Ditching the Shuttle - Doing this properly

**LeoTheHamster** · 01-30-2005, 11:44 PM

Well, after some contemplation I've decided to not use the Shuttle and stat from scratch. After all the extras I was buying, seemed I was paying around £300 ($550?) for a motherboard and some RAM. Which is bloody stupid

Sooo, a shopping list

MB - VIA EPIA M10000 Nehemiah - http://linitx.com/product_info.php?c...roducts_id=207
HDD - Seagate 160GB Barracuda - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=52158
RAM - 512 DDR PC2100 - http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/part...SPN=CT6472Y265
DVD - LaCie - http://www.microdirect.co.uk/product...182&GroupID=42
Graphics - nVidia GeForce 5200 256 DDR PCI - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=66312
Sound - Creative Labs Audigy2 - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=74642
PSU - Opus 150 - http://linitx.com/product_info.php?products_id=422
Screen - Xenarc (possibly one of those in-dash motorised ones if they come out)

Bits and Bobs:
PCI splitter - http://linitx.com/product_info.php?products_id=568
GPS - iGPS-M - http://linitx.com/product_info.php?c...roducts_id=548
BlueTooth USB thingy

Using XP and Destinator3 UK software, front end to be decided

LAN and WAP/GPRS I can't get my head around yet - some more reading for me perhaps

For a case, I was wanting a clear perspex window for part of the display in the boot (trunk, for you lot). Are proper cases necessary, as long as adequite connections and cooling are provided?

**grahamrb** · 01-31-2005, 06:14 AM

my case is made out of mdf and it works great! :-D

**chewiee** · 01-31-2005, 07:39 AM

You may also need to add a Morex PSU for that board I think. At least for home testing. LinITX do them, but I went for a Travla C134 which had this built in already.

The Carnetix that I use connects into the power slot on the Morex which then connects to the Mobo.

I went for a Travla C134 case on my build. The C134 is ok if you have the M10000, but you will need to consider the C137 if you upgrade to the M12000 mobo. This is because the 12000 has a CF and PCMCIA reader built in

I like the idea of the perspex, but you might want to read up on static issues on this board. It put me off using it and it also scratches easy, and is expensive.

There are some pictures on this and the talk audio site showing my install.

Chewiee

**LeoTheHamster** · 01-31-2005, 11:00 AM

I have no idea what you just said

Why can't I use the Opus 150? I can pick up an old 240v PSU from a computer fair or something easily enough. It's only for testing, so it doesn't have to be great