Spec me a Shuttle

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Hi all,

Well after a disastrous attempt to upgrade from a SN21G5 to a SN26P I've decided to see what the cost is to replace most of the Shuttle

Basically I have -

SN21G5
2 x 1Gb PC3200
Athlon X2 4200+
Sapphire X1950 Pro
WD 250Gb Sata2 Hdd
NEC DL Dvd Writer

And I was going to swap the base out and replace the X1950 Pro with a 8800GTS

This meant spending around £400 on replacement parts.

Can anyone spec me something of around the same value if I lose the X2 and PC3200? Or is it not viable?

I really do prefer Shuttles hence posting in the SSF section

Thanks,


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What happened? Why was it a disaster? What final spec do you want to achieve?

It was a disaster as OcUK dont sell them and the company I bought it from first failed to deliver it next day when I paid the extra carriage (they didn't even pick it but sent me a processed email), then when I did eventually get it and took my system apart I came to put the parts in and found out the "brand new" Shuttle was in fact 2nd hand and scuffed with compound on the heatsink and dust on the fans etc.

So I had to fully reassemble my old system and it wouldn't post first time

Edit - To add even further they have refused RMA as the serial number supplied from the box isn't on there database. They are going to get some serious abuse once this is sorted out

Not a good experience so far today.

In terms of hope to achieve, I was looking for a bit more oomph from my system and although I believe the X2 to be great I dont think the X1950 is good enough anymore, I run a 1440 x 900 monitor and I would like max settings on all games

So I thought I'd see if anyone had any good specs if I bought a cheaper Shuttle and bought ram etc. I can sell off my old kit if the spec goes over budget (someone may be buying the SN21G5 anyway).

I'm quite a big gaming fan and like upgrading


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