Like some thoughts on my old Desktop situation.

About two years ago now, I have an old Dell Dimension 8400 desktop. Big ole tower I know, but hey, it was the "thang" back in 2005. Anyway, I decided to get Windows 7 and put in a brand new 500GB HD with RAM upgraded to 4GB. So far, it continues to run without any performance issues.

I currently use it as a home server, in that, I have turned on file sharing and use a workgroup amongst computers in the home and map a drive on those computers back to the Dell. That way pictures, songs, documents are all saved there, and then there is a backup that is run off the "Home Server".

Here's my issue. The desktop is 6 years old now, and while it's running great now, I know that I am just a Processor or motherboard away from a total failure. Would it make sense now to buy a newer desktop to replace the "Home Server" or, should I basically wait it out until the thing dies?

 

Agreed. As long as you have your critical data and files backed up in another location and this machine is still serving you, let it run until it croaks.