submitted 2 days ago by sem to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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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:

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...

Is my case likely to be compatible with a modern motherboard?
Can I buy a modern motherboard/CPU that will be compatible with this other stuff?
Would it be less expensive to buy another used PC and use its motherboard/CPU ?

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[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Case is fine even if a little dated. ATX is called a standard just for these types of things.
Monitor and peripherals are good, power supply could use a refresh and the SSD, HDD I would relegate to secondary drives and just get a new SSD.
You could look for a used PC, some of the local shops have some decent deals but I personally would avoid any office PC unless you're just going for a very budget PC or just want to get a cheap CPU. All that proprietary parts and usually non-standard, underpowered PSU isn't going to be great.

[-] sem 1 points 1 day ago

I've been bitten before by these non standard things.. thanks for the reminder.

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