Shuttle's SB61G2 v3.0 XPC

[Rys]

I've recently taken over the SFF reins at HEXUS, keen to dip my toes into the tiny box water. The first output from my new task is a review of Shuttle's recently revised SB61G2, now up at the version 3.0 mark. A nip here and tuck there are all it takes for Shuttle to bang out a new version. Here's a snippet.

It's a tidy, polished implementation of a well trodden concept, with the odd rough edge here and there. But nobody else does a Pentium 4 SFF box quite like Shuttle, with the SB61G2 v3.0 one of the best. A price of just under £200 inc VAT in the UK should see good sales.

Recommended if a P4 XPC is what you're after and you don't fancy splashing out on the RefleXion or an SB75.

At the time of publishing, it looks like it might be closer to £180, so keep your eye out.

Check it out here.

Rys

[Timmy!!!]

Great review, in the photos I noticed the SB61G2v3 has the newly designed ICE system heatsink, any chance of some pics of it to see the differences with the old one?

[Rys]

Sure, I'll take some in the morning

Rys

[Rys]

I hope these are OK. One is from the review, showing it naked, the other three I took quickly just now. If you need any more, let me know.

http://img.hexus.net/v2/sff/shuttle/...images/ice.jpg
http://img.hexus.net/v2/sff/shuttle/...mages/ice1.jpg
http://img.hexus.net/v2/sff/shuttle/...mages/ice2.jpg
http://img.hexus.net/v2/sff/shuttle/...mages/ice3.jpg

Rys

[Timmy!!!]

Wow thanks didnt expect such a quick reply, do you notice any better thermal dissipation with this heatink and do they still include that noisy sunon fan?

[Rexticle]

I believe the front daughterboard cabling is redesigned to right? Looks really clever.