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_SiN_
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Posted: Thu, 13th Dec 2007 13:11 Post subject: What can i do with this?	Quick Quote Quote

I have some old PC parts lying around, and i was thinking about what i could make of it.. Maybe mediacenter/HTPC of some sort for the livingroom? Fileserver? Im not sure, give me some tips, and atleast one reason why the parts ill be using: AMD Athlon64 3700+ Asus A8N-VM CSM Micro ATX mobo (small in size ) 1 gb PC3200 DDR ram GeForce 8600GT 256mb I already have a modded Xbox wich i currently use for xvid/dvdr playback on my TV.. but i dunno, maybe building a PC gives me a more versatile mediacenter? Hm. Watercooled 5950X \| AORUS Master X570 \| Asus RTX 3090 TUF Gaming OC \| 64Gb RAM \| 1Tb 970 Evo Plus + 2Tb 660p \| etc etc

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Posted: Thu, 13th Dec 2007 13:18 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

old pc parts? i thought it will be p3 or shit like that of course it will be better MC than xbox 1 if that's what u mean higher res and can play HD

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Posted: Thu, 13th Dec 2007 14:17 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Debian server ^^

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Posted: Thu, 13th Dec 2007 14:31 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

You could use it as a dedicated download/playback machine which means you don't have to transfer the files to the xbox. Plus it can record (with a tuner card) so you never miss an oprah episode again.

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Posted: Thu, 13th Dec 2007 14:52 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I've pretty much the same parts lying around and was going to get an antec fusion case to turn it into a media centre.. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Antec/Fusion

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Posted: Thu, 13th Dec 2007 15:02 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

a 8600GT that runs Crysis on medium is an 'old part' these days? Mmmkay. "Only one country can destroy NATO in 40 minutes - it's Russia"

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Posted: Thu, 13th Dec 2007 15:38 Post subject:

Vodka-Redbull wrote:

a 8600GT that runs Crysis on medium is an 'old part' these days? Mmmkay.

hehe that's what i meant

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Posted: Thu, 13th Dec 2007 15:46 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

depends on the things you do with your other pcs. If your gaming pc is a power-hungry one, you could try to make the above your surfing and downloading machine (if your monitor has two inputs). Underclocking the cpu and gfx-card to really low power consumption can be a fun game www.psygamer.net ::::

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Posted: Thu, 13th Dec 2007 15:46 Post subject:

Vodka-Redbull wrote:

a 8600GT that runs Crysis on medium is an 'old part' these days? Mmmkay.

Haha, yeah, it is Very Happy

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Posted: Thu, 13th Dec 2007 15:50 Post subject:

deelix wrote:

Debian server ^^

Give me a good reason why i need one Smile

Plus, when it comes to Linux, im very very inexperienced.

swingman wrote:

You could use it as a dedicated download/playback machine which means you don't have to transfer the files to the xbox. Plus it can record (with a tuner card) so you never miss an oprah episode again. Razz

That isnt a bad idea.. Just throw all my HDDs, and future ones, in a bigtower with these parts and just have a Raptor disk in my main PC. Removes some heat and gives me more room in my case. But then id have to access everything by network.. Could work Very Happy

Lutzifer wrote:

depends on the things you do with your other pcs. If your gaming pc is a power-hungry one, you could try to make the above your surfing and downloading machine (if your monitor has two inputs). Underclocking the cpu and gfx-card to really low power consumption can be a fun game Very Happy

The only other PC i have running is the one in my sig, and sure, it isnt the most low powered PC Razz

But use two PCs, one for web and one for games isnt for me Smile

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Posted: Thu, 13th Dec 2007 17:56 Post subject:

_SiN_ wrote:

Vodka-Redbull wrote:

a 8600GT that runs Crysis on medium is an 'old part' these days? Mmmkay.

Haha, yeah, it is Very Happy

you son of a bitch!!! Crying or Very sad

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Posted: Thu, 13th Dec 2007 18:20 Post subject:

nouseforaname wrote:

_SiN_ wrote:

Vodka-Redbull wrote:

a 8600GT that runs Crysis on medium is an 'old part' these days? Mmmkay.

Haha, yeah, it is Very Happy

you son of a bitch!!! Crying or Very sad

Hahaha

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