Spec check please

Bramsafc · 14 Feb 2008 at 08:07

Samsung SH-S202NBEBN 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Shuttle XPC SP35P2 Pro Black Barebones System Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad (LGA775) £266.99
(£313.71) £266.99
(£313.71)
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) (Deal Product) £49.99
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) £65.99
(£77.54) £65.99
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
Leadtek GeForce 8800 GT ZL OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £129.99
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Tute · 14 Feb 2008 at 08:54

Looks good.

Bramsafc · 14 Feb 2008 at 09:14

will that gfx card fit in there and is there anything that would be advisable to change....what would the best OS to run on this

benji182 · 14 Feb 2008 at 10:11

i just got my HD3850 in my shuttle and it was tight at first but there is at least 18mm spare and i think that the 8800GT is a few mm shorter than the 3850 so should fit.

single slot cooler?

Tute · 14 Feb 2008 at 13:16

Bramsafc said:
will that gfx card fit in there and is there anything that would be advisable to change....what would the best OS to run on this

It would fit fine, I don't think the 8800GT is as long as a G80 GTS and those would fit.

As for OS - Windows VIsta Home Premium x64. Unless you want the Ultimate extras, but make sure you get x64 whatever you do.

Bramsafc · 15 Feb 2008 at 08:25

do you just use the standard heatsink that comes with the cpu or can you use others

TheMorningStar · 15 Feb 2008 at 14:08

think i would rather go for a 8800gts 512mb(or even an old 640mb). the gt is said to be noisy and hot. which isnt what i would want in a shuttle.

as for your os personally i would go for a duel boot 32bit XP and 64bit vista. best to install XP and then vista btw unless you want to modify your boot.ini

I would probably go with a q6600 also ....and just to be an uber geek I'd go for the 4x2gb kit and have me 8gb

Stellios · 15 Feb 2008 at 16:14

seems fine to me mate. Don't worry about the gfx card it will be fine, I've got an 8800gts in mine and although it was a tight fit it went in, so a single slot card should be no bother.