Final checks before I order

~J~

~J~

~J~

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Hi 'SFF-Experts'

Just finishing off my order and was wondering if anyone could just give a quick oversight to make sure I'm good to go.

Currently have 2Gb Corsair DDR XMS3200 and a XFX GeForce 6800GT and AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego CPU.

Will be placing these in a SN25P case, with bog-standard Optical Drive and Floppy Drive (see notes below for floppy!).

I'll also be placing in a Terratec DVB-T Twin Tuner card.

Now, here comes the nitty gritty.

I currently have 3 drives. 2 Samsung Spinpoint 160GB's and 1 Maxtor 120Gb.

I'd like to keep the Spinpoints and place these in the Shuttle. Can't see a problem with that, but I'd also like to replace the 120Gb Maxtor and replace it with a 250Gb SATA Maxtor.

Will I be able to place ALL THREE hard drives in the case without issue, or will I have to sacrifice the floppy drive (in which case I'll buy an external one).

If I 'DO' have to remove the floppy, does the shuttle case come with a bezel to fill in the hole that will be left by the removal?

Likewise, will the GT6800 AND the Terratec tuner card be ok as I'm hearing reports by a few sites that the wider graphics cards don't allow anything in the 1xPCI-E slot. Is the 6800GT and Terratec gonna be ok?

Cheers folks, sorry for the constant questions but you know what we're all like! :p
 
~J~ said:
Hi 'SFF-Experts'

Just finishing off my order and was wondering if anyone could just give a quick oversight to make sure I'm good to go.

Currently have 2Gb Corsair DDR XMS3200 and a XFX GeForce 6800GT and AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego CPU.

Will be placing these in a SN25P case, with bog-standard Optical Drive and Floppy Drive (see notes below for floppy!).

I'll also be placing in a Terratec DVB-T Twin Tuner card.

Now, here comes the nitty gritty.

I currently have 3 drives. 2 Samsung Spinpoint 160GB's and 1 Maxtor 120Gb.

I'd like to keep the Spinpoints and place these in the Shuttle. Can't see a problem with that, but I'd also like to replace the 120Gb Maxtor and replace it with a 250Gb SATA Maxtor.

Will I be able to place ALL THREE hard drives in the case without issue, or will I have to sacrifice the floppy drive (in which case I'll buy an external one).

If I 'DO' have to remove the floppy, does the shuttle case come with a bezel to fill in the hole that will be left by the removal?

Likewise, will the GT6800 AND the Terratec tuner card be ok as I'm hearing reports by a few sites that the wider graphics cards don't allow anything in the 1xPCI-E slot. Is the 6800GT and Terratec gonna be ok?

Cheers folks, sorry for the constant questions but you know what we're all like! :p
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no the floppy bay is opened like a tv control panel(it clicks open and shut) so its covered, but its good because the airflow will improve. i personally mount my hdd at the top of the case and leave the gap for air.

3 hdd will be fine as long as they are sata(or at least 2 are sata).
 
you will need to have an external floppy as far as i am aware,

my sd31p has 2 hdd's mounted at the top, and a 3rd hdd in the floppy bay.

As said the floppy bay has drop down panel which covers it,.
 
Should have ordered the OCZ Platinum 2GB if you want the best.. however, the corsair is just as good :)

Look forward to seeing the pics...
 
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