What To Do With Old Hardware

TbirdX · 30 Jan 2010 at 16:13

So after my recent round of family computer upgrading I have at least 3 whole set ups doing nothing.

After getting no interest at all in the MM I'm at a bit of a loss as to what I could use them for.

What do you do with your old kit?.

The specs range from a basic XP1700 up to a fully custom watercooled 939 3700+. All old tech but all working up to a few weeks back.

Seems a waste just to let them rot away to nothing. Maybe I should break them all down and relist the bits

Cookeh · 30 Jan 2010 at 16:16

You got any DDR PC-3200 ram in any of them? XD

Robert1986 · 30 Jan 2010 at 16:18

Build a back up pc with old parts?

ssharp59 · 30 Jan 2010 at 17:12

what about putting together a couple of full pcs and putting them in the add mag..

not everybody needs a state of the art pc, and its going to make for a better pc then the cheap crap they will get for £400 from pc world or with a mobile phone contract

samurl · 30 Jan 2010 at 17:16

@ Cookeh, what ideally are you after, I've got a few bits and bobs ram wise.

paradigm · 30 Jan 2010 at 17:39

I'm just building up all my old kit now (ranging from a s775 celeron D, 2GB DDR2, Geforce 8400, to a s775 E6600 shuttle with 4GB RAM and a radeon 3870), and they are all going to go to less fortunate family members.

I've got 4 PCs in total, well I will have when I buy another case.