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I have, among others, a Shuttle SN25P.
When I bought i over a year agon it was meant to replace my ageing games machine.However, since I got the bloody thing I have been struggling to play any decent game with it.
Main issue is, and fairly unpredictabel, in game, the AWSD keys seem to stcik. So I run forward, release the key, but keep running for anything like 1-3 seconds.Took the machine apart, replaced HD, s-ata and power cables, replaced mouse and keayboard, incuding usb and ps2 version, replaced vid-card, but no joy.
By the looks of it, I seem to have around 60% packet loss on the built-in gig-E network card.
Needless to say I have changed/replaced/updated every driver I could find, als treid re-install various OS’es and re-install of games.
Anyone heard of this before, and how can I replace the network moduel?
I’d have thought you would have to replace the mobo in order to replace the network card :/
Thats the first thing I’d have done from the start, esspecially with a k/b and mouse issue
I aint seen inside of a shuttle so i might be giving wrong info here.. appologies if i am
I know there tiny but thought they just had tinier mobo’s to fit the case :/
If you have a spare PCI slot you could buy a cheap NIc card, disable the onboard NIC and try that. Must admit I’ve always fancied a shuttle but worried if it was a gaming PC it might overheat due to being so small inside?
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Must admit I’ve always fancied a shuttle but worried if it was a gaming PC it might overheat due to being so small inside?
I use a Shuttle as my gaming PC and have been pretty pleased with it. I’ve got an ST61G4 :
They don’t make it anymore and there are more powerful models now.
Heat is not the problem. You need to be aware of the maximum physical size of a graphics card – space is quite tight. It’s more a matter of thickness of the card than length & height. If your heatsink is too high then it won’t fit without the aid of a hacksaw – some people do that, btw!
The other things is PSU rating. I’ve got a 250W supply (I think). This limits the cards I can get. Getting more than that requires an upgrade. Since its a custom sized unit to fit in the small box, it’s a £70+ job.
However, it would be worth checking the new models of Shuttle – they likely come with more powerful PSU’s and better slot positioning for the cards. One thing Shuttle do very well is keep up to date compatibility charts of what graphics cards will fit & can be used in the boxes. It’s all on their website.
But I’ve been well pleased with it in the two years or so since I built the thing. I’ll certainly consider a Shuttle when I next upgrade.
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