Shuttle Computer SG45H7 Intel G45+ICH10 Chipset Up to Intel Core 2 Quad DDR2 Max 16GB 300W Power Supply Barebone (Black)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 8.2 x 7.4 inches ; 7.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B001HH6UEK
• Item model number: SG45-H7-BK-V1
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,457 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 5, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

Shuttle's new SG45H7 offers an outstanding multimedia entertainment for players seeking to push the limits of graphic performance. A more advanced version of Intel Clear Video technology as well as HDCP support will be integrated, allowing for smooth HD-DVD and Blu-ray playback. The SG45H7 becomes a good pick for gaming enthusiasts by adding in additional graphic cards.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed bag performance, December 9, 2009

By	W. Lam "wlanguru" (San Mateo, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Since I couldn't find a way to write a review on this product on [...], I decided to share my thoughts here.

Let me be short and precise:

Pros:

1. A more matured product from Shuttle. It seems to be better built than the ST61G4 I bought several years ago.
2. Has enough cables for additional drives. I got 3 SATA and 1 IDE.
3. A good HTPC solution. It is quiet, except 1 little fan inside the chassis.
4. Has 1 HDMI port. I can choose not to buy an additional graphics card for having this port.
5. Energy efficient. 300W PS with 80+ cert.

Cons:

1. Tight space. I tried to put in a Diamond HD All in Wonder TV tuner card into the XPC, couldn't find a way to fit it in.
2. Blurry VGA output. I was trying to use both video ports, but the VGA port output was blurry. I called Shuttle, they said it was my TV (KD Sony KDL-46XBR6) not compatible with the graphics card. (I was amazed they said that. What a lame excuse, and it was their fault for not admitting to a real problem).
3. A card in the PCI-E slot deactivates onboard graphics. This means now I cannot have multiple displays attached to the XPC since its VGA output is unacceptable.

I can't say I am totally happy with the product, especially with the blurry VGA output. Such a simple feature and they couldn't make it right. It was fairly disappointing, but I am going to keep it since I got it with good discount and it is quiet. For now, I will have to accept the fact that there is only 1 video port (HDMI) available for my home theatre.

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I wanted!, January 3, 2010

By	Lonnie Wall "Lynx28" (Shrewsbury, PA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This is my third Shuttle and fifth barebones. I've also built a couple of completely custom rigs with water cooling etc.

I was looking for a decent desktop for work and my first choice was Shuttle. Their kits are very well put together and they have a lot of different options from Intel to AMD.

I run a dual monitor setup with a 24" Dell monitor on the HDMI/DVI port and a 22" HDVision monitor on the VGA port. I don't know what the other reviewer was talking about WRT the VGA output. As far as I'm concerned it's perfect... very sharp... good colors... and no issues running a dual monitor setup.

By profession I'm a software architect and spend a LOT of time looking at monitors... and I'm very happy with what I'm looking at.

One of the main reasons for choosing this model was that it was less expensive to build a powerhouse with this than going down the route of i7/DDR3. I'm using a Core 2 Quad (Q2995) processor with 8 GB of RAM and an Intel X25-M 160GB SSD (that's where I spent the money). I use VMWare for most of my work and so far performance has been extremely good. I could splurge on the SSD while still getting a very solid performing system with the Core 2 Quad processor and decent RAM (not high end)

Windows 7 ratings for this rig are:
Processor: 7.3
Memory: 7.3
Graphics: 4.7
Gaming Graphics: 3.6
Primary hard disk: 7.7

The higest possible score with Windows 7 is 7.9. This is not a gaming system so the graphic ratings mean nothing to me. What does matter are CPU, memory, and HDD ... which rate extremely high with Windows 7... exactly what I wanted!