Shuttle PC project (Getting ready to buy)

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:46 pm

Im am going to build a PC sometime (not quite sure) , but I decided to go with something different ... a shutle PC! I basically have my case, motherboard, and CPU all set out (here and here) but I need some help deciding what other components to put in it. My totall budget is around $800 but not that much over $800, any suggestions

FYI: this is going to be a gaming PC

Post by **Sparkfist** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:56 pm

I'd say got with at least a 200X ATI graphics card. I'm sure there are others that will say go NVidia. Only other this is besure you have 1GB ram, you don't need more most benchmarks have noted that 1GB is the best amount to have.

Radon199 · Post by **Radon199** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:08 pm

Ya if it's gameing make sure you spend ATLEAST $150-200 on a GFX card, anything less and you just won't be happy in 4 years when your PC can't run squat

Also 1 gig of ram and a DVD-Rom drive is a definate for a Gaming PC. Most PC games are coming out on DVD only now and they really arn't that expencive.

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:35 pm

the mobo I was looking at also was PCI-E capable so ill probably get a fairly good PCI-E graphics card. I may actually try out a ATI card

FYI: I am looking at this card, or this card

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:12 pm

For the love of god, don't buy a video card from a retail store. http://www.newegg.com has the same video cards for just about half the price (edit: well, the X1300 at least). For ~180 you should be able to afford a GeForce 7600GT, which is supposed to be pretty good.

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:09 am

should I buy my parts at newegg or Tiger Direct

Dark Savant0 · Post by **Dark Savant0** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:11 pm

Newegg. Tigerdirect sucks. Trust me on that.

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:58 pm

nevermind, I just need some help picking out a Micro ATX motherboard. It needs to have a PCI-E slot and I would preferably like to have 4 DDR memory slots

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 4:29 pm

okay, I have everything planned out and its about $800 including shipping. I was also wanting to put in a liquid-cooling kit into my PC but remembered it was a Shuttle PC so.... are there any good liquid-cooling kits that would fit in a shuttle PC ( im not looking for a external one)

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:50 pm

I was looking at some RAM for my computer and I found a different RAM package that I like. Wich one of these are better, this one, or this one?

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:54 pm

They look about the same to me... Same speed, same size, both cooled.

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:02 pm

Okay, the graphics card on newegg that I was looking for is sold out and I may not be able to buy it. Im looking for a graphics card within the price range of $100-$150, also Im being adventerous and would like to try a ATI card

(and it has to be PCI-E)

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:54 pm

Joes2Silly wrote:okay, I have everything planned out and its about $800 including shipping. I was also wanting to put in a liquid-cooling kit into my PC but remembered it was a Shuttle PC so.... are there any good liquid-cooling kits that would fit in a shuttle PC ( im not looking for a external one)

Check Xoxide.com for liquid cooling stuff. Then check around to see what you can find for less elsewhere. Overall, a liquid cooling system is going to be fairly large, but if you put it together yourself, you can pick and choose the smallest parts that will be sufficient. If you're just cooling the processor, a small radiator should work fine. If you're looking for a premade system, the Cooler Master Aquagate Mini is a good choice. It also comes in an 80mm fan version if your case won't accommodate a 120mm.

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:01 pm

no offense, but in the end I decided no to liquid cool my Shuttle PC because of portabiltiy issues with a liquid cooling system

Also I need some more video cards, should I go with XFX or should I go with eVGA

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:48 pm

You might want to take a look at the GIGABYTE passively cooled X1600PRO 256MB ATI card. It is only 109 bucks, though you may have trouble keeping it cooled in such a tight case. Tomorrow I will have tested it out in a mini-tower. I'll tell you how well it runs then.