Shuttle barebones - SN25P & SN26P

[GFiSH]

I'm looking at both of these barebones kits to build for a friend. Other than the SN26P offering SLi and SATAII are there any other big differences. Does the SN25P have a memory card reader, it doesn't list it in the spec, but the picture looks like it does. Would both support any 939 processor all the way up to an FX-60?

Basically, with the general opinion that SLi is a waste of money (unless youy can always have the best of thr best) is there much point in going for the SN26P. Also seeing as the shuttle can't support double width graphics card that says that you could not have the best of the best. Obviously I could put just the one card in there, but is it worth paying the extra £140ish just for the faster FSB, SATAII and it being a better colour?

Another question I have is that if I bought a top notch graphics card that takes up 2 expansion slots would the possiblity of installing a PCI sound card be ruled by the graphics card blocking the available PCI slot? Or is there no PCI on these?

[JonSt]

I'm looking at both of these barebones kits to build for a friend. Other than the SN26P offering SLi and SATAII are there any other big differences. Does the SN25P have a memory card reader, it doesn't list it in the spec, but the picture looks like it does. Would both support any 939 processor all the way up to an FX-60?

Basically, with the general opinion that SLi is a waste of money (unless youy can always have the best of thr best) is there much point in going for the SN26P. Also seeing as the shuttle can't support double width graphics card that says that you could not have the best of the best. Obviously I could put just the one card in there, but is it worth paying the extra £140ish just for the faster FSB, SATAII and it being a better colour?

Another question I have is that if I bought a top notch graphics card that takes up 2 expansion slots would the possiblity of installing a PCI sound card be ruled by the graphics card blocking the available PCI slot? Or is there no PCI on these?

As you said the only difference is SLI and Sata II, the SN25P does have a card reader and can take cpu's up to the FX-60. The SN25P can take double slot cards like the x1900, but it would block the pci-e x1 slot.