liar2 Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Is it really worth upgrading an old PC? Even just for the fun of messing with it? Well, this is considering that I accidentily crashed one. I'm meaning to make it a LAN game server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvorgold Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 hmm if you want to, u can, u know its all up to u since its your computer :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 How old? If it is an AT style (old Pentium class) then the answer is no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commando677 Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 I would try to stick to a 600mhz or above of either amd or intel to get any type of acceptable performance. But it won't handle very many clients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liar2 Posted February 28, 2002 Author Share Posted February 28, 2002 It is an old Pentium 1 100 MHz. I just wanna make it a dedicated server, and never mess with it again. Is it worth the trouble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Send it to China. They know what to do with it. https://www.neowin.net/bboard/showthread.ph...&threadid=16060 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liar2 Posted February 28, 2002 Author Share Posted February 28, 2002 erm. I meant to say that it is a 200 MHz. My current computer is an AMD 1.3 GHz system. I just want to make it a dedicated server. Is it worth the hassle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YahoKa Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 Not really. The only thing i would do is use it as a web server (not to actually serve, but to test scripts, etc.) Otherwise, just sell it on the local market .. you could get $50 or so for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liar2 Posted February 28, 2002 Author Share Posted February 28, 2002 I think I may end up selling parts to people who are willing to pay for them. This, meaning friends and such. I didn't pay anything for it anyway. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 I really got a kick out of the way Texasmeatpacker described his computer on his thread the other day. I cunningly whipped my trusty SB1024 card out of my K6-2 550 'Difference Engine' before selling the PC to my dad as a 'Cray Supercomputer' in order to finance my upgrade program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unspec Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 I would reccomend Windows 98SE using 98lite (98lite.net) They have a free, downloadable trial that is excellent. Essentially it enables you to use a Windows 95 explorer with all the goodness of 98. You need to own both a copy of W98 and W95 to use it, so all those OEM W85 CD's you have lying about from old old PC systems you bought actually have a use. Removing the IE integration speeds up windows, and choosing not to install IE/OE wipes out a huge load of security vunerabilities at a stroke. It will also make Netscape a lot more reliable - funny that eh ;) I'm in the same situation with a K6-2 350, Matrox Millennium (excellent card), the uber compatible SoundBlaster AWE 64 Value and a serial mouse. I used the 98lite demo and am now considering going sa far as replacing the shell for a smaller, quicker one. Another use is to put together a legacy system with DOS mouse, CD and sound support to allow you to play all those old games. A 200MHz Pentium is easily good enough for that. All you need is a nice ISA SoundBlaster and a PS/2 or serial mouse - you're all set for old style gaming! Now all you have to do is remember the black art of freeing up as much of that 640k as possible :D enjoy [Edited for crappy spelling :roll:] -- unspec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemo Posted February 28, 2002 Share Posted February 28, 2002 i just used my old 75Mhz packard bell and turned it into a FreeBSD box. X doesn't run on it, but I don't have a monitor hooked up to it anyways, so it really doens't matter. I just have apache running on it, unreal (ircd), and a few other simple things. works good :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liar2 Posted March 1, 2002 Author Share Posted March 1, 2002 It is already running Windows 98. If I can somehow get a cheap stick of RAM, I will run Windows XP on it, and network it. I just want it to be able to be a game server for 2 computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemo Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Originally posted by liar2 It is already running Windows 98. If I can somehow get a cheap stick of RAM, I will run Windows XP on it, and network it. I just want it to be able to be a game server for 2 computers. umm, on a pentium 100? dude, my friend cant run XP on his 400mhz. XP will NOT RUN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM5K Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Originally posted by nemo umm, on a pentium 100? dude, my friend cant run XP on his 400mhz. XP will NOT RUN. I've seen XP on a 400 and a 450, so I don't see why your friend can't, however you are right, it will be a cold day in hell when XP runs on a 100mhz, and even if it does it wouldn't be pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liar2 Posted March 1, 2002 Author Share Posted March 1, 2002 it's a 200 just to let you know. And I do have it running on a 400. Runs quite nicely, thank you very much. The system requirements only require a 233. I'm sure that I can overclock the processor, and get it to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 I don't think the word run belongs in a sentance with Windows XP and Pentium 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 r u blind or something?? the guy said it was a 200mhz like 10 times!! and for those who think u can't run it on a 400 aer crazy, i run it on a 450 and its faster than 98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 r u blind or something?? the guy said it was a 200mhz like 10 times!! and for those who think u can't run it on a 400 aer crazy, i run it on a 450 and its faster than 98 I don't think the word run belongs in a sentance with Windows XP and Pentium 200 either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babis Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 I have a few computers and it jsut happens that one of them is 300mhz and its running winxp (but it does have 384mb ram) I also have a 450mhz running xp using 256ram. I had to post the aforementioned lines, just to support Rudy's comments.. and in conclusion xp runs fine on older systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 winxp will RUN on an old system, wont be fast and wont have all the nice shadows and **** but it WILL RUN i had win2k running on a 166 and it was running FASTER than win98 and it never crashed while with 98 i couldn't even print cuz the driver crashed the computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cYpHeR- Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 sorry to *shock* everyone, i had windows xp rc1 running on my old 166, with 128mb ram. Freaky eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krome Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 You know what's freaky? panty hose runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudEngineer Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Originally posted by nemo umm, on a pentium 100? dude, my friend cant run XP on his 400mhz. XP will NOT RUN. My cuz is running XP Pro on a PII 266mhz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 why does every1 seem so surprised about XP running on old PCs?? it will run perfectly but it will be SLOW as hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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