Jump to content

Needing ideas

Unbroken
By Unbroken
in General Discussion
 Share
Posted

I have been watching the Youtube channel for a while now, I've been here on the forums before just to browse and learn. I have recently cleaned out my closet and I have a mini pc running Ubuntu on just to kill time and play around with. I also have an old busted laptop that is running a fedora server that was used as a NAS. I no longer have a need for either so I'm hoping you guys can give me some ideas on what to do with these two machines that will serve a purpose. I don't want to throw them back in the closet or in the bin.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You could always try out Folding @ Home or BOINC!

 

https://linustechtips.com/forum/37-foldinghome-boinc-and-coin-mining/

My PC Specs: (expand to view)

 

 

Main Gaming Machine

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K - OC to 5 GHz All Cores
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H115i RGB Pro XT (Front Mounted AIO)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600

Storage: Intel 665p 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME SSD (x2)
Video Card: Zotac RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING Twin Edge OC

Power Supply: Corsair RM850 850W
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow
Case Fan 120mm: Noctua F12 PWM 54.97 CFM 120 mm (x1)
Case Fan 140mm: Noctua A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm (x4)
Monitor Main: Asus VG278QR 27.0" 1920x1080 165 Hz
Monitor Vertical: Asus VA27EHE 27.0" 1920x1080 75 Hz

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
5 hours ago, Unbroken said:

I have been watching the Youtube channel for a while now, I've been here on the forums before just to browse and learn. I have recently cleaned out my closet and I have a mini pc running Ubuntu on just to kill time and play around with. I also have an old busted laptop that is running a fedora server that was used as a NAS. I no longer have a need for either so I'm hoping you guys can give me some ideas on what to do with these two machines that will serve a purpose. I don't want to throw them back in the closet or in the bin.

Mediacenter/pseudo consol for your tv.

I know next to nothing about Linux, but aren't there some distros that specialize in retro gaming. And there is Steam OS.

I was considering making a mITX pc with a dvd player for that purpose, but ended up selling the motherboard/CPU I had laying around due to lack of space.

No idea for the Labtop, though 😕

mITX is awesome! I regret nothing (apart from when picking parts or have to do maintainance *cough*cough*)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing General Discussion

×