Shuttle launches barebones 4.7-liter mini-PC with room for dual-slot GPUs — XH610G2 sports Intel LGA1700 with support for 12th Gen and newer CPUs and PCIe 5.0

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Shuttle XPC slim XH610G2 arrives with an ultra-compact form factor and support for Intel 12th-14th Gen configurations.

Shuttle XPC XH610G2
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Today, Shuttle is launching a new barebones mini-PC, an ultra-compact 4.7-liter form factor—the Shuttle XPC slim XH610G2. This mini-PC features an Intel motherboard that leverages the LGA1700 socket and H610 chipset.

The XH610G2 supports Intel 12th Gen through 14th Gen CPUs and has room for a dual-slot expansion, potentially housing a GPU or two smaller PCIe cards thanks to one PCIe 5.0 x16 slot and one PCIe 3.0 x1 slot. This barebones mini PC kit includes the motherboard, an external 180W Power Supply, and a VESA mount.

The end user must provide all other components while being mindful of some strict TDP restrictions, particularly the 65-watt maximum CPU TDP and 75-watt maximum GPU TDP. While some secondary accessories can improve that GPU TDP number, the lack of support for eGPU standards (the fastest I/O port is USB 3.2 Gen 1, at 5 Gigabits per second) does somewhat hurt this mini-PC in a market where eGPU support is becoming more commonplace.

Optional accessories can further alter the functionality of the Shuttle XPC slim XH610G2. These include M.2 WLAN and LTE adapter kits, a COM port adapter, a VGA port adapter, a cable for an external power button, and secondary power adapters to boost GPU TDP support from 75 Watts up to 225 Watts, depending on the adapter setup you choose.

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Shuttle XPC XH610G2 Specifications
Shuttle XPC XH610G2 I/O(Image credit: Shuttle)

The power adapter setup is particularly interesting. First, a Shuttle XPC PRC01 adds a second DC input, and then either an XPC PE90 (adds 90W) or PE180 (adds 180W) gives your dual-slot GPU of choice the juice it needs to run. At 225W, this mini-PC could support a GPU configuration up to around an Nvidia RTX 3070 or an AMD RX 7600 XT, so long as you get a GPU that also fits within the maximum 205mm length and 45mm width restrictions.

Surprisingly, for a mini-PC at this size, there is still support for a single rear-mounted 2.5-inch SSD or HDD as well as two M.2 SSD slots, one of which is NVMe and the other restricted to SATA bandwidth. We recommend that users who opt for SATA storage expansion use a SATA SSD instead of an HDD due to the poorer pricing and generally slower performance of most 2.5-inch HDDs.

Overall, the customization options available for a mini-PC at this size seem pretty impressive, but the lack of eGPU support will undoubtedly hurt its adoption among gamers. However, this product appears to be mainly targeted at professional and enterprise environments where shrinking form factor is a higher priority than raw performance. For those users, it may end up being just what they're looking for.

Christopher Harper
Christopher Harper
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Christopher Harper has been a successful freelance tech writer specializing in PC hardware and gaming since 2015, and ghostwrote for various B2B clients in High School before that. Outside of work, Christopher is best known to friends and rivals as an active competitive player in various eSports (particularly fighting games and arena shooters) and a purveyor of music ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Killer Mike to the Sonic Adventure 2 soundtrack.

8 Comments Comment from the forums
  • bit_user
    Wow, I can't remember the last time I even heard anything about Shuttle. They basically created the mini gaming PC market and then... ?

    I wish them luck with this, but it's not clear to me how well it's going to do on either cooling or noise.
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  • Amdlova
    @bit_user if they place a 14600T or a 14700T inside of it noise and heat will not be a problem.
    With a 14600T and a 4060Ti will be a very capable gaming machine. The 14700T almost double the performance from a 13500T. Workstation at 35w...
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  • bit_user
    Amdlova said:
    @bit_user if they place a 14600T or a 14700T inside of it noise and heat will not be a problem.
    With a 14600T and a 4060Ti will be a very capable gaming machine. The 14700T almost double the performance from a 13500T. Workstation at 35w...
    Perhaps, depending on the CPU cooler. Those CPUs have a PL2 of 92W and 105W, respectively.

    I was also concerned about the GPU, given that it supports dual-slot, but seems I missed this part:
    "The end user must provide all other components while being mindful of some strict TDP restrictions, particularly the 65-watt maximum CPU TDP and 75-watt maximum GPU TDP."
    That limit on GPU power will severely limit selection. I think the RTX 4060 Ti is usually a 160W card.

    Even within those constraints (65W + 75W), I think this will not be a very quiet chassis.
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  • Jame5
    Did someone buy the Shuttle name/IP?

    This entire design, port functionality, etc. all feels very mid/late 2000's. Topping that off with 2 gen old chipsets and an extremely limited TDP design, it very much feels like a parts bin designed to dupe gullible buyers before they look too closely.

    Who exactly is this for when you can get something smaller with more performance and eGPU support?
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  • Notton
    Jame5 said:
    Did someone buy the Shuttle name/IP?

    This entire design, port functionality, etc. all feels very mid/late 2000's. Topping that off with 2 gen old chipsets and an extremely limited TDP design, it very much feels like a parts bin designed to dupe gullible buyers before they look too closely.

    Who exactly is this for when you can get something smaller with more performance and eGPU support?
    I'm pretty sure it's the same Shuttle from the 2000's, but they've fallen far behind the small-PC game.
    The previous smallish PC they released had similar notes.
    Same old quirky and outdated design.

    As for the article lamenting no eGPU support...
    PCIe and M.2 to oculink adapters are a thing that exist.
    The mobo has both of those slots.
    And it has removable PCI slot covers...
    Or maybe just plug a GPU directly into the PCIe slot so it doesn't get bottle necked by the x4 oculink connection.
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  • thestryker
    bit_user said:
    Perhaps, depending on the CPU cooler. Those CPUs have a PL2 of 92W and 105W, respectively.

    I was also concerned about the GPU, given that it supports dual-slot, but seems I missed this part:
    "The end user must provide all other components while being mindful of some strict TDP restrictions, particularly the 65-watt maximum CPU TDP and 75-watt maximum GPU TDP."
    That limit on GPU power will severely limit selection. I think the RTX 4060 Ti is usually a 160W card.

    Even within those constraints (65W + 75W), I think this will not be a very quiet chassis.
    I checked the internal design and the CPU cooling could be okay, but it seems like things would be really bad with a video card. It would be right up against a perforated sheet metal panel and unlike the CPU cooler the opening undoubtedly wouldn't be the right size. Base video card limitation is definitely just slot power, but they have an optional expansion kit which allows for another power adapter for up to 225W (I assume this means it adds an 8 pin PCIe power plug). I don't even want to think about how loud this would end up being if even capable of running such a setup though. The only other ventilation opening in the case is behind the board the PCIe slots are on.
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  • HideOut
    bit_user said:
    Wow, I can't remember the last time I even heard anything about Shuttle. They basically created the mini gaming PC market and then... ?

    I wish them luck with this, but it's not clear to me how well it's going to do on either cooling or noise.
    I agree. 20ish years ago (or more) it was them, and only them. This release is a bit late too...
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  • pixelpusher220
    lack of USB-C seems significant as well
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