Over the past few years ive gotten desktops from various smaller thrift stores but not i feel like i have too many and im not sure what to so with them? Do i save them and turn them into a bugger project? Do i make a nas out of one of them? Im stumped theres so many things to do with a pc that i dont know where to start, or if this is even the right place to post in?

I pretty much saved theses from e-waste and scalpers but most of the machines are devices nobody wants or has a issue.

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    Rip the parts out and pour epoxy all over them and make sure there are no Bibles in the pour.

    Have giant tabletop made of computer

    I’ve never seen one in person but they look soooo sick online

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      To expand on this thought, I take broken electronics and make what I call art from them. They already come with neat patterns and colors, some surfaces are dull, some are shiny, they have the added effect of generating shadows with their shapes and can easily be modified in various ways. I’m sure there’s probably copyright issues and health hazards so I’m unlikely to ever put it out on display but I feel they add a sort of dirty cyberpunk look to my apartment. For an example, this is my “Love bug” that hangs out on top of my desktop tower, offering its broken hearts to whomever wants it. Made from a broken GTX 7800. https://i.imgur.com/ySS3fes.jpeg

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      Sacrilege. Op, if you want Bibles in the pour, you can certainly do that. I’d recommend Leviticus.

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        10 hours ago

        Lmao wth autocorrect, the Bible was supposed to be bubble.

        There should be a funny autocorrects community here lol