If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
PCI Express shuttle systems?!?!
Looks like the PCI Express wave starts to break on the shores of the PC
industry around the end of June. I'm looking to upgrade my 1999 Abit BH6 system (Celeron 1.2Ghz, GeForce 3) this summer... been so long since I climbed aboard the bleeding edge that I can't resist :-D I love the small form factor PCs. My ideal system from a hardware perspective would be a PCI Express motherboard, NV45/R423-level graphics, high-end (maybe not Athlon FX-53, but close) CPU, dual 200+Gb SATA drives in a RAID 1 array. And huuuuge extra bonus points if this is in a small form factor!!! :-D But probably it won't be possible this summer to get such a small system because NV45/R423 will be power suckers and shuttle systems generally can't fit two drives, can they? Also, anyone know what AMD motherboards will be first out the gate with PCI Express support? (Part of me wants to wait for a PCI Express NForce, but I hear that might be late Q3 or Q4, and I really want this system in August... see, my wife is pregnant and expecting our first child in November, and I have to have the system for at least three months before that :-D :-D ) Cheers! Rob |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
OK, so no one had anything to say. Fine.
Guess I'll be the only one drooling over THIS: http://techreport.com/ja.zz?comments=6810 Talk about my dreams come true! Thank you, Shuttle. Where's the best place online (or offline, for that matter) to buy Shuttle systems? Cheers!!! Rob Rob Jellinghaus wrote: Looks like the PCI Express wave starts to break on the shores of the PC industry around the end of June. I'm looking to upgrade my 1999 Abit BH6 system (Celeron 1.2Ghz, GeForce 3) this summer... been so long since I climbed aboard the bleeding edge that I can't resist :-D I love the small form factor PCs. My ideal system from a hardware perspective would be a PCI Express motherboard, NV45/R423-level graphics, high-end (maybe not Athlon FX-53, but close) CPU, dual 200+Gb SATA drives in a RAID 1 array. And huuuuge extra bonus points if this is in a small form factor!!! :-D But probably it won't be possible this summer to get such a small system because NV45/R423 will be power suckers and shuttle systems generally can't fit two drives, can they? Also, anyone know what AMD motherboards will be first out the gate with PCI Express support? (Part of me wants to wait for a PCI Express NForce, but I hear that might be late Q3 or Q4, and I really want this system in August... see, my wife is pregnant and expecting our first child in November, and I have to have the system for at least three months before that :-D :-D ) Cheers! Rob |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
And finally:
Is this thread off topic for this group? The silence is so resounding that I am wondering whether everyone is just thinking "what a loser, posting about systems in the chips newsgroup." But the c.s.i.p.h.systems group seems so, well, low-level compared to this one.... Anyway, if my netiquette or net.clue is lacking, please feel free to enlighten me. Cheers! Rob Rob Jellinghaus wrote: OK, so no one had anything to say. Fine. Guess I'll be the only one drooling over THIS: http://techreport.com/ja.zz?comments=6810 Talk about my dreams come true! Thank you, Shuttle. Where's the best place online (or offline, for that matter) to buy Shuttle systems? Cheers!!! Rob Rob Jellinghaus wrote: Looks like the PCI Express wave starts to break on the shores of the PC industry around the end of June. I'm looking to upgrade my 1999 Abit BH6 system (Celeron 1.2Ghz, GeForce 3) this summer... been so long since I climbed aboard the bleeding edge that I can't resist :-D I love the small form factor PCs. My ideal system from a hardware perspective would be a PCI Express motherboard, NV45/R423-level graphics, high-end (maybe not Athlon FX-53, but close) CPU, dual 200+Gb SATA drives in a RAID 1 array. And huuuuge extra bonus points if this is in a small form factor!!! :-D But probably it won't be possible this summer to get such a small system because NV45/R423 will be power suckers and shuttle systems generally can't fit two drives, can they? Also, anyone know what AMD motherboards will be first out the gate with PCI Express support? (Part of me wants to wait for a PCI Express NForce, but I hear that might be late Q3 or Q4, and I really want this system in August... see, my wife is pregnant and expecting our first child in November, and I have to have the system for at least three months before that :-D :-D ) Cheers! Rob |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Rob Jellinghaus wrote:
Is this thread off topic for this group? The silence is so resounding that I am wondering whether everyone is just thinking "what a loser, posting about systems in the chips newsgroup." But the c.s.i.p.h.systems group seems so, well, low-level compared to this one.... Mobo Form factors are generally uninteresting around here. People like to stick with the standard ATX for the variety available, and most chassis see quite a rotation of motherboards. The heat generation these days (and PSU requirements) are throwing smaller form factors into serious doubt. Anyway, if my netiquette or net.clue is lacking, please feel free to enlighten me. Top-posting is not considered good form because it makes conversations hard to follow and others to contribute towards. -- Robert |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Recognized Video capture drivers for NeroVision Express 3 | jayant | Ati Videocards | 1 | February 1st 05 01:17 PM |
Interesting Article on PCI Express at Tom's Hardware | HockeyTownUSA | Ati Videocards | 1 | December 28th 04 03:30 AM |
CFP - Extended Deadline (12 June) - Workshop on Scalable File Systems and Storage Technologies | Vijay Velusamy | Storage & Hardrives | 0 | June 8th 04 04:53 AM |
what Dell systems have ultiple USB 2.0 or IEEE-1394 "channels"? | Mark Fineman | Dell Computers | 2 | February 25th 04 03:06 AM |
Bad news for ATI: Nvidia to 'own' ATI at CeBit - no pixel shader 3.0 support in R420 (long) | NV55 | Nvidia Videocards | 11 | February 24th 04 06:29 AM |