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What to do with salvaged PC?

  • 03-03-2006 8:29pm
    #1
    cregser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 999 ✭✭✭


    So I'm working in the stores today and ask the store guy what the pile of computer parts is all about - "Ah we're throwing them out on Monday, grab anything you want".

    So I salvaged this (monitor,keyboard,mouse and all):
    AMD 2600+
    nForce2 Ultra
    512MB RAM
    Radeon 7000
    37GB HDD (the master/slave was set wrong was all).
    and Win XP Pro and Office (although I really shouldn't use 'em).

    So what to do with it? It's too sh*ty for games and the graphics port looks (old) PCI.
    I have a 3meg/384Kb broadband connection so I was thinking a linux server of some kind.
    But I don't know how compatible those parts are with linux (especially with built in ethernet port).
    I did salvage a cable/RJ45 NIC but I'd be surprised it it works.

    Any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    dazberry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭dazberry


    That's actually a pretty decent spec for a freebee, and something that could be (to a degree) upgraded to be something half decent. I just rebuilt my old games machine about 3 weeks ago, and it was running a 2400+. You will have no problem running this as a server under either Linux or Windows if setup correctly.

    D.


  • #3
    cregser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 999 ✭✭✭cregser


    Wahay, it's actually AGP! Definatly upgradeable. :D Smack in a 6200 or 9600XT and 512RAM and i'm laughing. Too good for linux ;)

    There was another tower with the same spec minus the HDD. I shoulda taken that too :( :rolleyes:


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