Old PC found in the attic only I have no idea what kind of PC it is and whether it is still worth using?

I found this PC in the attic of my deceased grandfather and I'm wondering whether it is worth using it or restoring it. I personally use a laptop with 2.5 Ghz.

I have already looked several times for a label or something similar that says what performance this PC brings or what model it is, but so far without success (there are only dozen of connections on the back and there's no box from the purchase or receipt more)

The only thing I know is that the PC is about 15 years old and nothing has been modified, so it is in factory condition. Hope you can help me and that the information I have is helpful.

The question now is: Which model is it and is it worth using the PC and setting it up again and if so, what are the costs to adapt it to today's standard, or should I buy a new one?

I would have guessed this age or even older. Probably not worth pimping up this device.

It starts with the mainboard, the power supply unit, the hard drives, the CD / DVD drives / burners. The problem is that almost everything has changed in the meantime and there are probably no longer any current drivers for the old, built-in devices. A lot of work on top of that and, in the end, probably just an unsatisfactory result.

It depends on what expectations you have of the performance of a normal pc. This comes from the windows xp era and will probably work without any problems if you bring it back to life with a monitor, power cord, mouse and keyboard.

simple work with word processing, email and surfing will work without any problems or stuttering.

but you can only judge this exactly if you know your technical data (mainboard, cpu, memory, etc.).

When the thing is 15 years old I can tell you a lot you can't do with it. And no, it wouldn't be worth adding something to it. Could try to sell the pc at the flea market or something ka. Would be still very good if you find out what is built into the PC. As a tip turn on the device manager and then you should be able to see everything that is installed in the PC

Upgrading a 15 year old PC to today's standards would inevitably result in you buying a new PC and installing it in the old case.

But what exactly is in it can only be found out by either looking into it or by starting it and reading out the necessary data.

Due to its age, the desktop PC shown is probably a computer from the Windows XP era. With regard to the hardware, most likely with the "office equipment" of the time. We can only tell you more details, however, if the exact technical data are known - especially CPU, GPU and RAM.

Due to your age, you will no longer be able to use the computer for office tasks. An upgrade with "newer" components only makes sense if you already own them or can get them somewhere for an "Apple and Egg". Whereby the whole thing is very limited and not particularly worthwhile.

Your notebook is probably much younger, so one can actually assume that it will be much faster. However, that does not mean that the old hardware can't be put to a useful purpose - e.g. As a media library in the party basement for music playback.