...Does this sound like a good Shuttle PC Setup?

[h4vvok]

Well, thought I might ask. I am on a limited budget of about $1400...but I went across newegg and picked out these components for a watercooled Shuttle XPC Socket 754 PC....
Shuttle SK83G http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=56-101-453&depa=1
AMD Athlon 64 3000 OEM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-425&depa=1
Mushkin 1GB PC-3200 Ram (Anything lifetime warranty is ok to me)
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-299&depa=0
WD 74GB Raptor HD
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-160&depa=1
XFX GeForce 6600GT AGP Version
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=14-150-080&DEPA=1
Sony Internal 16X DVD+R / Double Layer/DVD+RW Drive
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-131-236&depa=1
Thermaltake Bigwater Liquid Cooler (it had good enough reviews)
http://www.case-mod.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=2_49_51&products_id=1112
Crystalfontz Front LCD (Fits in Floppy Drive Bay, nice blue color)
http://www.crystalfontz.com/products/631/index.html#CFA631TMFKU1

....How do you folks think this setup is? I know it will run Halflife 2 and all the new games...I just want to know how loud you think it will be, temps it might run at with the watercooler, etc.

 

[h4vvok]

buump..

 

[Johan_Tayn]

if you know how to use the water cooling, you should be fine cooling wise, but otherwise, with the fan on high, it will be loud.

I run a shuttle AMD64 3000+ OCed to 2.2 all the time, 100% stable; however when I OC the 9800 Pro I need to take off the case(the card doesn't have room to breath.

My dazed from HL2DM $0.02 .

 

[h4vvok]

Not planning on overclocking, water cooling is just for show and quiet operation. As for fitting it in the case, if I need to I will make a "popout" case window of acrylic, so it curves out to give the card some room