It seems like it's been a lifetime ago when I was sitting down to write a review on one of the best overclocking motherboards around.  It was a Shuttle and all of my geek friends were jealous because this motherboard could really overclock.  Shuttle had climbed to the top of the enthusiast motherboard market and then decided to go in a different direction.  Shuttle developed the very first small form factor computer and introduced a new option for computer builders.  I remember the first time I carried an SFF computer into a LAN party.  I was set up and gaming while everyone else was still making their second trip to the car to get the rest of their gear.  Now that users are starting to integrate their computer into their home entertainment system, nothing is better for that than an SFF computer.  Let's take a look at Shuttles latest SFF system and see what it's made of.

Product Features and Specifications

• Intel® LGA775 Processor Support

Intel® Core™2 Extreme
the Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core processor for desktop PCs features the latest arsenal of performance-rich technologies. It was designed to run energy-efficient so you can run red hot. Plus, that added energy efficiency enables systems to run quieter.

Intel® Core™2 Quad
With four execution cores, the Intel® Core™2 Quad processor blows through processor-intensive tasks in demanding multitasking environments and makes the most of highly threaded applications. Pioneer the new world of quad-core and unleash the power of multi threading.

Intel® Core™2 Duo
experience revolutionary performance, unbelievable system responsiveness, and energy-efficiency built in - up to 40% faster and over 40% more energy efficient.

Intel 975X Chipset
The Intel® 975X Express Chipset enables Intel's highest performance desktop platforms,with support for the latest Intel® dual-core processors. In addition, the Intel 975X Express Chipset enables key performance capabilities such as support for multiple x8 graphics cards, Intel® Memory Pipeline Technology (Intel® MPT), and 8GB memory addressability to enable 64-bit computing for the future.

• PCI Express interface

The PCI Express architecture enables increased bi-directional bandwidth to the graphics and I/O interfaces. With theoretical bandwidth up to 4 GB/s per direction, the PCI Express x16 graphics port can provide the graphics bandwidth over previous high-performance discrete graphics solutions.
Designed to support cutting-edge PCI Express graphics, the XPC SD39P2 has been tested compatible with the latest high-performance graphics cards.

• Intel® Memory Pipeline Technology

Enhanced memory pipelining enables a higher utilization of each memory channel, accelerating data transfers between the processor and system memory, increasing system performance.

• Intel®Matrix Storage Technology

Provides quicker access to digital photo, video, and business files with RAID 0, 5, and 10, and data protection against a hard drive failure with RAID 1, 5, and 10

• 4 DDR2 Memory Slots

The XPC SD39P2 features 4 DDR2 memory slots and supports an incredible 8GB of RAM. Up to 4 times the capacity of previous generation XPCs, the XPC SD39P2 is optimized for future high-memory-demand applications such as 64-bit software, high definition video, and games.

• Advanced I/O

The XPC SD39P2 is ready to connect to all your modern digital devices. Cameras, music players, VoIP phones, printers, USB flash drives, and more can all be attached directly thanks to the easy to reach USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 ports at the front of the system.

• eSATA

The external SATA port located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-plug function. eSATA allow effortless sharing and transfer of entertainment content and digital media on external devices

• More Overclock Functions

There are more overclocking functions in SD39P2 BIOS. You can adjust the “CPU Clock Ratio”, “CPU Clock”, and “DDR2 Voltage set” to the advantage for the extreme performance.