8 SFF PCs: Small, But Not So Quiet

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Manufacturer / Model Soltek EQ350I-300PW MAR Shuttle XPC SB77G5 Iwill ZMAX -AP Biostar iDEQ 300G MCE-I
Dimensions 13.0 x 8.5 x 7.9"(330 x 215 x 200mm) 11.8 x 7.87 x 7.08"(300 x 200 x 180mm) 13.8 x 10 x 6.88"(355 x 254 x 175mm) 13.46 x 8.5 x 7.60"(342 x 216 x 193mm)
Connectivity & Functions, Front
Audio 1x mic, 1x headphones, 1x SPDIF Out 1x mic, 1x headphones no 1x mic, 1x headphones, 1x SPDIF In
USB 2x USB 2.0 Type A 2x USB 2.0 Type A 2x USB 2.0 Type A 2x USB 2.0 Type A
Firewire IEEE 1394a 1x 6-pin 1x 4-pin 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Buttons Power On Reset, Power On, Eject Power On, Eject Power On, Reset,Volume, Play, Stop, Next, Rewind
Drive bays 2x 5.25" & 1x 3.5" 1x 5.25" & 1x 3.5" 1x 5.25" & 1x 3.5" (occupied) 1x 5.25" & 1x 3.5" (occupied)
Display no no no yes
Displays / Functions no no no radio station, POST-Code
Card reader no optional CF, Microdrive, SM,mmC, SD, Memorystick CF, Microdrive, SM,mmC, SD, Memorystick
Connectivity & Functions, Back
PS/2 2x for mouse & keyboard 2x for mouse & keyboard 2x for mouse & keyboard 2x for mouse & keyboard
Monitor out 1x VGA no 1x VGA 1x VGA
USB 4x USB 2.0 Type A 2x USB 2.0 Type A 4x USB 2.0 Type A 2x USB 2.0 Type A
Firewire IEEE 1394a 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Serial / Parallel port 1x / no 2x / no (optional) 2x / no (optional) 2x / no
Audio connectors 5x (usable as 7.1) 5x (usable as 7.1) 5x (usable as 7.1) 5x (usable as 7.1)
S/P-DIF no 1x", 1 x out 1x", 1 x out 1 x out
LAN (Mbit/s) 1x (10/100/1000) 10/100/1000 Dual LAN 10/100 + 1000 10/100/1000
Wireless LAN IEEE802.11g, 2.4 GHz optional IEEE802.11b IEEE802.11g
S-ATA no no yes yes
Fans
CPU 1x 80mm (3.15") 1x 92mm (3.62") no no
PSU 1x 80mm (3.15") 1x 40mm (1.57") 2x 60mm (2.36") 1x 60mm (2.36")
System/Chassis 1x 80mm (3.15") no no 1x 60mm (2.36")
Chipset no no no no
Motherboard
CPU support Intel Pentium 4 Intel Pentium 4 Intel Pentium 4 Intel Pentium 4
Socket LGA775 LGA775 mPGA478 LGA775
FSB clock 533, 800 MHz 533, 800 MHz 533, 800 MHz 400, 533, 800 MHz
Northbridge Intel 915G/Grantsdale Intel i875P Intel i865G Intel 915G/Grantsdale
Southbridge Intel ICH6-R Intel ICH5R Intel ICH5 Intel ICH6-R
Memory
Type DDR SDRAM DDR SDRAM DDR SDRAM DDR SDRAM
Classification DDR333, DDR400 DDR333, DDR400 DDR333, DDR400 DDR333, DDR400
Mode Dual Channel Dual-Channel Dual-Channel Dual Channel
Memory slots 2 2 2 2
Max. memory 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Onboard Graphics
Manufacturer / Chipset Intel 915G/Grantsdale no Intel 856G/Springdale Intel 915G/Grantsdale
Memory (in MB) Framebuffer 1, 8 no Framebuffer 1, 8 Framebuffer 1, 8
Interne I/O Components
Mass storage controller ICH6-R ICH5R ICH5 ICH6-R
Storage ports, IDE 1x UltraATA/100 2x UltraATA/100 2x UltraATA/100 1x UltraATA/100
Storage ports, Serial ATA 4x S-ATA 150 2x S-ATA 150 2x S-ATA 150 2x S-ATA 150
RAID support yes, only S-ATA (Raid 0,1) yes, only S-ATA (Raid 0,1) no yes, only S-ATA (Raid 0,1)
Floppy controller yes yes yes yes
Network controller RTL 8110S Broadcom 5788 RTL 8100BL,"tel Pro 1000CT Row 47 - Cell 4
Expansion Slots
PCI (32 Bit parallel) 1x 1x 1x 1x
PCI Express 16x 1x no no 1x
AGP Slots 8x no 1x 1x no
Mini-PCI no no yes (occupied by WLAN module) yes (occupied by WLAN module)
On-Board Audio
Type AC97 2.2, ALC850 AC97 2.2, ALC658 AC97 2.2, ALC655 AC97 2.2 C-Media CMI9761A
Surround Support 7.1 Channel 7.1 Channel 5.1 Channel 7.1 Channel
Accessories
User manual in English in English in English in English
Cable S-ATA, IDE S-ATA, IDE S-ATA, IDE S-ATA, IDE
Remote control no no no yes
Software drivers, PC-Cilin 2004, Virtual Drive 7, RestoreIT! 3 Lite drivers, utilities drivers drivers, Symantec test versions
CPU fan no I.C.E. CPU cooler CPU cooler CPU heatsink