Second PC Setup Advice

Hi Peeps,
So after buying my new gaming machine I still have my old computer which I thought of trading in or selling but after looking through the internet
I thought about re-building it and turning it into a server to use for games such as Minecraft and if possible BF3 & Dayz. Whilst having it as a gaming server would it be possible to use it as a web server just for a personal portfolio and personal business site. Any comments are appreciated.
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Answer #1
hook it up to your tv and use sites like ~Malware injector~ to stream events games etc or download avi/mkv and watch them thru your tv…thats what i did when i got rid of my old gateway its hooked to my tv i stream ppv’s and watch avi’s etc on the tv have it hooked to a surround sound solic investment and the cable was like 5$ on ebay to connect to tv
Answer #2
hook it up to your tv and use sites like ~Malware injector~ to stream events games etc or download avi/mkv and watch them thru your tv...thats what i did when i got rid of my old gateway its hooked to my tv i stream ppv's and watch avi's etc on the tv have it hooked to a surround sound solic investment and the cable was like 5$ on ebay to connect to tv
I already have my 1st computer setup for TV streaming etc. so wouldn’t need another system the same, Thanks for suggesting it though.
Answer #3
Generally speaking, Using a personal computer as a server is a bad idea!
You seem to forget that a server is more than just a computer running server apps.
It also serves content to others via the Internet, And for doing that, It needs enough
upload bandwidth (Which most ppl don’t have) For home users, The upload speed is always significantly slower than the download one (This is also called an asymmetric connection) Hosting companies on the other hand use symmetric ones (same speed both ways) of 100MBPS and 1GBPS. Set that aside, You would also have to leave it on 24/7 (Which will probably increase your electricity bill) and you’ll also be putting your connection at a much greater risk for a DDOS attack! So it’s not worth it. You’d be better off buying a VPS or a Dedicated Server for this purpose.
I suggest you wipe it clean (using DBAN) and just sell it as a whole (Complete I mean, Not each part in separate)
Answer #4
Generally speaking, Using a personal computer as a server is a bad idea!
You seem to forget that a server is more than just a computer running server apps.
It also serves content to others via the Internet, And for doing that, It needs enough
upload bandwidth (Which most ppl don't have) For home users, The upload speed is always significantly slower than the download one (This is also called an asymmetric connection) Hosting companies on the other hand use symmetric ones (same speed both ways) of 100MBPS and 1GBPS. Set that aside, You would also have to leave it on 24/7 (Which will probably increase your electricity bill) and you'll also be putting your connection at a much greater risk for a DDOS attack! So it's not worth it. You'd be better off buying a VPS or a Dedicated Server for this purpose.
I suggest you wipe it clean (using DBAN) and just sell it as a whole (Complete I mean, Not each part in separate)
Thanks Roberto, I was thinking of turning it into another build and selling anyways, I currently have an Intel based system and wouldn’t mind building an AMD one.