The XPC SB61G2 - Interior

After having tried a few other SFF systems and now working with the Shuttle XPC SB61G2 system, we wholeheartedly feel that Shuttle definitely has the best internal layout thus far. No other SFF system gave us the feel of ease and comfort of installing devices like the XPC systems did (the ECS EZ-Buddie came close though). The entire drive cage rack is easily detachable after just two screws. Once the drive cage is detached from the system, you have plenty of room to work within the system. The manual utilizes actual color photos to step you through the entire system installation and is very convenient for those not too familiar with building your own PCs. The advice given in the manual and the installation methodology is accurate as well and we have to give credit to Shuttle on the aspect of rendering good guidance to newbies.

In this page, we highlight the features of the XPC SB61G2.

• This is the interior of the system when the chassis is first opened.

   

   

• Another view.

   

   

• Here’s another shot without the I.C.E. heat-pipe and drive rack.

   

   

• We are sure you would agree that there is much space to maneuver around the system interior.

   

   

• The 865G GMCH is actively cooled since it is complex chipset with built-in graphics engine and the system does not have space to mount a large enough passive heatsink. About a centimeter away is the ICH5. Note that this isn’t the RAID capable version.

   

   

• The two SATA ports neatly aligned to the board edge with the ICH5 in close vicinity. Well, almost all components are in close proximity when you consider the size of the XPC system.

   

   

• The ever-present Realtek Avance Logic ALC650 AC’97 sound codec. It is capable of decoding Dolby Digital, support 6-channel analog sound output and has SPDIF input and output. As shown on the previous page, the XPC SB61G2 supports all of these ports physically.

   

   

• The SPDIF optical ports are located in a weird location and we wonder why had they not been integrated to the rear ATX deck as there is adequate space for them.

   

  1. Introduction - Shuttle XPC SB61G2
  2. The XPC SB61G2 - Exterior
  3. The XPC SB61G2 - Interior
  4. The XPC SB61G2 - more Interior shoots
  5. Test Setup - Results – SYSmark 2002 & SPECViewPerf
  6. Results – 3DMark 2001SE
  7. Conclusion