What to do with a spare computer?

[broadbandaddict]

I have a spare computer that I built out of parts that I had lying around (plus new CPU and mobo) and am looking for some creative ways to use it. It has:

-Atom 330
-ION GPU (9400)
-2GB RAM
-DVD burner
-2 x 500GB hard drives
-1 x 100GB hard drive.

 

[delet]

Turn it into a bomb and watch it asplode.

 

[Hashime]

put in an extra nic and make it a media server.

 

[-IT-]

Give it away to a family member / friend / or local school who can use a computer.

 

[broadbandaddict]

put in an extra nic and make it a media server.

I don't really need a media server, I've got PS3 with a 500GB external hard drive plugged into it.

 

[DarthFennec]

put in an extra nic and make it a media server.

This. That's what I did with my spare.

 

[Hashime]

Then use it as a firewall / network storage.

 

[Wintermoot]

use it as a spare computer is the main one where to fail or use it for spare parts

 

[SirDeadly]

Hide all of your... videos on it ~_^

 

[Julianking93]

Sell it.

That's all I got.

 

[Hubbe]

Put an extra NIC in it, make a hardware firewall with pfSense.
That, or a multisever?

 

[Eisenfaust]

use it to watch movies on while playing games on your main computer... it's what i do

 

[broadbandaddict]

Sell it.

That's all I got.

More than likely what I'll end up doing.

Put an extra NIC in it, make a hardware firewall with pfSense.
That, or a multisever?

What is a multiserver?

use it to watch movies on while playing games on your main computer... it's what i do

I have another computer already doing that.

 

[Eisenfaust]

use it to watch movies on while playing games on your main computer... it's what i do

I have another computer already doing that.

fine... fine... um... set up all three, play games on one, movies on another, and write a best selling novel on the third, all at the same time...

 

[demoman_chaos]

You could use it to put back-ups of your important documents on (like tax returns or porn). Leave it unplugged otherwise. You never know when a storm is gonna fry your main PC and zap the hard drive into oblivion. Your hard drive is just a collection of magnetically aligned molecules that signify a 1 or 0 depending on the alignment, and a zap of electricity could screw it up royally.

 

[Continuity]

Either chuck it or turn it into a file server.

 

[kickasspeanut]

You could use it to put back-ups of your important documents on (like tax returns or porn). Leave it unplugged otherwise. You never know when a storm is gonna fry your main PC and zap the hard drive into oblivion. Your hard drive is just a collection of magnetically aligned molecules that signify a 1 or 0 depending on the alignment, and a zap of electricity could screw it up royally.

the fact the your first examples of important documents were tax returns and porn says alot about you............ YOUR AWESOME


but on topic make it your pron computer or make it a media editing computer or with some wood and nails and maybe a hammer (depends how badass you are) you could turn it into a table thats all i've got......

 

[Caligulove]

3 things:

A) Give it to someone with limited computer experience and help them
B) Turn it into a media server for yourself and anyone else you live with
C) Experiment with Linux!

 

[demoman_chaos]

or with some wood and nails and maybe a hammer (depends how badass you are) you could turn it into a table thats all i've got......

Make a literal computer desk. But place the legs so the PC still works, then get a lightweight monitor, keyboard and mouse to set on top of it. It would be quite epic, and compact.

You get a brownie for the idea. Now I just gotta find an old desktop and some wood.

 

[CronosYamato]

Give it to me to replace mine >.>