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I'm thinking about using this little server:
HPE ProLiant Gen8 G1610T

with an old graphics card to replace my big clunky old PC, I only really want something to plug into the TV, play pretty old games and stream TV on the browser. Is this plausible?
 
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James Mason
Any desktop PC can be turned into a "server."

That's also pretty weak for anything besides being a file server, so even old games may not run on it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£54.00 @ Kustom PCs)
Motherboard: MSI - B250I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£83.80 @ Alza)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£57.85 @ More Computers)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.88 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master - Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case (£34.49 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 10...
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It might be possible. The costs seem pretty high for the microserver. You can build a lower power box cheaper. You could get a Intel NUC or Zotac mini pc for similar price with better performance and smaller.

What are the main criteria that you used to choose the microserver ? There may be better options.
 
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Well, it's probably horrible as an HTPC as servers are REALLY loud and aren't designed to be quiet at all.
It's also much more than you'd need to spend on an HTPC. (seeing as they go for like $1000)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - B250I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($55.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.33 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Jet)
Power Supply: EVGA - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $421.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-23 11:13 EDT-0400
 
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I saw it for £125, and figured with my old graphics card and hard drive it might be quite a cost effective solution. Would I need to add more to it than that? I guess a sound card?
I'm a little clueless on this stuff.
I also though that in the future, should I choose to get a new gaming PC or laptops for family members, I could return it to server status for the household.
 
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James Mason

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Any desktop PC can be turned into a "server."

That's also pretty weak for anything besides being a file server, so even old games may not run on it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£54.00 @ Kustom PCs)
Motherboard: MSI - B250I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£83.80 @ Alza)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£57.85 @ More Computers)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.88 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master - Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case (£34.49 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 10 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.48 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit (£99.25 @ More Computers)
Total: £409.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-23 16:25 BST+0100
 
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You get zero disks and 4GB memory. No operating system. You get a door stop not a useful computer for your money. That may be OK, but just be aware that it won't be functional as delivered to you.

Since the version you listed is not functional as delivered (for the price), a system similar to the one listed by @James Mason would be better. Your link still requires you to do "some assembly required". You may as well build one from scratch.
 
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OK thanks for your advice. I had a suspicion it was a little too good to be true, what would the performance be like of the PC as specified by James?
The PC I currently have is 7 years old and can run the first of the tomb raider reboots,and slowly, Rome 2. Just for reference, would this be an upgrade? Trying to gauge what I'll get for my cash
 
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James Mason

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Yeah, what I suggested is a basic HTPC, that could run old games pretty well, but newer games would have trouble. If you want a gaming PC, that's something else.
 
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Yeah I appreciate a gaming PC is a whole other thing. Gaming wide I just want something I can dip in and out of Rome on as I have a PS4 and a switch and between that and other things I don't have time for anything else.
 
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A h110 board need a bios update to work with the g4560.
 
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Good thing it's not an h110 board then.
 
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Oops switched the case number with the 250 :p.
 
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