Uses for old hardware

[79wjd]

I've got a bunch of 'old' hardware lying around and for the past year or so it has just been collecting dust in the corner. Obviously there is the option to sell it, but I was hoping to hear some other options. I already have a gaming PC and a NAS, and I have no use for an HTPC. I've thought about setting it up as a Pfsense router, but I can't think of a compelling reason to do so. I've also thought about setting up a webserver and setting up a website, but for right now I don't have anything to host. 

 

Anyway, specs/available hardware: 

• G3250
• 8gb ram 
• 3.5" HDD's: 250gb, 750gb, 80gb
• 2.5" HDD's: 320gb, 320gb

P.s. any ideas about what to do with the storage? It's too small/old/shitty to bother throwing in my NAS and I already have a 640gb drive in a fire safe and a 2tb passport to satisfy any portable storage needs I might have. 

[NoxiousOdor]

11 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

I've got a bunch of 'old' hardware lying around and for the past year or so it has just been collecting dust in the corner. Obviously there is the option to sell it, but I was hoping to hear some other options. I already have a gaming PC and a NAS, and I have no use for an HTPC. I've thought about setting it up as a Pfsense router, but I can't think of a compelling reason to do so. I've also thought about setting up a webserver and setting up a website, but for right now I don't have anything to host. 

 

Anyway, specs/available hardware: 

• G3250
• 8gb ram 
• 3.5" HDD's: 250gb, 750gb, 80gb
• 2.5" HDD's: 320gb, 320gb

P.s. any ideas about what to do with the storage? It's too small/old/shitty to bother throwing in my NAS and I already have a 640gb drive in a fire safe and a 2tb passport to satisfy any portable storage needs I might have. 

This might be boring for many but if it were me I would probably crack open at least one of the drives like the 80gb one for example and take the magnets out. They are really strong and can be handy for some hobbies (also magnets are fun by themselves).

 

Other than that I can't think of anything neat you could do.

[79wjd]

Just now, WhisperingKnickers said:

This might be boring for many but if it were me I would probably crack open at least one of the drives like the 80gb one for example and take the magnets out. They are really strong and can be handy for some hobbies (also magnets are fun by themselves).

 

Other than that I can't think of anything neat you could do.

I have about twenty HDD's worth of magnets already. 

[ARikozuM]

I know you think that they're ...

14 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

too small/old/shitty to bother throwing in my NAS

... but why not use them to store VMs?

[79wjd]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

I know you think that they're ...

... but why not use them to store VMs?

What would I do on the VM(s)?

[ARikozuM]

5 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

What would I do on the VM(s)?

Gaming, browsing, programming, et cetera. If any of those are interesting to you. 

 

Otherwise, you could set up a surveillance system. A 500GB can hold 4 week's length 720p streams if I remember correctly.

[79wjd]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Gaming, browsing, programming, et cetera. If any of those are interesting to you. 

 

Otherwise, you could set up a surveillance system. A 500GB can hold 4 week's length 720p streams if I remember correctly.

But why would I do any of that on a VM rather than just on my desktop/laptop? 

 

Also already taken care of, unless you know of some way to get Nest cameras to store locally. 

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

But why would I do any of that on a VM rather than just on my desktop/laptop? 

I'd rather not boot up XP on a live machine. It would be too painful to experience again for a few games which is why I use a server for gaming.

Testing programs in a VM is a little easier, in my opinion, as a crash will affect only the VM and not the host.

Let's say you're trying to look up something too... risky?... and want to obscure the whereabouts of your data. 

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

Also already taken care of, unless you know of some way to get Nest cameras to store locally. 

I know nothing of Nest cameras aside from the obvious.

[79wjd]

Any other suggestions (bump)?

 

current suggestions: 

• pfsense
• webserver
• vm farm
• sell it

[trueofficialme]

Litecoin farming?

Or what i would do, integrate a pc in to a piece of furniture so it looks super high tech and your friends will be amazed.

[79wjd]

25 minutes ago, trueofficialme said:

Litecoin farming?

Or what i would do, integrate a pc in to a piece of furniture so it looks super high tech and your friends will be amazed.

No gpu and isn't it not worth the electricity costs?

[mr moose]

make a robot or modern art letter box or something and sell it for the original cost of the hardware. 

[LUUD18]

Set it up as Tor Relay

[Space Reptile]

i would love to have a G3250 , ideal for a small itx box for my Needs

 

but yea , id use it as steam mashine , a NAS or some other Things

[79wjd]

5 hours ago, mr moose said:

make a robot or modern art letter box or something and sell it for the original cost of the hardware. 

 

3 minutes ago, LUUD18 said:

Set it up as Tor Relay

But why

Just now, Space Reptile said:

i would love to have a G3250 , ideal for a small itx box for my Needs

 

but yea , id use it as steam mashine , a NAS or some other Things

My desktop is connected to my tv so I have no need for a steam machine. I already have a much more capable NAS. Any I'm looking for what those "other things" are. 

[Wano97]

Backups of your NAS?

[Space Reptile]

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

I'm looking for what those "other things" are. 

Deluge host bot

Plex Server

mining/folding

htpc

[79wjd]

2 minutes ago, Wano1997 said:

Backups of your NAS?

I don't have the drives, I have 13tb of storage in my NAS. 

1 minute ago, Space Reptile said:

Deluge host bot

Plex Server

mining/folding

htpc

What would I use that for? 

Plex runs on my NAS. 

Isn't mining not profitable at this point? 

No need, I can stream directly from my NAS to my tv. 

[mr moose]

Buy a whole heap of casting resin and make coffee table?

[79wjd]

1 minute ago, mr moose said:

Buy a whole heap of casting resin and make coffee table?

I'm not so addicted to tech that I need a tiny computer coffee table. 

[mr moose]

5 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

I'm not so addicted to tech that I need a tiny computer coffee table. 

then I am afraid there's not much left for it but donate it to the local primary school for exploration education.

[Space Reptile]

i mean id take that G3250 and the 8gb off your Hands glady

[gonzap50]

Sell them on Reddit. I use HWS to buy and sell A TON.