Shuttle System.. need some help - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

R3d · 02-12-2004, 07:32 PM

hey everyone.. my first post ever here.. but yea i'm lookin to make a new system.. and was wondering what your input would be for these components..

shuttle case
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...1316&promoid=0

memory
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...9025&promoid=0

hard drive
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...pn=ST3120026AS

cpu's
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...BX80532PG2600D

or

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...BX80532PG3000D

get that.. or an AMD 64 bit shuttle.. for a little more in price..

any comments/suggestions/changes.. would be greatly appreciated.. thanks in advance to all who reply

ToolBag · 02-12-2004, 07:41 PM

well, first off, in my opinion I would never buy a barracuda again, I have owned three and all of them went to shit within the first 7 months. second, welcome to the board, Im pretty new as well but if you would really like input, its good to toss in what the system is used for and all, you have a pretty powerful processor but what are you doing with it?
Also, I dont know if you are planning on buying from that site, but you can get that same P4 for about $90 cheaper at newegg.com, the home to many board members here. I may be just going on and on, but if you give more info, I assure you that you will get a lot better responses. Good luck on the new system!

propaganda · 02-12-2004, 07:45 PM

Yeah definitly look on newegg.com for the P4 3.0ghz I know its atleast 100 dollars cheaper. And what Toolbad says you need to tell us what your going to do with the machine.

R3d · 02-12-2004, 07:52 PM

see the thing is i'm in canada.. and newegg doesnt ship to canada.. DAMN THEM! lol.. but yea.. mainly my system would be used for schooling and gaming.. i have a video card to put in.. and also an audigy 2 as well..

what kind of hdd would you suggest then?.. i was thinking of maybe a 10k 36 gb WD Raptor drive.. but it may get a little to hot in the shuttle for that.. but yea.. any ideas.. totally open for suggestions here

ToolBag · 02-12-2004, 08:05 PM

well I like Maxtor and Western Digital myself. If you really wanna get nuts with the system, I know I have read some pretty good reviews on the 740GB Raptor. For about $240 or so its a hell of a packed hard drive with 5 year warranty as well. Depending on how soon you want to build the system, watch out for NCQ hard drives, Ive read some specs on this and it looks quite promising!

aoLhaTer · 02-12-2004, 08:17 PM

id go for the a64 system myself

ToolBag · 02-12-2004, 09:48 PM

I would have gone for the 64 bit system if it were not for the price difference of the XP. I think I read that AMD will be coming out with a new version of the 64 fx in Q2 so hopefully the prices will drop like a mofo, hopefully there will be some good software to use with it by then too.

mrquackers · 02-13-2004, 03:41 AM

I've got the Shuttle 20th anniversary edition and absolutely love it. A64 is nice, but has no practical uses at this point (and if you're planning to use this for gaming, 64-bit gaming hasn't shown any real advantages yet.

Ratman · 02-13-2004, 04:37 PM

I am currently running two of the Aopen X-cube "Silent Sea" boxes. One is running Mandrake PowerPack 9.2, the other is Win2k. Each has a Barton 2500+, (slightly overclocked in the bios), a gig of ram, a main 40Gb Seagate Barracuda HD, a Seagate 160Gb HDD, and a DVD-/+ RW. The Seagate drives are quiet, the machines both run (and look) cool. Glad I chose this over the shuttle for an AMD Box.

R3d · 02-13-2004, 04:41 PM

here's another question lol.. im new at building systems from scratch.. nothing at all installed.. what all do i need to do to install the OS? same as a format, just have the cd in? or wha?

R3d · 02-13-2004, 04:43 PM

heres the other system i was looking at

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...232&vpn=SN85G4

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...&vpn=AMD643000

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=9025

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...pn=ST3120026AS

Arbiestsheft04 · 02-13-2004, 06:12 PM

I'm thinking about building a Shuttle system myself, gimme a PM when you finish up and tell me how she turns out. Those little boxes are sweet.

02-12-2004, 07:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
R3d Insane Location: Sask, Canada	Shuttle System.. need some help hey everyone.. my first post ever here.. but yea i'm lookin to make a new system.. and was wondering what your input would be for these components.. shuttle case http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...1316&promoid=0 memory http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...9025&promoid=0 hard drive http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...pn=ST3120026AS cpu's http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...BX80532PG2600D or http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...BX80532PG3000D get that.. or an AMD 64 bit shuttle.. for a little more in price.. any comments/suggestions/changes.. would be greatly appreciated.. thanks in advance to all who reply

02-12-2004, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
ToolBag Insane Location: Chicago	well, first off, in my opinion I would never buy a barracuda again, I have owned three and all of them went to shit within the first 7 months. second, welcome to the board, Im pretty new as well but if you would really like input, its good to toss in what the system is used for and all, you have a pretty powerful processor but what are you doing with it? Also, I dont know if you are planning on buying from that site, but you can get that same P4 for about $90 cheaper at newegg.com, the home to many board members here. I may be just going on and on, but if you give more info, I assure you that you will get a lot better responses. Good luck on the new system! __________________ Jesus was a ruffies victim! Dan 3:20

02-12-2004, 08:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
ToolBag Insane Location: Chicago	well I like Maxtor and Western Digital myself. If you really wanna get nuts with the system, I know I have read some pretty good reviews on the 740GB Raptor. For about $240 or so its a hell of a packed hard drive with 5 year warranty as well. Depending on how soon you want to build the system, watch out for NCQ hard drives, Ive read some specs on this and it looks quite promising! __________________ Jesus was a ruffies victim! Dan 3:20

02-12-2004, 09:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
ToolBag Insane Location: Chicago	I would have gone for the 64 bit system if it were not for the price difference of the XP. I think I read that AMD will be coming out with a new version of the 64 fx in Q2 so hopefully the prices will drop like a mofo, hopefully there will be some good software to use with it by then too. __________________ Jesus was a ruffies victim! Dan 3:20

02-13-2004, 03:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
mrquackers Exhausted Location: Northeastern US - please send help!	I've got the Shuttle 20th anniversary edition and absolutely love it. A64 is nice, but has no practical uses at this point (and if you're planning to use this for gaming, 64-bit gaming hasn't shown any real advantages yet. __________________ "If you're walking on thin ice, you may as well go ahead and dance."

02-12-2004, 07:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
propaganda Psycho	Yeah definitly look on newegg.com for the P4 3.0ghz I know its atleast 100 dollars cheaper. And what Toolbad says you need to tell us what your going to do with the machine.

02-12-2004, 07:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
R3d Insane Location: Sask, Canada	see the thing is i'm in canada.. and newegg doesnt ship to canada.. DAMN THEM! lol.. but yea.. mainly my system would be used for schooling and gaming.. i have a video card to put in.. and also an audigy 2 as well.. what kind of hdd would you suggest then?.. i was thinking of maybe a 10k 36 gb WD Raptor drive.. but it may get a little to hot in the shuttle for that.. but yea.. any ideas.. totally open for suggestions here

02-12-2004, 08:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
aoLhaTer Tilted	id go for the a64 system myself

02-13-2004, 04:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ratman Addict Location: Somewhere... Across the sea...	I am currently running two of the Aopen X-cube "Silent Sea" boxes. One is running Mandrake PowerPack 9.2, the other is Win2k. Each has a Barton 2500+, (slightly overclocked in the bios), a gig of ram, a main 40Gb Seagate Barracuda HD, a Seagate 160Gb HDD, and a DVD-/+ RW. The Seagate drives are quiet, the machines both run (and look) cool. Glad I chose this over the shuttle for an AMD Box. __________________ The difference between theory and reality is that in theory there is no difference. "God made man, but he used the monkey to do it." DEVO

02-13-2004, 04:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
R3d Insane Location: Sask, Canada	here's another question lol.. im new at building systems from scratch.. nothing at all installed.. what all do i need to do to install the OS? same as a format, just have the cd in? or wha?

02-13-2004, 04:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
R3d Insane Location: Sask, Canada	heres the other system i was looking at http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...232&vpn=SN85G4 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...&vpn=AMD643000 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=9025 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...pn=ST3120026AS

02-13-2004, 06:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
Arbiestsheft04 Upright Location: NJ	I'm thinking about building a Shuttle system myself, gimme a PM when you finish up and tell me how she turns out. Those little boxes are sweet. __________________ Generic amusing expression of boredom and disdain.