# What should I do with my old desktop? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 11, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-old-desktop/1015411 "2025-03-11T00:32:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Historical\_Vagabond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/historical_vagabond/32/18705_2.png) [@Historical\_Vagabond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Historical_Vagabond)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-old-desktop/1015411/21 "2025-03-11T11:26:21Z")
If you like old console games turn it into a retro gaming arcade. I did this with an old Dell Optiplex running Win10 by adding additional hard drives. Once I got the games and front end installed the way I liked, I didn’t need an internet connection. Now I can play every game from every console/PC - a dream come true for the 12 year old version of me. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-old-desktop/1015411/22 "2025-03-11T11:27:00Z")
Great username / post combo. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-old-desktop/1015411/23 "2025-03-11T11:55:44Z")
If you want to keep running Windows you could try [0patch](https://0patch.com/). I used it to patch my Windows 7 PC until it died and I acquired a Windows 10 PC. I will probably do the same again until I update to Windows 11 when I feel like it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-old-desktop/1015411.md?page=1)