Spec me a shuttle for £500

Aelred89

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Hi there, i would like to build up a shuttle (or similar base unit) for LAN parties :) I don't really know where to start lol like which mo/bos fit and what not. I have a max of £500 and would like to include a C2D and an ATI x1950 pro if possible :rolleyes: I'm currently build up a tower base too, will the shuttle be able to compete? Hope you can help

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Originally posted by Aelred89
Hi there, i would like to build up a shuttle (or similar base unit) for LAN parties :) I don't really know where to start lol like which mo/bos fit and what not. I have a max of £500 and would like to include a C2D and an ATI x1950 pro if possible :rolleyes: I'm currently build up a tower base too, will the shuttle be able to compete? Hope you can help
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First off, the Barebones Shuttles come complete with Power Supply, Motherboard and all your cables 'n' stuff.

Yep, given the right kit Shuttles can match your average tower.

£500 is quite a tight budget, I guess you are looking at the currently out of stock:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-070-SH

I don't know if they are still available, the US version has a beefier Power Supply !. I'm unsure if the 1950 PRO's fit either but I have read reports that some of the G Series Shuttles have been sucessfully fitted with them, I've also seen reports of people fitting 7900GT's and the like to 'em with no problems.

Here's my idea:

Shuttle XPC SK22G2 (FS-070-SH)
WD 160Gb HD (HD-118-WD)
Geil 1Gb RAM (MY-030-GL)
Sapphire Radeon X1950PRO (GX-137-SP)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 (CP-188-AM)

Total £472.23

Anyone else got any bright ideas.
 
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You might get a C2D setup into a Sugo/V300 for £500 but it's going to be really tough in a Shuttle as all the Conroe capable ones are rather expensive.
 
Originally posted by Tute
You might get a C2D setup into a Sugo/V300 for £500 but it's going to be really tough in a Shuttle as all the Conroe capable ones are rather expensive.
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Yeah, thats why I thought cheapest AM2 Athlon for starters.
 
SD32G2 and SD32G5 are both c2d but at around £200 i think (dont quote me, best to go and google to be sure)

you might be able to get what you want in with one of these for around 500ish (maybe a bit more)
 
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Yeah, thats why I thought cheapest AM2 Athlon for starters.
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I've managed to price up a mATX Conroe system with an X1950Pro for just over the budget, comes to £512 minus the case, you've got either the V300 or the Sugo, which you'd have to get elsewhere.

E6300 OEM
Asrock Conroe 945G-DVI
Geil 1GB Ultra Low Latency
Connect3D X1950 Pro
Seagate Barracude 7200.10 250GB SATA
Samsung SH-W183 SATA DVDRW
Zalman CNPS8000
Seasonic S12 430W

As you can see it's only got 1GB RAM as well, although if you're willing then the 2GB kit is about another £60-£70.
 
I reckon the sd32 solution is gonna be nearer £600, but remember you can buy the x1950 later as it has onboard which would at least get you up and running :)
 
I'll return to hunting for economy Shuttle builds tonight.

V300 spec sounds nice, chunkier case though.

Last time I went to a LAN I had a Celeron 333 and Voodoo 3 2000............
 
Alternatively, you could scrap the planned tower build and build an awesome Shuttle for the price of 2 average systems. You could probably squeeze a SD37P2, 8800GTX, E6300, 2MB RAM and the HD's of your choice for £1000 and that'll give you good performance at home and at LANS.

Sounds so good I fancy one myself......
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sorry everyone, i've been on holiday :D Thanks for all the input, but due to the increased hassle and cost i think i'm just gonna have to lug a tower up uni :p I might make a shuttle as a little project when i'm up there, but i doubt i'll have the cash lol
 
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