What to do with an old computer

[Jose]

So I replaced me my moms old computer because it was getting to slow, even for her. It's an old Dell Dimension E310 with a 2.8 GHz P4 and I've upgraded the RAM to 3 GB of RAM. Anyway I'm thinking about turning it into a NAS so I can keep my stuff secure and was looking into FreeNAS but it's recommending a 64 bit processor. I thought for sure it would be supported and would just need to buy some larger HD's and be done with it. Thoughts?

[GhostTX]

I usually just donate my old PCs...but I remove the hard drive.

[Tx Redneck]

If it's a Skt775 and the bios will support it, I might be able to come up with a Q6600 for ya.

[YALE]

Strip the gold out of it and retire.

[Jose]

If it's a Skt775 and the bios will support it, I might be able to come up with a Q6600 for ya.

I'll have to find out what the motherboard is, appreciate the offer bro.

So any idea if this will support FreeNAS or anything similar in it's current configuration?

[stang2be]

q6600s or xeon 3220s will give those dells a new lease on life. I picked up a xeon 3220 (q6600) copy for $15 off craigslist that will be going in a family members e520

free nas will depend on the file system. I think to run zfs does have a fair bit of overhead.

[crapstang]

Strip the gold out of it and retire.

I scrape it out into my toilet, just so I can say "I flush gold down the toilet."

[lincolnboy]

target pratice

[big_tiger]

Im looking for a q6600 for my dads PC. If you can find one please hit me up.

[stang2be]

might try also looking for a xeon x3220. Pretty much the same cpu. I threw one in a Dell Optiplex and works nice.