SFF Shuttle SB81P and Zalman?

[Gumbico]

trying to build a SFF gaming rig and have decided on the Shuttle SB81P since it seems to have just the right amount of power that I need. But I'm concerned about whether or not a 7800GT with a Zalman VF700-Cu will fit into this puppy. Any ideas? If not, could someone suggest a SFF box that would be ideal for a gaming rig?

 

[Megamixman]

Uhmmm First off, A64 is better for Gaming. Secondly you don't need a seperate heatsink for Shuttles. They have built in heatsink that works well. Thirdly I know that 7600GTX's fit in both the Shuttle SN25P and the Shuttle ST20G5, from people on Sudhian that have tried.

 

[Gumbico]

Yeah, I know that AMD is better, the thing is, all the 939 SFF cases suck cuz they don't have any PCI slots. And I have to have one for my Audigy 2 Zs. The heatsink I was referring to is for the video card itself, not the proc.

 

[Busithoth]

Originally posted by: Gumbico
Yeah, I know that AMD is better, the thing is, all the 939 SFF cases suck cuz they don't have any PCI slots. And I have to have one for my Audigy 2 Zs. The heatsink I was referring to is for the video card itself, not the proc.

I could've sworn I put my audigy2 into a PCI slot in my sn95g5.

amazing the power this little thing shows.

 

[Ace07]

Right now I am running what you see in my sig. From what I know about shuttles they do not have custom gpu heatpipes, just a specially designed one for the CPU called the Integrated Cooling Engine (ICE) Module. The shuttle I have in my sig runs BF2 which I currently am playing without a hitch. I am pretty impressed with this shuttle as it is my first SFF but glad I made the move. About the PCI slots......it depends on which model you decide to get, some have a PCI slot and others have a PCI-E 1x....the choice is yours.