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What to do with old rig

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GJSNeptune

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It's sittin' in my closet completely disassembled (I was bored and felt like tinkering) inside its case. I want to upgrade its motherboard and case.

PowerSpec PC
mATX Gigabyte somethin' or other
Athlon XP 1.67GHz
768MB combined RAM (256 + 512)


I'm having trouble deciding whether I want to keep it housed in an mATX case or what. I see no point in having anything bigger, as I would only need two PCI slots at the most. And plus my Lian-Li is a monster.

Maybe a desktop-style case? I'm pondering putting Linux on it, and/or making it my primary music player. I dunno. Any ideas?
 
If you have a lot of free time and access to power tools and materials, you could always be adventerous and build a case or turn it into a mod project.
 
dariob said:
If you have a lot of free time and access to power tools and materials, you could always be adventerous and build a case or turn it into a mod project.
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Access, yes, skills, no.
 
I would get a little more air flow in the case and put it to use folding for the [H]orde.

But that is just me
 
TwiztedFait said:
I would get a little more air flow in the case and put it to use folding for the [H]orde.

But that is just me
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I agree. Of course, it can fold and serve as something else at the same time. If you have a fast connection (relatively stable DSL or Cable), you could set it up as a web server with Apache. Or it could be an HTPC project... Or, if you're willing to put a little money into it, you've got a great start to a Carputer project (www.mp3car.com) ;)
 
An HTPC serves me no purpose yet, as I don't live in my own place. It's either school or home, and neither is very permanent.

If I run Linux, which version would you recommend for a complete newbie?
 
Fedora is a good learning distro, I've heard Suse and Mandrake are also good to learn on and I'm sure someone will suggest Gentoo for 1337ness :p

I'd recommend Fedora though, it's pretty damn easy to set-up.

if you're worried about messing up the install check out Knoppix, it runs straight off the CD, no install required

Peace

have fun with linux
 
Debian or it's derivatives: Knoppix, Ubuntu, ...

They're pretty straight forward and have strong user support bases.
 
I would recomend a "Live" linux distrobution, such as Knoppix, to try it out before you install anything...
 
RS3RS said:
I would recomend a "Live" linux distrobution, such as Knoppix, to try it out before you install anything...
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2nd'ed. Grab a live Knoppix or ubuntu (never tried ubuntu, but people around here seem to like it).

Fedora, Mandrake, or Suse are nice starter-linuxes, but my favorite is Debian, but I wouldnt reccomend that for a "starter" linux.
 
I'd definitely have it fold, and if you're interested in learning linux, you can both fold and learn at the same time.
 
I agree with everyone else. Have it run Folding at Home for our team(33), and learn some linux on it.

-MN Scout
 
I'm definitely gonna check out Knoppix and having it fold. Now...to fall into some cash to upgrade its house.
 
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