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Advice Requested: 2006 pc upgrade (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/pcgaming
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My first PC ever built is sort of unusable in its current state, and there are a few things I could do:

  • Update necessary parts and keep it as a retro-media-compatible PC/nas/server. I love how it has a floppy drive!
  • Get rid of it and save money

If I wanted to replace it, I would need to get at minimum:

  • motherboard
  • ram
  • CPU

I'm hoping I can keep using the following parts, some of which have been updated over the years:

  • pcie 2.0 graphics card
  • 500 W power supply
  • monitor / peripherals
  • optical / floppy drives
  • SSD / HDD
  • ATX case (the original case and motherboard PCI slots never lined up quite correctly...) Cooler Master centurion (?)

I've never done anything like this, and last time I built a PC was in 2006. I lack a lot of knowledge...

  1. Is my case likely to be compatible with a modern motherboard?
  2. Can I buy a modern motherboard/CPU that will be compatible with this other stuff?
  3. Would it be less expensive to buy another used PC and use its motherboard/CPU ?
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The problem is the motherboard has some blown caps and in general the system is not very stable as is.

From the other advice it sounds like I should get a used PC and just use a USB floppy drive if I ever need one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You could replace the caps if you wanted to keep that board around. Through hole caps are SUPER easy to replace. Just spend some time identifying the specs of all of the blown ones. The replace all of them (including the non blown ones) as long as they’re all the same manufacturer. I used to do this to old machines and it’s honestly quite fun.

Otherwise if you wanted a retro machine I think those machines are still getting thrown out. But maybe they’ve already reached the bottom of their value curve and are starting to go up. I’ve seen some whack ass prices.