What to do with banged up motherboards

[retta283]

I got a lot of PowerPC Mac parts from my friend, a decent bit of motherboards. However a few of the boards are warped and one seems to have blown traces. One seems to have water damage as evidenced by rusting. Is there any parts that can be taken off or should I just recycle them?

 

[timidpimpin]

The capacitors are worth saving if it's pre-MDD G4 or pre-G5 hardware. Even though old... those are some of the most reliable capacitors ever made.

Or... wall art! I would frame at least one board.

 

[retta283]

Would the caps on the water damaged board be ruined?. I'll try and remove what's not blown out

 

[timidpimpin]

Would the caps on the water damaged board be ruined?. I'll try and remove what's not blown out

As long as the water didn't get inside the capacitors they should be fine.