A Shuttle for how much??
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As a cheap office computer, especially if space is dear they are great, but I played with shuttles for many years and whilst they look nice on your desk they tend to run hot and noisey IMHO.
I now have a full tower. Quite and cool.
I now have a full tower. Quite and cool.
I'd like to see a decent review of the KPC series or get some questions answered before I buy one...
How noisy is that PSU?
What heatsinks fit inside it - no heatsink supplied and I dont wanna use stock Intel one!
Does it overclock at all?
BSEL mod compatible?
How noisy is that PSU?
What heatsinks fit inside it - no heatsink supplied and I dont wanna use stock Intel one!
Does it overclock at all?
BSEL mod compatible?
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Seriously, seriously doubt it. That's kinda not its remit here.
Also on another note, is anyone else shocked by how much Shuttle charge for their new top-end X48 one? It's absolutely insane! I used to think £300 was plenty for a Shuttle
I'd get one if it was £100 less...
Its a valid question to ask if it overclocks. I have a E2180 that runs at 3ghz at default. I'd be hardly pushing it to run it at 266FSB rather than default 200FSB or the 300FSB it runs 24/7 in my desktop PC.
TBH I'd love it if the Shuttle offered some undervolt options too to reduce heat/noise.
TBH I'd love it if the Shuttle offered some undervolt options too to reduce heat/noise.
Seriously, seriously doubt it. That's kinda not its remit here.
Also on another note, is anyone else shocked by how much Shuttle charge for their new top-end X48 one? It's absolutely insane! I used to think £300 was plenty for a Shuttle
I'd get one if it was £100 less...
The price rises in the Shuttle barebone systems was the reason I went from SFF back to a tower system. The replacement cost wasn't worth it when it came to upgrade time.
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I have a little SN21G5 that's still running strong after a memory and cpu upgrade. Runs very quiet, and not too hot at all.
They can be very decent little boxes if you get a good model and treat it well. The only real problem is lack of overclock/mod/upgrade potential.
Shuttles were noisy at stock yes, but my sb75g2 is still ticking away with a modded PSU, 5v fans, passive N/B, butchered passive graphics card, only thing I can hear is the spinpoints spinning. Still using it as my workhorse machine after ~5 years.
If shuttles were priced so they were competitive with a top spec system then I might consider them again. But as hardware needs more cooling than before it's harder to get the quietness in these new P chassis. When I eventually get round to building a new PC I'll build the case again from scratch.
If shuttles were priced so they were competitive with a top spec system then I might consider them again. But as hardware needs more cooling than before it's harder to get the quietness in these new P chassis. When I eventually get round to building a new PC I'll build the case again from scratch.
I agree.
I have now moved from shuttles to full towers and I won't go back.
I love not spending too much time keeping it cool.
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I personally went for the LianLi A05B, excellent little case, great cooling and takes full ATX boards
I think Shuttle will lose business on the highend now, waaaay too expensive
I wouldnt mind a shuttle case as i dont game much these days and any games i do play can be easily done with mediocre hardware.
heat doesnt bother me so much, aslong as the components were fine. only thing that i would be concerned about is the noise, otherwise i would get a mac mini.
heat doesnt bother me so much, aslong as the components were fine. only thing that i would be concerned about is the noise, otherwise i would get a mac mini.
I personally went for the LianLi A05B, excellent little case, great cooling and takes full ATX boards
So did I, and I completely agree; it's a fantastic case with a surprising amount of room.
