Shuttle recently announced availability of their new J3-5800 XPC system for pre-order; their first XPC with a six-core CPU.
The highly-anticipated Shuttle J3 model is designed for gamers and enthusiasts requiring the highest performance in the smallest size. It supports high to extreme performance configurations up to the Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-980X Extreme Edition “Gulftown”—the world’s fastest processor featuring six-cores—and the NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 480— the world’s fastest graphics card.
“The Shuttle J3 is the ultimate PC for gamers and enthusiasts,” said Nicolas Villalobos, Director at Shuttle Computer Group in Los Angeles. “No one else’s PC is capable of fitting everything we can in terms of performance, in something of this size, with industry-leading thermals and rock-solid stability.”
The J3-5800 may be pre-ordered directly from Shuttle’s web site. While supplies last, pre-order customers will also get a bundled copy of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction.
There is a downside, though: Pricing starts at a whopping $1899. Based on the configuration page, shipping dates will be around mid-June.
While many enthusiasts choose to roll their own small form factor PCs, Shuttle has always been an extremely compelling option even for hardcore do-it-yourselfers. We were highly impressed with Shuttle’s displays at the last two CES shows. In 2009 they were showing three displays running Crysis (very impressive for the time) as well as custom water-cooled SFF PCs. This year, they unveiled their SPA form factor for laptops, which should make user-upgradeable laptops a reality.
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