What should I do with my old computer?

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grayfox0124

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I'm buying parts for what's going to amount to a new computer. Only Parts that aren't getting changed are: 2 GB G.Skill DDR2-800, Creative XFi Xtreme Music, and ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe WiFi Edition. New parts include Phenom 9750, GeForce GTX 260, another 2 GB G.Skill, 610 Watt PSU, and some minor stuff.

The old parts are going to be an Athlon X2 4200, 1 GB Corsair XMS2-800, GeForce 8800GT OR GeForce 7900GT both EVGA SSC, 500 Watt Sunbeam NUUO, and im buying a cheap AM2/AM2+ motherboard.

So I'm torn, should I sell it? If so is $400 a reasonable price or should I give it to my dad who currently has a Gateway P4 2.4GHz, with a whopping 512 MB of RAM and Radeon 9800? He really doesn't care, cuz I'm never really there to use the comp and he only buys hunting stuff from CAbellas.com lol.
 
No reason to upgrade his computer if he's perfectly fine with it the way it is, it could introduce new problems.
Just sell it, and yes, $400 is a little much to be asking for that stuff.
Maybe turn it into a Linux test bed? Keep the GPU for troubleshooting?
 
Give it to someone who will use and appreciate it. My friends always get my used parts for dirt cheap or free so they can at least play most recent PC games for cheap and LAN party together. Giving it to your dad would be a waste of a decent gaming rig just to surf for hunting crap :p

REALLY old or dead stuff gets a final farewell at my local firing range :D
 
Freezebyte as much fun as that sounds, I don't wanna pit my baby against my Olympic AR-15 lol. I'l prob sell it cheap-o or give it to my friends little brother who's about to get addicted to WoW.
 
Haha, to be honest I didn't read the FAQ, but those are some pretty good and funny suggestions. Old parts are good for NAS server, and fold on the GPU (if it's the 8800 you're keeping)
 
Turn it into a file server or gaming server with friends?

Depending on your internet connection.

You can use it to store movies and programs ... like I do....
 
i would buy the x2 4200 lol because i am poor =/ i am running on a amd athlon 3000+ with a 6800gt
 
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