What to do with 10+ year old computer?

[doctorraichu]

I'm getting my neighbors old computer because she wants to throw it out. I was thinking of cleaning it up and making it shine, but I was wondering if you guys had a cool suggestion for what I should do. I dont know the exact specs, but it has 1gb of ram and a pentium processor.

[wyattzx]

Since they're not really beneficial to anything, except for specifics, I'd tear it down, give everything a good cleaning, and put it back together. Maybe paint it as well, if you'd like a little art project for yourself. Possibly drop a copy of Windows 10 on it as well, just for the hell of it. 

[FusionBlitzx]

I once turned an old CPU into a toaster 

[doctorraichu]

Dos/retro gaming computer.

I was thinking along the lines of things I can't do with my daily driver, like an ftp server or a paint job.

[Lolucoca]

@NonHexa: Windows 10 w/ 1GB of memory? If you like to see Windows stuttering like hell...

[wyattzx]

I once turned an old CPU into a toaster 

What was the process? Find an AMD chip, and give it power?

[doctorraichu]

Since they're not really beneficial to anything, except for specifics, I'd tear it down, give everything a good cleaning, and put it back together. Maybe paint it as well, if you'd like a little art project for yourself. Possibly drop a copy of Windows 10 on it as well, just for the hell of it. 

That poor, poor cpu.  :lol:

[19_blackie_73]

wait another 10 or 20 years and sell it with profit;-)

u could try to make a media center out of it (maybe)

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One word. Linux

[doctorraichu]

wait another 10 or 20 years and sell it with profit;-)

u could try to make a media center out of it (maybe)

Media center sounds good. BTW be a man and get an SSD in that build.

[doctorraichu]

One word. Linux

Which distro?

[FusionBlitzx]

What was the process? Find an AMD chip, and give it power?

Pretty much 

[wyattzx]

wait another 10 or 20 years and sell it with profit;-)

u could try to make a media center out of it (maybe)

The problem with doing something like this, is often that the hardware these machines were built with, is largely mass-manufactured. So that motherboard? You can find another million or two at a landfill, or in attics / garages. That case? Generic. CPU? There's about two million of those already.

 

Of course, these figures aren't representative of what OP has, but it is a decent example.

[19_blackie_73]

The problem with doing something like this, is often that the hardware these machines were built with, is largely mass-manufactured. So that motherboard? You can find another million or two at a landfill, or in attics / garages. That case? Generic. CPU? There's about two million of those already.

 

Of course, these figures aren't representative of what OP has, but it is a decent example.

 

I know that, just made fun:D making a media center was a real suggestion

BTW: 250 Posts B)

[Grrizz]

The make fantastic space fillers in rubbish bins

[doctorraichu]

The problem with doing something like this, is often that the hardware these machines were built with, is largely mass-manufactured. So that motherboard? You can find another million or two at a landfill, or in attics / garages. That case? Generic. CPU? There's about two million of those already.

 

Of course, these figures aren't representative of what OP has, but it is a decent example.

Its a compaq. No one will ever, ever collect those.

[Uwillparish]

2 things, you could fold with it, or make a open media vault Nas server

[lani100]

I'm getting my neighbors old computer because she wants to throw it out. I was thinking of cleaning it up and making it shine, but I was wondering if you guys had a cool suggestion for what I should do. I dont know the exact specs, but it has 1gb of ram and a pentium processor.

Toss it.

Uses too much power to use it as a Nas or similair.

[henrizzle]

^Yup I was just about to say that

 

It's probably incredibly inefficient and  loud so it's not worth it trying to turn it into anything... I would clean it up and possibly donate it, I know here in Portland they have charities that will do that and give them or sell them at a very low price to people who need something to access the internet with.

[doctorraichu]

She took good care of it and its not too loud.

[doctorraichu]

Since they're not really beneficial to anything, except for specifics, I'd tear it down, give everything a good cleaning, and put it back together. Maybe paint it as well, if you'd like a little art project for yourself. Possibly drop a copy of Windows 10 on it as well, just for the hell of it. 

This is probably what I'm going to do. Would anyone like to see some before/after pics?

[netherbawss235]

This is probably what I'm going to do. Would anyone like to see some before/after pics?

I would, I also you could empty it out and turn it into an aquarium.

[ShadowMethod77]

Since they're not really beneficial to anything, except for specifics, I'd tear it down, give everything a good cleaning, and put it back together. Maybe paint it as well, if you'd like a little art project for yourself. Possibly drop a copy of Windows 10 on it as well, just for the hell of it. 

Windows 10 will probably need a little more than just 1GB of ram..

[maad]

i have a old pc with 2gb of ram and a pentium processor. running windows xp and i use it as a media center in my living room just for video or music nothing else and it work great