2004-08-20 - MiniTechNet.de: Special Nomination Award for the SK83G
 The SK83G is awarded the MTN Special Nomination Award for a stable and powerful system under Windows and for the first Athlon 64 mini barebone with integrated graphics...
(...) Very luxuriant are the accessories of the package that are needed to bring the SK83G into action. (...) The silver horizontal stripe below the power and reset button matches the front panel's design and highlights the XPC a little. The details of the acrylic panel are well-designed all edges rounded. The description of the power and reset button are clear and look good in this silver color. (...) Good workmanship of all edges and details of the panel, best quality. (...) All cables of the interior do not annoy and are placed without affecting other components. (...) Excellent workmanship of the fan that keeps the SK83G optimally cool. (...) Despite the summer, the temperatures in the SK83G were really low. Shuttle did a very good job to even decrease the temperatures of the voltage transformers. Thanks to Cool'n'Quiet save not just power, cool down the CPU about 4°C. (...) The layout of FX83 mainboard is top notch and fits in the SK83G case perfectly. (...) The Phönix-Award-BIOS in the SK83G is easy to handle and well-structured, also provides many features to run your system optimally. (...) The PC Health Status menu is exemplary as ever. (...) The Frequency/Voltage menu offers you plenty of opportunities to tune and overclock your system. (...)
Conclusion:
The integrated graphics is very useful, if you simply use this XPC for office applications or in the living-room. Even featuring a TV-out to connect the XPC with the TV. So you can save the money for one more graphics card. (...) Saying it in just a few words: it is good, and Shuttle has proven their marketleadership one more time. (...) The barebone is stable, has a good, uniform front panel (if Stealth Mod is used) and is top notch, when it comes to performance. (...) The SK83G is awarded the MTN Special Nomination Award for a stable and powerful system under Windows and for the first Athlon 64 mini barebone with integrated graphics.
Pros:
+ good workmanship
+ good cooling
+ powerful
+ good equipment
+ Clear CMOS on the back panel
+ already integrated graphics with TV-out
+ stable under WindowsXP 64bit Ed. (Beta)
+ slightly modded: room for 4 hard disks
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