deshwasi said:Amazon has the E2180 for $62 shipped. apparently an easy OC to 3Ghz in this K45 Shuttle.
If that is correct and this PC has 90W power supply, you don't want to overclock anything. It has barely enough power to move the most modest dual core.

Archon810 said:Picked one up - exactly what I was looking for for a media PC, though I just saw the pictures on Newegg and didn't see a DVI slot. Kind of bummed about that.

I have mine connect to an HDTV using a VGA to HDMI converter from Monoprice: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011404&p_id=4629&seq=1&format=2. Reviews are somewhat mixed, but works fine for my needs - primarily web browsing.

77Rus said:deshwasi said:Amazon has the E2180 for $62 shipped. apparently an easy OC to 3Ghz in this K45 Shuttle.
If that is correct and this PC has 90W power supply, you don't want to overclock anything. It has barely enough power to move the most modest dual core.

my bad. i misread this on one of the K45 forums. dont expect any OC on this. not that i wont try

Here's some low cost memory - also at Frys - Crucial 2GB $17 after $20 rebate
linky

ddark said:Everyone has been mentioning about getting a fan. Are we talking a case fan or a CPU fan?

If its just the CPU fan, anyone with experience with using just the stock intel fan?

Works fine for me. When mounted properly, there is no discernable noise when placed in my HT stand.

Check out the detailed review from cnet:

Cnet review

Just figure adding another $15 for CPU cooler/fan to the cost as last Shuttle barebone I got 10 days ago from Fry's had ICE cooling system but it costed lot more ($200 plus tax and $100 rebate). Very impressive though. easy to install and boots up in 10 secs!

not for those buying retail CPU.

mine shipped and is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow. Ordered yesterday around 6pm est.

lazybummm said:why would it be illegal if you legally own a copy of OS x?

I believe putting an Apple sticker on your Intel box is not covered by the "Apple-labeled computer" clause.

Mac OS X (Leopard) Software License (PDF,HTML)

2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions.
A. This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time. This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at a time,and you may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time. You may make one copy of the Apple Software (excluding the Boot ROM code) in machine-readable form for backup purposes only; provided that the backup copy must include all copyright or other proprietary notices contained on the original.

The Crucial memory from Fry's should work.
The memory you have will not work since it is NOT DDR2 - it's DDR1

oceanee said:jamnkjm said:Here's some low cost memory - also at Frys - Crucial 2GB $17 after $20 rebate
linky

Thank you very much. Though this model and brand is not in the support list. Will it work? I have two spare crucial 512m pc3200 and 1g kingston pc2700. Will these work on this model?