worth getting a older pc?

[Prokart2000]

i was wondering if i should get a older pc (xp era) for cheap so i can take it apart and rebuild it then look around in the bios to learn more stuff, and just use it as a spare for trouble shooting things or maybe even a nas!

 

Good idea??

[79wjd]

Theres really not much to learn, and more than likely there will be nothing worth salvaging. 

 

As for use as something like a nas...well, it depends if its significantly cheaper than anything you could build yourself now. 

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

if it's that cheap and you can't spend the money on a useful upgrade for your "modern" Rig, go for it 

[Prokart2000]

Theres really not much to learn, and more than likely there will be nothing worth salvaging. 

to learn, i mean looking at the settings and getting more experience with pc building and to use it as a backup....

[Prokart2000]

if it's that cheap and you can't spend the money on a useful upgrade for your "modern" Rig, go for it 

my rig atm is ok so it seems like a good idea

[ELSknutson]

Your better off getting a First gen Windows 7 system like a 1156 or an 1155 system

[Aniallation]

i was wondering if i should get a older pc (xp era) for cheap so i can take it apart and rebuild it then look around in the bios to learn more stuff, and just use it as a spare for trouble shooting things or maybe even a nas!

Depends what kind of older PC. I'd get at least a Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2, so if you don't break it, you can actually use it for many different things, such as IHS in Steam

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

my rig atm is ok so it seems like a good idea

you know what, how much are you gonna be spending on it ??

[Prokart2000]

you know what, how much are you gonna be spending on it ??

about £60-£70

[Prokart2000]

Your better off getting a First gen Windows 7 system like a 1156 or an 1155 system

how much are they??

[Prokart2000]

Depends what kind of older PC. I'd get at least a Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2, so if you don't break it, you can actually use it for many different things, such as IHS in Steam

how much would one of those be?

[Aniallation]

how much would one of those be?

Depends where you look. Around here they can be found from 60 to over 200, depending on how much RAM they have, how big the HDD is, if they have a dedicated GPU, etc.

[ELSknutson]

how much would one of those be?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-960-SFF-Desktop-PC-Core-2-Duo-3GHz-2GB-MEM-160GB-HD-/191411161808?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item2c90fe8ad0

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-OptiPlex-960-3-0GHz-6mbTower-3GB-Mem-160-Hard-Drive-COA-Win-7-/151495896115?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item2345dbec33

[Prokart2000]

Depends where you look. Around here they can be found from 60 to over 200, depending on how much RAM they have, how big the HDD is, if they have a dedicated GPU, etc.

ok i dont need much storage, just enough for os and a few programs, so not much ram either

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

about £60-£70

i want to say go for it but i wouldn't do it if i were you, i don't know if it's because i already have a crappy spare PC or because you can spend that money on some handy tech 

[Prokart2000]

i want to say go for it but i wouldn't do it if i were you, i don't know if it's because i already have a crappy spare PC or because you can spend that money on some handy 

tech like what?

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

tech like what?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQrlKVJbNLE&list=PL8mG-RkN2uTxnRVrjpfDDhLswAHkE4ZyK

[mrconan]

i bought an old dell for $40, use it as a server

[Prokart2000]

i bought an old dell for $40, use it as a server

what model please?

[mrconan]

what model please?

sorry for long response time

 

Dell 780

 

only has 2gb ram but serves as my repo,subversion server and just about anything