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Hello self hosters,

Recently I came into possession of an old Desktop PC. Its configuration is,

  • Pentium D 820, 2.8 GHz dual Pentium 4 core processor, supports 64 bit.
  • 512 DDR 333 memory
  • 90GB HDD
  • no graphics card
  • 3 PCI and 1 AGP slot

I was planning to put a ethernet card and use it as a router. It was to theown as garbage. Is what I am planning feasible or a good idea. Or it would be better as trash.

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[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yea, more like the kind of thing that boots up once a day, does something (say, is a backup destination for something else) then shuts down.

[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 months ago

Given how old the system is, I’m not sure how long it would survive that type of duty. Power up and downs are a lot rougher on components than if they just stay running.