Shuttle Purc - final review

JLJ · 13 Feb 2007 at 14:33

After initially leaning towards a sugo, I have now decided to go with a shuttle..
here is what i intend to order:

SD32G5 (£217.37)
Hauppauge WinTV Nova-t - TV - PCI (£45.82)

Logitech Cordless Rechargable Desktop Black/Silver Keyboard + Optical Mouse (£30.14)

2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2 Dominator,DDR2 PC2-6400,240 Pins, NonECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, EPP (£169.95)

Pioneer DVR-112BK Black 18x18 x12 RAM DVD±RW Dual Layer DVD Writer (Reduced Length) OEM (£22.19)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300, Socket 775, 1.86 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Allendale Core, 2MB Cache, Retail (£114.87)

Total £600.34

thinking i will hold off on a gfx card for now, but would be looking at a midrange card - 7950 or 7900.. something that the 250W PSU can handle as well as not take any extra slots.
will standard dvd writers fit or do you need special reduced height ones?
any tweaks or advise/ recommendations would be welcome and appreciated.

thanks
jon

JLJ · 13 Feb 2007 at 15:26

i would consider the the SD37P2 but I am not sure what the pros are other then the bigger PSU and extra sata. didnt think that was worth an extra £100, but if there is more to it then i would definitely swap.
do you have a mid range gfx card in mind that would cope with occasional gaming.
is the 4300 much slower then the 6300?

JLJ · 14 Feb 2007 at 09:19

okay how about this ...

Shuttle SD37P2 Mini Aluminium Barebone system for P4 Socket 775, 2xPCI-E, LAN, SATA, USB2, Firewire, 8ch. Audio, ATI Crossfire
Ready, DDR2, Dual Core and 64 BIT Ready. (BARSHUSD37P2) £256.00
Hauppauge WinTV Nova-t PCI Digital Terrestrial VCR model 909 (PTVHAUNOVAP) £27.50
Logitech Rechargable Cordless Desktop Keyboard & Mouse Black/Silver OEM PS2/USB (KEYLOGCDR*) £26.80
Intel CPU Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz 800FSB LGA775 2MB cache Retail inc.Fan (3yr Manufacturers Warranty) (CPUIP4775E4300) £97.01
Corsair® 2024MB TwinX XMS2 6400 DDR2 Memory Kit (2 x 1024MB) (MEMCORTX20E64) £122.40
Lite-on LH-18A1P-488C 18x Black DVD+/-R/RW RAM oem (DVDLIT18A1PBK*) £16.58

£ 641.89

not too familiar with tv cards, is the terratec a better alternative?

JLJ · 14 Feb 2007 at 11:30

oh crap..

thanks for that..
i really need to RTFM and while doing that realised it didnt have onboard graphics!
good thing you pointed it out or I would not have been a happy camper when it arrived.

JLJ · 14 Feb 2007 at 20:15

ended up buying the following:

1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Retail @ 110.00GBP
1 x Shuttle SD37P2 Socket 775 Barebone @ 300.80GBP
1 x Corsair Value Select 2x1GB PC3200 @ 159.74GBP
1 x Powercolor Radeon X1950 PRO Extreme @ 129.19GBP
1 x LiteOn LH-18A1P-488C 18x DVD-RW @ 22.27GBP
1 x USB keyboard & Mouse Black @ 9.34GBP
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Order Total (inc.VAT inc. Shipping): 739.56GBP

had to pay slightly higher prices as the other site would not accept non UK CC. The other site said they might be delays as well.. meh
really hope it comes on friday..

JLJ · 15 Feb 2007 at 12:03

never put an order in after a long day at work.. thank god i came in here for a browse and you guys pointed it out.
was on hold for an hour and a bit trying to get the order changed.
ended up getting OCZ SPECIAL OPS DDR2-800 2GB Kit for a rather rich price of £207 but they were out of everything else, so no choice.
apparently attempting to add a more expensive item to an order is a very complex problem, hopefully they call back soon to charge me or my hopes for a pc assembling weekend will be dashed

oh.. ill be running WinXP for now and maybe a linux distribution

JLJ · 15 Feb 2007 at 12:44

because it didnt have the camo heatspreader... heh
seems like a pretty good deal, but my hands were tied and they were out of stock of every other ddr 800hz memory

JLJ · 23 Feb 2007 at 09:14

and my woes continue.. after fixing up the ram order which then delayed it for over a week.. i try to assemble it and the graphics card is too big!!
and should i be able to get it in, theres no way the tv card will get in..
what are my options?
would i be able to get an aftermarket cooler that will fit?

JLJ · 26 Feb 2007 at 09:32

i would rather not have to deal with the turnaround time..
i either get a new card and sell this one off
or
fit another cooler..
can anyone advise me which cooler would fit with without blocking the other slot. Will the X1950 pro fit as above?

in regards to warranty, i had to dismantle the card to get off the cover to the fan so i could jam it in. Suprisingly it went in and worked.

JLJ · 26 Feb 2007 at 17:42

does anybody know where i might be able to acquire such a cooler?
FrankJH, does that card fit without blocking the other PCIe slot?
if you happen to know the dimensions on the heatsink + fan, would you be so kind as to list it.
cheers

JLJ · 27 Feb 2007 at 14:43

listed the card on Ebay since I dont have access to MM. Anybody interested in a X1950 here can get in touch with me..
so what exactly do I want to buy to get all this to work.