materials.
Visual Identification Features
The GA-K8VM800M Rev. 2.0 specimen can be identified through the following visible features:
Blue GIGABYTE PCB with GA-K8VM800M silkscreen marking.
Lower-edge REV: 2.0 marking.
AMD Socket 754 CPU socket with black retention frame.
Two long DDR DIMM slots.
One green AGP slot and three white PCI slots.
Two IDE/PATA connectors near the upper edge.
Black floppy connector near the ATX power connector.
Two red SATA connectors near the VIA southbridge area.
CR2032 coin-cell battery holder.
VIA K8M800 northbridge chip.
VIA VT8237R Plus southbridge chip.
ITE IT8705 Super I/O chip.
Socketed BIOS chip.
Rear-panel VGA, LPT, COM, USB, RJ45, audio, and PS/2-style I/O configuration.
The reference board has the CPU removed, but the CPU socket, retention frame, chipset packages, memory slots, expansion slots, connectors, and primary ICs are still present. For final scrap grading, this wiki assumes a compatible Socket 754 CPU is installed, as requested.
CPU Interface and CPU Size
The CPU interface is AMD Socket 754, a 754-contact pin-grid-array CPU platform used for AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Sempron processors. The socket is a ZIF-style mechanical socket: the CPU is aligned by pin orientation and seated into the socket before the lever is locked.
The required CPU package size is important for both identification and value estimation. AMD’s Athlon 64 data sheet describes the 754-pin package as a 754-pin lidded micro PGA package with 1.27 mm pin pitch, a 29 × 29-row pin array, and a 40 mm × 40 mm organic substrate. Therefore, the CPU size to confirm for this motherboard is 40 mm × 40 mm.
From a recycling perspective, the installed CPU is significant. A Socket 754 CPU contributes additional recoverable value through gold-plated pins or gold-bearing internal bond materials, the integrated heat spreader, silicon die, nickel/copper-bearing structures, and package substrate. A motherboard sold without its CPU may still be recyclable, but it is less valuable than the same board sold with the CPU installed.
Core Chipset and Integrated Graphics
The primary chipset is the VIA K8M800 northbridge. On this board, the VIA K8M800 chip is located near the CPU socket and AGP slot. It provides the main platform interface for the Socket 754 AMD processor system and includes the integrated VIA graphics engine. Official specifications for the Rev. 2.x family list integrated UniChrome graphics, while the board also provides a rear VGA connector for video output.
The integrated graphics function is not a separate removable graphics card. It is contained within the VIA K8M800 chipset package. For scrap identification, this means the board should not be treated like a motherboard with a removable GPU card attached. The integrated graphics feature contributes to the functionality of the board, but it does not elevate the motherboard into graphics-card scrap. If the VIA K8M800 northbridge is missing, cracked, heat-damaged, heavily corroded, or removed, the recycling value should be reduced because a major integrated circuit is missing.
Southbridge, Storage, and I/O Controller Functions
The visible southbridge chip on the reference specimen is marked VIA VT8237R Plus. The official GA-K8VM800M Rev. 2.x specification lists the VIA 8237R southbridge family. This southbridge section supports the board’s storage and peripheral functions, including Serial ATA, IDE/PATA, USB, PCI bus support, and other platform I/O functions.
The board includes two Serial ATA connectors. The official feature list specifies integrated Serial ATA with RAID 0 and RAID 1 support. It also includes two UDMA ATA 133/100/66 IDE connectors and one floppy disk drive connector. These storage connectors contain copper contacts, plated pins, solder joints, and PCB routing that contribute to the board’s recoverable material value.
The ITE IT8705 Super I/O controller manages legacy I/O functions such as floppy, serial, parallel, hardware monitoring, and related low-speed system control features. The presence of this Super I/O chip is typical for motherboards from this period and helps distinguish the board from simple appliance electronics.
Memory Slots
The GA-K8VM800M uses two 184-pin DDR DIMM slots. Official specifications list DDR400, DDR333, and DDR266 memory support with up to 2 GB total memory capacity through two DIMM slots.
The memory slots are important scrap features because each slot contains many plated contacts and solder joints. If memory modules are installed, they are usually separated into their own memory scrap category rather than valued as part of the motherboard. The motherboard itself should retain its DIMM slots. Removed, broken, or heavily burned memory slots reduce connector completeness and may reduce value.
Expansion Interfaces
The board contains one AGP slot and three PCI slots. Official specifications list one AGP slot supporting AGP 8x/4x and 1.5 V display cards, plus three PCI 2.2-compliant slots.
For recycling, the AGP and PCI slots are important because they contain gold-bearing or plated contact surfaces, copper pins, plastic housings, and soldered connector legs. Although this motherboard does not have long external gold fingers like an expansion card, it contains multiple internal card slots with recoverable contact material. These connectors support its placement within C Grade desktop motherboard scrap when the board is complete.
Rear I/O and Internal Connectors
The rear I/O panel includes PS/2 keyboard/mouse connections, USB ports, RJ45 Ethernet, COM serial, LPT parallel, audio jacks, and VGA output. The official specification lists four USB 2.0/1.1 rear ports, one RJ45 port, one COM port, one LPT port, audio line-in/line-out/microphone connectors, and one VGA port.
Internal connectors include two Serial ATA connectors, two IDE connectors, one floppy connector, USB headers, S/P DIF input/output header, cooling fan headers, and CD-in. These connectors contain copper alloy pins, tin or nickel plating, solder, and plastic housings. They are not the highest-value components on the board, but they contribute to the board’s identity as a complete desktop motherboard and support consistent grading.
BIOS and Firmware Section
The visible board has a socketed BIOS ROM near the lower edge. Official specifications list a 2 Mb flash ROM with Phoenix BIOS family support, while the user manual family also references licensed Award BIOS and Q-Flash functions.
For recycling, the BIOS chip is a small but meaningful integrated circuit. It contains silicon, bond wires, package materials, soldered or socketed contacts, and recoverable electronic material. A missing BIOS chip alone may not always cause rejection, but a heavily harvested motherboard with multiple missing ICs should be downgraded.
PCB Construction and Recycling Value
The GA-K8VM800M is built on a standard multilayer fiberglass PCB. It contains internal copper planes and signal traces, voltage regulation circuits around the CPU socket, multiple electrolytic capacitors, inductors, MOSFETs, chipset packages, I/O connectors, and soldered expansion slots. This construction provides reliable recycling value through copper recovery, connector material recovery, and precious-metal recovery from IC packages and contact surfaces.
The board does not have the extreme component density of a smartphone logic board, telecommunications switch board, Apple logic board, PLC CPU module, or multi-socket enterprise server board. However, it has more recoverable value than typical appliance boards because it contains a desktop CPU socket, computer chipset architecture, memory slots, multiple expansion slots, BIOS, Super I/O, LAN, audio, VGA, SATA, IDE, and USB interfaces. This combination supports classification as C Grade Board Scrap when complete and with CPU installed.
Part 2 – Ohata C Grade Classification, Identification Guide, and Desktop Motherboard Types
Ohata C Grade Classification
Within the Ohata Board Scrap Classification System, the GA-K8VM800M Rev. 2.0 is classified as C Grade Board Scrap under the assumption that a compatible Socket 754 CPU is installed. This classification is based on the board’s standard desktop motherboard architecture, consumer CPU socket, moderate integrated circuit density, standard multilayer PCB construction, recoverable copper content, and gold-bearing contacts in sockets and connectors.
The C Grade detailed classification describes C Grade boards as standard-grade electronic circuit boards that include desktop computer motherboards, consumer expansion cards, interface boards, graphics cards, and general-purpose electronic assemblies. It also states that typical examples include standard desktop motherboards and that these boards generally feature moderate integrated circuit density, smaller CPU sockets, shorter gold-plated connector areas, standard multilayer PCBs, and recoverable copper and precious metal content.
The photographed GA-K8VM800M matches this profile. It is a desktop motherboard with a single consumer AMD CPU socket, standard DDR slots, onboard audio and Ethernet, integrated VGA, AGP and PCI expansion, IDE and SATA storage, and moderate IC population. It is not dense enough for A Grade or A+ Grade, not telecommunications-oriented enough for SS Grade, not military or aerospace material for SSS Grade, and not a multi-ceramic-CPU legacy board for S Grade.
Why the Board Is Not A+, A, or B Grade
The GA-K8VM800M does not qualify as A+ Grade because A+ Grade is generally associated with advanced industrial electronics, Apple logic boards, PLC CPU modules, CNC controllers, robotics controllers, medical controllers, and large multi-socket server motherboards. A+ boards usually show high IC density, premium multilayer construction, large BGA processors or enterprise sockets, industrial communication interfaces, and higher recoverable precious metal content. The GA-K8VM800M is a consumer desktop motherboard with standard connector density and mainstream PC functionality, so A+ Grade would overstate its recycling value.
The board also does not qualify as A Grade. A Grade is generally associated with laptop motherboards, large single-socket server motherboards, clean full-length gold-finger expansion cards, optical drive controller boards, earlier high-grade NEC desktop boards, and enterprise backplane boards. This GA-K8VM800M has useful desktop features but lacks laptop-level compact IC density, server architecture, full-length gold fingers, and enterprise-grade component concentration.
B Grade is also higher than the appropriate classification for this specimen. B Grade may include medium-value boards such as lower-grade telecommunications equipment, peripheral interface boards, plastic or metal server motherboards, and desktop motherboards with medium-value CPU socket designs. The GA-K8VM800M is a standard consumer desktop motherboard with moderate IC density and legacy PC interfaces; it does not show the enterprise connectors, server-oriented architecture, or higher component density normally associated with B Grade.
Why the Board Is C Grade Rather Than D Grade
D Grade includes lower-value computer motherboards and peripheral electronics with relatively small recoverable precious metal content. The Board Grade Class document lists D Grade examples such as integrated desktop motherboards with limited integrated circuit density, modern consumer motherboards using later-generation socket designs, AMD AM and FM platform boards, and peripheral cards with oversized heatsinks.
The GA-K8VM800M does have integrated graphics, but its overall architecture is more consistent with the C Grade standard desktop motherboard category when a CPU is installed. It is an earlier Socket 754 motherboard with a large PGA CPU socket, discrete VIA northbridge and southbridge packages, two DDR slots, AGP, three PCI slots, two IDE connectors, two SATA connectors, Super I/O, BIOS ROM, LAN PHY, AC’97 audio codec, and a full rear I/O cluster. It is not an AMD AM/FM platform, not a later highly consolidated consumer board, and not a graphics card or peripheral card dominated by cooling hardware.
The detailed D Grade standard is useful as a lower boundary because it covers consumer boards that emphasize cost-optimized construction, lighter gold plating, reduced semiconductor density, and modern integrated chipset consolidation. The GA-K8VM800M remains a cost-conscious consumer board, but the presence of a complete Socket 754 CPU platform and older desktop motherboard architecture supports C Grade classification rather than D Grade, assuming the CPU and major chipsets are present.
Identification Guide
Step 1 – Confirm the Model Marking
The PCB should show GA-K8VM800M printed near the CPU socket and memory slots. The reference board visibly displays this marking. This is the strongest model-identification feature.
Step 2 – Confirm the Revision Marking
The lower edge of the reference board shows REV: 2.0. This supports identification as a GA-K8VM800M Rev. 2.0 / Rev. 2.x family motherboard.
Step 3 – Confirm the CPU Socket
The board should have an AMD Socket 754 CPU socket with a black plastic retention frame. The socket is a large square PGA socket designed for a 40 mm × 40 mm Socket 754 CPU package. If the CPU is installed, it should cover the socket pin field and sit under a compatible heatsink assembly during normal operation. For scrap buying, the CPU should remain installed whenever the buying category expects CPU-included motherboard material.
Step 4 – Confirm the Chipset
The VIA K8M800 chip should be present near the CPU/AGP area. The VIA VT8237R or VT8237R Plus southbridge should be present near the SATA and battery area. Both chips are major integrated circuits. Removed, cracked, or burned chipset packages reduce value.
Step 5 – Confirm Memory and Expansion Slots
The board should include two DDR DIMM slots, one AGP slot, and three PCI slots. These slot counts and positions match the official specification and the board.
Step 6 – Confirm Storage and Rear I/O
The board should include two SATA connectors, two IDE connectors, one floppy connector, and a rear I/O cluster including VGA, LPT, COM, USB, RJ45, audio, and PS/2 connections. These features help distinguish the board from smaller appliance boards or stripped connector-end boards.
Desktop Motherboard Type
This motherboard should be cataloged as a standard Socket 754 AMD desktop motherboard. It is not a server board, not a laptop motherboard, not a proprietary compact logic board, and not a graphics card. It belongs to the general desktop computer motherboard family and should be sorted with standard computer motherboards rather than appliance boards or mixed low-grade PCB scrap.
For AI-assisted recognition, the strongest visual model features are the silkscreen model text, blue PCB, Socket 754 socket and retention frame, two DDR slots, one green AGP slot, three white PCI slots, VIA K8M800 chip, VIA VT8237R Plus chip, two red SATA connectors, two IDE connectors, and Rev. 2.0 marking.
Part 3 – Recoverable Materials, Buying Standards, and Handling
Recoverable Materials
The GA-K8VM800M contains several categories of recoverable materials commonly found in C Grade desktop motherboards.
Copper is the primary recoverable metal by weight. It is present in internal PCB layers, signal traces, power planes, CPU voltage regulation circuits, inductors, connectors, solder pads, and component leads.
Gold is present in small but important quantities. Gold-bearing areas may include CPU package pins when the CPU is installed, CPU socket contacts, memory slot contacts, AGP/PCI connector contacts, connector plating, and bond wires inside integrated circuits.
Silver may be present in solder alloys, contacts, and internal electronic component structures.
Palladium may be present in multilayer ceramic capacitors distributed across the motherboard.
Tin and nickel are found in solder, connector finishes, plated metal surfaces, component leads, and shielding/contact structures.
Aluminum may be present if heatsinks or cooling hardware are attached. However, aluminum heatsinks are not the primary reason this motherboard is classified as C Grade. Heatsinks may be removed before sale if the buying standard allows it, but CPU and permanent electronic components should remain attached.
The C Grade detailed standard lists recoverable materials such as gold-plated edge connectors, gold-plated CPU socket contacts, gold bond wires inside integrated circuits, silver-bearing contacts, palladium in MLCCs, nickel-plated connectors, tin-based solder alloys, and copper in multilayer board structures.
Buying Standards
For C Grade buying, the GA-K8VM800M should be evaluated according to measurable physical characteristics rather than brand reputation, resale value, or age. Important buying factors include:
Correct model identification.
Complete PCB structure.
Installed compatible Socket 754 CPU when CPU-included material is required.
Present VIA K8M800 northbridge.
Present VIA VT8237R / VT8237R Plus southbridge.
Present ITE Super I/O controller.
Present BIOS chip.
Present memory slots, AGP slot, PCI slots, IDE, SATA, and rear I/O connectors.
Clean and dry condition.
No severe corrosion, burn damage, water intrusion, or oil contamination.
No heavy harvesting of major ICs.
The detailed C Grade buying standard emphasizes classification by integrated circuit density, PCB construction, CPU socket design, connector condition, copper content, board completeness, intended application, and overall electronic complexity. It also states that C Grade boards should remain structurally intact, reasonably clean and dry, free from severe corrosion, retaining major ICs, CPU sockets, principal connectors, and free from major PCB fractures or excessive contamination.
Importance of CPU Completeness
The CPU is a major value factor on this motherboard. Socket 754 processors contain a 754-pin package structure and a 40 mm × 40 mm substrate. When the CPU is installed, the motherboard is more complete and more valuable because the CPU adds recoverable gold-bearing, copper-bearing, nickel-bearing, silicon, and package-substrate material.
A GA-K8VM800M with the CPU missing can still be recognized as the same motherboard model, but its buying value is lower than a CPU-installed board. If the local purchase category requires “motherboard with CPU,” a CPU-missing specimen may be reduced to a lower buying category or priced separately. If the CPU socket is also damaged or removed, the reduction is more severe because both the CPU and the socket contact system are missing.
Acceptable Removals
The following removals generally do not destroy the motherboard’s identity as C Grade scrap if the PCB and major electronic components remain complete:
CPU heatsink.
Cooling fan.
Loose cables.
I/O shield.
Mounting screws.
Plastic clips not integral to the CPU socket.
Separate memory modules.
Separate expansion cards.
Loose metal brackets.
However, removable accessories should not be mixed into the motherboard load if they create excess weight, contamination, or sorting confusion. Unnecessary accessories can lower average buying value if they cause the load to be treated as mixed miscellaneous scrap.
Conditions That Reduce Value
The following conditions can reduce the value of this motherboard:
CPU missing when CPU-included buying is expected.
VIA K8M800 northbridge removed.
VIA VT8237R / VT8237R Plus southbridge removed.
ITE Super I/O or BIOS chip removed.
Memory slots, AGP slot, PCI slots, or rear I/O connectors broken or harvested.
Socket 754 pin field damaged, cracked, burned, or contaminated.
PCB cracked, cut, snapped, drilled, or missing sections.
Heavy oxidation or battery leakage.
Severe water damage.
Fire damage or carbonized areas.
Oil, grease, adhesive, paint, chemical residue, or excessive thermal paste contamination.
Mixed loads containing appliance boards, low-grade PCBs, plastic waste, wires, metal scrap, and unrelated miscellaneous material.
The C Grade standard specifically notes that classification may be reduced when boards exhibit missing chipset ICs, removed graphics processors, broken PCB sections, heavy oxidation, battery leakage, burn damage, severe water damage, missing controller ICs, large cut sections, or oil/chemical contamination.
Rejection Conditions
A GA-K8VM800M motherboard may be rejected or bought only as very low-grade mixed PCB material if it is severely damaged or no longer identifiable. Strong rejection conditions include:
Board cut into pieces.
Major chipsets removed.
CPU socket removed.
Severe fire damage.
Heavy corrosion spreading across chipset and connector areas.
Water-damaged PCB with delamination.
Battery leakage that destroys traces and contacts.
Heavy component harvesting.
Mixed trash load where the motherboard cannot be separately inspected.
Excessive non-electronic contamination.
Recycling value depends on preserving the recoverable electronic structure. A complete, clean, CPU-installed GA-K8VM800M is a valid C Grade motherboard; a stripped or contaminated board may lose that classification.
Handling and Storage
GA-K8VM800M motherboards should be stored dry, flat, and separated from heavy metal scrap. Boards should not be bent, crushed, or stored loose under heavy loads. Moisture should be avoided because oxidation can attack connector plating, socket contacts, solder joints, and copper traces.
For warehouse sorting, the board should be placed in a desktop motherboard category, preferably separated from appliance boards, power supply boards, monitor boards, and low-density mixed PCBs. CPU-installed boards should be kept separate from CPU-removed boards when the buying standard differentiates them.
Part 4 – Comparison, and Official Ohata Classification
Comparison with Standard Laptop Motherboards
Standard laptop motherboards are usually smaller and denser than the GA-K8VM800M. Laptop boards often contain soldered processors, compact BGA packages, onboard power management, and many fine-pitch connectors. Many non-Apple laptop motherboards may qualify as A Grade because of higher component density per unit area.
The GA-K8VM800M is a desktop board with a removable Socket 754 CPU, full-size DDR slots, AGP, PCI, IDE, SATA, and rear legacy I/O. It is larger and less densely populated than a typical laptop board. Therefore, it should not be classified with laptop motherboard scrap.
Comparison with Server Motherboards
Server motherboards often contain larger enterprise CPU sockets, ECC memory support, many memory slots, server management controllers, enterprise chipsets, RAID/SAS interfaces, high-current power distribution, and sometimes multiple CPU sockets. Depending on density and architecture, server boards may classify as B Grade, A Grade, or A+ Grade.
The GA-K8VM800M is not a server board. It has one consumer Socket 754 CPU socket, two DDR memory slots, one AGP slot, three PCI slots, and consumer I/O features. It lacks server-grade memory architecture, enterprise connectors, multi-socket CPU design, and high-density server management components.
Comparison with D Grade Motherboards
D Grade motherboards are lower-value computer boards with reduced precious-metal content, limited IC density, highly integrated cost-optimized construction, or later-generation low-value consumer platforms. AMD AM/FM boards and modern integrated desktop boards are common D Grade examples under the Board Grade Class standard.
The GA-K8VM800M is an older Socket 754 standard desktop motherboard with a complete discrete northbridge/southbridge chipset arrangement, a large CPU socket, memory slots, AGP, PCI, IDE, SATA, and a full I/O set. With a compatible CPU installed and all major components intact, it fits C Grade more accurately than D Grade. If the CPU is missing, chipsets are removed, connectors are broken, or the load is mixed with low-value scrap, the practical buying value may be reduced.
Comparison with Appliance Boards
Appliance boards are usually built for motor control, relay switching, heating control, compressor control, display control, or low-density embedded functions. They may contain relays, transformers, triacs, large power traces, and fewer computer-style interfaces.
The GA-K8VM800M is a computer motherboard. It has a CPU socket, memory slots, AGP/PCI expansion, BIOS, chipset architecture, SATA/IDE storage, VGA, Ethernet, USB, and legacy PC I/O. These features distinguish it from Appliance Board A or Appliance Board B. The C Grade standard notes that desktop motherboards generally contain larger processors, more integrated circuits, better PCB construction, longer connector systems, and greater copper recovery potential than appliance board categories.
Official Ohata Classification Statement
The GA-K8VM800M Rev. 2.0 motherboard is classified as:
Ohata Board Scrap Classification: C Grade Board Scrap
This classification is based on the following confirmed characteristics:
Standard desktop motherboard.
AMD Socket 754 consumer CPU platform.
Assumed compatible CPU installed.
Moderate integrated circuit density.
Standard multilayer fiberglass PCB construction.
VIA K8M800 northbridge with integrated graphics.
VIA VT8237R / VT8237R Plus southbridge family.
ITE IT8705 Super I/O controller.
VIA 6103L Ethernet PHY.
Realtek ALC655 AC’97 audio codec.
Two DDR DIMM slots.
One AGP slot.
Three PCI slots.
SATA, IDE, FDD, USB, VGA, COM, LPT, RJ45, audio, and PS/2 interfaces.
Recoverable copper, gold-bearing contacts, IC bond-wire material, solder, nickel, silver-bearing contacts, and MLCC-related palladium content.
The classification assumes the board is complete, clean, dry, structurally intact, and includes the CPU. If the CPU is missing, major integrated circuits are removed, the PCB is broken, or the board is mixed with low-grade miscellaneous scrap, the board may receive a reduced buying value or may be downgraded after inspection.
This classification is an educational and operational recycling reference. It is not a government, ISO, or universal industry standard. Final buying grade depends on actual physical condition, completeness, contamination level, sorting quality, and inspection results.
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