Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Shuttle SB81P: Oh How I Adore Thee...
Posted by Jason Dunn in "THOUGHT" @ 02:05 PM
Digital Media Thoughts readers know that I'm a SFF (small form factor) computer kind of guy, so I'm always excited to see what Shuttle is up to - they're constantly cranking out new machines, and their latest looks like a stunning blow to the world of big-rig computers. It looks fantastic, has amazing power packed under the hood, and incorporates the latest technologies.
"Based on the Intel 915G and ICH6-R chipset, the SB81P delivers cutting-edge features and wicked-fast performance. Supporting new to market socket 775 Prescott processors, the 915G chipset will support a fast 800MHz FSB. In addition, this machine is equipped with a dual-channel DDR 400 memory controller and room for two RAM modules. Furthermore, integrated PCI Express x16 interface delivers twice the bandwidth of 8X AGP."
After reading a review of this unit over at Trusted Reviews (rapidly becoming my favourite review site), I think this is the computer I've been waiting for. I need a new video card to go with my Dell monitors and drive them in dual DVI mode, and it doesn't make sense to get a new X800-based video card and not go PCI-Express. It has RAID support, so I can finally use my twin 160 GB hard drives in the way I want to. I was a little disappointed to see that it's not using an external power supply like the ST62K, because I was looking forward to having a near-silent computer, but they seem to have improved upon the noise level, so that's a good thing.
Oh Shuttle, how I adore thee. :D
"Based on the Intel 915G and ICH6-R chipset, the SB81P delivers cutting-edge features and wicked-fast performance. Supporting new to market socket 775 Prescott processors, the 915G chipset will support a fast 800MHz FSB. In addition, this machine is equipped with a dual-channel DDR 400 memory controller and room for two RAM modules. Furthermore, integrated PCI Express x16 interface delivers twice the bandwidth of 8X AGP."
After reading a review of this unit over at Trusted Reviews (rapidly becoming my favourite review site), I think this is the computer I've been waiting for. I need a new video card to go with my Dell monitors and drive them in dual DVI mode, and it doesn't make sense to get a new X800-based video card and not go PCI-Express. It has RAID support, so I can finally use my twin 160 GB hard drives in the way I want to. I was a little disappointed to see that it's not using an external power supply like the ST62K, because I was looking forward to having a near-silent computer, but they seem to have improved upon the noise level, so that's a good thing.
Oh Shuttle, how I adore thee. :D
