Shuttle offers a few other amenities for the XPC H7 5800. A larger screen will require you to compromise on either the resolution or the image quality for more demanding PC games. And with sub 60-frames per second scores on Far Cry 2 at 1,920x1,200, we don't recommend the Shuttle for anything beyond a 1,680x1,024 22-inch LCD. Given that its dual-chip GeForce GTX 285 3D card is the fastest graphics card Shuttle offers for this system, our scores represent more or less the pinnacle of what you can expect for its 3D performance. You'll also notice that its gaming scores match up reasonably well with the FragBox 2, but there's a very clear drop-off on the higher resolution Far Cry 2 test. We'd imagine the faster Core i7 950 chip would nudge it to first or second place on the tests where it lags behind by a thin margin. You'll notice that aside from Photoshop, the Shuttle actually does fairly well on our benchmarks. We appreciate that the Shuttle's reduced size makes it unique, but we can't see that it's worth an extra $200 to $650. The same system from Maingear will cost you approximately $2,200, and around $2,600 at Falcon Northwest. If we use that chip as our starting point, and configure a Shuttle XPC H7 5800 to match our reviewed unit as closely as possible, we get a price tag around $2,850. Maingear offers the Core i7 950 for its X-Cube line as well. The Shuttle and Maingear systems above describe the configurations we've reviewed, but Intel has since discontinued the Shuttle's 2.93GHz Core i7 940 chip, replacing it with the 3.06GHz Core i7 950. We've never really been sold on the idea of purchasing a small form factor system for the sake of portability, but whether you really are looking for a system to move between LAN parties, or you simply want a fast system that's as compact as possible, the XPC H7 5800 strikes a well-considered balance between speed and size.ģ.7GHz (overclocked) AMD Phenom II X4 940ĢGB ATI Radeon HD 4870X2, 1GB ATI Radeon HD 4870Īs we've come to accept closed desktops like the Mac Mini, we have no problem with the Shuttle's size-vs.-expandability trade-off. In contrast, the Shuttle, at 8.75 inches tall by 8.25 inches wide by 12.75 inches deep, takes up considerably less space. At 11.5 inches high, 11.5 inches wide, and 14.25 inches deep, the X-Cube looks something like a small microwave oven. Unless you demand this particular balance of size and power, we'd look elsewhere.Ĭompare the dimensions of the XPC H7 5800 to Maingear's X-Cube and you'll see why Shuttle's system has a certain appeal. If its options sound gamer-friendly, its price and configuration quirks are decided turn-offs. Shuttle's XPC H7 5800 is unique mostly for the fact that it's the smallest system we know of to offer multigraphics card support and Intel Core i7 CPUs.
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