What is the oldest computer you still have in service?

[WhiteNoise]

The two oldest I have that are still used daily or weekly depending on who needs to use them:

Intel C2D E8600 Wolfdale @ 4GHz
G.Skill 8GB DDR2 1066 (4x2GB)
(I forget which mobo is in it)
Radeon R9 280X
WD VelociRaptor 300GB HDD
Intel 80GB SSD (OS drive)

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition
XIGAMATEK LOKI cooler
Asus M4A785-M
ADATA 4GB DDR2 800 (2x2GB)
Nvidia GS7200
Thermaltake TR2 430w


Both computers are old and both work fantastic. The AMD rig is strictly a web surfing/you tube viewing box. The Intel PC is actually used for web surfing, videos, minecraft, Portal Knights and roblox. It is setup in the living room in a HTPC case and the kids use it with the TV.

 

[ultimatebob]

I think you can do that with a Raspberry Pi which has much lower specs, and price. However I'm thinking that modern high speed internet would overwhelm 1980's 8 and 16 bit systems anyway.

I tried browsing the web recently with a Raspberry Pi 2. It wasn't pretty, especially on sites that had embedded video.

 

[Charlie98]

At this point it's my primary desktop that I built in 2011 with a 2500K. Almost every thing has been replaced since it was built, including the case, but the mainboard and CPU are still original, running 24/7.

Prior to that would have been my old Dell laptop from 2005... running a single core Intel CPU of some sort. I actually upgraded it... the biggest CPU I could fit, SSD, more memory... but at the end of the day that single-core was it's demise and I scrapped it.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

AMD dual core circa 2007. Win 7. My mom uses it daily. I keep trying to talk her into an upgrade but it just won't die.

 

[Muse]

My Lenovo T60 acquired Dec. 2006. It was my first laptop. I have it pumping a 23" and a 19" monitor via a minidock. It's running Windows 10 32 bit. These days it is powered by an AC adapter, never by the battery, which is in the refrigerator. I have two other Lenovo laptops, bought used, a T60 (sold for parts, but I fixed it) and a T61.

 

[Mothergoose729]

AMD k6 III+ 550mhz (overclocked)
DFI Super Socket 7 (1 AGP, 4PCI, 3 ISA)
128MB PC100 SDRAM
Voodoo 3 3500 AGP with 16MB onboard memory
Aztech Sound Card with OPL2
Windows 98SE