[SOLVED] looking for a way to use a old dell pc i have laying around

[thomas4204]

So i have a older dell OptiPlex laying around running a i3 and 8gb of ddr3 ram. Now I've been wanting to use it for something for a while but couldn't think of anything as my main pc is the powerhouse computer, I have plenty of storage on here so i don't think a server would be practical, at least to my knowledge. I can have it hardwired and on all the time as i have extra room, maybe use it as a Minecraft server of some kind? Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

 

[1LiquidPC]

Backup storage/Plex Media server of some sort. Camera/security PC data storage if you utilize any of those.

 

[USAFRet]

What use cases are you thinking of, that you do not currently have?

Backup location, Plex, learning Linux....what?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

You could add a 2nd NIC and use as a firewall/router.

 

[thomas4204]

What use cases are you thinking of, that you do not currently have?

Backup location, Plex, learning Linux....what?

Im not exactly sure, what is plex? I don't have any kind of firewall and don't have a security system so no need to store footage. Im not sure if its possible but hosting a minecraft server off of it would be another usage for me.

 

[USAFRet]

Im not exactly sure, what is plex? I don't have any kind of firewall and don't have a security system so no need to store footage. Im not sure if its possible but hosting a minecraft server off of it would be another usage for me.

If you don't know what Plex is, you don't need a plex server.

Many of us have old hardware laying around.
If you don't know what you might need it for, you probably don't need it.

Here's a thought...
Install Linux on it, and gift it to a user or family who would otherwise not have a system.