Sort me a shuttle! Please :)

_PD_ · 11 Jan 2007 at 15:40

Hi,

I'm building myself a shuttle, but have never tried it before and have a few issues.

I like the look of the SK22G2, but according to the OcUK site it only comes with a 200W PSU (though other sites claim 240). How am I supposed to run a decent system off 200W?! It'll have, say a 4200CPU and a 7900 graphics card, with a HD and optical drive! Sound card too, eventually.

Can anyone spec me anything? Please?
I have a £600 budget, and no parts so far. The budget is to include the cost of Vista (probably home basic for now).

I'll use it to watch DVDs, play a few games, and listen to some music.
Should be quiet, too!

Thanks for any help!

_PD_ · 12 Jan 2007 at 09:48

If I up my budget to £900, am I going to do better than this?

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)
£5.99 (£7.04)

BFG GeForce 7950 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £149.99 (£176.24)

Shuttle XPC SN27P2 Aluminium Barebones System - AMD 64 (Socket AM2) £268.99 (£316.06)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit GeIL 2GB (2x1GB)
£129.99 (£152.74)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ 2.40GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
£121.99 (£143.34)

Sony AW-G170AB2 18x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer - (Black) OEM £16.99 (£19.96)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk
£66.99 (£78.71)

Sub Total : £760.93
Shipping : £8.95
Vat : £134.73

Total : £904.61

_PD_ · 12 Jan 2007 at 15:07

A Sugo is a bit big, I'm afraid.

I really want something as small as possible - i.e. Shuttle sized.

Thanks for the ideas though! Any other specs?

_PD_ · 14 Jan 2007 at 15:23

OK, free cookie if anyone can beat this spec for me, staying within the criteria below.

Shuttle XPC SN27P2 AM2 Barebone System £303.93
AMD AM2 Athlon64 X2 5000+ Dual Core OEM £185.93
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £152.74
2 x 1Gb sticks PC5300 Patriot Signature Line RAM £125.00
Sony AW-G170AB2 18x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer - (Black) OEM £19.96

SHIPPING £18.00

TOTAL: £787.56

Bear in mind:

Must be Shuttle-sized
Must have a PCI slot
Must be a single slot graphics card.
That RAM is final, already got it ordered, and I have everything not on the list.
£800 limit.

Cheers!

_PD_ · 14 Jan 2007 at 19:15

Because the corresponding intel system doesn't have a PCI slot.

_PD_ · 14 Jan 2007 at 23:29

Those chassis only have a 250w PSU though - is that OK for the X1950 Pro 512MB with a Conroe and the rest?

And they only have 2 RAM slots, so harder to upgrade there.

Only 1 hard drive slot, too.

_PD_ · 15 Jan 2007 at 02:20

Any idea of the sound quality on a SN37P2?

I'm thinking, if it's good enough, I won't have to bother with a sound card, could get an external TV card, and then get away with not having the PCI slot.

_PD_ · 16 Jan 2007 at 01:51

FINAL SPEC!!!

Shuttle SD37P2
Core 2 Duo 6600
Sapphire x1950Pro 512Mb
2Gb PC5300 Patriot Signature Line RAM
Sony AW-G170AB2 18x DVD±RW OEM

Going to order it in the morning.

Anyone care to throw a last challenge at that?

_PD_ · 16 Jan 2007 at 20:07

Cobra said:
FINAL SPEC!!!

Shuttle SD37P2
Core 2 Duo 6600
Sapphire x1950Pro 512Mb
2Gb PC5300 Patriot Signature Line RAM
Sony AW-G170AB2 18x DVD±RW OEM

Going to order it in the morning.

Anyone care to throw a last challenge at that?

Went and ordered this today