Shuttle Retrofit

[ian54]

Inspired by some of the excellent projects on here, I was considering retrofitting a mini ITX H67 mobo into an existing Shuttle SN41G2 (v2) case, using the integrated graphics rather than a separate PCIe card.

If anyone can answer some questions:

(a) considering there will be no card and no DVD drive and just one SATA, would I be able to use the existing PC40 250W PSU of the original SN41G2, would there be an issue with power and/or connectors ?

(b) what is the graphics power of the various HD 2000/3000 combinations, could I run, say, Dawn of War II ?

TIA

 

[ian54]

I fitted an H67 mini-ITX motherboard and an HX520W modular PSU into a G2 case:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18111519

That post was one of my inspirations ! I was wondering how you fitted the ITX motherboard into the case as the rear most screw holes are in a different position ?

Also, did you try using the original PSU ?

Now thinking of an H67/i3-2100T combo.

 

[ian54]

Thanks for tips. I have plenty of spare standoffs around, and will have some normal height DDR3 (the OCZ stuff) available soon. To use the original PSU I'd need a 20-24 pin converter and the 4-pin plug will need an extension. I was more worried about the wattage used, but the i3-2100T is only 35W.