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New Mini System & Shuttle Cases ... FSB on CPU and RAM diff?
Hey guys. I'm looking to build a little system for our living room to output to our TV so that when people come over and want to use a computer to check email, play a few yahoo games, or engage in the occasional bout of Counter-Strike, they don't have to touch my main rig.
I want to use a Shuttle case with the built-in Geforce MX 4000 (is that the same as a Geforce 4? I'm not real up on nVidia naming conventions), but the one I've found that seems to best fit my needs says it's got a FSB of 333 max on the processor and RAM. However, I would like to run a FSB of 400 in dual channel (I think the Shuttle's support dual channel ... if not, I'll still be sticking in two sticks of 256MB OCZ EL Platinum PC3200).
I found one case that said it had a FSB of 400 for the memory and 333 for the processor, and also another one that has it listed visa versa (all for Socket A). Are they assuming that you're going to use memory dividers for the CPU/RAM in these setups (seems like an odd assumption to make on Athlon systems ...)?
Here's what I'm planning on sticking in it currently (may upgrade video card to AGP 8X at a later date, but for now):
- Shuttle Black XPC Barebone System for Socket A at 266/333MHz FSB AMD CPU, Model SN41G2B
- AMD Mobile Athlon XP 2400+, 266FSB, 512K Cache - OEM
- OCZ Enhanced Latency Series Dual Channel Platinum 184 Pin 512MB(256MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - OEM
- Maxtor 60GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model 6Y060L0, OEM Drive only
- Sony Black 48x24x48x16 Combo Drive, Model CRX300E/B2, OEM
- D-Link AirPlusXtremeG 108Mbps Wireless PCI Ethernet Adapter, Model DWL-G520
Any recommendations on a HSF for this setup (may OC it slightly, but not looking to push it). Also any recommendations on any particular Shuttle or other Micro-ATX setup?
I'm trying to keep the total cost around $600 or less.
Hey guys. I'm looking to build a little system for our living room to output to our TV so that when people come over and want to use a computer to check email, play a few yahoo games, or engage in the occasional bout of Counter-Strike, they don't have to touch my main rig.
I want to use a Shuttle case with the built-in Geforce MX 4000 (is that the same as a Geforce 4? I'm not real up on nVidia naming conventions), but the one I've found that seems to best fit my needs says it's got a FSB of 333 max on the processor and RAM. However, I would like to run a FSB of 400 in dual channel (I think the Shuttle's support dual channel ... if not, I'll still be sticking in two sticks of 256MB OCZ EL Platinum PC3200).
I found one case that said it had a FSB of 400 for the memory and 333 for the processor, and also another one that has it listed visa versa (all for Socket A). Are they assuming that you're going to use memory dividers for the CPU/RAM in these setups (seems like an odd assumption to make on Athlon systems ...)?
Here's what I'm planning on sticking in it currently (may upgrade video card to AGP 8X at a later date, but for now):
- Shuttle Black XPC Barebone System for Socket A at 266/333MHz FSB AMD CPU, Model SN41G2B
- AMD Mobile Athlon XP 2400+, 266FSB, 512K Cache - OEM
- OCZ Enhanced Latency Series Dual Channel Platinum 184 Pin 512MB(256MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - OEM
- Maxtor 60GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model 6Y060L0, OEM Drive only
- Sony Black 48x24x48x16 Combo Drive, Model CRX300E/B2, OEM
- D-Link AirPlusXtremeG 108Mbps Wireless PCI Ethernet Adapter, Model DWL-G520
Any recommendations on a HSF for this setup (may OC it slightly, but not looking to push it). Also any recommendations on any particular Shuttle or other Micro-ATX setup?
I'm trying to keep the total cost around $600 or less.
