We've been fans of small-form-factor PCs for quite some time...Unlike the ST62K, however, the SD11G5 supports discrete graphics by incorporating a PCI Express x16 slot...But as we'll see shortly, pairing up the SD11G5 with a good graphics card can yield a pretty potent gaming system...
The little PCB we see on the left hand side of the machine is actually the audio subsystem of the SD11G5, containing the DAC and ADC of the Creative Sound Blaster Live...24 bit PCI sound on the machine, a good move by Shuttle, as porting the sound subsystem off the main board also means that the subsystem will be less likely to be affected by the electronic 'noise' emitted by...
So after a triplet of motherboards from AOpen and MSI, next off the blocks is Shuttle's XPC SD11G5...Before I delve into the guts and gizzards of the SD11G5, let me make one thing clear...The indecisive fellows at Shuttle sent us a white SD11G5 but, before starting mass production, then decided to make it in silver...The SD11G5 is based on the old G5 Shuttle...