PSA: No, I didn't waste all that money on computers, (except the main one) my server cost $40, the intel NUC was my old PC (although then it had 8GB of ram, I gave the bigger stick of ram to a person who really needed it), my laptop is used and the second PC is really cheap.
Model: ThinkBook 14 Gen 2 AMD | CPU: Ryzen 7 4700U | RAM: 16 GB DDR4 3200 MHz | OS: Windows 11 Pro Model: intel NUC NUC5CPYH | CPU: Celeron N3050 | RAM: 2GB DDR3L 1600 MHz | SSD: Kingston UV400 120 GB | OS: Debian Bullseye Timetec Hynix IC 16GB Kit (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-10600 1333MHz Non ECC Unbuffered 1.35V/1.5V Dual Rank 240 Pin UDIMM Desktop PC Computer Memory Ram Module Upgrade. Being as this will be my first venture into linux, what would be the suggestion for a lightweight linux os that won't cripple the system when an emulator front like RetroArch is run? If it is an option could the emulator front like this be the sole os?ĬPU: i5-8600K 5.0 GHz | GPU: GTX 1660 | RAM: 16 GB DDR4 3000 MHz | Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic | PSU: Corsair RM 650i | SSD: Corsair MP510 480 GB | HDD: 2x 6 TB WD Red| Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro | OS: Windows 11 Pro for WorkstationsĬPU: AMD Athlon 3000G | GPU: Vega 3 iGPU | RAM: 8 GB DDR4 3000 MHz | Case: Corsair 88R | PSU: Corsair VS 650 | SSD: WD Green M.2 SATA 120 GB | Motherboard: MSI A320M-A PRO MAX | OS: Windows 11 Pro for Workstations The system has a pentium 4(1 core), 1gig of ram, board has A02 BIOS, and only 76G of storage when unformatted. The endgame is to have it as an emulator for it to run retro games, other functionality is a plus. The problem with windows is the ram requirements for almost everything, so I turn to linux for an even more bare bones os to put less stress on this old horse. Dell OptiPlex 160L Memory: Dell OptiPlex 170L Memory: Dell OptiPlex 170Ln Memory: Dell OptiPlex 210L Memory: Dell OptiPlex 320 Desktop Memory: Dell OptiPlex 320 Mini Tower Memory: Dell OptiPlex 4100/e Memory: Dell OptiPlex 425s/L(V) Memory: Dell OptiPlex 425s/MX(V) Memory: Dell OptiPlex 433/e Memory: Dell OptiPlex 433/L(V) Memory: Dell OptiPlex.
Wanting some form of security I found the novelty of installing windows 10 home, on a system that can't run windows 7 to my knowledge. After some light research I found the possibility of upgrading on the Optiplex's pentium 4 with the LGA775 socket, but decided against spending money as I want this as a pure revival not a "million dollar man" project. I cleaned them off, both the system and HDD for protection and decided on the Optiplex as the most usable. Of the survivors was an e-machine from '01 at most, and a Dell Optiplex 210L from '06.
The other day I was spring cleaning and came across several old pc's 2 still kicking and one with dead capacitors on the board.