Worth putting money into this PC?
Picked up a PC essentially for free last weekend ($10 for 2 BDs (Reservoir Dogs + From Russia with Love unopened, + the PC). It has a 3-core AMD Phenom with just 2GB RAM. Drives have been pulled so it only has 2 ODs and a 1.44" floppy(!) It does boot past the BIOS stage but have not checked if it does more than that (short of HDs to test it).
The only thing I would use it for is a music server. It has a PCIe slot that the HP I'm currently using for a music server doesn't and it is also limited to 4GB RAM. The Asus MB can handle a max of 8 GB in 4 DDR2 sticks. Also not too bad as it has a 450W PSU (better than the 250W the two other C2D computers I have, though I needlessly UG'd the HP's PSU to a Bronze 450/550/650W Seasonic.
I can get another 4 GB of RAM for $18 or go for the full 8GB for $40.
Worth the investment or should I just keep it for parts?
The only thing I would use it for is a music server. It has a PCIe slot that the HP I'm currently using for a music server doesn't and it is also limited to 4GB RAM. The Asus MB can handle a max of 8 GB in 4 DDR2 sticks. Also not too bad as it has a 450W PSU (better than the 250W the two other C2D computers I have, though I needlessly UG'd the HP's PSU to a Bronze 450/550/650W Seasonic.
I can get another 4 GB of RAM for $18 or go for the full 8GB for $40.
Worth the investment or should I just keep it for parts?
I smile when I see container ships sailing past my house laden with stuff made in China