Diablo 3 is fundamentally broken

[RiotInferno]

Only salvage level 60s for exquisites, sell everything else. Then sell your exquisite essence for good money too and go buy yourself a better item. Rinse, repeat, and die 50 more times.

Some 59s will grant you Inferno level crafting materials, as well. 58 and below are usually vendor trash, but at least it significantly ups your gold per hour.

Only some 59s will give Inferno level mats, most do not. Typically it's not worth tearing down level 59s as most of the time you'll get Hell mats and not Inferno mats (60 is guarenteed to get you Inferno mats).

FWIW, if you can find lvl 60 junk-rares on the AH for 2k Gold, you can get a return of ~800 gold per item by selling the mats on the AH. ( the ~800 is based on prices from the weekend )

Of course, if you get a super-lucky salvage and get Fiery Brimstone, then your profits just skyrocketed.

OTOH, if you need mats, and can buy junk-rares for 3k, then you're saving ~200 gold per essence/tear combo.