project thoughts

General Computing Hardware & Networking
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ello folks,

Now
at the moment i have 2 shuttles 1 is faily old now

agp, old amd64 something or other, 1gb ram
x1800gto, socket 939 2gb ram

First Stage
im going to be using this case if i can actualy find a uk seller

now to spread out the cost a little im going to be borrowing the graphics card and hdd out of the recent shuttle. but i need a recomendation for motherboard/chip/ram

idealy i would like the machine to be quad core, but im not sure i can afford it so core2duo or amd duelcore possibly even tricore? in all honesty im lost and and a little out of date knowlage wise of whats hot or not. guess im losing my touch lol.

Second Stage
Replace Graphics card and hdd on the new machine
migrate all the data from older shuttle to the newer.

Third Stage Now it gets interesting

Gut the old shuttle. install a pump,rads,radiator (more info on this nearer the time)

remove air cooling from graphics card/cards and cpu replace with water

the end

a much quieter room and a faster machine…

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sounds interesting… anything special about that case? and have you considered the very fine antec p90 range? (you remember mine right? :wink: )

recommend the P182(SE) or the gamer :slight_smile:
p-range
gamer

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yea i did consider the antec but tbh i just dont like the look of it. i really like the raidmax and can get it in silver with blue highlighting but not the seriously cool black and green :frowning:

/edit

turns out the sole importer for raidmax dont stock them and wont order one for me. i was a little disheartened lol. then a mate of mine found the same case but not branded as raidmax. so a quick look at there website and it really is the same case. should have one on the way soon :slight_smile:

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ok the case is here, looks fantastic so now i turn to what to put in it starting with a psu.

so requirements are…

quiet, sli/crossfire suitable + all the usual connectors

any recomendations?