OCing in a Shuttle SSF

[Alathald]

OK, I just ordered a whole new computer for a friend, heres what I got:

• Shuttle SD32G2B Barebones
  Intel E6400
  SUPER TALENT 2GB DDR2 667
  DVD drive and a hard drive

So, heres my question, knowing that the E6400 is a beast overclocking, about how far do you think the barebones system will take it? I assume that the system will probably be the bottleneck, but who knows...Oh, and I plan on using the PSU that comes with it, does anyone know how reliable it will be? Don't worry, I promise I'll get the RUF# off it for you dicecca .
The system won't be here until about wednesday but I'd kinda like to know what to expect when it gets here. TIA for your input...

Also I still have time to change the CPU to a E6420, any thoughts?

[dicecca112]

your not gonna have much room to put a cooler in so I doubt you'll be able to OC

[Alathald]

your not gonna have much room to put a cooler in so I doubt you'll be able to OC

I don't know man, the cpu cooler inside the case looks rather interesting to say the least...

Integrated Cooling Engine (ICE) Module

The Integrated Cooling Engine uses convection cooling to transfer heat away from the processor and other critical system components. Copper tubing - coated in nickel and filled with distilled water - efficiently channels heat away, providing highly-effective processor and case cooling.

[dicecca112]

all coolers today use heatpipes. I'd be happier if it was copper. And the fact that there is little to no airflow in that case, and what at best 80mm fans? And what 1? Trust me I looked at Shuttles, and there best for low heat producing systems like mobile processors or older processors.

[DMB2000uk]

filled with distilled water

Shouldn't it be filled with something that has a lower boiling point?

And dicecca, sure it won't be able to handle the average overclock for the E6400's but a mild one to say 2.4GHz should be fine heatwise, do you not agree? and i'd have thought that the chipset (it being a generic/old one) would struggle to get beyond 300Mhz FSB anyway.

Dan

[Alathald]

Yeah, I know I'm not going to get a great OC outta this case, but was just wondering about what you guys think I can get to...I picked this case for hime because it's for a business, it's a sleek case, and more than a %500 increase in what he has now. Hell, he's running ~320MB of SDRAM & a older intel p4 (forget the speed). I don't have much experience with these cases or intel C2D so I was looking for your guys opinion. Believe me, I'd be happier if it was copper but it should at least be better than the stock HSF. I'm not planning to push it, just a comfy oc. I'll be sure to report back with som numbers on this system but seeing as it came to $650, I'm not expecting a lot. Thanks for the feedback.

[DaddyRabbit]

I've got a few of these...

1 - Go for the 6420
2 - The ICE actually works very well but I would go for another case type than the G2 (there's the SD37-P2-BK-V2 with the 975X chipset, the "P-series" case and two x8 PCI-E slots/no PCI). The G2 chassis can be a little noisier than the G5 or P Series.
3- You should be able to achieve a light overclock with no problems but it's a hit or miss thing with SFF systems. IMHO Shuttle makes the best SFF systems out there though from an engineering and build quality standpoint.

For reference I have an Athlon 3500+ Winchester running at slightly over 3800+ speeds (SN95G5) and a P4 Northwood 2.8G running at 3.0G (SB61G2) both with no issues.

[dgood]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811133035
This case is great though you aren't getting much of a barebones with this. try tigerdirect for barebones deals they have great ones and lots of shuttle cases too.

[Alathald]

Well, here's a bit of an update on this one, I've had the computer up and running for a couple days, just forgot to snap you guys some pics. The guy I built this for decided against letting me OC it, but it was a fun build anyway...still got some stuff I gotta smooth out on the OS itself but other than that, it was a fun build. I'd buy a Shuttle again, nice little computer for the $$$. Anywho, here's what all you picture whores are after...

[dicecca112]

haah I looked at the first pick and was thinking, what a dumb dumb I can't read it. Then I saw the caption. I'm really curious as to who makes shuttles PSUS

[Alathald]

All right, heres (hopefully) the last update...the numer is LEVEL3 E306733 CN01 and heres a cupZ of the main board

Now I just gotta fix the audio drivers on it and its all good!!!