Need advice on a mini shuttle system (which?)

Rerednaw

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I'm looking for a decent mid-range mini shuttle system. I'd prefer Athlon, but it doesn't have to be if intel works better for the same price. I do want decent graphics capability. (Recommendations on which graphics card works best with a shuttle system?) ATi Radeon (which one?) NVidia Fx (which one?) or go with the built-in graphics? I'd really prefer at least 128 megs of graphics memory so I can play Doom III when it comes out.

I've been browsing a few sites online but most of them do not allow you to customize which graphics card and I am worried I'll pick one that won't phyically fit inside the case.

And mini is the small one right? I am referring to the small boxes not regular towers.

Here are some things I am looking for, if this helps narrow down the critera:
nForce 2 chipset. (I've heard they are more stable)
On board LAN (but an extra slot for a LAN card, in case I blow the on-board port).
I won?t be overclocking so features related to overclocking are not that important to me.
Sound either on board or a decent card that fits inside the smaller case (will a turtle beach fit?)
1 GB memory (probably 2-512 MB sticks) doesn't have to be the fastest memory (middle of the road is fine). My current desktop system uses non-ecc pc2700 so compatibility would be nice.

Any suggestions welcome.

Cheers.
 

Rerednaw

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Okay I did a little research and came up with: Shuttle SN41G2B. I may also pick up a Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro (don't know about the new sapphire atlantis though, seems the same for more $$$) and maybe a turtle beach audio card.

If I really want to save on money I may drop both the audio and video cards, as this board comes with both (albiet so so performance).

Opinions?

Cheers.
 

Dudd

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If you are going to pick up a Radeon 9500, go with the SN41G, not G2. The Radeon will take the place of the integrated graphics, and the 41G does not have any integrated graphics. Still has sound and lan though, which you plan on using. Should be 20-30 bucks cheaper.