Hi,
I'm about to embark on my first venture into the world of custom SFF PCs.
I really like the thought of having a nice small/quiet system but at the same time want some decent fucntionallity, speed and longevity. I'm in the multimedia industry so multi-tasking with things like video editing and photoshop is a must. I'm not much of a gamer so graphics aren't all that important but I would like to run Vista Aero.
I've put together a list of possible components:
Shuttle SD32G5 (£220)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (£193)
Samsung Spinpoint 250gb SATA (£47)
Seagate Barracuda 320gb 16mb cache IDE (already owned).
Samsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (£23)
ATi Radeon X1300 256mb (£43) or will the on board intel Media Accelerator 950 support Aero?
Crucial CT2KIT12864AA667 2x1GB PC2-5300 NonECC CL5 (£140)
TOTAL: £666
Any advice on what i've chsen or changes you would make to save money or improve at the same price would be a great help as i'm really stretching my budget to the limit, thanks! I've also considered the Lian Li V300 Micro ATX case (£80) but could I get all the required components for the same price as above?
I'm about to embark on my first venture into the world of custom SFF PCs.
I really like the thought of having a nice small/quiet system but at the same time want some decent fucntionallity, speed and longevity. I'm in the multimedia industry so multi-tasking with things like video editing and photoshop is a must. I'm not much of a gamer so graphics aren't all that important but I would like to run Vista Aero.
I've put together a list of possible components:
Shuttle SD32G5 (£220)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (£193)
Samsung Spinpoint 250gb SATA (£47)
Seagate Barracuda 320gb 16mb cache IDE (already owned).
Samsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (£23)
ATi Radeon X1300 256mb (£43) or will the on board intel Media Accelerator 950 support Aero?
Crucial CT2KIT12864AA667 2x1GB PC2-5300 NonECC CL5 (£140)
TOTAL: £666
Any advice on what i've chsen or changes you would make to save money or improve at the same price would be a great help as i'm really stretching my budget to the limit, thanks! I've also considered the Lian Li V300 Micro ATX case (£80) but could I get all the required components for the same price as above?
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