Legit SCRAPYARD PC build.

[MeDownYou]

So, Scrapyard wars got me interested...so I went to my parts scrapyard and tried to figure out how much of a pc I could manage from stuff. 

 

Turns out I have all these following components that almost could be systems with a little investment:

 

sempron 145 +stock heatsink + stock intel heatsink

4gb ddr3

320gb hdd

 

 

i7 860+ stock heatsink

2x2gb ddr2

2x1gb ddr2

500gb hdd

Nvidia gt 220 (repairing)

350w scrub psu

 

 

Question, would making up one of these PC's in a custom case be decent as of today's standards?

[PlayStation 2]

The 860 could be worth using.

[Misanthrope]

Mobo and cpu basically, if you can get cheap ram. The GPU was a low end when it came out anyway not worth reusing. Super old PSUs also not a good idea: Linus does has a sponsor and plenty of fire alarms and would benefit from burning down the set, you wouldn't burning down your house however.

[alexhelvetica]

I think I should go to the tip to pick up some old PC's

[stconquest]

So, Scrapyard wars got me interested...so I went to my parts scrapyard and tried to figure out how much of a pc I could manage from stuff. 

 

Turns out I have all these following components that almost could be systems with a little investment:

 

sempron 145 +stock heatsink + stock intel heatsink

4gb ddr3

320gb hdd

 

 

i7 860+ stock heatsink

2x2gb ddr2

2x1gb ddr2

500gb hdd

Nvidia gt 220 (repairing)

350w scrub psu

 

 

Question, would making up one of these PC's in a custom case be decent as of today's standards?

 

Much better than the PentiumD project I have planned.   Nvidia GT 9500.

[FuzzyYellow]

the 860 is better than my cpu, so yeah.

[KraftDinner]

Sounds dope, but the ddr2 is pretty much useless tbh

[MeDownYou]

Much better than the PentiumD project I have planned.   Nvidia GT 9500.

 Curious whether I can  find a board for that 860, most seem to be expensive for some reason 1156 socket

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

I got a Q6600, a Motherboard, 4GB's of RAM, a GT 640, a 380W Antec PSU for 120$ on Ebay. That HTPC kicks ass.

[MeDownYou]

Sounds dope, but the ddr2 is pretty much useless tbh

The original board with the 860 had ddr2 installed...

[Decon]

The original board with the 860 had ddr2 installed...

wait what 1156 motherboard supports ddr2 lol >.>

[stconquest]

 Curious whether I can  find a board for that 860, most seem to be expensive for some reason 1156 socket

 

Seems the CPU supports DDR3, and so do the boards:  http://ark.intel.com/products/41316/Intel-Core-i7-860-Processor-8M-Cache-2_80-GHz

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Motherboards-/1244/i.html?_nkw=1156

[MeDownYou]

wait what 1156 motherboard supports ddr2 lol >.>

Yeah, the one i pulled it from was a h57 chipset