What to do with extra servers

[shovenose]

I've got some extra servers, what to do with them?
Server 1:
4U rackmount, AMD dual core athlon 64x2 2.2ghz, 2gb, 2x250gb sata with raid (can do raid 0 or raid 1)
Server 2:
1U rackmount, Amd dual core somethng, 2gb, 3x36gb wd raptor sata + 1tb seagate sata... the raptors are in striped raid, the 1tb is in no raid
server 3 (not built yet)
unknown case, p4ht 3.2, 2gb, unknown hdd
server 4
2u rackmount, p4 2.6ghz, 1gb, 40gb hdd

Any suggestions welcome, I don't think they're at all worth colo'ing

[Uranium-235]

Re: What to do with extra servers

take some of that shit out of the server cases and make normal computers out of them. Are they actually server boards and shit? sell them

[Koda]

Re: What to do with extra servers

Id say strip them down for pars and sell whatever you can, and what you can't giveaway here on badcaps to members that need it.

[Topcat]

Re: What to do with extra servers

sell them?

[shovenose]

Re: What to do with extra servers

Erm, I should have phrased it as "what can I do"...

I'll show you in pictures why I don't need more desktop computers...

[Topcat]

Re: What to do with extra servers

those first 2 servers listed would run anything you'd throw at it.....so use them. If you have no use for them, then part with them.

[shovenose]

Re: What to do with extra servers

Well I got bored and tried to see how much server load I could create on the 1U server with LOIC... 0.53. LOL!

[mattch]

Re: What to do with extra servers

-Dedicate one to F@H
-run some old dos programs in xp, 100%cpu
-Intel Burn Test (works with AMD), 100%cpu
-install Vmware, each VM do a differnt flavor of windows, DOS thru 7
-install GNS3
-make media-center PC's (add video ports)
-make redundant mail/dns/web etc.
-web cam server
-sell/trade it.

[PeteS in CA]

Re: What to do with extra servers

Maybe some non-profit org has a need?

[Topcat]

Re: What to do with extra servers

Maybe some non-profit org has a need?

This too. I tend to always give away retired servers and other useful computer hardware I have no use for.....