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Shuttle SK83 performance

Both the SK83G and the SN85G4 perform on par with their desktop counterparts. Just be prepared to deal with other issues such as heat and noise. When the SFF boxes first arrived, the CPU's/GPU's weren't as intense as the new(er) P4's and AMD64 when it comes to heat. Now, these are becoming real issues that the ICE cooling system by itself cannot handle.

Hopefully Shuttle is headed in the right direction with adopting the BTX formfactor in which the CPU is in the front of the case with a re-designed cooling setup. Hopefully we will see an A64 solution in the near future.

-E
 
:) Listen I know how you guys feel I have an old shuttle sn45G and I had the AMD 64 one you are discussing. Its horrible, I even cut 3 blowholes and installed 3 80mm fans it slowed down the fan due to the fact that the temps were okay but now with the 3 extra fans althouh more silent than the cpu fan the system is noisy. Well needless to say I gave that machine to my wife for her home office as she's not really into computers so I don't think she noticess a quiet pc. But I got an Antec Aria setup with the AMD 64 and it runs like a dream. I do alot of gaming so I had to cut one blowhole and then I cut another just to added an LED fan and it still runs quiet even under full load. I ran Far Cry for about 2 hours then I went online with my Star Wars game and it was great checked temps after and they were stable. You can try to take temps with a third party cpu themomert and digital ready works great my temps never went over 67 celcius. If you want my complete configuration let me know send me a private message and I will get it to you. I say everyone needs to ditch that shuttle and get an Antec Aria case build your own. More flexable more upgradeable and you can really put 3 hard drives this baby is grand. SOme people say they get high temps so If you send a private message I will send you the model numbers of all my specs. The noise level of my Antec Aria is only 22dBA I can get it down to about 19Dba
 
I just posted this information in my original SK83G "high temps" thread. Wanted to update everyone here since the original poster WAS asking for purchase advice:


I have pretty much solved the problems I was having with really high CPU temps on my SK83G.

First off, INSTALL THE WINXP processor driver for Athlon64 processors from AMD's software/utilities website.

Second, after the installation, go into Power Options and set the profile to Minimal Power Management.

Finally, using a CPU monitoring tool of some sort, WATCH to see that changes in your demand on the Athlon64 affect the CPU clock speed.

When the processor driver is properly installed, the Cool & Quiet technology (C&Q) in the processor should work to raise and lower your CPU clock speed according to demand. This also lowers default temps which, in turn, lowers the Smart Fan speed.

For example, on a cold boot (without my hot-ass halogen on behind the XPC), my SK83G boots with the following approx. temps:

- Sytem - 35C
- PSU - 30C
- CPU - 30C (usually lower, actually)

The CPU is running at around 1000MHz instead of the default 2.8GHz (Athlon64 3400+ Newcastle). When I start playing a game, the clock speed jumps to full tilt, and I get the following approx. temps:

- System - 45C
- PSU - 45C
- CPU - 52C

IMMEDIATELY after exiting the game, the CPU clock speed drops and the temps for the CPU start falling accordingly -- almost 10C within 60 seconds.

Since I got these C&Q extensions working per the instructions on the A64 website, I've been very pleased with the temps. Shuttle STILL needs to get the BIOS updated to read temps more accurately, but for now, this will work -- without extra excessive case modifications!
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IronChefMorimoto
 
Sounds good but I still say go with the Antec Aria that way you have a better upgrade path. besides i have two 250GB 7200RPM hard drives. Wouldn't these hard drives drive up the temps :(
 
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