Shuttle XPC goes 1337 with custom-painted SDXi gaming rig
Flame jobs on a PC most certainly aren't new, but we fear it's a fad that will always burn on in some regard, and its companies like Shuttle that keep on fanning it. While the rectangular-shaped box has made its way into a many of homes, gamers looking for some serious horsepower in a mobile rig can find a quite a potent system in the firm's forthcoming 1337 SDXi series desktops. While all the specifics aren't nailed down quite yet, the machine will boast an Intel X8600 or QX6700 quad-core processor, liquid-cooling system, unmistakable custom-paint job on the case, keyboard, and mouse, ATIs X1950 Pro CrossFire graphics cards, support for up to 8GB of DDR2 RAM, gigabit Ethernet, and a hint of that early 90s vibe to boot. Unfortunately, such a flashy rig sports an equally stunning pricetag, as these bad boys will be "starting" at $4,999 when they land later this month.[Thanks, Marshall W.]
















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Lemmiwinks @ Dec 20th 2006 11:53AM
Or reskin your own Cube PC: http://www.mini-itx.com/2006/07/13/nexus-launch-a-psile
Ihar `Philips` Filipau @ Dec 20th 2006 1:03PM
Mini-ITX is cool. I'm planning to set up system this spring.
Most attractive part for me: availability of passive cooling. Including *external* power supply.
For e-mail/irc/forums/telnet and googling around - just perfect.
azzemoto @ Dec 20th 2006 12:01PM
first post! (my #17 for the year and #42 lifetime)
Manuel @ Dec 20th 2006 2:18PM
Get a life.
Mike Bishop @ Dec 20th 2006 2:32PM
It wasn't even the first comment.
Idiot.
bazald @ Dec 20th 2006 12:23PM
http://sys.us.shuttle.com/News_1337.aspx
bazald @ Dec 20th 2006 12:24PM
Ah, cut me off there...
Anyway, here is a more apt link:
http://sys.us.shuttle.com/News_1337.aspx
Comes out in the later part of December, starting at $4999. I just wish they would leave out the over-priced paint job and actually let us configure more than 2 gigs of ram...
Ricky Bobby @ Dec 20th 2006 12:25PM
There's nothing 1337 about Shutle computers, just ridiculously overpriced dookie. Configure your system in any RAID and they VOID your warranty. That's real 1337!! Get a fully-loaded Dell or Apple with an LCD for less $$$.
Chase M. @ Dec 20th 2006 12:33PM
lol....
Ricky Bobby @ Dec 20th 2006 12:43PM
No need to wait, I found the config on their site starting at a riduculous $3,450! Why so expensive?? It's low specs and no LCD and getting something hand painted in China can't cost more than $2. That company is high on dope! The sales manager is one dumb mofo with prices like that.
http://sys.us.shuttle.com/BuildXPC.aspx?id=1207
Ihar `Philips` Filipau @ Dec 20th 2006 12:59PM
> QX6700 quad-core processor, liquid-cooling system, unmistakable custom-paint job on the case, keyboard, and mouse, ATIs X1950 Pro CrossFire graphics cards, support for up to 8GB of DDR2 RAM, gigabit Ethernet
WOW!!!
Now question: what about a model for $400 for the rest of the world?
Never understood concept behind XPC: they are too limited to serve as main rig on one side and on other side they are too expensive for second PC. Even cheapest (utilitarian) MacMini looks better as choice of additional PC for home.
Kevin @ Dec 20th 2006 1:03PM
Actually its painted by SmoothCreations and the water is made byt CoolIt, both known to have expensive products.
azzemoto @ Dec 20th 2006 2:46PM
My bad, here are my stats for second post:
32 for the year and 65 lifetime!
Manuel @ Dec 20th 2006 2:54PM
Don´t worry you'll be always #1 looser.
and that's a real fact.
azzemoto @ Dec 20th 2006 3:17PM
Since you asked here they are:
#1 17 & 42
#2 32 & 65
#3 60 & 159
#4 75 & 140
#5 95 & 175
Lt_Ladle @ Dec 20th 2006 4:15PM
lol is the series literally the 1337 series?
adelossa @ Dec 20th 2006 5:25PM
for a moment there, I thought the SFF was on fire. LOL
Mike Dellio @ Dec 20th 2006 10:00PM
..Kevin Tu, Product Marketing Manager, “We made it our goal to extract the most performance from our existing XPCs… The Shuttle 1337 SDXi is the result, blending the best engineering we have to offer with the best technologies…”
Good job paring up the 1066MHz FSB CPUs with 667Mhz RAM. Did Shuttle engineer that oh so 1337 BOTTLENECK? There must be enough profit in the $4K-$5K price to offer RAM that matches the CPU FSB speeds. Just look at the $420 upgrade price to add 2GB of RAM. NewEgg sells the same 667MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR2 RAM (1GBx2) for only $275. There’s a ~50% markup FOR Shuttle right there. Does Shuttle markup all the components ~50% to make these systems so overpriced??
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146567