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I run a minecraft server off of my extra machine. You could use it to host any server you want. I would recomend getting some more ram an instaling some sort of Linux

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You could run BOINC with the LTT team

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  1. Keep it as a 24/7 crunching machine for distributed computing projects, such as WCG. Main reason is obviously to help in scientific research. But as a bonus, this will help the LTT team's ranking, as well as contribution to your Boinc badge her in the forums (like the silver one I have below my picture). Check this link for more details - if you decide to join, it'l automatically link you to the LTT team.
  2. Use it as a NAS.
  3. Give it away. Say, a gramma that lacks a PC or a charity entity that might need one.
  4. If you have multiple houses and one of them lacks a PC, you could set it up there.
  5. Sell it
  6. Store it as a backup PC.

Want to help researchers improve the lives on millions of people with just your computer? Then join World Community Grid distributed computing, and start helping the world to solve it's most difficult problems!

 

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I've got an E6600 desktop. Upgraded it to 8GB of RAM, put a GT 730 that I got cheap on Craigslist in it and gave it Windows 10. It's now a lightweight HTPC in my office, and it will be a media server if I ever get around to setting that up.

 

I'm also going to drop in a Q6600 as soon as I can figure out how to get my hands on one without my wife finding out...

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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2 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

I've got an E6600 desktop. Upgraded it to 8GB of RAM, put a GT 730 that I got cheap on Craigslist in it and gave it Windows 10. It's now a lightweight HTPC in my office, and it will be a media server if I ever get around to setting that up.

 

I'm also going to drop in a Q6600 as soon as I can figure out how to get my hands on one without my wife finding out...

Why a Q6600, though... there are usually other options which are both better in specs AND cheaper (simply because they aren't called "Q6600 hype").

Want to help researchers improve the lives on millions of people with just your computer? Then join World Community Grid distributed computing, and start helping the world to solve it's most difficult problems!

 

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2 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Why a Q6600, though... there are usually other options which are both better in specs AND cheaper (simply because they aren't called "Q6600 hype").

Because the motherboard can't handle anything past the 6000 series of Core 2's :(

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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