User Wins Big with $50 Z690 Motherboard Featuring Pre-Installed 4x NVMe SSDs Valued at $1700

User Wins Big with $50 Z690 Motherboard Featuring Pre-Installed 4x NVMe SSDs Valued at $1700

An intriguing Reddit story has emerged wherein a user not only purchased a used motherboard for a mere $50 but also stumbled upon a treasure trove of NVMe SSDs worth over $1700.

Lucky Redditor Acquires Two 4TB and Two 2TB NVMe SSDs Alongside Bargain Motherboard

Reddit user u/R550MAGIC2 shares that he feels he has used up all his good fortune for the year. He was delighted to discover high-value components when scrolling through a marketplace. He found an MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi motherboard listed at just $50 and decided to make the purchase. During his inspection of the item, he discovered several M.2 heatsinks installed on the motherboard.

The MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI motherboard is shown with a white circle and arrow highlighting the CPU socket area.
Image Credit: Reddit

Upon communicating with the seller, it became apparent that the owner had limited knowledge about computer hardware, which likely contributed to the undervalued sale. To the surprise of the Redditor, the motherboard came equipped with four NVMe SSDs hidden beneath the heatsinks. The specifications of these drives are as follows:

  1. 2x 4 TB WD Black SN850X: Approximately $600 per SSD
  2. 1x 2 TB Corsair MP600: Approximately $300
  3. 1x 2 TB Intel 670p: Approximately $270-$280
A collection of M.2 SSDs, including a Corsair Force Series MP600 and WD Black SN850X, is arranged on a table.A system diagnostic screen lists a Samsung SSD 870 QVO with 2000.3GB and two WD_BLACK SN850X 4000 drives each with 4000.7GB.

When totaled at current market rates, the SSDs are valued at around $1700, but he acquired them alongside the motherboard for only $50. To add another layer to this incredible find, one of the 2TB SSDs was reported to contain nearly 1.9TB filled with GOG games, a bonus that many gamers would cherish.

This kind of luck isn’t entirely unique; it echoes a previous incident where another individual mistakenly received two boxes full of NVMe SSDs from Amazon, which also turned out to be a windfall of expensive components. Such unexpected rewards are rare but undoubtedly exhilarating, especially during a period when the prices for SSDs and RAM are exceedingly high, making PC building a challenge for many.

For more details, check out the original post on Reddit.

Source: Wccftech

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