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Gaming PC Specs:
Case: X11 Advanced X-Station
CPU: FX 8350
Cooler: Artic Freezer 7 Pro
GPU: Zotac Mini 1060 6GB GDDR5
RAM: 2x 8GB HyperX Fury DDR3 1866MHz
SSD: Sandisk PLUS 480GB (Boot Drive)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
PSU: 650W Corsair VS650
So my Chromecast is starting to give out and I'm debating whether or not to replace it with another one or to go back to using a computer. However rather going back to a laptop, I feel inclined to go with an old tower and plug it in the TV since it's cheaper, avoids HDMI cables to trip over and won't melt my bed.
Thing is that a lot of the towers I'm looking at come with i5s. i5s that appear to be better than the FX in my gaming PC. You can probably see where I'm going with this, problem is that I have no idea how compatible any of the stuff above is with old Intel hardware.
So is this a worthwhile endeavour or just silly and I should buy a replacement Chromecast?
Case: X11 Advanced X-Station
CPU: FX 8350
Cooler: Artic Freezer 7 Pro
GPU: Zotac Mini 1060 6GB GDDR5
RAM: 2x 8GB HyperX Fury DDR3 1866MHz
SSD: Sandisk PLUS 480GB (Boot Drive)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
PSU: 650W Corsair VS650
So my Chromecast is starting to give out and I'm debating whether or not to replace it with another one or to go back to using a computer. However rather going back to a laptop, I feel inclined to go with an old tower and plug it in the TV since it's cheaper, avoids HDMI cables to trip over and won't melt my bed.
Thing is that a lot of the towers I'm looking at come with i5s. i5s that appear to be better than the FX in my gaming PC. You can probably see where I'm going with this, problem is that I have no idea how compatible any of the stuff above is with old Intel hardware.
So is this a worthwhile endeavour or just silly and I should buy a replacement Chromecast?