Shuttle XPC SH170R6 Barebones Desktop Detailed

[btarunr]

Compact desktop maker Shuttle is giving final touches to its XPC SH170R6 compact desktop barebones system. Designed to support 6th generation Intel Core "Skylake" processors, the SH170R6 gets you started with a custom-design motherboard based on the Intel H170 Express chipset, with two expansion slots (one PCI-Express 3.0 x16 and one PCI-Express 3.0 x4); four DDR4 DIMM slots, a 32 Gb/s M.2 slot, four SATA 6 Gb/s ports; a heat-pipe based CPU cooler, and an 80 Plus Bronze rated 300W power supply.

The case itself offers room for a 5.25-inch optical drive, and two 3.5-inch drives (one of which is an externally accessible bay). The system board offers external connectivity of two DisplayPort 1.2 connectors (supports one Ultra HD display), an HDMI port, six USB 3.0 ports, an eSATA 6 Gb/s port, gigabit Ethernet, and 8-channel HD audio. There's provision for an mPCIe WLAN card. Slated for release later this month, the SH170R6 is expected to be priced at 258€ excluding VAT (around 307€ with 19% VAT).



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[syrup]

Always loved the Shuttle XPC design. Owned an ST20G5 (Athlon 64) and SD11G5 (Pentium M) but have since pretty much ignored XPCs as an option because I couldn't expect them to be quiet enough, except for the SD11G5, which had an external PSU. Have they managed to make their PSUs as quiet as the best full ATX ones?

 

[texas64]

Problem is... I don't know where to buy Shuttle in the USA anymore. Used to be on the shelf at the local Fry's but no more. Microcenter and Best Buy doesn't carry them either. Did they exit the USA?

 

[dv2750]

Can it be used for home lab to run vmware and hyper-v?