Hey people, I'm making a little server thing for me and my friends to play L4D on (a 4 player zombie game) and i was looking at Shuttle's KPC 45: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... I have a Pentium D 3.0 GHZ CPU, im wondering if that cpu is compatible with the KPC 45. Newegg says: "Intel Core 2 Duo / Intel Dual-Core E2000 series / Celeron D 400 series" Does "Intel Dual-Core E2000" just mean Pentium d? then Tigerdirect says "Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Celeron D 4XX Intel Pentium Dual Core" Is Pentium Dual Core just Pentium D? I think it may be but i don't want to blow $100 for nothing :P Probably a n00b question but i just want to be sure. Hi, I like things that go BOOM!

The Pentium Dual Core is a stripped down version of the Core 2 Duo, it is NOT based on the P4 or Pentium D. And why are you checking with TigerDirect instead of going to the Shuttle website: http://global.shuttle.com/support_l... Why are you even considering one of those little lunchbox PCs in the 1st place? You can't game with it. The onboard graphics suck & it only has a single standard PCI slot for upgrades so even if you add a video card, it wouldn't be a good one. Not only that but the power supply is only 100W & it's a proprietary design so you can forget about upgrading it. And the motherboard is based on an old chipset. You'd be better off building a *real* PC. "If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions" - Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction

"I think it may be but i don't want to blow $100 for nothing" Just to add, $100 would just be the starting point. You'd still need a CPU, RAM, HDD, optical drive, cooling fans, router, etc. "If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions" - Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction

I have everything else, i need a mobo, psu and case. Also i think you may have misunderstood my goal. I need a semi-speedy computer that can turn on and run the dedicated server for the game: http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/... (dedicated server running on my computer) so once i get my os installed it will just sit with that program running. Hi, I like things that go BOOM!

I understand the purpose, I was just pointing out the numerous weaknesses in the system. It's based on an older chipset, has limited upgradability, the PSU is proprieatary so if there's ever a problem with it, you're f**ked, & your Pentium D CPU isn't supported. "If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions" - Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction

ok, valid point. Thanks then also if want to continue with my server biuld should i make another thread or no? Hi, I like things that go BOOM!