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Shuttle SD37P2 Review
December 15, 2006   Jake Lenin22 Ratner > [View My Other Articles]
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Intel’s Core 2 CPUs have been out for exactly 6 months now, and there are very limited choices of small form factor (SFF) cases for the Core 2. In fact, the only option here in the US is the Shuttle SD37P2. Despite the lack of competition, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Shuttle has almost always been first in delivering an SFF for any particular platform. They were first to make an SFF for the AM2 Socket, the SN27P2, which is still the only SFF for AM2.

An SFF PC is roughly the size of a child’s shoebox, but packs the same punch as the behemoth 50lb full towers many of us own. The obvious advantages of this chassis format are its size, weight, and portability. The XPC does all this without sacrificing performance. However, because of the powerful components in the small volume, heat is often a problem. Another issue with these small computers is their upgradeability. There are only two expansion slots in an XPC/SFF case versus 6-7 on a normal ATX motherboard. There is also limited space for hard drives. The P2 chassis provides a maximum of 3, while full tower cases can provide up to 6 spaces. Shuttle has done much to combat these deficiencies with new technologies that we’ll discuss later on in this article.

Shuttle is undoubtedly the leader of all SFF companies. Shuttle Computer was founded in 1983 and was mainly and OEM manufacturer of motherboards until 2001, when they introduced their first XPC (Shuttle’s SFF line), the SV24. This was named the 15th greatest landmark in PC history. By 2003, the XPC line featured chipsets from all major manufacturers: Intel, NVIDIA, Sis and VIA. By 2004, Shuttle had shipped 1 million XPCs. Finally, in 2005, their latest advance was enabling NVIDIA’s SLI technology into the XPC chassis.

It is now almost 2007, and Shuttle has released a new SFF for its newest P2 chassis. The SD37P2 combines Core 2 Duo (and Quad) support with ATI’s Crossfire graphics, which is a first for SFF. The SD37P2 also supports 8GB of RAM, another first. The detailed technical specifications are below.

Shuttle SD37P2 Specs
MotherboardShuttle SD37P2
ProcessorIntel Socket T (LGA775) - Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme, Pentium D, Pentium 4,
ChipsetIntel 975X Express + ICH7R
Memory4 x 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM at 533/667 MHz Dual channel DDR support up to 8GB
AudioRealtek ALC882
LAN1 x Broadcom BCM5789 PCI Express Gigabit Controller
Parallel ATAOne
Seria ATASATAII, RAID 0, 1, 5, Intel Matrix Storage Technology--Three internal, one eSATA
FireWireVIA Firewire Controller
Expansion Slots2 x PCI Express x16
Rear panel I/O2 x S/PDIF (Optical & Coaxial) output
1 x S/PDIF Optical Input
1 x RJ45 (LAN)
6 x USB 2.0
1 x line-in/line-out/mic (audio)
Additional line-outs for 7.1 channel audio
1 x CMOS Reset button
Internal I/O4 X Serial ATA II connectors
1 x UDMA ATA 100/66 Bus Master IDE connectors
1 x FDD connector
3 x cooling fan pin headers
Power Supply400W SilentX


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