Old PC Upgrades

[djspan101]

Hey guys,
sorry I have not been on for ages!
Anyway earlier today I saw an old Desktop PC built by Tiny for £12 in the Friday Ad. I thought it was a no brainer to buy it and see what upgrades I can do on it.

These are the specs that they posted:

TINY DESKTOP PC with Windows XP, 600MHz Celeron processor, 10 GB HDD, 256 MB RAM, Ethernet connection, could deliver £12 , Brighton

I know, its not particularily great but I thought it would make a good summer project.

What I want to know is what upgrades should I consider? Please note it is about 6-7 years old so brand new hardware is not an option. Think more in the terms of SD RAM. Also I dont have all the money in the world :L

Thanks,

djspan101

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

Depends on the motherboard mate. I'd personally get the Tiny Tower PC 2.1 for £40 instead. It'd be far easier to upgrade that machine IMO.

 

[djspan101]

Ok thanks any idea where i can look for one. (ebay?)

 

[djspan101]

I cant seem to find one, can you give me a link? Also is it just a case or an actual PC?

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

The PC I mentioned is on Friday Ad Brighton.

 

[djspan101]

ok thanks found it :L

 

[SNGX1275]

If it has several PCI slots you could load it up with NICs and make it a router/firewall. If it has few you could put in some SATA controller cards and toss FreeNAS on it and use it as a file server.