Got given a free pc what do I do with it?

[onerr4rf]

Was at my FRC teams shop and the whole team got told that the E-waste pile was fair game to take things from, so I ended up with 3 broken pcs and with some salvageing 2 good pcs, ones going to be my new laptop but the other one I dont know what to do with, I was thinking homs server but idk what Id do with one

 

core i7 3770k 

quadro 600

msi z770a-g41

6 gigs of DDR3

a really cool case

2 dvd drives

[Dedayog]

1 hour ago, onerr4rf said:

Was at my FRC teams shop and the whole team got told that the E-waste pile was fair game to take things from, so I ended up with 3 broken pcs and with some salvageing 2 good pcs, ones going to be my new laptop but the other one I dont know what to do with, I was thinking homs server but idk what Id do with one

 

core i7 3770k 

quadro 600

msi z770a-g41

6 gigs of DDR3

a really cool case

2 dvd drives

I'd return them and let them ewaste them.

 

You can make a server out of one of them if you want (but do you even need or have use for one?), but the tech is a decade old.  If you're not into retro stuff, nor had a use for any of it, not sure why you took it.

 

It's really not that good.

[onerr4rf]

14 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

If you're not into retro stuff, nor had a use for any of it, not sure why it

Its a cool case with team logos on it, I was thinking of getting some more ram and making and combo minecraft server and nas

[Gem_Star4071]

40 minutes ago, onerr4rf said:

Its a cool case with team logos on it, I was thinking of getting some more ram and making and combo minecraft server and nas

minecraft? you better invite me

 

 

(for legal reasons this is a joke)

[wasab]

Eat it

[emothxughts]

DVD drives? 2 of them? I'd say add at least 2TBs of storage and turn it into a CD & DVD ripping machine.

[onerr4rf]

1 hour ago, emothxughts said:

DVD drives? 2 of them? I'd say add at least 2TBs of storage and turn it into a CD & DVD ripping machine.

Already doing that on my main machin, Alas it only has one drive, so I guess technically I could put a third drive in it

[LogicalDrm]

On 5/25/2025 at 9:36 AM, onerr4rf said:

Its a cool case with team logos on it, I was thinking of getting some more ram and making and combo minecraft server and nas

From pics only cool part is front panel which you could keep as is and scrap rest. I'm in boat where I don't grab things just because I can and then wonder what to do with them. But since you already know what you want to do with it, why ask us?

[atxcyclist]

I don't think the 3rd Gen Intel platform supports asymmetrical dual-channel, so I'd actually either pull one stick and have a 2x2gb dual-channel setup, or go track down a 2x4GB kit at least. I'd also put a SATA SSD in there, that platform should support SATA 6Gb/s on at least a few of the ports.

 

That platform *should* run a Minecraft Java server without too much issue, I've run them on older platforms but to be fair those were older versions. As far as it doubling-up as a NAS, your best bet will probably be some version of Linux if you're going to attempt that, if you're only going to run 2x2GB ram you're going to want a lightweight OS anyway.

[onerr4rf]

9 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

From pics only cool part is front panel which you could keep as is and scrap rest. I'm in boat where I don't grab things just because I can and then wonder what to do with them. But since you already know what you want to do with it, why ask us?

Im not too familiar with the server space, and I didnt know if it was possible to do both on one machine, plus I always welcome other ideas that I may not have come up with. I didnt upload the other side panels because they had some information on them thats just a bit more personal than Id like to post

[Average Nerd]

9 hours ago, atxcyclist said:

I don't think the 3rd Gen Intel platform supports asymmetrical dual-channel,

It does work, but stability is not fully guaranteed. (ran 12 GB comprised of 3x 4GB on a 3770 in a HP something office PC for a while)

[dilpickle]

If you don't know what to do with it then why take it.

[KidKid]

On 5/25/2025 at 1:34 AM, onerr4rf said:

Was at my FRC teams shop and the whole team got told that the E-waste pile was fair game to take things from, so I ended up with 3 broken pcs and with some salvageing 2 good pcs, ones going to be my new laptop but the other one I dont know what to do with, I was thinking homs server but idk what Id do with one

 

core i7 3770k 

quadro 600

msi z770a-g41

6 gigs of DDR3

a really cool case

2 dvd drives

You could turn it into a NAS server for storage. Or you could use it as a remote PC (if you have extra monitors) so you can connect to your main computer from the E-Waste ones. By the way, those specs aren't bad considering it's free.

[onerr4rf]

1 hour ago, dilpickle said:

If you don't know what to do with it then why take it.

Its a cool case with team logos on it, I was thinking of getting some more ram and making and combo minecraft server and nas

[onerr4rf]

50 minutes ago, KidKid said:

You could turn it into a NAS server for storage. Or you could use it as a remote PC (if you have extra monitors) so you can connect to your main computer from the E-Waste ones. By the way, those specs aren't bad considering it's free.

Sounds like a great idea, Im also considering moving my ubiquity admin server over to it 

[strange13930]

On 5/25/2025 at 1:34 AM, onerr4rf said:

Was at my FRC teams shop

FRC as in FIRST FRC? 

[onerr4rf]

6 minutes ago, strange13930 said:

FRC as in FIRST FRC? 

Yes

[strange13930]

1 minute ago, onerr4rf said:

Yes

What team are you on? I'm on team 7166 Red Thunder Robotics.

[onerr4rf]

1 hour ago, strange13930 said:

What team are you on? I'm on team 7166 Red Thunder Robotics.

1730, I run one of the cncs and am trying to start a better media team, nothing against the current one but it would be nice to post more things than just “give us your money” Im already in talks to write an OA thread next year

[KidKid]

4 hours ago, onerr4rf said:

Sounds like a great idea, Im also considering moving my ubiquity admin server over to it 

What are your current server specs? Just making sure it won't be a downgrade!

[onerr4rf]

1 hour ago, KidKid said:

What are your current server specs? Just making sure it won't be a downgrade!

My gaming rig, Im luck to only have to boot up the “server” software whenever I need to do monitoring or adjust settings. But itd be nice to have 100% uptime on it

 

 

the gaming rig is a core i9 12900k

msi ventus 2x 3060 12gb

32gb 6000mhz ddr5

 

[strange13930]

On 5/25/2025 at 1:34 AM, onerr4rf said:

Was at my FRC teams shop and the whole team got told that the E-waste pile was fair game to take things from, so I ended up with 3 broken pcs and with some salvageing 2 good pcs, ones going to be my new laptop but the other one I dont know what to do with, I was thinking homs server but idk what Id do with one

 

core i7 3770k 

quadro 600

msi z770a-g41

6 gigs of DDR3

a really cool case

2 dvd drives

You could try using it as a plex server or a retro game emulator.

[KidKid]

1 hour ago, onerr4rf said:

My gaming rig, Im luck to only have to boot up the “server” software whenever I need to do monitoring or adjust settings. But itd be nice to have 100% uptime on it

 

 

the gaming rig is a core i9 12900k

msi ventus 2x 3060 12gb

32gb 6000mhz ddr5

 

Your free PC would probably make a fine server with good uptime then