Shuttle XPC SP35P2 Pro

As well as having room for speedy processors, there are four sockets to accommodate up to a total of eight GB of dual channel mode DDR2-800 RAM. The four SATA2 (with RAID functions) and two external eSATA ports provide for almost limitless hard disk space, and a new mini card slot supports Intel Turbo Memory (Robson) and its faster system boots and application loadings.

This aluminium SFF PC, through its integrated PCI Express X16 slot, supplies all the bandwidth necessary to accommodate the quickest graphics cards and, thereby, run professional graphics applications and complex 3D games.

“The Shuttle XPC Barebone SP35P2 Pro slots seamlessly into Shuttle’s team of exceptionally high performance small form factor PCs,” explains Tom Seiffert, Head of Marketing & PR at Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH. “With the ending ‘PRO’ comes a SFF PC barebone offering a rich equipment package previously not featured in the high performance segment of our product range.”

A fingerprint scanner ensures greater system protection, and system information is easily viewed via the front panel display. There is also the Speed-Link function allowing for the direct transfer of data between two PCs via USB cable, and rapid network connections, at gigabit speed, are achieved through an integrated network chip.

The optimal ICE2 Heatpipe cooling system is, for the first time in this model, expanded to the Northbridge, Southbridge and MOSFET modules, and a separate OASIS Heatpipe cooling system also improves the thermal properties of the most important components.

A particularly efficient, 80 PLUS certified 400-Watt power supply takes care of this black powerhouse, without compromising its performance, and solid capacitors guarantee a longer life for the entire main board.