** Feel an Extraordinary Experience** The Shuttle SX79R5 is the world's first LGA 2011-based platform in a cube-size format. It supports the latest Intel® Core i 7 Sandy Bridge E series processors with up to six hyperthreaded cores & 15MB cache. The aluminum R5 chassis offers a space for an optical drive, two 3.5" hard disks in RAID configuration & an m SATA-SSD drive in Mini-PCIe form factor. Small as it gets, it is able to support the most powerful graphics cards* today. A 500 Watt power supply with 80 PLUS BRONZE certification comes pre-installed in the tiny footprint. The SX79R5 comes packed in a small package & it's definitely a gamers' pick to LAN parties. * The SX79R5 supports high-end graphics cards including AMD Radeon HD 7970 & NVIDIA® Ge Force® GTX 580. ** The First LGA 2011 Based Platform in a Cube Size** CPU in LGA 2011 supports Sandy Bridge E-series processors with 4 memory channels of DDR3-1600, as well as, PCIe 3.0, different from Sandy Bridge CPUs, Sandy Bridge E processors have up to six cores, up to 12 threads, up to 15 MB cache, but no integrated GPU. ** Intel® X79 Express Chipset** The Intel® X79 Express Chipset is the latest single-chipset design that supports the 2nd Generation Intel® Core i 7 Processor family for the LGA 2011 Socket. It improves performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing for increased bandwidth & stability. The SX79R5 comes with 2 SATA 6 Gb/s & 2 SATA 3 Gb/s ports for faster data retrieval, doubling the bandwidth of current bus systems. ** The New R5 Chassis Design** Shuttle has always placed great emphasis on the interior & exterior aesthetics of the XPC, with the belief that a good blend of style & form factor allows the XPC to be attractive, versatile, & work well in almost any environment. R5 is the new chassis design for the middle to high-end series XPCs in the year 2012. The chassis & case cover are made from aluminum & come with a sleek brushed metal front fascia.