Remember the Shuttle SDXi Carbon? That was the water-cooled small form factor system first unveiled at CES 2009. Well the system is finally available for purchase – albeit as part of a complete configurable system package. The SDXi Carbon was made possible thanks to a custom built cooling (via the Liquid I.C.E. cooling technology) solution, a custom built case, and a custom built motherboard. With a starting price of $2599.99, you get the following:

• SDXi case cover with custom paint job
• Windows Vista Home Premium OS
• Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3 GHz processor
• 2GB RAM
• 250GB SATA300 7200RPM HDD
• 22X DVD+-RW Dual Layer drive
• NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB graphics
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Logitech Internet 350 USB Desktop black keyboard/mouse combo
• Integrated 7.1 channel audio
• 1 year warranty

Of course there’s plenty of upgrade options. If you’re going for a water-cooled SFF box, you might as well amp it up by upgrading to the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor, 8GB of RAM, 1TB of storage space, Blu-ray burner, and a GeForce GTX 285 1GB Graphics.

Oh and in case you’re wondering why one would want a water-cooled small form factor system.. it’s all about performance, cooler temps, and of course, little to no sound. Yes.. all things that hard-core gamers want.

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