Junk Yard

[Gandalf]

I just took apart my old 486 (including the PSU) and have accumulated a number of parts. Do you know what I could do with any of these?

I did find an 80mm (maybe 92mm) fan in the PSU, but it is 2 pin, and my current mobo only has 3 pin.

I got the Heatsink plate, and I thought that maybe I could use it on the chipset or something.

So, do you guyz know what I could do with any of the parts?

[Gandalf]

So does anyone know of any useful parts from an old comp?

[Wicked Klown]

You could always use the fan. Just cause it has two wires don't mean anything. I have a 80mm fan in my case that only has two wires and it works I just can't tell how fast it`s running.

[dugans]

Yeah: put it back together and crunch for OC Seti Team with it:D

You could also use it as a file server, firewall for the internet.

Of course, if you don't put it back together ( if it won't work!) fans are useful, case could be used for another system and psu could be used as an auxiliary power supply for fans, cd, etc.

[Shadow ÒÓ]

start it back up...make sure you have a floppy (a hard drive isn't necessary) and run FreeSCO (freesco.com or org..I forget which).

One of the best firewall's around.

If it's a solid heatsink, you can cut it up in small sections and use it for memory coolers. (if you don't go for the freesco idea)