Shuttle Build.... For general use...

[Kdar]

Hello all.
I plan to build Shuttle Computer.
It will be used for general use (not much gaming), well this comp will be mostlky used by my mother.. so..
Here I got a little list.
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Shuttle SN25P AMD Socket 939 Barebone - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16856101468

$374.99

or this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16856101002

$259.99
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AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 2000MHz HT 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail $114.00
(or maybe you can recomend some thing else)


HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148131
$99.99


Memory ~ $70
Which one? I want to get some like 1gb.. (512 and 512)

Video Card....
Which one? Ati Nvidia?... I need cheap but good.

 

[reckliss]

The First Shuttle is very nice my friend has it...but it should probably only be used for a LAN Rig or general use do to its custom motherboard...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440

^Good Value Memory

Just get a 6 series NVidia

 

[Kdar]

Well. I plan to use this comp for general use.
No game.. atlist no hardcore gaming, no working with 3d or other things.

 

[tommyboy123x]

oh, well then i dont think you even need a video card, do you? It'll just be like the CPU points on 3dmark tests

actually, solitare can be quite graphically demanding

 

[Kdar]

For solitatare I would not build shuttle....

This comp will used for some gaming, just not for the latest and on max.
Comp going to be used for Movies etc.

 

[PZEROFGH]

So your going to be gaming lol. I would get a 7600GT if not then the 7600GS or like X600SE for 15 bucks on ebay, my friend plays BF2 with that

 

[sprtnbsblplya]

Shuttles can be used for anything that a full size ATX comp. can, the small motherboard has no effects on that.
I've used mine in my sig for everything under the sun, from the latest games like F.E.A.R. and Oblivion (full-res, high textures) to Photoshop CS2 (very fast rendering might I add).
Shuttles are just as fast as any other PC and they dont get very hot either. The lower rated power supplies are not an issue either, as some have tried to claim. For some reason Shuttle XPC PSUs are very efficient. In my old Socket A SN21G4, at one point I had 2 HDs, optical, and a (somewhat)-power hungry 6600GT, never caused a single problem.

 

[reckliss]

I never really said they were slower and i refered to atx because people might like to upgrade to 3 hdds more then 1 optical or more pci slots