Shuttle XPC SN25P nForce4 SFF Review

Shuttle has another winner on its hands with the SN25P. But we do have a slight niggling doubt: Is the system perhaps too forward looking? On the one hand, we think that PCI Express is an exciting technology, and certainly a big improvement over 32-bit PCI. But it would have been more practical for today’s user if the system offered an “old-fashioned” PCI slot. Still, the overall performance of the SN25P is nothing to sneeze at. With the exception of gaming, the Shuttle generally outperformed a VIA K8T890-based ASUS motherboard. Even the differences in gaming performance were pretty minor in our eyes. So if you don’t mind forgoing the use of older PCI cards and are instead looking forward to superb performance an a future rich in PCI Express expansion cards, then the SN25P is a worthy contender.

Shuttle SN25P: nForce4 in a Small Package
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