Small Form Factor Pentium 4 PC Roundup - March 2003

Opening up the chassis reveals a fairly uncluttered environment, as well as the same cooler from the SB51G. Be sure to check out our previous Shuttle XPC reviews for more information on the heatpipe cooling system used here. One thing that should be mentioned is that the fan you see in the picture above is a temperature controlled variable speed unit, with two modes that are selectable in the BIOS.

Here we have another angle of the inside of the SB52G2, note how few cables get in the way; keep this in mind as we take a look at the last solution for this roundup:

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All of the LEDs and switches for the front of the chassis are connected to the motherboard using this small block (above) at the very front of the case.

Access to memory slots is just about as good as it gets with the SB52G2:

Our only remaining complaint about the SB52G2 is that Shuttle continues to ship their XPCs with an extra 12V power connector that many can confuse with a standard 4-pin ATX power connector, but try plugging this into a hard drive and you'll be met with a whole lot of nothing as there's no 5V line on this connector. It's not a huge deal, but if Shuttle is aiming for perfection, here's one step.