Syntax EZ-Clocker Small Form Factor System

The front of this SFF PC is what sets it apart from it's competitors. The most eye-catching detail is the mirror shine on the LCD display. And when I say mirror shine, I mean it. You can easily see my camera in the first shot.

 

And to give you guys a better idea of just how nice the finish is, I rotated the monitor around, and took a close up shot with it in the reflection. You can see my the details on my monitor screen, even make out some of the icons on the desktop (by the way, the wall paper is from Babylon5, one of my favorite sci-fi shows).

At the bottom of this LCD panel is a small knob labeled "CPU Clock". One of the specifications for this unit is the ability to overclock your CPU on the fly. 

This feature would definitely come in handy at a LAN party. If you're not fraggin' enough people, just reach out and turn it up baby!

To the left of the front panel is the door for the optical drive. By putting a door over the drive, there is no need to worry about your drive face matching the case.

 

Below the door is the eject button for the drive. At first glance, I made the assumption that this was connected to a small arm on the inside which lined up with the eject button on the drive itself. I couldn't have been more wrong in this assumption. Once we pull the case apart, I'll show you guys how it works.

Moving right along, we pop open the doors on the left and the bottom of the case front. The door to the right reveals the front access ports which include the audio ports, a USB and a FireWire port. 

 

At the bottom is the 7-in-1 built in card reader. This is the first SFF that I've seen which included this option and I personally think it's a nice touch.

First Peek

Opening up the case gives us the our first look at the inside of the machine. And like most PC's of this class it is very crowded inside. Syantax has done a nice job of the cabling in order to keep the inside as neat as possible.

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Pg 1 - Introduction
Pg 2 - Exterior
Pg 3 - Front Display Panel
Pg 4 - Motherboard and Cooling
Pg 5 - Interior
Pg 6 - BIOS
Pg 7 - Testing Set Up and Memory Benches
Pg 8 - Productivity Benchmarks
Pg 9 - Gaming Benchmarks
Pg 10 - Overclocking and Conclusion