Shuttle AN35N-Ultra Motherboard

Pros: Excellent compatibility and reliability, plenty of room for upgrades, great value, excellent embedded networking
Cons: Audio chip could be better

This review covers: features, specifications, functionality, chipset information, accesories. I will first discuss the nVidia "nForce2 Ultra 400" chipset that this motherboard is based on, and its features and characteristics, then delve into my ...

Pros: Very inexpensive, perfect for low-end machines. Easy installation and setup.
Cons: None, other than it lacks the perks of more expensive boards.

I have only had my system up and running for a short while, but it is performing spendidly under both Windows XP Home Edition and SUSE Linux 9.1. Processor is an Athlon XP 2500 with 2 sticks of PC3200 DDR. Onboard sound is more than adequate for the average user. My video card is a GeForce 3 64 MB, not very much for today's graphics intensive applications, but this machine is far outperforming my Athlon XP 1700 system which had the same video card.