Shuttle SH61R4 Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1155) Intel Socket H2(LGA1155) Intel H61 Intel HD Graphics 2000/3000 integrated in the processor Barebone

Pros: Detailed user manual makes it easy to assemble. Very solid barebone. I use it to install Fedora on it and things work out of the box.

Cons: As others point out, the optical drive button on the panel is too close to the power button. Besides it will be ideal if it has card readers and HDMI onboard.

Pros: Everything went together smoothly. Posted first time. Installed Win 8 without any problems. Small size fit perfectly in a media cabinet.

Cons: Can be tricky to put together if you don't take your time.

Other Thoughts: I pulled a G620 and a GTX 460 from an old build and put it in this shuttle box for a HTPC/Light gaming machine hooked up to a 1080p TV with Windows 8. Everything worked fine, and I have had no problems with it.

Pros: used to be high quality.
like the form factor

Cons: I have built several of these but the last two built on this case have both failed to post with the original ram i purchased. one was on the recommended list and one wasn't. i think these boards in this thing are quite unstable..:(

Other Thoughts: Going to shift away from shuttle if these issues persist.

Pros: Very nice system. Easy to work with, and very stable.

Cons: Screw holes don't seem to line up.

Pros: Small, quiet, and very well put together.

Three heat pipes come from the CPU to a reasonable radiator at the back of the case, an 80mm fan mounts right in front of that.

SATA cables are tied down and routed to where they are needed.

Cons: Connectors to hold the cooler in place weren't obvious in their use and are based on expanding nylon pegs through the motherboard rather than screws.

Optimized BIOS defaults wouldn't run with Windows XP

Power switch is way too close to the CD/DVD eject button.

Other Thoughts: Booting an installed copy of XP consistently failed and rebooted, the XP installer from CD halted before entering Windows or copying files to the hard drive. Using the STOP ERROR I was able to determine the problem as the SATA mode chosen. The defaults are to use AHCI, it needs to be IDE.

Pros: I don't know how to edit my last review, so here is the amendment: The system was not booting because of the external DVD-ROM drive I had plugged into it. The drive is powered completely via USB (it has two USB plugs for this purpose, so it can draw enough current to run the motor.) For some reason, the machine's circuitry didn't like this (it probably required too many milliamps) and it refused to boot.

I used a USB thumb drive to install Debian and it worked without a hitch. It has been running reliably since then. If I could rescind the last review I would, but there you have it.

Cons: It seemed to have trouble supplying enough current to run a USB-powered DVD drive. I don't know that this is necessarily the board's fault. As soon as I took the DVD drive out of the equation, ALL of the problems went away. DVDs are a pain anyhow and I think I'll use thumb drives from now on.

Other Thoughts: I bought this machine to use as a file server and do some other things. It's on all the time, so efficiency was a concern. If you want to get more efficiency, I recommend getting an Ivy Bridge processor, as they are designed to be more energy efficient, and (if the price/performance is right for you) solid state drives. I have a Core i7-3770K gaming machine with dual GeForce GTX 660s and a SSD, and the system only uses about 36 watts on idle. My last system used 125 watts on idle!

Pros: Small, quite, good construction. Nice factory heatsink/fan.

Cons: 2 things
-While installing the processor heatsink and fan, the clips holding in on take a good amount of force. Felt like i was breaking the tabs as I installed it.
-The power button is RIGHT next to your CD-ROM drive. Before I changed the power button settings, I ended up turning it off by mistake a few times. Thats just me tho

Other Thoughts: I'm happy with my purchase. Bought it to be able to work from home, without using my louder gaming computer. Very pleased with the combo pack Newegg put together.

Pros: Nice form factor, and the design of the CPU heat pipe system is novel.

Cons: I've been trying to get Debian installed on this thing for the last five hours. At this point it's become so unreliable at booting that I don't know what else to do. How can their QA be so bad that they let something out the door that will not even go into its own BIOS setup menu? Boo.

Pros: Small form factor.
Very quiet.
Dual-DVI output.
Ivy Bridge processors supported after firmware upgrade.
Supports BR/DVD/CD drive + two internal 3.5" HDDs.

Cons: Occasionally failed to POST, requiring multiple restarts.
Suspected motherboard failure inside2 months.
Stock PSU not sufficient to run newer, powerful gfx cards.
RMA process does not cover return postage costs.

Other Thoughts: Bought the SH67H3 last year to replace my media PC, and after 12 months of flawless performance I decided to replace my desktop with the SH61R4. Selling factors were Ivy Bridge support, dual DVI outputs on the mobo, and the small form factor.

With a two weeks of building the PC, it sometimes refused to POST first time, requiring two or three restarts in order to POST. 7 weeks in, it refused to boot completely. I followed the troubleshooting procedures, verified the PSU was working, verified the memory was OK, verified the processor was OK, so all signs pointed to a mobo failure.

Started the RMA process. NOT HAPPY that the product fails inside 2 months, but *I* still have to pay to ship it back to be repaired/replaced.

Unfortunately, USPS lost the package while out for delivery, so I can't say for certain that the mobo failed. Fortunately, I had insurance for the full amount.

Will I buy another? ABSOLUTELY. That one failure aside, build quality is excellent. Shuttle

Pros: Put together fairly easy and runs good for small unit. Worked great with Linux Mint 13. I thought I need a video card but the on board was good enough for me. I did not install any high end games. But wonderful for my 42 in Visio TV to watch you tube videos.

Cons: Have to do your research on power consumption I used a 65W i5 processor and if I need to, I could use a low power video card but the on board was good enough for me. I dual boot with windows 7 and Linux mint. There were no issues with Linux mint. Actually the Built in LAN had to get special drivers for win 7 for some reason. The Shuttle website has calculator that was handy in researching my options with this.