Others/All-in-one PC by stefan @ 2014-01-27
Shuttle has refreshed its latest XPC Barebone with a new configuration featuring the Z87 chipset, for allowing installation of the Intel Haswell processors and also features plenty of connectivity options. Thanks to the 500W power supply, we should not have a lot of issues when choosing a high performance video card, two 3.5’’ drives and a CPU with a rated TDP up to 95W.
Right in the vicinity of the memory slots we have the 4-pin CPU power connector:
The power supply even has the cabling for connecting a video card with 8+6 pin connectors:
After removing the cooling system we will uncover the CPU socket, with is covered by a transparent adhesive plastic film:
We have applied thermal compound to our 4670K retail CPU and secured the cooling system:
Installing the memory inside the slots is an easy task:
Our HIS 7850 IceQ Turbo 2GB GDDR5 did not fit properly inside the case because it comes with a quite beefy cooling solution and exceeds the footprint of the Shuttle solution; when deciding to install a bigger video card, it won’t hurt consulting the compatibility table from the manufacturers’ website:
We ended up installing a more compact solution, our XFX 7790 Black Edition; with the card properly fitted we have plenty of space left:
Lastly we can install the drives inside the bay and secure it with the two top screws:
Here is a snapshot with the system ready for operation:
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