i have a e2160 laying around with 2 gigs of ram

PeterGarcia30 · Feb 3, 2010

So I have an e2160 laying around with 2 gigs of ram doing nothing. I'm thinking of making a rig for kicks just wanted to hear some creative input as to what I could do. I don't really need another computer, but I might as well since I have an Antec 400 laying around as well. Maybe I should get creative with the case? or build it myself? I dont know atm...any suggestions would be welcomed.

Neuromancer · Feb 3, 2010

p45 board, LN2 and stripped down version of XP sounds good to me

Bobnova · Feb 3, 2010

Gotta agree with that.

Failing the above, you could always make yourself a HTPC.

jaymz9350 · Feb 3, 2010

I had a similar situation recently. My moms acer with 3 gig RAM and e2160 had a mobo die so she just bought a new PC. It gave me an excuse to grab a P45 board for my main rig and slap mt IP35 PRO in that rig. Right now it serves as my wife's PC and a back up incase something happens to mine. Soon it will become a file and print server for the house. I managed a decent quick OC of I think 3.2 with the stock heatsink from my q6600 on it.

madhatter256 · Feb 3, 2010

HTPC and when not playing videos you can have it FOLD

.

PeterGarcia30 · Feb 3, 2010

Yeah I've been thinking of going the htpc route since we are getting a new 52 inch lcd with income tax money since our projection tv kinda died on us...I've been thinking of getting into folding just looks intimidating ie. allot of work to set up ill prob get around to it one day

Bobnova · Feb 3, 2010

If you want it simple, do Rosetta. It's more protein folding (they're attacking it from a different angle), and is insanely easy to set up on windows or linux.

PeterGarcia30 · Feb 3, 2010

ill check it out before i go to bed because i leave my computer on 24/7 anyways it might as well be doing something whats the cpu load like with rosetta?

Automata · Feb 4, 2010

Could always put a *nix operating system on and learn that. Quite a big thing to put down on a resume.

PeterGarcia30 · Feb 4, 2010

thats actually not a bad idea at all........not a bad idea at all... i have a few certs but have no *nix experience ..........very tempting

madhatter256 · Feb 4, 2010

Why can't you say *nix??? Or is it **nix???

PeterGarcia30 · Feb 4, 2010

i just said it the way you said it just for consistencies sake i know what you mean though lol

i have a e2160 laying around with 2 gigs of ram

PeterGarcia30

Member

Neuromancer

Member

Bobnova

Senior Member

jaymz9350

Member

madhatter256

Special Member

PeterGarcia30

Member

Bobnova

Senior Member

PeterGarcia30

Member

Automata

Destroyer of Empires and Use

PeterGarcia30

Member

madhatter256

Special Member

PeterGarcia30

Member

Similar threads