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what to do with old server

got a server rack and 2 monitors and 2 servers one is a old ibm and the other is 44p model 170 any ideas what i can do with it 

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well.. i'd need more than "some old IBM" to tell you how useful/useless they are :P

 

that said, if you can put the rack somewhere it's not in the way, hang on to it, that shit's expensive...

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POWER3 is a very old architecture and you probably won't get any decent use out of them. The model 170 is going for around $500 on Ebay and you could probably get something similar for the other one depending on the model. You could use the money to get a much more modern server that will perform better while consuming less power.

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7 minutes ago, DeadEyePsycho said:

POWER3 is a very old architecture and you probably won't get any decent use out of them. The model 170 is going for around $500 on Ebay and you could probably get something similar for the other one depending on the model. You could use the money to get a much more modern server that will perform better while consuming less power.

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Give it to me. I use servers for various "reasons"

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1 hour ago, Goodman2265 said:

Give it to me. I use servers for various "reasons"

yeah your "movie" collection

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Just now, masterkickass7 said:

yeah your "movie" collection

Nah I use them for networking usually and for school. Sometimes mass data or running calculations. I basically use them like a University does. I do render Geographical locations with known oil deposits because I am interested in petroleum engineering

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1 hour ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

Take em apart and make jewelry out of the parts. I'm planning on wearing an athlon 64 around my neck -- should be an interesting fashion statement.

already did that with my pentium 4

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