What can I do with an old computer - it makes me sad but I think it’s seen it’s day. Specs:
MSI A6593CMS
Athlon XP 2000
1GB PC2100
5400 RPM 10 gig HD
Media center? Texture storage? Donation? Any ideas? Or do you think it’ll still work somehow. I think it may adversely effect DR.
You could run a nice little linux media center on their quite well, but your video card would need video out (obviously)
Wow, I think thats the same system I had at work just a few years ago. It was crap back then, so I say just chuck it!
Either that or you could use it as an email and music machine. You could also use it as a basic photoshop or autocad machine while you are rendering. Or it could be your Vray forum machine while you are rendering. 
my internet computer is my old p3 450 with 256mb ram. the p3 450 was a damn stable chip i must say. Old systems are ok for net rendering even if they are slow. ive got 5 simple processor intel celeronD2.8GHz machines all with 2gb ram and all running pretty well.
We have computers slower than that still being used as workstations… and even slower ones as servers.
Turn it into a rendernode, or make it the backburner manager for a renderfarm. Hell, even running it as a fileserver is a great use.
Sell to (or give to) a friend that needs one. Most of my old computer parts get shunted to my friends at 25-40% current market value when I’m done with them. You make a bit of fun money, and they get a better computer.
I actually just gave away my old dual 1900+ MP!
Donate it to someone who would be happy ! A child maybe
Best regards,
nikki Candelero
give it to charity dude, it will make you feel good
does charity trade for rum? that would make me feel good hehe
dork
Or me!
(On a serious note, I vote media center - theres a lot you can do with a dedicated machine for it)
Thanks guys. Media storage or Media center sounds like a possibilty. Media center if I plan on getting an Xbox 360. Altho - you think that’s enough for serving textures? I’d have to replace the HD.
Of course it’s enough for a fileserver… you’d be suprised how “old” the hardware is that runs most websites and servers. You don’t need much if you aren’t using it as a workstation.
You could use it for media or as a server quite easily.
You supppose 1 gig RAM is enough to serve textures to a network?
Note - just replaced the 10 gig 5400 RPM hard drive and it seems alot faster lol.
You could lay it on it’s side, add some feet and make it a footstool.. =]
Our server is a single 800 Mhz processor with 1.5 gigs of ram, raid card, 1x20 gb systems hard drive and 3x300gb hard drives for the files and backup.
Just so long as you have a gigabit network hub you will be flying.