What to do with old PC?

[BiscuitMassacre]

Hello!

I have this old PC and I was wondering what I could use it for. Here are the specs

 

CPU: AMD x2 4050e

GPU: Nvidia 6150se (pretty much useless)

RAM 3GB DDR2

PSU: Corsair CX430M

OS: Windows 10 Home

Storage: 250GB HDD 2.5"

Network: TP-Link Wifi

Optical: DVD RW Sata

 

Anyone have any ideas what I could use if for? Any ideas? Because right now its pretty useless. Also, everytime it boots, it says something about my HDD is failing and I should back it up. (It even said this when I plugged into my Current PC). But I ran CrystalDiskInfo and it said is was 'good'. Thanks!

[Laputacake]

A NAS? A game server?

[swordsman247]

Pizza warmer...

 

 

 

[KazuMae]

sell it on garage sale?

[BiscuitMassacre]

12 minutes ago, Laputacake said:

A NAS? A game server?

Thing about a game server is, that my IP changes and I don't want to have to redo my port forward everyday.

[Moonzy]

16 minutes ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

 

set it on fire

sacrifice it to our lord and saviour gaben

[BiscuitMassacre]

I can tell the community doesn't appreciate computers without graphics!

5 minutes ago, KazuMae said:

sell it on garage sale?

 

8 minutes ago, swordsman247 said:

Pizza warmer...

 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

set it on fire

sacrifice it to our lord and saviour gaben

 

[KazuMae]

Just now, BiscuitMassacre said:

I can tell the community doesn't appreciate computers without graphics!

 

 

 

well more like, the computer is practically useless. if you want, you can upgrade them with cheapo stuff from ebay or if you are in canada go to freegeek.

[WarWeeny]

dismantle it for gold.

There are always gold parts in a PC.

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

I can tell the community doesn't appreciate computers without graphics!

please, its just not worth it to run it

sure you can use it but its not gonna perform well at most of the things it does anyway lol

[slanensis]

Big file downloader (torrents, if you are in that kind of stuff), use it as a 2nd router, storage, and run a nas just for fahn, its prettey cool to sy i own a NAS.

[BiscuitMassacre]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

please, its just not worth it to run it

sure you can use it but its not gonna perform well at most of the things it does anyway lol

Besides getting rid of it, is there anything I could use it for? I would go with Game server, but I don't know of anyways to keep me from having to port forward everyday. I plan on slowly upgrading it. 

[BiscuitMassacre]

1 minute ago, slanensis said:

Big file downloader (torrents, if you are in that kind of stuff), use it as a 2nd router, storage, and run a nas just for fahn, its prettey cool to sy i own a NAS.

Lol, Its cool until you tell them that is less than 250GB.

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

Besides getting rid of it, is there anything I could use it for? I would go with Game server, but I don't know of anyways to keep me from having to port forward everyday. I plan on slowly upgrading it. 

you can get static IP, though it might cost you money? im not a networking guy :c

[slanensis]

Just now, BiscuitMassacre said:

Lol, Its cool until you tell them that is less than 250GB.

get a 1tb drive. Its even worth 50 euros in fckign greece, in the priciest store... prefer WD tho....

[Ryaou]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

you can get static IP, though it might cost you money? im not a networking guy :c

That would depend on the ISP

 

also

 

How loud is it? how about an HTPC?

[BiscuitMassacre]

3 minutes ago, Ryaou said:

That would depend on the ISP

 

also

 

How loud is it? how about an HTPC?

Well its dead silent. It only has 2 fans (PSU and CPU), but what do you actually do with a home theatre? Just run movies and songs? Its very capable. I could buy a Blu-Ray disk and maybe a HDMI converter of some sort. 

[BiscuitMassacre]

4 minutes ago, Ryaou said:

That would depend on the ISP

 

also

 

How loud is it? how about an HTPC?

 

5 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

you can get static IP, though it might cost you money? im not a networking guy :c

Yes, Static would cost way more. 

[Ryaou]

Just now, BiscuitMassacre said:

Well its dead silent. It only has 2 fans (PSU and CPU), but what do you actually do with a home theatre? Just run movies and sounds? Its very capable. I could buy a Blu-Ray disk and maybe a HDMI converter of some sort. 

Yup, that's all I can think about of what a HTPC does, get a wireless keyboard/mouse combo and you can even browse the web on your TV! though depending on the resolution, Interface, tv size and distance it could be a little awkward

 

but that's what I did to an old laptop I had laying around~ certainly better than having a plain old DVD player

[Laputacake]

4 hours ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

Thing about a game server is, that my IP changes and I don't want to have to redo my port forward everyday.

Get a dynamic IP program and it'll work fine.