shuttle AN35N-Ultra

[nick1985]

any thoughts on this board from you guys? at 56 bucks on newegg it seems like its too good to be true.

 

[robcy]

Mines been great. Not a single problem.

 

[GreatDaleness]

Originally posted by: robcy
Mines been great. Not a single problem.

 

[Blackroot]

Got mine set up a few days ago, nothing wrong with it so far, but it seems that after front headphone thing was hooked up, the back audio options don't work, and i have to plug speakers into front, my onboard lan didn't work, sound is fine tho.

 

[novice]

Mine has been rock solid, running an XP-1700 at 2 Ghz (12.5x166). Thought it was a great deal at $63 shipped. Even better at $57. May have to upgrade the KT3 Ultra 2 systems. Unbeatable for the price. Onboard sound and lan has worked great, too.

 

[Bonesdad]

Well the first one I got from Newegg was DOA, returned it, got replacement (same model), worked perfectly. Nice stable, solid board. This is the board I use to build for "lite" computer users. Just Internet, mail, word proc etc....if they want to game, then great! $56 is a steal...I dont know how they sell it this cheaply. Go for it.

 

[nick1985]

how is overclocking on this board?

i want to get an 1800 for my bro and take it up to at LEAST 2.1 Ghz

 

[Alkaline5]

Originally posted by: nick1985
how is overclocking on this board?

vCore options run from 1.1v to 1.85v in BIOS and it has a full range of multipliers, so the CPU itself should be the limiting factor. It has the PCI/AGP lock, of course, if you want to mess with the FSB. Manual vDimm selection is limited to either 2.6v or 2.7v only, so don't expect to get a ton of extra performance from an older stick of DDR.

 

[Sammy5000]

For those that already own this board, what HSF are you using that fit nicely on the board without any drama/tension. I will be putting a 2500+ Barton on this and would like to get a HSF that will fit without problems. Just want to get a feel for what others have on theirs, and what the experience has been in putting them on.

 

[Alkaline5]

I'm using an SLK-900A w/o problems. This board has empty real estate everywhere you look, so I doubt that anyone will have trouble fitting most components on it.

 

[Bonesdad]

SK7 - fits nicely

 

[Blackroot]

retail heatsink that came with my 2500+, it fits fine.

 

[nick1985]

bump for more overclocking reviews on this board.

 

[GreatDaleness]

has every overclocking feature you could want

 

[robcy]

I an running my 2600+ (266FSB) @ 164x13 (2132mhz). I have the most unoverclockable cpu in the world, and no combination of vcore will let me get to even 165x13 (2145mhz). The max that this cpu will do is 2144mhz (134X16) which blows because stock is 2133mhz. My 1600+ Pally will do 166x10.5 or 1750mhz at stock vcore on this board so it really is the 2600+ CPU that totally sucks. No problem since I am getting myself a 2500+ for being good the last couple of weeks, and since I plan to continue to be good for a couple more weeks, I will throw in some DDR3200. I have to do this before X-Mas since I can never be good during that period .

I use a Aero 7+ cooler which fits fine, and works great at 45c under load or games.

 

[osage]

I've had mine a couple of weeks, running a 1700+ T-bred B @ 11X200 for 2200 mhz. Using a SK-6 hsf on it with a Delta 60mm

I like the board, it has all the options for a good OC board, stability has been good. I think it is the Value choice right now.

 

[NTB]

I should've jumped on this last week...the price is going up over @ newegg. Not by much (still $62.99), but it's still going up

Nate

 

[PraetorianGuards]

Mine's been running fine as a personal server and SETI box. Been running 24/7 for the past couple of months. Sorry, can't comment on overclocking options, just wanted to throw out another impression.

 

[nick1985]

^

 

[randomlinh]

you ahve an a7n8x.... why buy this board? unless you're building a second box... just go for it already

 

[Rodamus]

Been running at 200x10 for about a month now with a 2100+ at 1.7v. Using a Speeze 5F263B1M3 cooler. Really nice board for the price and OC options IMHO.

Rod

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: lnguyen
you ahve an a7n8x.... why buy this board? unless you're building a second box... just go for it already

its for my brother. im looking at getting him that and an 1800 and OCing the hell out of it. i just want to make sure that this is the board for me.

 

[nowayout99]

Now $48 after MIR on NewEgg. :Q

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: nowayout99
Now $48 after MIR on NewEgg. :Q

:beer::beer:

 

[nick1985]

^ bump so people know the $48 dollar deal