Hi All,
I have a Dell PowerEdge SC430 that I bought in 2007 and only used for a few months. It has been sitting in my classet all this time. It has a 2.8 GHz Pentium D processor. I installed Windows Server 2003 on it yesterday and only find out that Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows Server 2003. Therefore, there is no OS updates for it. I've also tried to surfing the internet with it, it is extremely slow and it kept idling when I tried to access my email account.
My question now can I use this machine for Windows 7 as a regular desktop? Or is it any good to use as a internet web server/networking server? If so, what server OS can I install on this machine?
I also have a 10+ years old Dell Pentium 4 PC. It is also very slow and I am considering buying a new PC that has i5 chip in it. I've looked online and see some good deals from Dell and Asus i5 or i7 PC. Are they any good?
I appreciate any feedback and comments.
I have a Dell PowerEdge SC430 that I bought in 2007 and only used for a few months. It has been sitting in my classet all this time. It has a 2.8 GHz Pentium D processor. I installed Windows Server 2003 on it yesterday and only find out that Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows Server 2003. Therefore, there is no OS updates for it. I've also tried to surfing the internet with it, it is extremely slow and it kept idling when I tried to access my email account.
My question now can I use this machine for Windows 7 as a regular desktop? Or is it any good to use as a internet web server/networking server? If so, what server OS can I install on this machine?
I also have a 10+ years old Dell Pentium 4 PC. It is also very slow and I am considering buying a new PC that has i5 chip in it. I've looked online and see some good deals from Dell and Asus i5 or i7 PC. Are they any good?
I appreciate any feedback and comments.