My first xpc buid

I'm about to embark on my first Shuttle XPC build. The system is to be used
for surfing the internet and downloading pix from a digital camera. My
budget was ~£700 and had to include a TFT monitor. This is the spec I came
up with. Can anyone see any compatibility issues or pass on any other
helpful comments?

XPC SK41
Athlon XP2400+ (266MHz FSB)
Crucial PC2100 512MB
Sony CDRW/DVD Combo
Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 8, 40 gig
Creative Modem Blaster V92 PCI
Shuttle PC10 Card Reader
Hansol H550 15ins TFT
MS XP home

cheers Scott

On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 07:28:15 +0100, "Scott" <scott RemoveThis @millns.plus.com>
wrote:

 >I'm about to embark on my first Shuttle XPC build. The system is to be used
 >for surfing the internet and downloading pix from a digital camera. My
 >budget was ~£700 and had to include a TFT monitor. This is the spec I came
 >up with. Can anyone see any compatibility issues or pass on any other
 >helpful comments?
 >
 >XPC SK41
 >Athlon XP2400+ (266MHz FSB)
 >Crucial PC2100 512MB

For the marginal difference in price I would go for a 333MHz chip and
PC2700 (perhaps even PC3200 for added stability, although I use
Crucial 2700 with no problem). Make sure you use this link to get an
extra 5% discount on the memory -
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.crucial.com/uk/promo/index.asp?prog=webpromo" target="_blank">www.crucial.com/uk/promo/index.asp?prog=webpromo</a>

 >Sony CDRW/DVD Combo

DVD burners are getting cheaper and cheaper ... are you sure that
there isn't a little extra in your budget;-)

 >Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 8, 40 gig

The Plus 9 is better (most notably a larger cache), and again can be
found for only marginally more.

 >Creative Modem Blaster V92 PCI
 >Shuttle PC10 Card Reader

Keep your fingers crossed that it will work with your configuration.
Many, me included, have nothing but trouble getting these to work. If
you do decide to go for one, bear in mind that it is only a rebadged
Asus, so don't think you are gaining anything by getting something
with 'Shuttle' on the box (apart from paying a premium for the name).

 >Hansol H550 15ins TFT
 >MS XP home
 >
 >cheers Scott
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