Reddit User Scores Threadripper 3990X Rig for $32
A Threadripper 3990X and RTX 3080 Ti for just pennies. Sounds like a dream, right? Like the one where you stumble upon a gold-plated, diamond-encrusted unicorn at a garage sale, and the seller, completely oblivious, lets you have it for the price of a half-eaten sandwich? Well, for one incredibly lucky Redditor, that dream just came true, but instead of a mythical beast, it was a beast of a gaming PC.
We’ve all spent countless hours scrolling through Facebook Marketplace, eBay, and local classifieds, hoping to find that one seller who doesn’t know what they have. Most of the time, we find crusty old Dell OptiPlexes listed for a “steal” at $500. But every once in a while, the stars align, the PC gods smile upon us, and someone hits the jackpot.
Enter Redditor u/Additional-Yam-151, who might just be the luckiest person on the planet right now. They snagged what appears to be an $8,000 Threadripper PC, complete with an RTX 3080 Ti, for a mind-boggling $32. No, that’s not a typo. Thirty. Two. Dollars. My jaw is still on the floor.
What’s Under the Hood of This Mythical Beast?
So, what exactly does a $32 ticket to the PC gaming lottery get you? Prepare to weep. According to the original post, this rig is packing some serious, high-end hardware that would make any enthusiast drool:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
- RAM: 128GB of G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4
- Motherboard: ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha
- Storage: 2TB NVMe SSD + 4TB HDD
- PSU: 1600W ROG Thor PSU
- Cooling: A full custom water-cooling loop
Are you kidding me?! The Threadripper 3990X alone still commands a hefty price tag, and that’s before we even get to the RTX 3080 Ti and a whopping 128GB of premium RAM. Building this PC new would have set you back a small fortune, easily pushing past the $8,000 mark. And our hero got it for less than the cost of a new AAA game. I’m not jealous, you’re jealous.
The Story Behind the Steal
I bought a “Case” for $32 at auction
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The million-dollar—or rather, the thirty-two-dollar—question is: how on earth did this happen? The Redditor explained they found the rig at a local auction described simply as a “desktop computer.” It seems the auction house had absolutely no clue what they were dealing with. They likely saw a big, black box with some tubes in it and thought, “Eh, looks like a computer. Thirty bucks, anyone?”
This is the kind of legendary find that gives hope to all of us bargain hunters out there. It’s a reminder that somewhere, amidst the sea of overpriced and underwhelming second-hand listings, true treasures await those who are patient (and ridiculously lucky).
While the original owner is probably shedding a tear somewhere, their loss is u/Additional-Yam-151’s monumental gain. They’ve essentially won the hardware lottery and are now the proud owner of a workstation and gaming powerhouse that will crush any task thrown at it for years to come. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to browse my local auction sites. Wish me luck. I’m going to need it.
