Shuttle SX58J3 review
Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £417
inc VAT Shuttle has done a good job of fitting Intel’s Core i7 processor into this diminutive case, but the price is too high.
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We were sceptical of the idea at first, but this super-powered Shuttle has won us over. Its internal design is simple but effective and it’s surprisingly quiet in operation. The only problem is the price, at £417 it’s around £125 more than the cost of a decent X58 motherboard, a similarly rated power supply, a tower-style CPU cooler, and a smart-looking midi tower case. And that’s a lot of money to pay for a smaller PC, especially one that’s lacking fancy new features like USB3.
Details | |
|---|---|
| Price | £417 |
| Rating | *** |
| Processor socket | LGA1366 |
| Processor support | Intel Core i7 |
| Processor heatsink supplied | yes |
| Memory slots | 4 |
| Supported memory type | DDR3 1066/1333/1600 |
| Memory | 16GB |
| Dual-channel support | yes |
| Form factor | custom |
| Chipset north bridge | Intel X58 |
| Chipset south bridge | Intel ICH10R |
| Passively-cooled north bridge | yes |
| Graphics Processor | none |
| Graphics Memory | N/A |
| Graphics memory type | N/A |
Ports | |
| USB2 ports (front/rear) | 2/9 |
| Firewire ports (front/rear) | 0/0 |
| Legacy ports | none |
| Graphics/video ports | none |
| Other ports | 2x eSATA |
Internal Expansion | |
| Size | 204x215x333mm |
| PCI slots | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots | 0 |
| PCI-E x4 slots | 0 |
| PCI-E x16 slots | 2 |
| Dual 3D architecture | CrossFire X, SLI |
| IDE ports | 0 |
| Serial ATA ports | 4 |
| RAID drives | 4 (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10) |
| Floppy ports | 0 |
| 3.5in drive bays | 2 |
| 5.25in drive bays | 1 |
| Other bays | none |
Features | |
| Wired network ports | 2x 10/100/1000 |
| Wireless networking support | none |
| Sound | Realtek ALC888 |
| Sound outputs | 7.1 line out |
| Speaker configuration | 7.1 |
| Supported memory cards | SDHC, MemoryStick Pro, MMC |
| Power supply wattage | 500W |
| Cables included | N/A |
| Power consumption standby | 3W |
| Power consumption idle | 104W |
| Power consumption active | 239W |
Buying Information | |
| Price | £417 |
| Supplier | http://www.cclonline.com |
| Details | www.shuttle.com |