I was thinking about using the Shuttle XPC SN26 to build a Lan Gaming computer. I want something small so its somewhat easy to take to different Lan parties, and what not. Still not sure how many HDD's and what all I'm going to put in it maybe a FX-55 or FX-57 or maybe even a 3400+ X2 :-D. I think I might run 2 Gforce cards in an SLI config. Any help with the design would be very welcome.
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Shuttle XPC SN26
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asianguy80
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Good luck finding a 26p in stock anywhere. If I were you I'd go for an Opteron 170 and pair it up with some nice RAM and OC it. For VGA I'd shoot for 2x78GT's but if money is no object then get 2x78GTX's.
How many HDs u need? what will you be doing with it please be more specific. If you care about load times then get a Raptor if not then any SATA HD will do. You will be limited to 2 HD's i think with the 26p. Check out SFFTech.com and look at the forums. "dworley" has a 26p and u can read his mini-review about it.
How many HDs u need? what will you be doing with it please be more specific. If you care about load times then get a Raptor if not then any SATA HD will do. You will be limited to 2 HD's i think with the 26p. Check out SFFTech.com and look at the forums. "dworley" has a 26p and u can read his mini-review about it.
Here is my recommended setup for you:
SN26P
AMD x4400 or Opteron 170+
Mushkin 2GB Redline kit or OCZ 2GB Plat EB kit (both DDR500 3-3-2-8-1t kits)
2x eVGA 7800GT CO (these wil run cooler than GTX's and will be nearly as fast for a lot less)
74GB WD Raptor
400GB WD RE2
Plextor 740A or similar new gen DVDR
An alternative to that would be to go with an SN25P, and substitute the two GT's for a 512MB GTX. It has been shown to fit, though snugly.
SN26P
AMD x4400 or Opteron 170+
Mushkin 2GB Redline kit or OCZ 2GB Plat EB kit (both DDR500 3-3-2-8-1t kits)
2x eVGA 7800GT CO (these wil run cooler than GTX's and will be nearly as fast for a lot less)
74GB WD Raptor
400GB WD RE2
Plextor 740A or similar new gen DVDR
An alternative to that would be to go with an SN25P, and substitute the two GT's for a 512MB GTX. It has been shown to fit, though snugly.
Its going to be for gaming. I would like fast load speeds. I changed my mind on a shuttle too little of room for me. I'm going to go with a silverstone TJ02 I believe. I was going to go with a raptor for the OS and main programs, then another drive that is either 200 to 400 for all my other games and what not. Its not really going to have athing but games on this system. I have my laptop that has all my personal programs. I might run a virtual CD/DVD rom drive so I don't have to put in the CD's all the time. I know that will take up quite a bit of space, so that is why I was thinking of using a 200 - 500 drive.