I would argue it wasn't worth doing anyway, the effort involved is what makes it worthwhile, because you enjoy tinkering and value the experience gained. Depending on where your goals are you could use it as an excuse to also gain experience with Windows upgrades, Windows server, or linux. Linux of course being the cheapest option.
If there was little to no effort required then you wouldn't gain anything from the process, the final product certainly isn't of any value.