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Shuttle SS21T

Published on 17th May 2007 by Richard Swinburne

Gaming Platform Performance

Shuttle SS21T (AMD FX62, 7600GT)
AOpen XC Cube EU965 (Intel X6800, 7600GT)
Shuttle SD37P2 (Intel X6800, 7900GTX)

50.5
54.8
75.8

Frames Per Second - higher is better

Shuttle SS21T (AMD FX62, 7600GT)
AOpen XC Cube EU965 (Intel X6800, 7600GT)
Shuttle SD37P2 (Intel X6800, 7900GTX)

152.4
157.3
216.1

100

150

200

Frames Per Second - higher is better

Gaming Performance

Shuttle SS21T (AMD FX62, 7600GT)
AOpen XC Cube EU965 (Intel X6800, 7600GT)
Shuttle SD37P2 (Intel X6800, 7900GTX)

23.0
23.5
42.6

Frames Per Second - higher is better

Shuttle SS21T (AMD FX62, 7600GT)
AOpen XC Cube EU965 (Intel X6800, 7600GT)
Shuttle SD37P2 (Intel X6800, 7900GTX)

43.3
42.1
91.0

100

Frames Per Second - higher is better

Gaming performance will obviously be higher on the more expensive Shuttle SD37P2, because of the inclusion of the native 6-pin PCI-Express connector allowing for a much more powerful graphics card to be installed. On the other hand the AOpen and SS21T systems are limited to just 75W card through the PCI-Express x16 slot, so you're limited to a 7600GT (which we used), X1600 Pro, 8600 GT or HD 2600 something when it arrives.

This will seriously limit your gaming experience to a 17" or 19" TFT and 1280x1024 high detail, or 1600x1200/1680x1050 at low detail. Considering the cost of the system, a 19" TFT will probably be the optimum complimentary purchase so this isn't too much of an issue, just make sure you try and go for a passive card, or at least one with a large/slow fan for minimal noise.