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- linux@lemmy.ml
- cross-posted to:
- linux@lemmy.ml
I got this PC from my dad when he upgraded in like December ish. I’ve been running Kubuntu on it and just using it like a sort of general purpose desktop for me and my wife, but I’ve got a hankering for some tinkering and feel like it has more potential, so I’d love some project ideas!
Original question by @bpt11@sh.itjust.works
With 64GB all I can think of is a lot of memory for street map routing (OSRM). Otherwise, homelab it.
Uptime: 29 seconds
I would keep it up for ONE HOUR! :O
Do you have another computer @bpt11@sh.itjust.works ? I’d make this my main if I didn’t have one. I’d use it as a builder for applications or host a CI server on it. Woodpecker or similar. I know codeberg is looking for CI hosts. Maybe @db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com might also have some input on joining the AI horde :)
Or, seed some torrents from the internet archive or Anna’s Archive.
I bet with 60 GBb RAM it could run Android Studio with almost no lag.
almost no lag.
@bpt11@sh.itjust.works hmm it’s got good amount of RAM, id probably throw Proxmox on it and run it as a server
You could also do some light AI stuffs, but iirc you’ll need to upgrade the GPU to at least the 10xx series for CUDA
Run a homelab/server and do random stuff with it. Maybe even run a small LLM for the funsies. But it’s perfect for tinkering for sure!
It’s overpowered for just simple network services, and underpowered for gaming. GPU lost driver support a many releases back as well.
CPU will draw a lot of energy just sitting idle, so if you don’t have something solid to throw at it, just leave it.
Could be used for something like a Batocera console I guess, but I wouldn’t leave it running 24/7.
Run BOINC! Moo wrapper will happily serve GPU work units for a GTX 745
My daily driver is a 6500T with 32GB RAM running Mint.
Pycharm, Lemmy, FF and Godot runs like a charm.
A graphics card that old isn’t really useful for modern applications (not even AV streaming since it doesn’t support modern codecs and therefore would be slow). So I’d have no use for it myself.
Thats my secondary/backup Proxmox server (but don’t rally need that nVidia gfx card).
For the actual (and off site) backups backup server I have an even older one.
The old PCs I don’t gift away just join the homelab, and homemuseum eventually.