Which SFF? Shuttle?

Bennah · 12 Feb 2009 at 20:11

Hi there,

Time has come to get a new rig. Currently have a Dell Inspiron laptop thats served me well as my main desktop rig for sometime now but the pace of the 1.73 GHz Dothan is showing!

I was going to get a new laptop but Ive come to the conclusion of getting a SFF, keep my Dell laptop for travel etc. Looking at Shuttle's. I loved the A64 version I had back in the day. With the 6800 256MB NU flashed to an Ultra, it was a superb combo

After a brief look at the OcUK shop, there are a number of Shuttle flavours to choose from.

Would want something that is compatible with a C2D Yorkfield if possible, HDMI output and quiet as possible.

All the other things, like HD, GPU, RAM etc is pretty much straight forward. Just need to find a decent base to build on.

Thanks

Bennah · 14 Feb 2009 at 13:27

I take it nobody is intrested in Shuttles these days

Bennah · 15 Feb 2009 at 17:24

phinix said:
SG31G2 is nice, but noe hdmi...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-094-SH&groupid=701&catid=110&subcat=343

Not too keen on the connections etc on the front being on display. Personally like it when they are all hiden away.

Not really looking at overclocking tbh. If I was then I would just get a full dekstop rig with watercooling etc. I did think of the mATX route but thought Shuttle would be better. More compact and probably quieter as standard. No need to buy a motherboard, CPU HSF, PSU and case / chassis.

Bennah · 15 Feb 2009 at 17:32

I have owned a Shuttle before that used to house my A64. It was quiet. I do see your point of changing the fans though to make it quieter.

What mATX cases are decent these days? It may work out cheaper. Was thinking of getting a SX48P2-E which are £380. Could a decent mATX case, quiet case fans, mobo, CPU HSF and PSU be had for £380?

Bennah · 15 Feb 2009 at 20:16

Tute said:
£75 for a V350, £100 on a DFI LP JR P45-T2RS, £100 on an HX620, £30 for a Mini-Ninja.

Plus VAT gives you a bit to spend on case fans as well.

It'll be a bit bigger than a Shuttle but a lot better in terms of cooling and versatility.

Hm, never knew about the V350. Ive always loved Lian Li's. Build quality is superb. This route will allow me to have 2 optical drives which would be better.

Bennah · 15 Feb 2009 at 20:29

How about...

V350 / DFI LP JR X58-T3H6 / i7 920 / 2x 2GB DDR3?

Bennah · 15 Feb 2009 at 21:34

The DFI LP JR P45-T2RS then?

Dont know nothing about the recent Intel chipsets. Cant see the P45 being a bad one though.

I do see your point about not getting one over the top.

DDR2 is way cheaper too

Bennah · 15 Feb 2009 at 22:12

Can use either i7 or a normal quad.

Ive been looking closer at the prices and works out a lot cheaper to go down the normal C2D Quad route that i7.