Thinking about using an old gaming computer as a home server?

F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Networks Thinking about using an old gaming computer as a home server?

Thinking about using an old gaming computer as a home server?

Thinking about using an old gaming computer as a home server?

R

RiidickPvP
Junior Member

18

07-10-2026, 11:01 PM

#1

I have an old computer that I'm trying to make a home server to share my files with friends and family. I've seen lots of YouTube videos on how to set this up with Windows, but the steps don't really tell you what your hardware can do. My old rig has: a Msi B450 Tomahawk mobo, Ryzen 3700x processor, Corsair 16 GB RAM sticks running at 3200 MHz, an Msi 570 power supply with 8 GB of VRAM memory, and a 1TB SSD (used for the main drive). I also have two Seagate 8 TB hard drives. Will this work? Every other computer in my house is Windows 11 but mine is still running Windows 10. The server will be used to store photos, movies, documents, and car tuning files. Thanks for any help!

R

RiidickPvP

07-10-2026, 11:01 PM #1

I have an old computer that I'm trying to make a home server to share my files with friends and family. I've seen lots of YouTube videos on how to set this up with Windows, but the steps don't really tell you what your hardware can do. My old rig has: a Msi B450 Tomahawk mobo, Ryzen 3700x processor, Corsair 16 GB RAM sticks running at 3200 MHz, an Msi 570 power supply with 8 GB of VRAM memory, and a 1TB SSD (used for the main drive). I also have two Seagate 8 TB hard drives. Will this work? Every other computer in my house is Windows 11 but mine is still running Windows 10. The server will be used to store photos, movies, documents, and car tuning files. Thanks for any help!