IronChefMorimoto
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I'm running a single desktop sporting the specs listed below in my sig. I'm sick of seeing this rather bland and never-got-around-to-modding it Chieftec black-windowed tower sitting at my desk. And I want something that's portable. So...I thought I might do this...
Split the AMD AthlonXP Barton 2500+ out w/ 1 120GB SATA hard drive and drop it into a Shuttle XPC w/ either 512MB or 1GB of DDR400 memory w/ a spare ATI Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB video card. That's my work machine for web development, letters to congressmen that piss me off, etc.
Drop in an AMD AthlonXP Barton 3200+ w/ 2 120GB SATA hard drives in a RAID0 configuration in ANOTHER Shuttle XPC w/ 1GB of DDR400 memory and the ATI 9800 Pro 256MB video card below. This would be my gaming machine. Hell -- I'd probably not even need that much RAID0 space, so get some smaller hard drives.
Questions:
I hope I've been thorough and asked the right questions here. Any guidance you can offer is greatly appreciated. Kudos to the [H] for revamping these forums.
Regards,
IronChefMorimoto
Split the AMD AthlonXP Barton 2500+ out w/ 1 120GB SATA hard drive and drop it into a Shuttle XPC w/ either 512MB or 1GB of DDR400 memory w/ a spare ATI Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB video card. That's my work machine for web development, letters to congressmen that piss me off, etc.
Drop in an AMD AthlonXP Barton 3200+ w/ 2 120GB SATA hard drives in a RAID0 configuration in ANOTHER Shuttle XPC w/ 1GB of DDR400 memory and the ATI 9800 Pro 256MB video card below. This would be my gaming machine. Hell -- I'd probably not even need that much RAID0 space, so get some smaller hard drives.
Questions:
- 400FSB support confusion: Looking at the details on Shuttle's website, it's hard to tell which NForce2 XPCs TRULY support 400FSB on the CPU and memory. I've read that they test the SN41G2V2 models with Barton 3200+ (400FSB) CPUs, but I've gotten the impression from some posts in here that it's hard to tell. I've read that the SN45GV2 DOES definitely support 400FSB, but it only comes in silver (I want black). Any suggestions or confirmations? Is Newegg carrying the 400FSB SN41G2V2s?
- Power supply requirements: Will either of the Shuttle XPCs mentioned above support a honkin' ATI 9800 Pro 256MB card + DVD-ROM/CD-R/W + 2 SATA hard drives + SATA PCI RAID card? Or am I cruising for a bruising and a fried PSU? I have an Antec TruPower 480W now running all of that in my Chieftec tower.
- RAID0 in an XPC: Has anyone used a SATA PCI RAID card in their Shuttle XPC with any success? In terms of temps from the card chipset AND the 2 hard drives? How tight was the fit in the drive bays (my wife has an OLD Shuttle XPC -- I should look at hers)?
- Wasting money by not going for Athlon64: Am I shooting myself in the foot here by not making at least one of these systems an Athlon64 Shuttle XPC? I was concerned because the 754 socket seemed to be here and then get shuffled off to the side with the new 939 chipsets, but I see an [H] article today about the rebirth of the 754 with new chipsets from manufacturers. Is the 754 a risk if I don't want to get stuck with the Subaru SVX of AMD processors?
I hope I've been thorough and asked the right questions here. Any guidance you can offer is greatly appreciated. Kudos to the [H] for revamping these forums.
Regards,
IronChefMorimoto