Help me pick a CPU/Mobo

[kjel.anderson at gmail.com (Kjel Anderson)]

I like the shuttles as well. I guess I would say that I have always been
happy with MSI motherboards. I think that the boards with the VIA chipsets
are pretty well supported. I have a micro atx via board with onboard video
and a pci slot. I try to do this every time so that they are easier to
re-purpose.  I am not currently running 64 bit Linux. It's been great so
far.

Kjel

On 3/24/07, David Kramer <david at thekramers.net> wrote:
>
> Bob Mariotti wrote:
> >> My main concern nowadays is noise since the baby took over my computer
> >> room and now all my computers are in the living room. So I like the
> >> shuttle boxes with the no CPU fan + small power supply (here's the one
> >> I have: http://global.shuttle.com/Product/Barebone/SK21G.asp , but my
> >> preferred dealer doesn't carry Socket754-based Athlon64s anymore, or
> >> this particular bare-bones kit, so YMMV). Matt
>
> Hmm.  I have a friend who bought a Shuttle a long time ago, and it was
> pretty loud.  Glad to see they've improved them.
>
> > I'd really take a close look at the Shuttle XPC units again.
> > www.ewiz.com offers very competitive pricing, quick shipping and have
> > most models in stock.
>
> I can see why you would want a small form factor case if it's in your
> living room, but I have plenty of space for mine.  I have an Antec case
> that's very quiet that I'll reuse for the new server.
>
> > I currently use about a dozen Shuttles for productions servers but my
> > favorite is an Athon64 X2 3800 dual core with 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD and
> > DVD/RW.   I run Kubuntu on it and its GREAT!
>
> Don't the shuttle cases have less airflow than a mid or large tower?
> That doesn't cause you problems when running 24/7?
>
>
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