The Shuttle XPC SB51G. Hyper-Threading in a Cube

by Anton Shilov
11/15/2002 | 08:49 PM

Shuttle launched yet another barebone PC today (see this news-story about Athlon XP based SFF system). The Shuttle XPC SB51G is a successor of the well-known XPC SS51G and is based on the i845GE core-logic that can take advantage of the Hyper-Threading technology provided by the latest Pentium 4 3.06GHz CPU.

The novelty has the traditional size for Shuttle XPC (300mm by 200mm by 185mm) and is equipped with all the technologies its brethren are. The XPC SB51G incorporates Shuttle’s patented Integrated Cooling Engine solution, which allows the system to be very quiet without loosing stability and reliability due to CPU overheat. Shuttle I.C.E. technology removes the need for a processor fan with the use of heat pipe technology, significantly cutting down on fan noise while effectively cooling high speed Intel Pentium 4 processors. The baby can also boast with loads of connectivity and upgrade-ability features:

• Supports Socket 478 Pentium 4 / Celeron processors with 400/533MHz FSB with 3.06GHz clock-speed and above;
• Can take advantage of the CPUs with the Hyper-Threading technology enabled;
• Intel i845GE core-logic with ICH4 South Bridge;
• 2 DIMM slots for up to 2GB of PC1600/PC2100/PC2700 DDR-SDRAM memory.
• Integrated graphics core Intel Extreme Graphics;
• 1 PCI slots and 1 AGP 4x slot;
• 2-channel ATA-100/66/33 integrated controller;
• 2 USB 2.0 ports;
• 1 Firewire (IEEE1394) port;
• 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet adapter;
• AC’97 6-channel audio solution with SPDIF support;

Recommended end-user retail price in Europe is 378 Euro + VAT.