It also includes a Clear Video processing engine with “dedicated hardware acceleration” for high-definition MPEG2 playback and support for HDMI output at 720p, 1080i, and 1080p resolutions. The GMA 3100 is DirectX 9.0c compliant and supports Shader Model 2.0 and OpenGL 1.4. As one might expect, the G33 covers the integrated graphics end of the 3-series spectrum, featuring Intel’s Graphics Media Accelerator 3100. This chipset is a part of Intel’s new 3-series family, which was launched a couple of months ago with the P35 Express. Intel’s G33 Express chipset is responsible for much of the functionality packed into the SG33G5. Voltage, fan status, and temperature monitoring LGA775-based Celeron, Pentium 4/D, Core 2 processorsĨ-channel HD audio via ICH9DH and Realtek ALC888D codecġ 1394a Firewire via Texas Instruments TSB43AB22A (front)ġ 1394a Firewire via Texas Instruments TSB43AB22A (rear)
But is this a fitting tribute to five years of the G-Series chassis? Let’s have a look. The SG33G5’s combination of HDMI and S/PDIF outputs, driven by Intel’s new G33 Express chipset and GMA 3100 integrated graphics, makes the SG33G5 ripe home theater PCs, and this XPC’s “Glamor” styling should look good in your living room. Today, the latest XPC SG33G5 comes equipped with digital audio and video outputs and can accommodate quad-core processors, PCI Express graphics cards, and up to 4GB of memory. The G-Series debuted with the SS40G, which was designed for Socket 462 Athlon processors and limited to PCI expansion, just 1GB of memory, and analog audio and video outputs. Of course, the systems built around this chassis have progressed by leaps and bounds over the last five years. Shuttle’s been a little less restrained with its treatment of the G-Series exterior, which has been adorned with everything from brushed metal to tinted transparent plastic. Apart from a nip here and a tuck there, plus a gentle massaging of the cooling system, the layout and overall design hasn’t changed much in five yearsat least on the inside. The G-series was Shuttle’s first really slick XPC, and it quickly became the basis for a slew of models that ultimately popularized small form factor barebones systems. For the rest of the market, Shuttle leans on various flavors of its slightly smaller G-series chassis, a design that’s been around for an astounding five years. Power-hungry enthusiasts will be most interested in the XPC SD39P2 and SN27P2, both of which are based on a P-Series cube that packs a beefy power supply and can easily accommodate double-wide graphics cards and a couple of hard drives. O VER THE YEARS, Shuttle’s XPC lineup has been whittled down from a vast array of small form factor barebones systems based on wildly different form factors to a handful of models built on only a couple of chassis.
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