Building barebone computer - help

Iri$hKeLt

Hello lads,

Im thinking about upgrading my current pc AMD 64 3200+ which I only got 2 months ago to get a barebone AMD 64 3400 instead. Now I was told that this might cause a load of overheating problems and I was wondering if there was any way I could help prevent it.

Below is a list of the spec of the pc I wish to get:

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Shuttle SK83G Barebone PC Socket 754 VIA K8M800, Sound, AGP, USB2.0, Firewire < http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=301053&s=sc >

Shuttle Carry Bag (PF40) XPC-series < http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=300775&s=sc >

PowerColor Radeon X800PRO 256MB DDR3 AGP,ATI X800PRO, VIVO/DVI, Retail < http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=301212&s=sc >

Corsair TWINX1024-3200XL DDR-DIMM 1024MB Kit w/two matched CMX512-3200XL DIMMs < http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=300699&s=sc >

Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 120GB IDE ATA/100 8MB cache 7200RPM < http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=118031&cks=PRL >

Plextor DVD-recorder PX-712 IDE Retail DVD+R/+RW and DVD-R/-RW < http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=300194&cks=PRL >

Logitech Cordless Desktop MX Bluetooth (English) USB/PS2,keyboard/mouse,retail < http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=121552&cks=PRL >

Hiper Powersupply ATX 520W SF-520TS Triple Fan,Silent/temp Ctrl PFC < http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=122493&s=sc >

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Now I was thinking of getting a 'Water Cooling' WaterChill CPU/VGA/Chipset-A Cooling kit KT12A-L20/220v - Watercooling kit < http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=123970&cks=PRL > to help prevent my pc from overheating but I dont know if one would fit in it. I seen my brothers barebone pc and theres not a lot of room in the inside

Anyway id appreciate it if anyone could give me a few tips on how to prevent the overheating (or even if it is going to). The reason for my upgrade is so I can carry my pc around with me because I am going to start going to lan's.

Also if I was to sell my current pc, the spec is in my sig how much do you reckon I should look for it? It cost me at least 1700. Here is a pic of it: http://members.boards.ie/irishkelt/computer.jpg

Cheers.
irishKelt

Ciaran500

Its very unlikely you will fit a water cooling setup in the shuttle.

How are you gonna get that PSU in the shuttle case?

Iri$hKeLt

Ciaran500 wrote:

Its very unlikely you will fit a water cooling setup in the shuttle.

How are you gonna get that PSU in the shuttle case?

I dunno I was told to get a new PSU than the one that came with the shuttle so it is less likely to overheat. You saying the PSU wont fit in it

Do you think I will have a problem with overheating?

Ciaran500

I'm not to familiar with shuttles so I'm not sure about the overheating.

A shuttle PSU goes along the side of the case and looks like this:


You should be able to overclock your current pc to 3400+ speeds and save your self alot of money and hassle.

rymus

afaik shuttles have their own proprietry PSU and fanless heatsinks.. I'm getting one (hopefully in the next 3 months) and would be looking at a similar spec to yours. Maybe a cheaper graphics card though, dont want to break the bank and kill the manager.

MR DAZ

Might be worth your while checking out out www.jes.de for parts etc...


I bought a shuttle from komplett and found that the same system was a good deal cheaper from Jes.

Example, the carrier bag is like 36euro's on komplett.ie

and the same one is only 24.99 on Jes.

Dont get me wrong Komplett are good and I've never had any problems with them but...if you want to save a few squid.

I must say after some headaches at the start.......I am delighted with my shuttle - Def a good buy!

3D

you might want to check out:

http://forums.sudhian.com/

for all your shuttle questions answered and yes you can water cool a shuttle