Wondering what you guys do with your old computers after building a new one? I've read the internet articles about what can be done, but I want to know what real people do. The one that is getting replaced is a Dell 435T...Core i7 920 2.67GHz, 8GB RAM, 750GB hard drive, ATI Radeon HD 5450.
What do you guys do with your old computers
- Thread starter Ryn996
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With pre-builts like that Dell, you can either try your luck on ebay if you want to sell it, or you can remove the components for keeping or for resale and junk the case. If you don't have any luck reselling, be sure to dispose of the components in a safe manner. Usually through you local electronics recycling service.
Personally, I either sell my builds or part them out.
Personally, I either sell my builds or part them out.
bambiboom
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Ryn006,
Since 1992 I've had about 16 systems and through careful laziness, still have 10. I've given away 3 systems to relatives and friends, and sold 3. These days I think the logical alternatives are Ebay and Craigslist, but all my sales have been Ebay. Three systems I have (Dell Optiplex 740, Dell T700R Pentium III, and Dell Dimension 8400 P4, I waited too long to sell and after going into storage are simply sitting.
Typically, I use two systems, one for daily work and a second for backup or to run long renderings. As 3D software became very demanding and I as projects become more complex, I've end up upgrading and changing system more often.
I've found that keeping two systems is useful in that the secondary system can receive the hand-me-downs when the main system is upgraded. The Precision T5500 is the beneficiary of : Quadro 4000, Samsung 840 250GB, M-Audio 192 sound card, WD RE4 1TB, and HP 2711x monitor. The Precision 390 is going to receive the PERC 6/i SAS / SATA RAID controller, Seagate SAS 15K 146GB and 300GB drives from the T5500 and the Quadro K600 GPU from the 2015 HP z420-(changed to Quadro K2200)
My calculation machine museum:
HP z420 (2015) > Xeon E5-1660 v2 six-core @ 3.7 /4.0GHz > 16GB DDR3 ECC 1866 RAM > Quadro K2200 (4GB) > Intel 730 480GB > Western Digital Black WD1003FZEX 1TB> M-Audio 192 sound card > Logitech z2300 > Linksys AE3000 USB WiFi > 2X Dell Ultrasharp U2715H (2560 X 1440) > Windows 7 Professional 64 >
[ Passmark Rating = 4918 > CPU= 13941 / 2D= 823 / 3D=3464 / Mem= 2669 / Disk= 4764]
Possibly to be sold in the next six months:Dell Precision T5500 (2011) > Xeon X5680 six -core @ 3.33 / 3.6GHz, 24GB DDR3 ECC 1333 > Quadro 4000 (2GB ) > Samsung 840 250GB /WD RE4 Enterprise 1TB > M-Audio 192 sound card> Linksys WMP600N PCI WiFi > Windows 7 Professional 64> HP 2711x (1920 X 1440)
[ Passmark system rating = 3339 / CPU = 9347 / 2D= 684 / 3D= 2030 / Mem= 1871 / Disk= 2234]
To be sold in the next two months: HP z420 (2013) > Xeon E5-1620 four core @ 3.6 /3.8GHz > 24GB DDR3 ECC 1600 RAM > AMD V4900 (1GB) > Seagate 500GB > Linksys AE3000 USB WiFi
[Passmark system rating = 2372 / CPU = 9001 / 2D= 712 / 3D= 1353/ Mem= 2261 / Disk= 712]
To be sold in the next two months: Dell Precision T5400 (2008) > 2X Xeon X5460 quad core @3.16GHz > 16GB DDR2 667 ECC> Quadro FX 4800 (1.5GB) > WD RE4 500GB / Seagate Barracuda 500GB > M-Audio 2496 Sound Card / Linksys WMP600N WiFi > HP 2711X, 27" 1920 X 1080 and Dell 19" LCD > Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit >
[ Passmark system Rating = 1859, CPU = 8528 / 2D= 512 / 3D=1097]
This one will replace the Precision T5500 if sold: Dell Precision 390 (2006) (Revised): Xeon X3230 quad-core @ 2.67GHz > 8 GB DDR2 ECC 667 > Firepro V4900 (1GB) > 2X WD 320GB >Linksys WMP600N WiFi > Dell 24" > 1920 X 1200 > Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
[ Passmark system rating = 1458, CPU = 3699 / 2D= 431 / 3D=1350 / Mem= 885 / Disk=552]
To be given away in the next two months:Dell Dimension E520 (2006)( Revised): Core2 Duo E6700 dual core @2.66GHz > 4GB DDR2 667 > GeForce GT440 (1GB GDDR5) > 2X Dell 19" LCD > Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
[Passmark system rating = 1219, CPU = 2024 / 2D= 457 / 3D=978 / Mem= 828 / Disk=576]
HP Elite m9426f (2007) Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz > 8GB DDR2 667 > AMD Radeon 6650 > Seagate 750GB > EMU 2404 MIDI sound card > Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit > 2X Dell 17" LCD [This system is a dedicated music recording, editing, and MIDI synth (virtual instruments)system]
Dell Optiplex 740 (2004) AMD Athlon X2 64 6000+ 3.0GHz, > 6GB DDR2 667 > Quadro FX 580 (512MB) > Seagate 750GB> NEC 22" CRT > Windows XP Pro 64-bit
Dell Dimension 8400 > Pentium 4 630 @ 3.0GHz > 4GB DDR RAM > Quadro FX570 > Seagate 750GB> Win 7 Pro 64-bit. [ I think the 600-series Prescotts were the first Intel consumer 64-bit CPU's]
Dell Dimension XPS T700R > Pentium III @ 750MHz > 768MB RAM> ATI Radeon 128MB> Ultra66 PCIe SCSI controller > 30 GB, 80GB IDE > Windows XP 32-bit
The older systems are packed away in storage and will someday be given away. The T700R is in excellent condition and who knows may someday have collector's value by people who like systems to play vintage games.
When I review these systems, I'm reminded of how extremely the prices have dropped- the Dimension XPS T700R cost $2,100 in 1998, the NEC 3V 15" monitor was $450, and the Epson Action Laser 1500 was over $700. The Dimension 8400 was over $1,800.
The other reminded though is how useful old systems can be. The Dimension 8400 runs AutoCad 2007, Adobe CS3, Office 2003, and Sketchup 8 and the Optiplex 740 runs Solidworks 2010 and Adobe CS4 at completely usable speeds, I suppose because so many programs are single-threaded.
Cheers,
BambiBoom
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Hand-me-down. My 10 years old uses my old XP Dell 8400 p4, and my 18yr old uses my old Sony pD, which in a few days is getting a c2Q q6600. All 4 of my kids started out plinking around on my very old p2 350, which is currently taking up shelf space in the garage. Damned things are like old friends, don't have the heart to throw them away.
JasonL265
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Depends on the type of system, my really old Dell Computer are somewhere in my basement with all the other Dell Computers my family has owned in the past. The newer Dells are probably being used by family members. But I do remember throwing out a old Compaq when we moved, which was my first computer ever that I got in the 6th grade or something.
For my old custom built PC, I normally take the parts I need and store the rest in case I need them for something. I recently built a semi decent budget rig for my cousin for like 300 bucks. Bought an i3-3250 (had a z77 mobo already), a R9 270x and a Corsair Case. He use to get like 10 FPS on League of Legend on his dell laptop and that thing took like 5 min just to boot to windows. Now he gets like over 150 FPS, and boots in around 20 seconds since i found an extra 128GB SSD lying around. it can even handle newer games likes Shadow of Mordor on medium at around 40 FPS, although he said its too hard.
For my old custom built PC, I normally take the parts I need and store the rest in case I need them for something. I recently built a semi decent budget rig for my cousin for like 300 bucks. Bought an i3-3250 (had a z77 mobo already), a R9 270x and a Corsair Case. He use to get like 10 FPS on League of Legend on his dell laptop and that thing took like 5 min just to boot to windows. Now he gets like over 150 FPS, and boots in around 20 seconds since i found an extra 128GB SSD lying around. it can even handle newer games likes Shadow of Mordor on medium at around 40 FPS, although he said its too hard.
Thanks for the answers! I may try to sell it on EBay as I see that similar models sell for for $300+. I don't have any family members that need it and my daughter is only 2. I just need to figure out how to make it ready for someone else (wiping it clean without losing the OS), but that will come after I build this one and get it fully operational.
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