So here is the deal. I have my main gaming PC which I use for gaming, email, work and everything else but I love to tinker with any spare PC's I happen to come across and turn them into something useful or just, fun.
Any cool ideas for a project I could do?
Grab a pentium D or bulldozer PC and use it as a spaceheater.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;32973989']Grab a pentium D or bulldozer PC and use it as a spaceheater.[/QUOTE]
While I appreciate the wit.. I already have a radiator ;D
[QUOTE=MILTON!;32973830]So here is the deal. I have my main gaming PC which I use for gaming, email, work and everything else but I love to tinker with any spare PC's I happen to come across and turn them into something useful or just, fun.
Any cool ideas for a project I could do?[/QUOTE]
I made a small computer that I use as a jukebox for all my music.
, Cheap remote controlled mouse on it.
And if you are into this kind of crap, look into Arduino.
[QUOTE=taipan;32974071]I made a small computer that I use as a jukebox for all my music.
, Cheap remote controlled mouse on it.
And if you are into this kind of crap, look into Arduino.[/QUOTE]
Arduino look's pretty neat.
Build a desk-puter.
You could build a server.
Next to arduino:
[url]http://hackaday.com/[/url]
[QUOTE=MILTON!;32974050]While I appreciate the wit.. I already have a radiator ;D[/QUOTE]
Get rid of the radiator, pentium D's do a better job.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;32974955']You could build a server.[/QUOTE]
I did that with spare parts I had laying around and an Athlon x64.
All I bought was a rackmount ATX case for £40.
[QUOTE=DeadCow;32979735]Get rid of the radiator, pentium D's do a better job.[/QUOTE]
While running [URL="http://folding.stanford.edu/"]Folding @ Home[/URL]
[QUOTE=DeadCow;32979735]Get rid of the radiator, pentium D's do a better job.[/QUOTE]
An overclocked bulldozer does an even better job than a pentium D
If you haven't already, cock about with Arch Linux, great fun.
[editline]27th October 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Van-man;32981137]While running [URL="http://folding.stanford.edu/"]Folding @ Home[/URL][/QUOTE]
On a GTX 480.
[QUOTE=BrainDeath;32981536]If you haven't already, cock about with Arch Linux, great fun.
[editline]27th October 2011[/editline]
On a GTX 480.[/QUOTE]
A 6990's worse
Also run a bitcoin miner
And don't forget to switch the card to extreme mode or whatever it's called.
Build a NAS for storage/backup. Perhaps use FreeNAS for software RAID with ZFS. Good idea for a small build and very useful too.
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