03 September 2010
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- hard
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- ouija
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"For my dedicated games server for LANs, I decided a Shuttle would be the best option because of portability, space, and weight. I chose the SK41G which is an AMD model and includes an AGP card."
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The SK41G
I had already acquired the majority of the internal goodies and had chosen my hard drive, a 60Gb 5400RPM Maxtor. I had sourced a generic 32x CD-ROM from a friend, and already had a Duron 800 which was later replaced with an XP1800+. The memory I bought was 256Mb of OCZ PC2700.
;)
OCZ PC2700 and copper heat spreader, very nice
When the shuttle arrived, I installed all the components and powered it up.
;)
The Tri-Light fans in action
I had originally intended to mount
both fans on the left hand side of the shuttle with black anodized wire grills,
but I later changed my mind.
The first thing to do was line up the holes for the handles. The handles I used
were black anodized 3" long handles from
KustomPCs
for £11 each. Each handle includes 2 screws, 2 large washers, 2 small washers
and 2 split washers.
;)
The washers go on the screw from right to left
;)
;)
Top of the shuttle with the handles on
I had planned to use a pentagonal shaped window on the top of the shuttle, in the rear left corner. Bearing in mind this was my first shuttle, after close examination I discovered that my original plan of a pentagonal window would not work. The window would only give a nice view of the CD-ROM drive and the two side intake fans would prevent any graphics upgrades from taking place. At this point the standard Sunon 80mm fan, however a good fan, was replaced with a nice Antec Tri-Light fan and the remaining fan was mounted inside as an intake. Mounting the fan on the cover would mean it would be difficult to open or close, so this seemed the only option at the time.
;)
Half obscured by the hard drive cage, but still enough
room to provide decent intake
;)
A close-up of the single screw used to mount the fan
;)
Marked in black, the area of the lip needed to be removed for the cover to close
properly
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