Shuttle XPC P2 3700G

Mini gamer ; Quality chipset

Pricey full system ; Better and cheaper GPUs

Shuttle offers up another excellent small-form factor PC, which could be perfect as a gaming media centre, but it’s cheaper to build yourself

Shuttle barebones systems won't be for everyone - bear in mind that you don't get a screen, keyboard, mouse or speakers. But if you have all of these things, are an avid gamer but you're bereft of space, the Shuttle XPC P2 3500G is something of a bargain.

The Shuttle P2 3700G is without doubt an excellent performer and has a design that is eye catchy. But as mentioned before, all the parts inside are not necessarily the latest and the 4GB system memory is of no use unless used with a 64 bit Operating...

Shuttle barebones systems won't be for everyone - bear in mind that you don't get a screen, keyboard, mouse or speakers. But if you have all of these things, are an avid gamer but you're bereft of space, the Shuttle XPC P2 3500G is something of a bargain.

Small, compact case ; Fast performance

Lacks expandability ; High price

You pay a big premium for this system's small size, and you sacrifice expandability, but you get top-shelf performance.

You can take a few key points away from our look at the Shuttle P2 3700G. The first is that whilst performance is undeniably impressive, you will generally get more by going down the regular midi-tower route. What's pleasing, however, is the ability to...