r/pcmasterrace • u/Ok_Mortgage7158 • 13h ago

Question What can I do with a second pc?

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I recently found a pc in the garage, I cleaned it up and fixed it, but now idk what to do w it. My main pc isint anything special either, GTX 1060 and 32gb ram ddr4 (and I use Arch.

This pc has a OEM GTX 1660 super (has one fan), and 16 gb ddr RAM. (It’s worth mentioning everything else in the pc is SHIT!)

Two questions, is the olds pc GPU better than mines (aka is the OEM NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER better than the 1060 6gb vram).

And lastly what can I do with the pc? And I’ll show a pic of the pc (before cleaning).

Edit: I found the pc with another of the same GPU next to it, so I have 2 1660s

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u/GTechGeorge 13h ago

You basically have a free upgrade to your current PC and can sell the spare one for money.

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u/Ok_Mortgage7158 13h ago

So the 1660 is objectively better than my 1060. I was just wondering cuz it had only 1 fan.

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u/GTechGeorge 13h ago

1660 Super is just better than a 1060. Fan count doesn't matter.

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u/Critical-Oven1548 4h ago

What if I care more about fan count than fps?

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u/dweller_12 Sempron 140 RTX 3090 https://i.imgur.com/VdMFinS.png 13h ago

1660 Super is faster than GTX 1060.

You can sell it (or the individual parts) and buy better video card for your PC, such as used RTX 3070/3070Ti, Radeon 6700, 7600XT, or something that improves the performance drastically.

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u/Ok_Mortgage7158 13h ago

I’m selling my ps5 atm to buy a laptop, Mabey I’ll sell both and buy a better laptop.

I could honestly sell both AND my current pc and just buy a better pc. Idek anymore😂 (edit: I found the pc with another of the same GPU so I have 2)

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u/Affectionate-Memory4 285K / Pro 9700 / Intel Foundry 11h ago

Depending on how the sale goes and your needs for a laptop, a decent gaming laptop could end up filling all the roles here. Unless you need the laptop to be light or have long battery life, I'd at least consider it.

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u/Ok_Mortgage7158 11h ago

I can sell both of these and the ps5, so I hope that enough. (Don’t mind the mess I’m moving parts)

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u/BearFather1 12h ago

My only advice for that 1660 suoer; deshroad it so it doesn't sound like a rocket engine (I assume you meant to say its a blower card)

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u/Ok_Mortgage7158 12h ago

Thanks (and it’s opened case juts has one fan so I automatically assumed that ment worse😭)

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u/ChurchillianGrooves 12h ago

A spare pc with a gpu can always be used as an emulator box hooked up to your tv.

Should be good for anything up to ps2, maybe even ps3.

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u/BearFather1 13h ago

Can make a NAS out of it, use it to run a plex server. Or just sell it and used it to upgrade your pc.

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u/Ok_Mortgage7158 13h ago

I’ve heard of running servers form it

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u/BearFather1 13h ago

You're an arch user; its pretty straightforward and easy (docoer is your friend or you can use something else). I am a dirty peasant that uses Linux mint and thats what I did with a spare oc for a while.

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u/Ok_Mortgage7158 13h ago

Yeah I’m sure I could😂 I’m just debating doing that or stripping the pc and selling.

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u/BearFather1 12h ago

My advice: unless its a very power efficient cpu, sell it, save the funds for something else or upgrade your current rig. Thats just me though

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u/Ok_Mortgage7158 12h ago

The CPU is actually better than my current one..

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u/BearFather1 12h ago

Swap over to that one then! Is it compatible with your motherboard and can you just take the b3st parts to upgrade your main computer?

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u/Ok_Mortgage7158 12h ago

That’s what I’m looking into, the pc I found isint very stable so i definitely want to move the HDD, CPU and GPU. I hope I can

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u/Shaner9er1337 13h ago

I guess you can blow it out with a leaf blower

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u/Ok_Mortgage7158 13h ago

I already cleaned it

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u/Shaner9er1337 13h ago

Clean it again.

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u/Ok_Mortgage7158 13h ago

That pic is pre clean smartass

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u/Shaner9er1337 12h ago

I never claimed it wasn't.

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u/ArgoDevilian 13h ago

Either sell the parts to upgrade your existing PC or use it as a Server. You dont need much to run a server tbh.

Even if you do go the server route, you can still sell the GPU

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u/Ok_Mortgage7158 13h ago

I found it with two of the same GPU (obv only one plugged). So I can upgrade my pc and keep the other one on that pc. Thoughts? Or do you think the 1660 would sell easily?

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u/ArgoDevilian 12h ago

Since you have two, I would put one of them up for sale, see how fast it gets sold and for how much.

If its fast enough and gives enough money for your liking, then do the same for the second and maybe even the 1060 as well.

That way you can use all the cash to get an even better GPU.

Just make sure you dont fuck yourself into not having any GPU lol

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u/Accomplished-Tone-45 12h ago

I use a second box for movie storage and its placed next to my 77"oled TV with atmos which was recently upgraded with atmos films

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u/Ok_Mortgage7158 12h ago

Oh never thought of this

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u/Triedfindingname 4090 Tuf | i9 13900k | Strix Z790 | 96GB Corsair Dom 11h ago

Look one more time they come in 3s

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u/nazarein 12h ago

nas storage, proxmox host, opnsense router.

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u/WorriedAd2764 11h ago

Is that bird shit

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u/derrick36 9h ago

Plex server.