Thoughtful ways to repurpose unused items. Creative ideas for turning scraps into something useful.

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Thoughtful ways to repurpose unused items. Creative ideas for turning scraps into something useful.

littlemissy2
Junior Member

06-13-2016, 12:33 AM

I have some unused components: an Intel i5-3350 quad-core CPU, a DQ77MK motherboard, and 8GB DDR3 (2x4) RAM. I’m curious if anyone has suggestions on how to repurpose them. Is it worth investing £50–70 GBP to build a backup PC or a dedicated server setup? If you have any ideas or recommendations, please share!

littlemissy2

06-13-2016, 12:33 AM #1

TNT_Charmander
Junior Member

06-14-2016, 10:42 AM

You might use a web server or a VPN server (allowing external access to your network), perhaps a music or video server for streaming your content remotely.

TNT_Charmander

06-14-2016, 10:42 AM #2

You might use a web server or a VPN server (allowing external access to your network), perhaps a music or video server for streaming your content remotely.

Tavado
Senior Member

505

06-15-2016, 12:46 AM

I'm not fond of saying this, but alternatives like FreeNAS are worth considering. (While dedicated systems such as QNAP or ReadyNAS are preferred, home-built solutions remain widely used)

Tavado

06-15-2016, 12:46 AM #3

I'm not fond of saying this, but alternatives like FreeNAS are worth considering. (While dedicated systems such as QNAP or ReadyNAS are preferred, home-built solutions remain widely used)