Check My Spec

[MrMoon]

What do you all think of my spec I have 1k to spend on this

FS-072-SH Shuttle XPC SD37P2 Aluminium Barebones System - Intel Pentium D (LGA775) (FS-072-SH)
£263.99 £263.99
CP-127-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-127-IN)
£142.99 £142.99
MY-072-OC OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) (MY-072-OC)
£159.99 £159.99
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£46.99 £46.99
CD-020-AS Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail (CD-020-AS)
£24.50 £24.50
GX-033-BG BFG GeForce 7900 GS OC 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-033-BG)
£121.99 £121.99
GX-029-HA Hauppauge WinTV HVR-900 USB 2.0 Freeview TV Tuner (GX-029-HA)
£49.99 £49.99
KB-051-MS Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 Black - Retail (BV3-00007) (KB-051-MS)
£23.99 £23.99
SW-008-MS Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre 2005 Edition - OEM - 1Pk (M93-00200) (SW-008-MS)
£65.99 £65.99
Subtotal £900.42
VAT £157.58
Total £1,058.00

 

[Tute]

Firstly, unless you really need the 975X chipset that Shuttle offers, it might be worth going for one of the cheaper options, like the SD36G5. That way, you could stetch to the E6600.

Apart from that it looks good. It's a pity the X1800XT isn't single-slot, as it blows that 7900GS out of the water.

 

[thefishydidit]

SD36G5 isn't compatible with Core 2 Duo, however the soon to be released SD32G2 is..

 

[Supercow]

Great spec, almost identical to mine i got a few days ago, only diff is the GFX card being X1900XT .. enjoy your rig

 

[nathbooth]

If you want a core 2 duo definetly go for a shuttle with the 975 chipset as it a lot better, i have a shuttle and absolutly love it, have fun with your rig. I would recommend for any media center system to get an ati remote wonder plus as they are far better than the ones shipped with media centre.