Wednesday, February 18th 2009
Shuttle Unveils Liquid-Cooled SDXi Carbon SFF PC
Shuttle Inc., the leading designer and manufacturer of small form factor (SFF) computers and accessories, today announced the availability of the new custom liquid-cooled SDXi Carbon extreme gaming solution showcased earlier this month at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show.
As an extreme performance system for gamers, enthusiasts, and even professionals working with graphic design, animation, or CAD, the Shuttle SDXi Carbon features a powerful quad-core Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 processor, dual-slot NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 graphics card, and high-speed DDR2 memory (up to 16GB) to deliver the best possible experience for today's most demanding applications. Then to ensure maximum performance and stability at all times, SDXi Carbon features the world's first Liquid I.C.E. technology that is designed to deliver the most efficient cooling solution in an extreme small form factor system. As a finishing touch, the SDXi Carbon is custom wrapped and painted in a premium automotive level finish, making the exterior of the system as unique as the interior.
The Shuttle SDXi Carbon is available now as a pre-configured complete solution starting at $2,599 MSRP (U.S.). Shuttle Liquid I.C.E. will be available soon as an accessory for select models of the Shuttle H7 series (price to be determined at release). For more information, please visit this page.
As an extreme performance system for gamers, enthusiasts, and even professionals working with graphic design, animation, or CAD, the Shuttle SDXi Carbon features a powerful quad-core Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 processor, dual-slot NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 graphics card, and high-speed DDR2 memory (up to 16GB) to deliver the best possible experience for today's most demanding applications. Then to ensure maximum performance and stability at all times, SDXi Carbon features the world's first Liquid I.C.E. technology that is designed to deliver the most efficient cooling solution in an extreme small form factor system. As a finishing touch, the SDXi Carbon is custom wrapped and painted in a premium automotive level finish, making the exterior of the system as unique as the interior.
14 Comments on Shuttle Unveils Liquid-Cooled SDXi Carbon SFF PC
edit: thanks for the side picture btarunr, shows a bit of the inside and what I was expecting.
i thought a 3.5GHz quad core with a single 8800GTX was tough, let alone two GTX 280s with watercooling.
D-Tek FuZion V2
Laing DDC + top
Swiftech (?) Rad with res
us.shuttle.com/H7_G4500SDXi.aspx
us.shuttle.com/H7_G4500SDXi.aspx
POWER
- 300W PSU
- Dimension: 7.5(W) X 3.2(H) X 1.6(D) inch (Max)
- 80 Plus® Certified
Surely it can't work with that, no way? GTX 280 takes up to 236W, doesn't leave much to rest of the system :pWhat you really get with the $2600 is E8400 and 9800GT :) If you up the options to QX9650 and GTX 285 the end total is $3,924.99US.
us.shuttle.com/ConfigurePackage.aspx?package=SYH7-G4500-SDXIYou are right and that's because it is a 9800GT, see above.
This is the usual bull with manufacturers. I recall Dell coming up with an "AMD Dragon" system starting at $1400, which made me initially feel "wow! dragon for $1400 and branded!". Then it turned out the "starting point" system comes with Athlon X2 5600+ and a HD 4850, which doesn't quite makes it a "Dragon" system, maybe just a Lizzard.
That $2600 just seemed expensive enough for me, that made me think that it could have all the stuff mentioned. Sure it small and special, so little extra is bound to happen. At least they said up to 16GB of memory, when stock is just 2GB. Max option how ever was 8GB when you try to buy one :)