What To Do With Old Components?

[DarthInsinuate]

after a upgrade, you have a nice fast computer, but what do you do with all the memory/processors/gfx cards?

lock them away?
throw them out the window?
or better, can you sell them on?

[4play]

flogg them on e-bay or use it as a second pc.

Could use it as a

mp3 player
router/ firewall.
for the kids to play with.
paperweight.
draught excluder.
maybe even your own server.

the possibilities are endless.

[Rocktron]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate@18 March 2003 - 18:32
after a upgrade, you have a nice fast computer, but what do you do with all the memory/processors/gfx cards?

lock them away?
throw them out the window?
or better, can you sell them on?
The Reality is..., most people don't want to stand back in line, but in front... of the technology!
But if you can sell these (old) parts on a fancy fair or any open stock market somewhere, you can get a nice price for it! :unsure:

To bad, that all the stuff "we" ever purchased, has almost no value at all now.... :(

[Benno]

Originally posted by Rocktron@18 March 2003 - 19:00
The Reality is..., most people don't want to stand back in line, but in front... of the technology!
But if you can sell these (old) parts on a fancy fair or any open stock market somewhere, you can get a nice price for it! :unsure:

To bad, that all the stuff "we" ever purchased, has almost no value at all now.... :(
As 4play said try to sell it in ebay. There are always loads of old components on there.

[TheMan1891]

Give it away to someone you know with really sucky components.

[Supernatural]

Originally posted by TheMan1891@19 March 2003 - 14:19
Give it away to someone you know with really sucky components.
I agree. Give it to the less fortunate.

[leecheskicked]

yea like me lol

[alan36uk]

We in London uk send all our old parts etc to
deprived children :D
Caring for the community !!

[south-paw]

As my bro did, why not build a basic machine enabling an elderly grandparent to stay in email touch of far-flung relatives?"keep it in the family" :D

[metalrebelzz]

sell it on ebay......
take the money, use it to upgrade your computer more.....

personally, i really don't see how computers could benefit young children in India,
maybe I'm being ignoreant or an ass,
but seriously, I think if you're going to use the money for the needy, why not give them clothes and food instead of comuters, which they have barely any use for????

maybe the middle class people could use a computer, but I highly doubt poor children in India would have any need of a computer..... :huh:

just my opinion....

also, like somebody else said, if you ever play games at a LAN party or a LAN, using the old machine as a server is a great idea.......though no use for a fast graphics card, any basic Vodoo (lmao) card is fine for a server....

[Supernatural]

When I said "less fortunate", I wasen't referring to poverty sticken kids in Somalia. Of course they have no need for a computer. What I meant was give it people with computer and limited funds to upgrade their systems... Friends or relatives.